That's a bad take curves2000. Simply digging in your heels when you're clearly wrong and showing no desire to change perspective or learn from mistakes is exactly what is wrong with so much right now. If Don had taken a moment to learn how his remarks are first, untrue, but hurtful he wouldn't be without a job.
Second and unrelated to that post: what Don said was drenched in racism because what he said is based on nothing other than him walking around town and seeing a handful of people he classifies as "you people" who "come here" not wearing poppies. I doubt his eyes picked up the numerous white people who didn't wear a poppy that day. That wouldn't feed into his confirmation bias.
Nevermind the fact that I don't even see any evidence that recent immigrants wear poppies at less a rate than 2nd+ generation Canadians. (Even though I know Don simply means white people vs those of other skin colors). Even if this somehow is the case this could simply come down to education of those recently who came to Canada of what the poppy means, why we wear it this time of year, where to wear it, where not to wear it etc.
I highly doubt it would ever be anything as sinister as intentionally not wearing a poppy to show your disrespect of Canadian veterans. Which is something anyone could do anyways, regardless of ethnicity, race, cultural background. Simply equating "immigrant" + not wearing poppy = disrespect of Canadian veteran sacrifices, is lazy and racist.
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