Most would once the monthly cheque quit coming.
Some would sooner starve than work.
Most would once the monthly cheque quit coming.
No we don't. Preserving culture is one of the biggest problem creators. All one has to do is look at the problems culture has caused around the world. Anybody remember Kosovo?
And of course we'd crush them. Gotta love might makes right.
You just proved my point...
So I take it then that you agree with scrapping the Official Languages Act and replacing it with no official language at all, scrapping compulsory languages of instruction and second languages in school, etc.?
If that is what you meant, then maybe we could agree on something there. Just have no official position with regards to culture at all, and let each school teach the language and culture of its choosing.
If that's not what you meant, and that you still support Canada officializing our European languages and cultures, then you'd be contradicting yourself. So, what is your position on that?
The government needs to operate with one language as it needs to be able to communicate with itself. Other than that, I don't care about language. We'll all be speaking Chinese and/or English in another 100 years.
Yet, you choose not to acknowledge that the one the government chooses as the common one gives natives of that language and culture a distinct advantage over those who must learn them secondarily.
So how do we choose a common language and cultural norms without advantaging the majority ethnic group even more than it is advantaged already?
Certainly if the government officializes one language for common communication, it ought to show due consideration for the impact this government decision may have on the local indigenous language and culture and community, no?
Or is it just a one way street intent on assimilating towards your ethnic language and culture, along with the economic perks that go with that?
Canada has been going round and round with this "treaty" bullsh*t for over 300 years and it never seems to end. Is it time to say enough is enough? Scrap the whole "treaty" crap, close the "reservations", make those with status cards a monatary offer (10 or 20 grand each) and they can either sink or swim like the ROC.
Trudeau and Chretien tried something like this with their Green Paper in 1970 or thereabouts. Got nowhere fast.
One of your BS posts????
You mean they aren't all BS posts?
And that's social conditioning, created by PC thinkers, I personally don't think in such myopic ways. If you were to say "My people" in reference to Scot's. I would take an issue with it. The fact that you do, and felt the need to point it out, only proves my point, your argument is weak, you haven't any real knowledge of the intricacies of treaties and the plight of the North American Native and really feel no need to educate yourself.LOL right.
I wish I had $10 every time I read I read a comment from you where you referred to "my people". I've never ever even considered calling Scots "my people". In fact most people would cringe if a WASP said publicly something so silly.
Then try honesty and doing more research, then you wouldn't have to be dishonest.The system was not created by aboriginals and I don't believe that. To take that from one post is dishonest. Dishonesty is the first sign of a failing argument.
Your reasoning is tarring the lot of us with one brush. You assume incorrectly that our leadership is actually our collective voice. Do all politicians speak for you?The system is being maintained, in large part by the aboriginal community and more specifically by the aboriginal leadership...and why not it's a gravy train for them. The aboriginal lobby is just another in a long line of special interest groups sucking off the public tit. I really don't give a rat's ass how they got there. At issue is how to get them off.
Well duh. Of course. But we aren't talking about immigrants are we? We're talking about people who were here when the first immigrants came, with whom the Crown negotiated treaties, to allocate land and resources without war. War is far more costly then a treaty, or so they thought.The whole system is race based. A guy from China can move to Canada, become a full fledged citizen and have all the rights as any other person in Canada. The same can not be said of most aboriginal "nations"
No we don't. Preserving culture is one of the biggest problem creators. All one has to do is look at the problems culture has caused around the world. Anybody remember Kosovo?
Not according to your posts.Silly, silly Gerry
I'm not interested in taking anything.
As far as I know, no Native Nation wishes to opt out of "Canada". There are a few Nations that have never ceded to the Crown. Under treaty, it was termed that we walk side by side as one. The annuity paid, is for service and for trade of property.If Aboriginal "nations" want to opt out of Canada, far from taking away from them, I say we give them an extra bit of land as a going away present.
Are you insinuating, that we are at the Gov't teat, getting something for nothing? That statement in and of itself, is the culmination of all your thinking, and it illuminates your unwillingness to broaden your knowledge of the situation. We aren't getting something for nothing. The Crown took the bulk of the Nation and promised to protect and care for us perpetually, for that. Why is that so hard for you to phathom?Now if you consider removing the government tit "taking away" then, I supposed you could call me guilty.
I actually agree with that.However, I believe allowing and encouraging people to be self sufficient is "giving to them" and not "taking away"
:roll:Most would once the monthly cheque quit coming.
But we aren't talking about immigrants are we? We're talking about people who were here when the first immigrants came, with whom the Crown negotiated treaties, to allocate land and resources without war.
As far as I know, no Native Nation wishes to opt out of "Canada".
Are you insinuating, that we are at the Gov't teat, getting something for nothing?
And erroneously applying a scenario that doesn't fit. You're comparing apples to Buick's.No, that's what you are talking about. I'm talking about immigration.
Wow, I always thought that by going after sloth, waste, crime and inept leadership, made me part of the solution. I'm sure all my detractors in the Native community will be glad to know you see me, as I see them...:roll:You are part of the problem.
There's views, then there's lies, half truths and misconceptions, fomented by bigotry and stupidity.You are so busy trying to push your own agenda you can't be bothered to listen to the point of view of others.
That's obvious, but didn't you just chastise me for "You are so busy trying to push your own agenda you can't be bothered to listen to the point of view of others."I really don't care what you and "your people" want.
In some circumstances, neither do I. The only time I dwell at any great length or with any severity on the past is, when I see people negate it, and try to use a bastardized version of it, to formulate and portray an erroneous history to further their own agenda.I don't care what has or hasn't happened in the past.
I disagree, I think your way of thought is retrogressive and antiquated.Unlike you, I tend to be a forward looking person.
And still you haven't even attempted to disprove the facts I laid out for you on the actual monies spent on First Nations people. How odd.That's why most of your post is just nonsense to me.
Well ya, it's called rent, obligations, as dictated by a written contract. What is so hard for you to grasp about that?Well of course not. Why would they want to...I mean as long as the money keeps flowing?
Good to know. So you are just like juan and Avro. That will make it much easier to debate you on this topic.No, I'm not insinuating that at all. I'm actually saying it.
One of your BS posts????
You mean they aren't all BS posts?