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Originally posted by fotze@Apr 21 2005, 04:25 PM
I guess things are changing SLOWLY but who knows where this extra pile of dough is going to go or will it be equitably distributed.
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But that would be communism!!
I agree with Fleury, but the whole "ashamed to be Canadian" thing is a little overboard.
I used to live in Brandon MB (not too far from where Fleury grew up) and experienced the other end before - racism against white people from natives. One time in particular I had 3 native guys pushing me around trying to get me to fight for no reason. I was playing pool with a friend of mine and they were watching. One of them said; "nice shot", and I said; "watch this next one", just as a friendly joke. The guy asked me; "Are you serious or are you just being a smart ass?".... well, I knew right there that I was in trouble no matter what I said.
After being cornered and punched a couple of times, a friend of mine in the bar who was an Indian himself, came and broke it up. Apparently, after I left (kicked out!), those 3 guys told my friend that they wouldn't have bothered me if they knew I was friends with an Indian.
As a white person, I don't get a lot of the institutionalized racism against me - but I did experience one of the worst kinds there is. Having my life threatened because of the colour of my skin. Was I upset about it? Sure. But I wasn't "ashamed to be Canadian" - of course not!
BTW, similar things have happened before.