Recently I was among American academics in Portland, Oregon. I was asked, seriously, whether Canada would be applying to become part of the United States. I responded firmly in the negative, which seemed to hurt the feelings of some colleagues. I then asked what they thought of Oregon being absorbed by California. The furor that ensued made my case.
People are very conservative about borders.
Winston Churchill remarked that Great Britain and the United States were two nations divided by a common language. We are best friends and best customers. As long as the U.S. government keeps that in mind, there never will be anti-Americanism here. All rights reserved.