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Originally Posted by dammage79
The following words, spoken on that momentous day by the Honourable Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate, added further symbolic meaning to our flag: "The flag is the symbol of the nation's unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of race, language, belief or opinion."
I'm damn proud to live in a Country where the rights of all their citizens are closer to equality than almost any other in the world. Why do we need another flag to say what you just said? IMO we don't. That's why I feel it is unnecessary to fly the Pride flag. If anyone doesn't like it, so what? It does not make me any less of a person towards others for feeling so.
Thus is my crux with flying another flag for single special interest group when the one we have does its job just fine.
Like I said in my first post, if you feel the need to fly the flag of one special interest group, fly them all. And I am not wrong or homophobic for saying that.
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Cool, let's fly them all then, literally nothing stops city hall from doing just that.
I just want to point out the major point of ignorance from which you speak: Homosexuals are not a "special interest group", they are human beings just like yourself. They are not seeking anything in self interest, but rather seeking things for ALL humans. Calling them a special interest group is, in fact, ignorant, and usually a line used by anti-gay politicians. That doesn't mean I believe you to be homophobic or a bad person, but you simply need to educate yourself further.
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The use of rainbow flags has a long tradition; they are displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning.
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Are you a proud Canadian? As a Canadian, I'm pleased that my country is offering a small beacon of support for some of it's people who are under attack and scrutiny. I'm not sure how any truly proud Canadian can be against our country offering support of it's people in time of need.