I'm reading a book by a Canadian author (who knew there were Canadian authors?), obviously pretty TO liberal, who says (as one of his characters). . .
"Leave and go where? You can't move Quebec, you know. Separatism is dead -- it's like being a Leafs fan: It's something you do for fun, not because you think you're ever going to win."
That raised a question for me. Could it be that all the annoying shit Quebec does is just playing at separatism? And could it be that English Canada lets them play, because it has experienced relatively-serious separatism? Tanks in the streets in a usually-peaceful country's a pretty big deal. Letting them play at separatism is a pretty cheap alternative.
And. . . could it be that all the carping about Quebec's "inequality" is just that as well? English Canadians pissing and moaning about something the effect of which on their real lives is effectively zero? Just playing at crying "injustice!" for funsies?
If so, I have to present a warning. As we're seeing down here with the effects of letting the rubes play at hard-done-by, that shit can get serious if you let it go too far.
"Leave and go where? You can't move Quebec, you know. Separatism is dead -- it's like being a Leafs fan: It's something you do for fun, not because you think you're ever going to win."
That raised a question for me. Could it be that all the annoying shit Quebec does is just playing at separatism? And could it be that English Canada lets them play, because it has experienced relatively-serious separatism? Tanks in the streets in a usually-peaceful country's a pretty big deal. Letting them play at separatism is a pretty cheap alternative.
And. . . could it be that all the carping about Quebec's "inequality" is just that as well? English Canadians pissing and moaning about something the effect of which on their real lives is effectively zero? Just playing at crying "injustice!" for funsies?
If so, I have to present a warning. As we're seeing down here with the effects of letting the rubes play at hard-done-by, that shit can get serious if you let it go too far.