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Originally Posted by OFKU0
Disclaimer-- Bob Biter---I DO NOT HATE THE FRENCH
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Don't worry, OFKU0. I know you don't hate francophones, just the situation that puts them higher than everyone else in Canada. I've read enough of your posts to know your opinions. Funny... I didn't think I'd earn the title of "Defender of the French-Canadians on the TFP"! It's true that I react to posts specifically aimed at FC, but that's just because some people take shots at them out of hand. You should've seen the posts I've read in the beginning of the Iraq war. Americans were hating on the French (from France) for providing equipment to Saddam Hussein, and some English-Canadians drew some negative parallels between them and French-Canadians. This pissed me off royally and my angriest posts were written during this period.
Your own posts clearly show your opinions without seeming blatantly hostile. I have no beef with you.
As for the current situation with the new GG, I am of two minds. While I think of the position as essentially useless (aside from a PR point of view), I am glad that the recent appointments show how diverse and accepting Canada is. I agree that since the person is not elected, the whole thing has that "politicking" stink to it, but one cannot deny that appointees are a positive example to the world. I don't feel any particular pride that Jean is from Quebec. She is a Canadian first and foremost and a head of state, not of a province.
As Charlatan mentioned, Quebec has its own culture, popularized through its own publications, movies and media. It has been around since before the foundation of the country. Its population represents a quarter of Canadians. The fact that it gets so much attention is, in my opinion, unavoidable. Separatist sentiments, and the cajoling it entails, certainly don't help Quebec's image, but I wish people would look beyond that. This movement has ended and was only truly used as a political tool, anyway.