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« Jumping the Gun | Main | The Incredibles » November 07, 2004A Grand TraditionTim Blair notes a surge of American interest in emigration to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. He includes this amusing quote, "The Australian Consulate says, 'Americans are funny. They don't get their own way, so they want to move.'" To quote Fat Tony, it's funny because it's true. How does he think we became Americans in the first place? Because ten or fifty or two hundred years ago we or our ancestors didn't like something about where we were living at the time, so we picked up and left. It is, indeed, our great strength as a nation. Old Europe is populated by the descendants of people who were afraid to go someplace new. America is populated by the descendants of people who were willing to roll the dice and risk their lives for the chance at something better. American Democrats are simply following in that grand tradition. Though I'd hate to see them mess up Australia as badly as they have California. (Just teasing, guys.)Posted at November 7, 2004 09:29 PM
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