"Canada Day" or "Dominion Day"

[lone wolf]

LOL. Hey there watch it Wolf! As a Bostonian, "morons " can't be said anyother way then as it is spelled.

And just because we speak in an accent doesn't mean we think in one... or spell. And no respectful Bostonian would be wearing a Cardinals shirt.

You are, of course, correct.... My mistake. It was in New York where it would have been spelled that way - except on the Bronx, where there would be two 'A's.... ;-)

 

[CDNBear]

LOL, I like how you think Amerikkka and NATO know more about what the Bosnian's need more than the Bosnians.

I never said that. That's just you making it up as you go along again. It's tantamount to your childish neg reps.

I also like how you think Amerikkka gives a flying **** about Bosnia... so naive, so very naive.

I like how you seem to think I'm American again. So stupid, so very stupid.

Once again, expressing your serious lack of cognitive skills and simple comprehension issues.

To which Clinton had to be dragged kicking and screaming into bombing the crap out of them. The images of surrendering European NATO troops being chained to targets was too much.

It was the bombing of the Serbs that stopped the slaughter of the Muslims in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. You need another history lesson.



I don't think they needed to be rounded up, shot, and buried in mass graves.

Well that saves me from giving him another history lesson...

And I'll just quote myself, instead of typing it out yet again...

Again, your grasp of history as limited and skewed as it is, would be funny, if it wasn't so pathetic.

 

[Tonington]

Maybe from Bawston and spellin' it with local flavour....

No self-respecting Bostonian would wear a Cardinals T-shirt! Sox Nation!

Ahh, I see Eagle already spoke up for the Beantowners.

 

[EagleSmack]

No self-respecting Bostonian would wear a Cardinals T-shirt! Sox Nation!

Ahh, I see Eagle already spoke up for the Beantowners.

That's right... unless it has the words "SWEEP" under it.

 

[JLM]

I think it's too bad that we've moved away from the style "Dominion Day."

The fact of the matter is that the 1st of July is the anniversary of when we did -- properly so -- become an oversees Dominion of the British Empire. We certainly were not fully independent at the time, but it was one of the major steps along the way to where we are now. We are fooling ourselves and whitewashing our British history by changing the style to "Canada Day," and this is unfortunate both for youth and for newer Canadians. To understand where we want to go, we need to understand where we've been -- and that's certainly not the case at this time. Just look at how many Canadians incorrectly answer the "head of State question" with the prime minister.

Celebrating Dominion Day wouldn't surrender any of the autonomy that we have now achieved. In my view, rather, a celebration of Dominion Day would be a recognition of the peaceful way in which Canada has evolved from a dependent colony of the United Kingdom, to a self-sufficient dominion, and now to an independent kingdom in its own right. Our constitutional roadmap has a number of checkpoints marking this transition -- and our Confederation as a Dominion, on the first of July, 1867, is one of the most prominent of these.

Excellent post- right to the point- I find "Canada Day" boring, unoriginal & totally lacking in imagination! :smile:

 

[gerryh]

Personally, I don't care what it's called. The main thing is we are celebrating the birth of one of the greatest countries on this earth. My Country. Those of you that are getting all anal about Dominion day or Canada day need to pull the plug out of your ass and stop demeaning the birthday of my country over semantics.

 

[CDNBear]

Personally, I don't care what it's called. The main thing is we are celebrating the birth of one of the greatest countries on this earth. My Country. Those of you that are getting all anal about Dominion day or Canada day need to pull the plug out of your ass and stop demeaning the birthday of my country over semantics.

Have I told you how much I love you lately?

 

[CUBert]

To which Clinton had to be dragged kicking and screaming into bombing the crap out of them. The images of surrendering European NATO troops being chained to targets was too much.

It was the bombing of the Serbs that stopped the slaughter of the Muslims in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. You need another history lesson.



I don't think they needed to be rounded up, shot, and buried in mass graves.

Nope, this is all misinformation spread by American propaganda. I suggest watching the new documentary The Weight Of Chains for some real history lessons.
The documentary was created by a Canadian serb.

YouTube - ‪The Weight Of Chains | Clip 2 | Srebrenica‬‏

 

[JLM]

Personally, I don't care what it's called. The main thing is we are celebrating the birth of one of the greatest countries on this earth. My Country. Those of you that are getting all anal about Dominion day or Canada day need to pull the plug out of your ass and stop demeaning the birthday of my country over semantics.

So far I'd say you've been as "anal" as anyone on the subject- the rest of us were just expressing opinions without downplaying the importance of the day. :smile:

Have I told you how much I love you lately?

That's very important, Bear, some people need to be told how much they are loved. :smile:

 

[CDNBear]

Nope, this is all misinformation spread by American propaganda.

Ya, the CBC is an American propaganda machine.

