so yesterday was Canada day. i've never really been a fan of this holiday, i think it's silly that people have pride for something they had nothing to do with.....my parents fucked here, thats about it
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yeah, i saw two people walking down Queen st holding roman candles and they walked under a stores overhang and shot it from like a foot away....everyone laughed it was pretty funny, they were so impressed to be the spotlight that they weren't paying attention.
I think on Canada Day, for me at least, it's not about the chest thumping national pride of saying "Canada Rules...We're Awesome! Fuck all you other countries!" and more about me just realizing how lucky I am to live here. You're totally right....I had nothing to do with it. We all pretty much won the lottery of fate somehow being born in this country, and I guess it's a day for me to remember that no matter how many things I have to bitch about regarding Canada, I'm still very fortunate to be able to live my life here cause it's a rad place to exist. I'm sure it's the same for many others, and it probably holds an even greater signifigance for immigrants who came from other countries and improved the quality of life for themselves and their families here. It would be nice if more people thought of Canada Day like that
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see my post, 2 posts ago.....i defineately know what you're saying, we couldn't have asked for a better place to be born....well maybe Denmark.
but it's a feeling in my stomach of everyone parading around while 75% of the human race dies because of our lifestyle and our policies. every single solitary time i see people throw away a plate of food i could cry. especially after seeing first hand how people have to live in countries like Laos and other places i saw in my travels.
anyways, i feel a huge rant coming so i'm gonna stop. but one thing i am proud of, is that i get to call dudes like you my friend.
i'm gonna have to agree with graham here on both fronts. BLIND national pride is never good but then again maybe this should just serve as a reminder to people of all the good things canada has (i.e. national health care - cheesy but seriously, look south) and, even more importantly, all the things we could be doing better (i.e being more like denmark). we're still a young nation and nothing is set in stone, we are ever changing and evolving and the opportunity to excel and improve is always present
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hey Santina, i'm gonna make a stab at trying to get my point across once more....it's something i've never been good at...
i understand how fortunate people are to be in this part of the world. you would have to be blind not to see the priviledge. but my point lies in the way you say "we" in your post, we as in us, as in Canadians - as opposed to we, the human race. i feel that everyone is just as important as anyone else and that the survival of the planet lies in recognizing that most of the human race is dying while we just worry about keeping "our" economy going, and how to market useless shit to brainwashed people.
i guess i just wish that our compassion could spill over our borders and we could spend our fortune helping, and realizing that, we , should mean everybody in the world.
Ty, you're awesome, always giving me something to think about, so here's what i've come up with, and as always there are more questions than answers
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hey joe, thanx for all of your thoughts. i'm going to try to add a bit to this without flying to far off.....the context of how i meant what i said (see my response to Santina) is huge and could lead to a million sub-issues and this could be endless
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"Tests of existence," nicely putbooksaregoodJuly 6 2006, 00:07:27 UTC
Dude, I totally agree, your insights are right on par with mine, which leads to the question of how do we(as humanity) move from such fragmentation of societies and cultures to a world identity(and like you said, if that is even possible)? But I'll leave that to a later date, we should get together soon and discuss, I love our discussions, and I much prefer face to face interaction, it allows us to ramble more freely, ha ha, anyways have a good show, though with the Roots, I doubt that needed to be said, take care
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but it's a feeling in my stomach of everyone parading around while 75% of the human race dies because of our lifestyle and our policies. every single solitary time i see people throw away a plate of food i could cry. especially after seeing first hand how people have to live in countries like Laos and other places i saw in my travels.
anyways, i feel a huge rant coming so i'm gonna stop. but one thing i am proud of, is that i get to call dudes like you my friend.
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i'm gonna make a stab at trying to get my point across once more....it's something i've never been good at...
i understand how fortunate people are to be in this part of the world. you would have to be blind not to see the priviledge. but my point lies in the way you say "we" in your post, we as in us, as in Canadians - as opposed to we, the human race. i feel that everyone is just as important as anyone else and that the survival of the planet lies in recognizing that most of the human race is dying while we just worry about keeping "our" economy going, and how to market useless shit to brainwashed people.
i guess i just wish that our compassion could spill over our borders and we could spend our fortune helping, and realizing that, we , should mean everybody in the world.
hope all is well with you, ty
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