File spoon-archives/postcolonial.archive/postcolonial_1998/postcolonial.9809, message 57


Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 11:51:09 -0500
Subject: Re: Labor/Labour - Throw "Americans" Out.....


Another good one.  Looks like we're starting to have some fun!

Clara Joseph wrote:

>  . . . and thus did the 'americans' finally throw the 'taliban' "out".
>
> REAL END OF STORY
>
> Bruce Hagood wrote:
>
> > Sorry you feel that way.  A little ressentiment, perhaps?
> >
> > Terry Goldie wrote:
> >
> > > It's fine for other countries to recognize American imperialism but
> > > Canadians should just shut up and take their medicine.
> > > Proper thing.
> > > t
> > >
> > > On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Marlene R. Atleo wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 22:21:39 -0700
> > > > From: "Marlene R. Atleo" <maratleo-AT-island.net>
> > > > Reply-To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> > > > To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> > > > Subject: Re: Labor/Labour - Throw "Americans" Out.....
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft imperialism for those who can't spell Canadjan.
> > > > Working classes necessarily follow technology to the loonie where ever it
> > > > rises and tend to fight in the trenches...only the elite can hang on to HI
> > > > cultural expressions of Canadjanisms that umbilical us to the motherland.
> > > > Happy Labo/our Day: a day to honor workers not berate them for their choice
> > > > of cultural currency.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 12:24 AM 9/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >Not up here in Canada... unless our working class has become more
> > > > >Americanised than I thought (or is tha AmericaniZed?).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Bruce Hagood wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Sorry to impose, but it is spelled "Labor" Day!  :)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> David Butz wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > Xaviar... I'm with you right up to "the Americans had no choice but to
> > > > >> > retaliate"... will the American's fanaticism be their undoing too?
> > > > Lots of
> > > > >> > undoing needing to be done!
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > On a more hopeful note... Happy Labour Day to all!
> > > > >> >
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> > > > >
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> > >
> > > Terry Goldie
> > > English Department
> > > York University
> > > North York, Ontario
> > > Canada
> > > M3J 1P3
> > > voice: 416-604-3670
> > > fax: 416-736-5412
> > > email: tgoldie-AT-yorku.ca
> > >
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