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Originally Posted by Sutter4Mayor
Tell my cousin to grow up. He's currently patrolling the Panjwaii district in Afghanistan - the birthplace of the Taliban. There are so many rockets hitting this area that our troops now refer to it as the "catcher's mitt". I can't begin to even imagine what it has been like for him to say farewell to good friends of his that have died during his tour there. But hey, it's not big deal to you that someone else makes fun of it.
Every time I see or hear about our men dying in Afghanistan, my heart stops and I pray that it is not him this time. And when I find out it's not him I feel relieved. But that quickly turns to guilt as my celebration means another loved one's sorrow.
But hey, like you said: no big deal.
It’s not only my cousin who’s risking his life, it’s also the rest of us who love him dearly. We face the risk of not having him in our lives should he fall during his tour. So when some insensitive ass makes irresponsible comments (regardless of free speech or whether it is supposed to be humour), I have a right to be angry. Because it’s a slap in a face to what my family is sacrificing. What he, his wife, and his dear children may stand to lose should something happen.
This should be honoured and defended. And I think Peter Mackay (and Coderre) understands this and he’s standing up for my cousin and the rest of the brave men and women serving our country as well as their families. And when it comes to something like this, In my mind it’s NO he doesn’t have “anything better to do”.
You might not think it’s a big deal, but I do.
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Its a SATIRE! Its not meant to be taken seriously. Its really on the same level of depravity as Family Guy. If you take it seriously, its disgusting how they make fun of US soldiers, horrible world events, etc. But its not meant to be serious.
Was it in poor taste, absolutely. Did I laugh? nope. But do we as a society really have such a thin skin, but yet have no issue attacking the US? We made fun of the Iraq conflict daily. Yet, no one in Canada stopped to think of the American families being broken apart, or the pain the Iraqi civilians were going through. It was fun to say, "ha ha stupid americans" and call it "vietnam 2." True as it may be. Canada is also incapable of defending its own borders. It hurts to say that, considering that the troops we do have are absolutely top-notch. But its true too. They like making fun of that fact. We like making of fun of them. Why can't we leave it at that?
Everyone is aware that in reality, anyone serving abroad under any flag is doing a great service. My friend served in Afghanistan for 8 months, and you get very nervous watching the news. I totally understand and empathize with that sentiment.
On another day, they're making fun of Gitmo, or Abu Ghraib, or something else. They make fun of their own troops. They've lost significantly more people in the Middle East too. It makes them morons for sure, but its just a stupid TV show.
It's trash TV. Its not worth our politicians making mountains out of molehills. I'm surprised they didn't protest South Park's "Canada on Strike" episode (or the ones where Saddam takes over Canada). It was a far more deep-rooted attack on Canadian culture and attitude, and yes, even a few shots at the military were in there. Maybe the difference is, that was actually funny.