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Yet again, those of us who drive this country forward are being held hostage by a few who want an entire country to grind to a halt. Once again, our security forces at all levels will do nothing to ensure they are not demonized in the process of upholding the laws of this country.
There are now over 30 million people in this country. A large majority of us drive the economy and make this country what it is. For those who do not wish to take part in the day to day activities (but still insist on handouts without holding their own people responsible for how the handouts are controlled) of this country but still wish to gripe about past wrongs... perhaps if you stopped living in a self-perceived bubble you wouldn't have a problem.
Sorry about the rant folks, but I've had enough of this domestic terrorism s***. And that's exactly what it is. Seeing as they're so efficient at flouting the laws that the rest of us follow daily, why don't they "occupy" Parliament Hill or Queen's Park and other provincial legislatures to get their story heard, to get their land claims settled?
What's happening is the routine victimization of those who are behaving in a decidedly Canadian fashion and not pushing back. They're showing patience for people who are habitually sinking back into the dark ages with their tactics.
You can go ahead and argue that the same was done to them a number of years ago, but consider two things:
- Why didn't they fight back harder? Why did they sign the treaties? Do they not then have their own leaders to blame?
- Since when do two wrongs make a right? Are we all to embrace "an eye for an eye"? If so, we all know where that philosophy is getting Israel and Palestine.
I'm sorry, but if there are massive numbers of people worldwide who insist on joining the world as it exists today I cannot accept the cries of a few aboriginals in Canada who refuse to come and sit at the same table as the rest of us, to work alongside us, to become educated alongside us and to pay the same taxes for the same services we all receive.
"We were here first" means nothing anymore. It's a cry for a handout, that's all. If you want the quality of life, the healthcare and the education, the housing and the cars and the money you should work just as hard as any other Canadian who has paid to educate themselves beyond an OSSD and who routinely pays taxes for all the things we take for granted.
I know the conditions on the reserves are s*** by and large. I know a lot have substance abuse problems. And I am not in any way denying or downplaying the religious torture they suffered at the hands of Christianity and boarding schools. But shouldn't enough be enough? Pick yourselves up and get educated. Join the rest of Canadians in the pursuit of a happy life. The tools are there, but we're not seeing a real will to use them.
I'm not saying they have to discard their heritage in order to succeed... just obey the laws and just be. The violent rhetoric solves nothing - neither does lashing out at Canadians who've been here well over 100 years in some cases who go about their business without harming a hair on anyone's heads.
Yet again, those of us who drive this country forward are being held hostage by a few who want an entire country to grind to a halt. Once again, our security forces at all levels will do nothing to ensure they are not demonized in the process of upholding the laws of this country.
There are now over 30 million people in this country. A large majority of us drive the economy and make this country what it is. For those who do not wish to take part in the day to day activities (but still insist on handouts without holding their own people responsible for how the handouts are controlled) of this country but still wish to gripe about past wrongs... perhaps if you stopped living in a self-perceived bubble you wouldn't have a problem.
Sorry about the rant folks, but I've had enough of this domestic terrorism s***. And that's exactly what it is. Seeing as they're so efficient at flouting the laws that the rest of us follow daily, why don't they "occupy" Parliament Hill or Queen's Park and other provincial legislatures to get their story heard, to get their land claims settled?
What's happening is the routine victimization of those who are behaving in a decidedly Canadian fashion and not pushing back. They're showing patience for people who are habitually sinking back into the dark ages with their tactics.
You can go ahead and argue that the same was done to them a number of years ago, but consider two things:
- Why didn't they fight back harder? Why did they sign the treaties? Do they not then have their own leaders to blame?
- Since when do two wrongs make a right? Are we all to embrace "an eye for an eye"? If so, we all know where that philosophy is getting Israel and Palestine.
I'm sorry, but if there are massive numbers of people worldwide who insist on joining the world as it exists today I cannot accept the cries of a few aboriginals in Canada who refuse to come and sit at the same table as the rest of us, to work alongside us, to become educated alongside us and to pay the same taxes for the same services we all receive.
"We were here first" means nothing anymore. It's a cry for a handout, that's all. If you want the quality of life, the healthcare and the education, the housing and the cars and the money you should work just as hard as any other Canadian who has paid to educate themselves beyond an OSSD and who routinely pays taxes for all the things we take for granted.
I know the conditions on the reserves are s*** by and large. I know a lot have substance abuse problems. And I am not in any way denying or downplaying the religious torture they suffered at the hands of Christianity and boarding schools. But shouldn't enough be enough? Pick yourselves up and get educated. Join the rest of Canadians in the pursuit of a happy life. The tools are there, but we're not seeing a real will to use them.
I'm not saying they have to discard their heritage in order to succeed... just obey the laws and just be. The violent rhetoric solves nothing - neither does lashing out at Canadians who've been here well over 100 years in some cases who go about their business without harming a hair on anyone's heads.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.