[–] super_mcdoku 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
MacDonald was an alcoholic, corrupt, a prick and a British puppet. He was no Washington.
"He drank heavily, and in 1873 was voted out during the Pacific Scandal, in which his party took bribes from businessmen seeking the contract to build the Pacific Railway"
Macdonald is viewed by many Canadian historians, and by many ordinary Canadians, as an exceptionally clever, very charming politician who possessed little else -- no vision, no creativity, and no ideas but the tactical stratagems of a pragmatist and opportunist-as well as being corrupt and cynical, and a drunk
[–] Joe_McCarthy 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago (edited ago)
Why would one expect a Canadian leader, especially that far back, to be a Washington? Canadian identity is arguably based at its core on a rejection of the revolution. They're a bunch of American loyalists with frogs annoying them.
[–] super_mcdoku 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
uhh... your Canadian history needs work.
[–] WEHRMACHT_BITCHES_AT ago (edited ago)
Churchill was so drunk all the time he had special suits tailored for him so that he could be changed out of them rapidly whenever he shat himself. Still gets statues.
[–] Adrint 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Absolutely disgusting. Anyone these days who doesn't believe that the left simply hates their own countries is an idiot beyond redemption.
[–] josemon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I know. The left really does have a self destruct mentality. And here in Canada everything is left. Even the right is more to the left of what any reasonable person would call the center. We were, and still are, a great country, but for how long?