tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post2148709356244091558..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: The Border Patrol by John OliverVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-78362497411067663662017-08-08T15:56:55.161+02:002017-08-08T15:56:55.161+02:00Thank you!
I was chuckling throughout but I actua...Thank you!<br /><br />I was chuckling throughout but I actually LMAO at the last 5-words. OMG!<br /><br />I am not a fan of Trump now and have never been. When the Republicans lost their minds and chose Trump I knew he would win because Hillary is a female. Americans will vote a male of any species their President if the other opponent is female. Still the minute it was announced that he was the President-elect the one thought that entered my mind was the book and movie The Road. We, and I mean the world, will be lucky if this guy doesn't start a nuclear war. Maybe we will come through this with only another great depression.Sauvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904505685103914256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-18185053130385072302017-08-08T14:22:19.919+02:002017-08-08T14:22:19.919+02:00I think this is a broader symptom of the US having...I think this is a broader symptom of the US having multiple Federal law enforcement agencies of varying levels of prestige. In Canada on the other hand illegal border crossings are part of the RCMP's broader Federal policing powers. Simple put in the US context being a border patrol agent is a quite a bit of a step down in prestige from being an FBI agent whereas in Canada it is basically the same job.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-68846993550376997092017-08-08T13:58:05.198+02:002017-08-08T13:58:05.198+02:00Living near the northern border (on the Canadian s...Living near the northern border (on the Canadian side) I found Mr Oliver's piece both frightening and enlightening. The frightening part is that agents are often transferred between borders, so we will inevitably see our share of poorly trained and (possibly) corrupt agents selected for the southern border but rotated to the northern border. <br /><br />It explains a few experiences at the northern border - particularly a decade or so ago - when the agents were clearly ill-trained, unfamiliar with the country they were posted next too, and quite rude from a Canadian perspective. In my eyes, just another reason to treat the US as flyover country.<br /><br />The reality is that there is much less stress on the northern border, and the US is much more frequently the exporter of problems (guns, drugs, crime, illegal crossings) to Canada rather than crossings from Canada to the US.Ed in rural Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374950093997132318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-63744897393327691712017-08-08T12:39:49.777+02:002017-08-08T12:39:49.777+02:00Greetings from the UK.
Thank you. Love love, Andr...Greetings from the UK.<br /><br />Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.WordsPoeticallyWorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932809387878012226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-54334322636215754712017-08-08T08:10:04.463+02:002017-08-08T08:10:04.463+02:00I always watch John Oliver. I try to watch the You...I always watch John Oliver. I try to watch the YouTube video as soon as I can, before the show is shown on OCS 24, here.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.com