The ultimate irony is that all Stargate series were filmed and produced in Canada!

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Canadian writers so perfectly zeroed in on the American mentality of shooting everything until the problem goes away?

I may be mis-remembering, but I think it's a plot point of the early seasons that the Americans try to be American on other planets and slowly realize how badly that works out, forcing them to change their strategy going forward.

There are other things that cause this behqvior. Like some outsider coming in and trying to further militarize the SGC, etc. But those people are considered antagonistic by the main cast. Similar to how the crew of the Enterprises don't take well to visiting Captains and Admirals.

That said, there are moments, even towards the end where patience runs out and someone stands up and says something like, "That's it! Where's the C4?"

shrug YMMV, but I think your general opinion of both shows will end up being favorable.

Team America: Space Police. As a Canadian, I really fuckin hate that.

As an American (in the US sense), so do I. It's why I didn't like SG1 but could sort of tolerate Atlantis.

Oddly, the biggest SG1 fan I knew was Canadian. He was a bit of an odd duck, though. He's the sort of guy who knew off the top of his head that the awkward woman on Breakfast Television was the daughter of Canada's military chief. I would have traded citizenships with him if that were an option. He could have his paranoia and guns and I could have some healthcare.