a_majoor said:
Actually no, we need to recruit fit, motivated Canadians into the Canadian Forces, citizens who embody values such as courage, endurance and devotion to duty and are willing to lay down their lives for Canada to protect those values, and are also willing to work hard to instill those values in the next generations of recruits.
Wes was calling out the poster hiding behind the "visible minority" label in an attempt to disarm criticism of his post and short circuit subsequent debate. I personally don't care who that person was or his/her/it's point of origin, they made an unwarranted and poorly thought out post and were properly slammed for it. Good posters get praised for making well thought out and provocative arguments, also without reference to their origin.
+1 for Wes
Thanks Mate!
Canadians, Australians, and Americans. We all are nations built of immigrants in the first place, aren't we. Even the indiginous came accross the Bearing Straight, or up thru South and Central America thousands of years ago. Its a moot point to even argue. Aboriginal Aussies came across the land bridge from Indonesia and surrounding areas some say anywhere from 10-40 thousand years back, bringing dogs with them, now called Dingos, and even they are called native animals now.
I just tell it like it is, and there definatly was nothing racist about what I said. I do have a brain, respect for the CF, ADF, Mike Bobbit, this site and its genuine members. I am certainlly not about to make an ass of myself. Sometimes many of these left wing rat bags, would not no the truth if it came and bit (teeth into flesh and all) them in the bum! Wait, only if they read it in some left wing 'free the whales' tabloid. Sometimes the reality of today (outside a classroom or speak easy) is too offensive for the granola eaters out there.
Minorities? Shyte! I am one myself here, oh wait, we have another Canuck in my unit, so I am not alone afterall, that two out of a whole regular army regiment . I know what its like to be singled out because of being different. My accent for example, ( if I hear another beaver, lumberjack, or moose joke I'll scream, plus I am often singled out as a Septic Tank - rhyming slang for Yank - or if they want to know a real bear story - or do you guys really plug your cars in at night) and I have had to stand my ground on the odd occasion, so this person who was banned over his low-life comment is better off snivelling over a warm beer and a bong with some of his own kind as far as I am concerned.
In reality, I dont care where anyone comes from as long as he/she tows the line, is hopelessly dedicated to his new country, has adopted the duties and responsibilites of his new country, and accepted his new home whole heartedly. I did. No big deal. It aint easy being far awway from where you come from. I have worked with many Aussies from a different heritage than north western Europe, and they have been bloody good soldiers, proud to be part of the team, and just as Australian as I am, and I was born in Saskatoon!
Ah, another cold beer on a tropical autumn night. XXXX Gold please. Thanks hun ;D
Cheers,
Wes
