Leave it to Quebec and Canadian sensitivity to complain about the Olympics.
Sad. So very sad.
Pathetic really.
I won't dignify a detailed response.
What's shocking is the "leader" of this province, Premier Jean Charest (a province that's unilingual by law) added his lousy, useless two cents. Nice. The effen leader of a region crying like a little biatch. Must. Everything. In. Quebec. Be. Fucking. Political? I doubt the people of Quebec had much of a problem with the ceremony, it's likely this is a problem with our political and intellectual clowns. Nice signals to send the people.
"Je pense que..." You think nothing.
The one thing I observed is the Olympic announcers begin all introductions in French. The ceremony was essentially English-French neutral and focused on our Native heritage. What's the matter with these jackasses?
It's unfortunate to see people who've worked so hard be put on the defensive like this.
Nationalism is a scourge. It's a divisive force. It's seen as a natural and appropriate mechanism to "defend" Quebec but in reality it's a piece of shit logic with little legs in the long-run to promote a culture. Nationalism is a great tool when you're just starting out as a country and need to instill and install all sorts of desired institutions. Once settled, nationalism has little use in the maturation process. In fact, my advice to any society is to kick out all self-professed nationalists. They'll only cause heart ache and impede progress.
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