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Originally Posted by Rathji
Are you saying that your grandparents had disadvantages when they came here 50 years ago due to factors relating to their financial status and ability to get an education within the confines of 'normal Canadian society' at the time?
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Their financial status, yes. Their ability to get an education? No. I am saying that their
lack of education when they came to this country affected their status.
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I am glad you understand what I have been talking about and have given an example from your own history that explains my exact point so well. I was worried that what I said was falling on deaf ears.
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I'm saying that lower social classes have disadvantages over higher ones. If that is your point, then great, we agree with one another. However, I am also saying that social classes have nothing to do with race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Perhaps I am mistaken, but that seems to be where you and I differ, and that is where the crux of my issue with your position lies.
Obviously the poor do not have the same opportunities as the rich in this country. I'm sure that we can all agree on that. Saying that minorities don't have the same opportunities is something else entirely.