Canadians Are Worse Than Hitler!

Just when Canadians were starting to feel comfortable with their funny new feelings (not quite the opposite of shame... less shame?), we learn that not only were we too proud during the Games – we're no better than a buncha Nazis!

Star-Telegram columnist Gil LeBreton devotes two pages to bashing Canada's coverage of American and European athletes (er, was he watching a Canadian network?), the 'insensitivity' of the host city over the death of luger Kumaritashvili, their greedy hoarding of tickets (apparently the grandstands were FULL of Canadians!), and even sneering at the country's loose morals and lax marijuana laws.

There was embracing, all right, but then Canadians have always had the reputation for drinking a lot of beer. The loose marijuana laws only added to the nightly revelry in the downtown streets -- which, frankly, seemed to have little to do with the Olympics.

Canada wanted to hold a party, and the Canadians did. The gold medals only seemed to fuel them.

Team Canada hockey jerseys became the uniform of the streets. Maple leafs were either hanging or on clothing everywhere.

One thing I never saw: a simple flag or shirt with the five Olympic rings. Not anywhere. After 15 Olympics, that was a first.

I didn't attend the '36 Olympics, but I've seen the pictures. Swastikas everywhere.

No political reference is meant, just an Olympic one. What on earth were the Canadians thinking?

'No offense, people, I just think you're worse than Hitler. Hey, I SAID NO OFFENSE!'

An Olympic host is supposed to welcome the world. This one was too busy being (their word) "patriotic."

Remember when Canada invented patriotism? When we drive down to the US, it's like one second we're knee-deep in beaver (ha) and maple leafs and then when we get to the border – nothing! What does a US flag even look like?

"Now you know us, eh?" chief organizer Furlong said.

We thought we did two weeks ago. Now, I'm wondering if Canadians can even recognize themselves.

Nice party. But so 1936.

You cannot make this stuff up, people! Well, I mean, it's a first-person story with little but this guy's warped p.o.v. as foundation, so in a way it is entirely made up, but... we're not sure how to finish that sentence.

[Yes, we clearly just Googled Canadian + Nazi and posted the first picture that came up. If you want to Photoshop a swastika onto Captain Kirk or give Stephen Harper a Hitler mustache... oh wait, of course that exists already!]