drummer4now Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 14 minutes ago, Bertorama said: I am saddened by where this topic went not because of the freedom of speech that occurred in the last five pages because heck I asked for it. It was interesting to read and informative with a lot of debate what more can a topic ask for? I think if there is a silver lining in anything it was Wow moment for me. What I've learned. 1. There is a deep hurt about some similarities in culture and history of how Canada came to be and the people who suffered. 2. It's not as easy as I thought to just be excited to be Canadian and light heartedly if not humorously (as I had hoped) to talk about ourselves. 3. It's a different landscape geopolitically people have some angst and social media has changed us dramatically maybe for the good in my opinion. There is a lot more to debate and everyone truly has a voice. 4. I am still immensely proud to be Canadian and no one can change my Mind!!!! Eh!! I think it has to do more with the lack of identity in Canada and its core make up so to speak. Unlike the US we don't really have a de facto identity hence lack the of nationalism and patriotic spirit that our neighbours to the south proudly display. I guess it has to do with our diversity as a society and our multicultural approach aka non-melting pot. If you ask some people you would be surprised how many would first say they are proud to be: [any ethnicity, race, culture,etc..] and then secondly canadian, whereas in the US people tend to be merica first so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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