Caution Necessary In Face Of “Post-National” Nationalism
Caution Necessary In Face Of “Post-National” Nationalism
With American encroachment on Canada, their threats to our sovereignty alongside the tariffs, Canadians have become emboldened and restless. This has manifested itself in a resurgence of Canadian nat
With American encroachment on Canada, their threats to our sovereignty alongside the tariffs, Canadians have become emboldened and restless. This has manifested itself in a resurgence of Canadian nat
With respect, fuck this asshole. He is equating Canadian nationalism specifically with our history as a British colony. The 'other' groups he brings up are just as Canadian as someone with British or French ancestry. Hell, my own ancestors came here over 100 years ago, from Norway. Think about all of the Ukranian-Canadians across the prairies? Chinese-Canadians, many of have deep roots in our country? Are they any less Canadian than someone with the surname "Tremblay" or "Martin"?
This "post-national" nationalism is the sense of nationalism I have always had. Broad strokes, if you call this country your home; work to make it a good place to live within your capacities; treat your fellow countrymen (gender-neutral sense) with respect and tolerance regardless of their religion, creed, ancestral origin etc.; and respect the fact that your own beliefs and lifestyles may differ from others, and tolerate that difference; I am proud to have you count yourself as Canadian, and I hope you share in that pride.
We are a nation with many, many skeletons in our closet. Many of us have, very often, not lived up to the stuff I've written here - individuals and institutions alike. But IMO these are the ideals we should be shooting for, and where we fail, it is a call to work harder.
What I feel is that my own sense of nationalism, and what it means to be Canadian, is not "post-national" but instead nationalism premised in what we actually are and can be - not what some guy may have wanted when we were British North America.
Poilievre is a far cry from a Canadian patriot. He’s not even a nationalist.
He is supported publicly by Elon and Trump.
He’ll sell us out in 10 minutes for HIS gain.
Mark my words!
What is happening currently in Canada in reaction to Trump isn't nationalism, its patriotism.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
-Charles de Gaulle
exactement
Racism is always so stupid.
For anyone skimming by who doesn't want to rtfa: Edmund Greggains' objection to Skippy's Canada First rally speech is that it had too many
not whiteforeign-sounding names in it. Like Patel and Mohammad.And here he is in a different rant on the same site getting frothy and self-defensive about coolie labour building Canadian railroads, black folk having to escape slave owners and other racist white industrialists even after escaping to Canada, Sikhs existing in Alberta... And here he is again upset about Brampton.
Basic aggrieved white subject using a precious imagined Canadian White Identity to feel important and embattled; upset at Poilieviere and Danielle Smith for not being racist enough. Trying at the end of OP's linked article to equate the Yankee threat of annexation with all those foreign-sounding names somehow taking over his Canada.
Only through acknowledging this will we be able to fight off mass immigration, restore our hereditary culture, and safeguard the future of a Canadian people and state.
What's funny about his imagined historical Canadian identity is that it always excluded non-Europeans but has always included francophones. Like I think if he learned what "speak white" means his head would explode.
I have it on pretty good authority he literally cried tears of blood after learning about the all the Portuguese colonizing Nfld back in the 1500s. Too swarthy.
[side note: anyone scrolling - this - is a much better read than the link up top. ty for the risky search azi.]
My god his problem with Pollievre is that Pollievre isn't racist ENOUGH? What the fuck is this racist trash article?
How the hell is this xenophobic bullshit being upvoted?
To people who feel this way, Canadian nationalism is that which was defined by Lester Pearson’s flag change, Pierre Trudeau’s official multiculturalism, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Further promotion of “post-nationalism” only feeds into this perception, and causes further alienation of those people who want to retain the Canada they grew up in.
Won't someone think of the 84+ year olds who voted against Pearson