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Scott Christianson

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  • Birthday 04/01/1969

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  1. I agree with what has been said vis a vis American conservatism; as a Canadian, I see the two parties in the U.S. as both conservative in nature when compared to centre and left parties in other nations. To me, calling the Democrats liberal is incorrect when one looks at past policies. Things like universal health care have not been introduced by them; in the past, Al Gore has been quite critical of Canadian health care. Yes, they have been the ones to bring in greater civil rights in the U.S., but not until the 1960's when they were already behind the times when compared to the western world. Ralph Nader seems the only liberal to me, and he is very much shunned as an extremist, and blamed by the Democrats for their defeat in 2000. I see he cannot even get on the ballot in California for this election. So to me, the only choice American voters have in their elections is right, or farther right.
  2. I have taught grades 8-12 in British Columbia, Canada, for twelve years. I have been in the Nanaimo school district, on Vancouver Island, for the last eight years. I received my Bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria and recently completed my M.A. from Gonzaga University; I teach Social Studies and senior History and Geography.
  3. I have seen the movie and read both both "Dude, Where's my country" and "Stupid White Men". I have enjoyed all of them, but I am worried that the right wing press in North America has successfully launched a campaign against Moore. Many people here in Canada have discounted him as a crack pot who is completely biased. While Moore's bias is clear, I applaud him for at least being up front about them, whereas most of the media here is also biased, but are much more sneaky about it. Being Canadian, people here seem to be more questioning about Bush and his policies, but I have talked to quite a few people who will not see the movie because of what they have heard about Moore from other media sources. Our press here in Canada is also quite right leaning. I hope Moore continues to push on in the face of this negative campaign. As a social studies teacher, I also feel it is important for students to see this movie. It moves the war in Iraq beyond the 'video game images' that we see on CNN et al, and shows the true horrors of it, along with the personal side through grieving families and fragile returning soldiers.
  4. I have talked to some students and have two very keen to participate here in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. Hello, My name is Scott Christianson and I teach in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. I am currently teaching Social Studies and senior Geography at Dover Bay Secondary School, which has 1630 students. I am also trained to teach English, but am not currently teaching any classes in the subject. I have taught for eleven years and am currently completing my Master's degree through Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution from Spokane Washington. My thesis is on the underachievement of boys, a topic which has just recently started to gain publicity here in Canada.
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