Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Speak For Yourselves, Assholes

Royal military link slammed as colonial throwback
"Restoring the "royal" designation to Canada's air force and navy is a regressive and unnecessary move that will backfire on the Conservative government, say critics of the decision.

"We've had gradual, incremental changes toward putting our colonialist symbols into the dustbin of history, and this is the first time a government has taken steps to restore it," says Tom Freda, co-founder and director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic.

"I believe they're wrong-headed and they're making a mistake. The public will remember this and see this is as a party of the past. Canadians don't think the monarchy is appropriate for the 21st century.""
Colonialist symbols???!!! I welcome this move because it honours the sacrifice made by my Dad and his brother (Canadian Army), my mom's oldest brother (Royal Canadian Navy) and her younger brother (Royal Canadian Air Force). My Air Force uncle, BTW, was also a POW. I only regret none of these men lived long enough to see this happen.

Trust the CBC to play up a negative angle on this story. Most other media coverage of it does not emphasize the nay-sayers. Much of the coverage deals with how pleased veterans are to see this long-ago mistake corrected. Now, if we could just can the CBC, that would be another mistake corrected.

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