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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
You are not sure why people should discuss this?
How about this?
He thinks Canada is the greatest nation
He believes Canadians owe a debt of gratitude to veterans
He believes that people who choose to be part of Canada should support veterans
(and yes that includes immigrants)
Buying a poppy is an easy way to do that.
These statements are all on brand for him.
His family immigrated, assimilated, fought for the country. He has always been pro Canada and pro veterans
People are spending so much time inferring and interpreting, getting outraged about the results of their own inference
People could spend time as well to consider his intent and not clumsy execution
He did not spell out to whom he took exception. Based on his words, he did not spell out taking exception to all immigrants in general, but he did appear to take exception to people that he perceives don’t support veterans
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Again, you are asking people to be very charitable in their interpretation of what he meant. He can tell us what he meant. I'm all for people having chances to get their point right. People misspeak all the time. He has the ability to set the record straight at any time.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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