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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I don't think they should be allowed to seceed period.
I think it would be a mistake for both parties to seperate.
Moreover, I see no need to seperate. ...Many (many) understood they were voting to give a "wake up call" to the Federalists.
...The real issue behind Quebec seperation is the same issue that lies in the alienation many in the west feel... Regionalism.
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I could not say it better. This is a bloody big country, and to think that we have the same views on things is delusional. I want to say that everyone feels like the feds aren't listening to thier concerns.
Yes, the whole thing was a wake-up call, and I feel the west should do the same... hence my thread about what to call the new country. I was being sarcastic, with just a dash of political commentary. My Kay-beck friends felt the same thing, that they were not voting to leave, they were expressing federal discontent.
I feel jealous of the US and their rabid nationalism in thimes like these. Canada's national identity is subtle and reserved, and we as a nation should look south and take a lesson in what being a citizen can mean. We (collectively) allow division in pursuit of harmony. It naturally lets the opposite occur.
Not to thread-jack, I promise: We allow people to make fun of the Canadian Armed Forces. Comedians are full of material of how lacking our troops are. Do you think that joke would fly in a country that had a very strong sense of federal pride? I think not. People call me sensitive on this issue, but I will not allow people to make fun of the Canadian Forces.
I love being Canadian. I would die to defend it. That includes Quebec.
