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Doesn't matter on which side of the polical spectrum we're from, we can agree to disagree on that but the refugee crisis is real.

 

Definitely, it was time for Harper to go. The Conservatives needed a new face with fresh ideas to go forward.

 

Wow, that is unbelievable. You got mad because Canada is a very racist country, despite you trying to downplay it. Now that a First Nations academic has exposed the country, you try to downplay the ugly realities the white supremacist government has enforced on the First Nations and try to blame it on them? You realize that gays who were oppressed would turn to drugs and alcohol as a means of drowning out their pain, yet you wouldn't dare to blame them would you? No, you would blame it on the homophobia that used to exist in institutions that shaped the way people view them.

As for the high standard, I don't doubt that, but unfortunately it applies to the whites, not the First Nations who have historically had the wealth of their country pillaged by the invasion of Europeans. The former prime minister is a holocaust denier who said Canada didn't commit genocide, all the while this monstrous despot was committing genocide against the indigenous peoples. Oh and we have to hear liberals bewailing the supposed backwardness of indigenous people who club seals; this while the liberals munch down on factory farmed cows. This jingoism your extolling about how Canada's so charitable whitewashes the crimes the colonists have and are committing to this day, and it propounds a view that sweeps First Nations under the rug in favor of a united national (Eurocentric) pseudo-left-wing movement that, like Harper's establishment, would erase their struggles.

Canada only has a high standard of living because it's stolen land from the First Nations, and like other colonized lands, the colonizers are conspicuously rich, while the original inhabitants are very poor.

 

Can't we all just agree to disagree?

By the way, I am first nation if it makes any difference. lol

 

I can't say how I feel about the USA, Canada, Australia or any colonized lands without a worry of being banned. What I've said about Canada are things I have said about the USA, so no, it's nothing against Canada personally - I took offense to the idea that Canada was the nicest country on earth just because they welcomed Syrians into their land.

Also, the First Nations academic I was talking about was the author of that article exposing Harper for being the genocidal monster he was. Do yourself a favor and read it. Harper

@Justin: It's so nice to meet a First Nations person. As a Maoist, I view the struggles your people face as an issue at the forefront of globalism/imperialism. Can you tell us about how First Nations are treated, both on an individual level and institutional?

 

EC keeps going out for me for some reason so I'll make this quick! I apologize in advance for any mistakes or whatever, I've had to re-type this almost 4 times now...lol


There's so many misconceptions on First Nations people, I've seen the good...the bad and the ugly. I wasn't raised on a reserve by any means, my dad is actually Caucasian and my mom is aboriginal but I have strong ties with the First Nation communities.

Having worked and lived in northern communities I can say from first hand that they have it rough. Since they don't have access to safe water to drink and can't afford water bottles ($60+ for a case of water) they're reduced to buying Pepsi to drink.

They don't have access to education like the rest of us do, many schools do what they can with the limited funding they receive, after high school they most likely end up just staying home because they can't afford to leave their communities by plane to go to college. They don't have access to resources like many of us do so they don't apply for grants and what not to higher their education.

Drugs and alcohol are a big problem, I don't know what's the cause of this. Many say they do that out of boredom. Suicide rate is also elevated, its very sad to see. However, many of their Northern communities have been deemed unsafe since mass floodings, for years the government has been moving them to towns and cities in throughout Ontario. They have a chance to make something of themselves so they choose not to go back.

As for the racism, its not that bad for the most part (at least in these neck of the woods). There's biggots everywhere and that will never change unfortunately... I can say that the mass majority of Canadians are accepting and loving, the little racism we see doesn't reflect what most Canadians think.

 

China under Mao or the Soviet Union under Stalin.

 

This is why people don't take you seriously.

 

That's your ideal country?!?

 

Seriously? Why?

 

After watching 12 seasons of southpark:
Holy crap. Canada is finally doing something other than sucking off of america.
Actual response:
Not suprised. I always thought canada was a very open country and now it's even more open in a literal sense.

 

So we'll just skip the millions of deaths then?

 

According to polls 50% of Canadians are in favor of bringing in refugees, that's up from the 48% of 2 months ago.