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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
I'm not defending Cherry. But what's the conclusion here? (a) Neither he nor anyone else should be concerned that new Canadians do not seem to share in the sentiment for Remembrance Day that older Canadians born in Canada do - ie it's totally wrong to even harbour the thought; or (b) make the point on television.
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The conclusion is he made an assumption (in fact, several) based on nothing more than hearsay and expressed it in bigoted terms, using a platform that has nothing to do with the subject matter. And refused to apologize, explain or even acknowledge the issue.
Where is the evidence that I need to be concerned about immigrants showing enough respect for vets, especially by something as minor as wearing a poppy (as opposed to the many other ways that support can be given).