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Originally Posted by Textcritic
First and second generation immigrants who support Don's scapegoating of other immigrants to make a point about patriotism? They are just as wrong as everyone else who is defending Cherry's reprehensible comments.
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Yup. Nothing more than status signalling and its own form of prejudice. "Its not us he was talking about, its the other immigrants!".. This is why the us vs them messaging is so problematic.
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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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