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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

The joy of half-thinking by Richard Handler

A CBC opinion piece that deals, partially, with cultural understanding.

Who but the most scrupulous among us doesn't like the grand, sweeping statement?

Americans are cowboys. Canadians love peace, order and good government. The meek will inherit the earth.

Grand sweeping statements not only swamp op-ed pages and bathe the web. They help start religions and fuel dinner parties — not to mention filling panels on hungry talk shows.

Posted by Jeromy Lloyd at 9:37 a.m.  

Labels: CBC, media perception, opinion

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