I don't see anything really really wrong with what he is saying overall. He's an opinion piece and that is what get's paid to do. He has his views which are shaped by his personal upbringing, his conservative, religious and military & first responder first views. He is also 85 years old and that generation also does think a little differently than other age groups.
It's 2019 and everybody shares their views and when it comes to certain things like immigrants or whatever, everybody does it. Just because everybody these days is as fragile as an ice cream cone in 50 degree heat, that's their problem. In my personal and professional life I deal and have MANY MANY relationships and clients who are immigrants or children of immigrants. Everybody has opinions about everything. Deal with it. Off the top of my head SOME of the things I hear about.
Immigrants from many years ago: Always feel a sense of anger, jealousy and resentment over some of the programs and advantages that immigrants coming to Canada these days have. English classes, income support, integration etc, banking and financial privileges. They always talk about how "easy" the newcomers have it now.
Most immigrants and children of immigrants having very very strong views about some of the "messaging" they are being fed with regards to Canada, Canadian culture, history etc. They don't understand the need to "reconcile" with First Nations people when by in large part a lot of the poor decisions made since Canada was founded was by white, powerful male political power players. Generally speaking a lot of them were from the Liberal party and some had names like Trudeau and Chretien.
They also don't understand why so many people in Canada have such addiction issues and struggle with such level of homelessness and despair. They will say things like "Why is it that you don't see too many (insert ethnic or religious group) too often homeless or collecting welfare at the Drop in Center etc??
I get it that in 2019 we gotta fire and jump onto everybody's throat for everything that somebody says. Don Cherry is just saying what a lot of people are thinking when it comes to Canadian culture and values. Some of the people that Cherry is so worried about who don't wear poppies also have their own strong opinions about life in Canada too!! Thats ok! Isn't that what we fought over? The right of freedom and liberty? Well sometimes in life you gotta break some eggs to make an omelette, that's ok! Don't get all worked up.
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