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  1. First calm down you are pushing your views on other even though you don't think so and I get it you are allowed to say what you want but I ask you to think before you speak. Here in American most of us don't want to be told or have sh** pushed down are throats and the way you talk sounds alot like my liberal son that went to college and had all sorts of crap put into his head. And you might be be child of a common mother but not my mother as I have grown up to do as I want. So think of what you say before you push your thought on other. By all means I am not saying your a bad guy you are probably a good guy I not sure you understand that you are being a bully using social media.
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  2. I disagree. The world did not shrink, it just got more connected with technology. I don’t want to live in a country that doesn’t put its citizens and country first, that’s just ridiculous.
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  3. Why is it that other countries complain that America wants to take care of itself first. It’s a country with borders, we aren’t in a one world order here. Every country should put their interests first. If you want to be part of America, move to America. But to comment outside of this country on this country’s internal affairs, is a bit silly in my opinion. Everyone has an opinion even if they don’t live in the country, however, I wouldn’t dare say anything about Canada or other country not living there. It’s hard to take these comments seriously from non-Americans. Sorry guys, no disrespect intended and I enjoy reading your opinions, it’s just not reality for me.
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  4. Appreciate the quick response (also on YouTube!)! I guess we will give it a go with the backcountry version. We will use our machine in the Sierras, and once we reach the trailhead, there can be an abundance of snow. I ride a snowmobile in this area, so I know that there are situations where we will need all the help we can get to get out of a stuck situation, just like you shared in some of your videos. Yes, I know exactly what you mean with the little numbs on each paddle. It is exactly like a snowmobile track. Hopefully, once we have enough snow, this trip on asphalt will no longer be needed. We will get a trailer anyway, but even with that, it would be a complete pain to load and unload just to get a mile to the trailhead. Yes ... PRAY FOR SNOW! I appreciate your time and advice!
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  5. I have to ride my machine on my cement driveway to get it into the back of the truck & now into a trailer. So I haven't done a lot of hard pavement riding & I personally, try to avoid it. I agree with your dealer. I see sledders ride asphalt all the time, so if you ride slow, it should be OK. I do think the track paddles will wear ... the little numbs on each paddle, and the ride is gonna be kinda rough, but I guess that's a price a guy would have to make in your area. One mile each way is a long ways to me ... I'm glad I don't have to make that decision ... YET ... by that I mean, we don't have much snow this year so far, so I may end up having to do some asphalt riding this year ..... PRAY FOR SNOW!!!!
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  6. @davefrombc you missed your calling as a left wing US politician with the likes of AOC and the rest of them...lol. The reality is that the majority (even Democrats) don’t think like you do or give a crap about globalization. Most Americans aren’t globalists and could care less about what happens outside these borders. In addition to that, to call 70+ million Americans “cult members” is the same crap that Hillary did by calling them “deplorables”. What you missed in your “map” is that the northeast is not all blue. It’s red outside the metro areas. NY voted Democrat because of NYC. Democrats always win large populated city/metro areas, where this ideology flourishes. The real reality is that this country has been going down hill since Obama. You have no idea what goes on in education, business, and other sectors that are killing this country. Trump reversed and stopped only some of that. Biden intends to get back “on course”. The objective is to weaken America and if you don’t see that, you will, when the US will not be able to protect you Canadians, and Chinese bases pop up in your backyard. You should want the US to be the most powerful in the world, for your own protection. Democrats are incapable of protecting the US, they just break it down. Be careful what you wish for!
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  7. Far too many fail to realize it is foreign trade that pays the bills at home .. American industry and agriculture would be in terrible shape if they could only deal in domestic markets . every country depends on trade with other countries. It's what pays the big bills and employs people . When you have friends and family on both sides of the border and your job depends on international trade you also should understand at least something about others . Yes, quadmaniac I know a little about US education. As I said it's hard not to when you have family and friends in both countries . I don't know how it is now but I would guess it isn't a lot different when I was in school in the '50's. Most of our text books were printed in the US and very heavy with US content with a nod to our own history and a mention there were other countries ut there somewhere. The right in the US likes to vilify anyone in the center and left. Accusations against the Clintons, , Biden and others before them are constantly being made without a shred of evidence of wrongdoing despite investigation after investigation. Mention social reforms and programs that benefit all , not just the rich and you get the screams of "SOCIALISM, COMMUNISM" without any understanding of what both of those systems are and that they are unworkable except in very small communities, but the military / industrial powers have used those scare words to keep control for the last century. Social programs and social responsibility are not communism ... and democracy is a form of socialism. Without socialism you do not have a society. Where do you think the word came from? If you are a Christian and believe in Christ's principles and teaching then if you put them into practice , you are practicing socialism. tRump has been dividing the country not for any particular agenda. He is a narcissist, thinking only of himself .He has no empathy , or responsibility . Everything he does is to try to enhance himself and he couldn't care less who it hurts as long as he gets what he wants . He is a product of the worst of America , not the best.
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  8. I rest my case. Thanks for confirming it .
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  9. Glad to see you chip in Mech. There are some here who refuse to see tRump for what he is and has been doing to the U.S. He is a nasty bit with the charisma of the cult leader he is. His actions and inactions affect us here more than far too many realize since the U.S. is Canada's largest 2 way trading partner and we theirs. In many border cities people live in one country and work in the other. Especially in the border areas people have friends and family on both sides. The border actually passes through houses in some towns. I know I'll get flack for this but the farther you go south from the 49th, the more ignorant Americans are of Canada and for a very large part , the rest of the world. You see that displayed more in the farming/ ranching states ( and for that matter in the Canadian provinces towards the U.S. and the world) .A big part of the reason for that is because they are insulated by geography and immigration patterns from meeting people of different cultures. Another huge factor in the xenophobia of many in the south and midwest is not just their relative isolation from other cultures is their education system that barely mentions the rest of the world and focuses nearly solely on the U.S. and their Constitution with its "freedoms and independence" and the interpretation of them by their Extreme Right Wing that is far too vocal. I grew up within 10 miles of the border of Washington and BC. We and the people of Washington lived, worked and played on bot sides of the border and considered it more a minor inconvenience rather than something dividing us. Want proof of much of what I say? Look at a map of the US with the political leanings of the different states . The northeast and the west coast favor the Democrats and largely rely on international trade for their economies. As such they are far more exposed to other cultures an immigrants from them. They are generally more attuned to the world in general. The south and midwest depends more on agriculture than industry and as such are far more isolated from the outside world. In some ways the divisions between north and south because of the difference in sources of livelihoods haven't really changed a whole lot since the the civil war. The distrust of the "Damn Yankees" and the stereotypes of the Southern "Bubbas" is still far too evident. tRump never expected to win when he ran for the Presidency. He looked at it as a way to get free exposure to bolster his businesses. When he found his populist campaign actually got him the support and the money of the Republicans supporting him , gone was his originally professed self financing of his campaign. His narcissism kicked in . His understanding of how government works is lacking in the extreme as is his focus on himself. He spends more time golfing than he does listening to advisors and dealing with the affairs of the nation. Unfortunately his cult members refuse to see that just as those in the religious cults fail to see the failing of their leaders. It is claimed breaking someone from self destructive cults is one of the hardest jobs psychologists have. tRumps support, to me and a lot of others in the US and outside at least, is evident of that .. No amount of accusations and evidence of his misdeeds will sway his "true believers".
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