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Originally Posted by T@T
Since you know, out of curiosity why wouldn't a canadian muslim wear a poppy?
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Sorry, I should clarify, I knew why he specifically wouldn't wear a poppy because we had been over it before. I wasn't suggesting Canadian Muslims don't wear poppies.
For him it was because Canadian soldiers died for Canada, and because he doesn't identify with us he doesn't wear one. I've prodded him before saying that obviously you saw something in Canada and came here, so even if they died along time ago for this country they still technically died for you too, as you're here now enjoying the freedoms you enjoy in Canada.
He stated that he just came to a country because there was fighting in his country and he wanted safety and that if it wasn't Canada he came to it would be somewhere else. He's actually kind of frustrating to debate with on this stuff, especially for a proud Canadian like me, but in the end he's a nice guy who really cares about family, so I don't hold it against him.
edit: More than anything, he hates nationalism and believes that Canadian and American governments have killed others for their beliefs, and that we shouldn't celebrate anything that's done on behalf of our governments and that we are no better than the governments around the world that westerners condemn.