Srebrenica is a place I'm familiar with. As are a great many of the Van Doos.

Again, your limited grasp of and skewed knowledge of history would be funny, if it wasn't so pathetic.

I suggest watching the new documentary The Weight Of Chains for some real history lessons.

The documentary was created by a Canadian serb.

You know, you wouldn't be so easily duped, if you stopped watching Op/Ed clips on the web, and actually picked up a real book.

I know how easy it must be for you to have your opinions spoon fed to you, but geeze, I'm starting to feel bad for you now.

 

[lone wolf]

That's right... unless it has the words "SWEEP" under it.

I suppose so.... Toronto had the squeegee kids thing pretty well franchised anyhow....

 

[CUBert]

Ya, the CBC is an American propaganda machine.

Srebrenica is a place I'm familiar with. As are a great many of the Van Doos.

Again, your limited grasp of and skewed knowledge of history would be funny, if it wasn't so pathetic.

You know, you wouldn't be so easily duped, if you stopped watching Op/Ed clips on the web, and actually picked up a real book.

I know how easy it must be for you to have your opinions spoon fed to you, but geeze, I'm starting to feel bad for you now.

 

[CDNBear]

...

LOL. Not at all.

Why does your type always resort to that and neg reps, when you get served?

I noticed you failed to form a reasoned reply, not that I was surprised though.

I'm sure the CBC will be humourously surprised to learn you think they're a part of the US propaganda machine.

 

[lone wolf]

Nothin' on TV?

 

[CUBert]

I know how easy it must be for you to have your opinions spoon fed to you, but geeze, I'm starting to feel bad for you now.

---- -guy who watches CBC and gets his opinions from mainstream media

 

[CDNBear]

Nothin' on TV?

Nothing as sadly funny as cubby here...

---- -guy who watches CBC and gets his opinions from mainstream media

Not bloody likely. But as far as sources go, the CBC is head and shoulders above the crap you swim in.

I have first hand knowledge from being on the ground in Srebenica, the CBC is merely a supporting source.

If you think it erroneous, feel free to dig up something other than a 2 minute clip from a biased source such as the Serbian youth league. If you actually had a clue about real history, you could pick up on timeline issues in your silly clips. You would also be able to differentiate between UN involvement, NATO involvement, and US intervention.

Oddly enough, the Muslims of Kosovo, owe their freedom, lives and independence, to the very forces and involvement you keep babbling on incorrectly about. I thought you liked Muslims, and thought we should be nice to them.

I have to ask though... You do understand why the Serbs would want to white wash the story don't you?

I might just go and visit this memorial to my fellow Troopers one day...

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13763472.html

 

[gerryh]

YouTube - ‪I Am Canadian Anthem‬‏

 

[coldstream]

I've disliked the term 'Canada' Day from the start. It's got a kind of insipid, over-reaching, mushy, sentimental quality.. innoffensive to everyone.. completely lacking in substance and meaning. In that way it is composed of the same poltically correct thought and its phrasing that has ruled us for the last 50 years.

I don't think Dominion Day was a good name either, not since the British Empire.. became a 'Commonwealth' anyway. The U.S. doesn't name its national holiday 'America Day', they call it for what it stands for.. 'Indepedence Day', a precise historical event.

We should name ours for what it celebrates.. Confederation Day.. which articulates a clear Federal structure with an emphasis on unity and inclusion. That at least is something worth celebrating.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I think it's too bad that we've moved away from the style "Dominion Day."

The fact of the matter is that the 1st of July is the anniversary of when we did -- properly so -- become an oversees Dominion of the British Empire. We certainly were not fully independent at the time, but it was one of the major steps along the way to where we are now. We are fooling ourselves and whitewashing our British history by changing the style to "Canada Day," and this is unfortunate both for youth and for newer Canadians. To understand where we want to go, we need to understand where we've been -- and that's certainly not the case at this time. Just look at how many Canadians incorrectly answer the "head of State question" with the prime minister.

Celebrating Dominion Day wouldn't surrender any of the autonomy that we have now achieved. In my view, rather, a celebration of Dominion Day would be a recognition of the peaceful way in which Canada has evolved from a dependent colony of the United Kingdom, to a self-sufficient dominion, and now to an independent kingdom in its own right. Our constitutional roadmap has a number of checkpoints marking this transition -- and our Confederation as a Dominion, on the first of July, 1867, is one of the most prominent of these.

Well said!

 

[JLM]

Good thought, haven't made up my mind yet if I agree. I'm one of these guys who is quite slow to change and if I do it's only because I'm sure it's for the better- that frickin' idiot of a brain dead P.M. we got saddled with 40 years ago (because the wimmen liked him ) didn't take the time to figure out if the change was necessary or an improvement. But Confederation Day would be an improvement over "Canada Day". "Dominon Day" is better. :lol: