I never strategically vote for the simple reason that I can't predict the future. so instead I just vote with the party I agree the most with at the time. of course that being said i agree and disagree with all parties, just on different topics.
the caracal kid said:in a multicultural, freethinking, progressive society we can not put declarations to religious mythologies (or other dogma) at the head of our charters. to do so is plainly exclusionary and divisive.
feel free to practice what you want so long as you do not impose it on others.
would you like it if a government decided to put a preamble recognizing the supremacy of Mythra, or Marduk, or even science?
these things belong outside of government and the charters of nationhood.
but the NDP has been around for so long and should be as well known as the libs or cons. are they really a small party, or just a party with a smaller support?
Nascar_James said:We shouldn't be endorsing a multicultural society.
the caracal kid said:sorry, nascar but this is not a borg cube!
you are confusing multiculteralism and segregation. What you are suggesting by placing one mythology as the "legit" mythology creates segrigation.
You also seem to be forgetting about the people BORN HERE that are not christian nor recognize christianity in any way. Don't try to lord your symbolism over others under some false pretense of ghettorization! You want ghettoization, look at what happens to people when they are stripped of their cultural herritage and forced to adopt another!
Reverend Blair said:What about Timmy McVeigh?
Nascar_James said:Assimilation, along with freedom of religion (as we have here in the US) is what I'm getting at. Here, our assimilation rate is high and we don't have any major issues with pockets of different ethnic groups contemplating acts of terror.