doug
Active Member
over a stupid piece of cloth, how pathetic.
Of course, when an american burns a Canadian flag in Ottawa, no one does anything....Canadians are not that pathetic.
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Quran burning: How media and world leaders are the ones pouring gas on the flames?
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over a stupid piece of cloth, how pathetic.
Of course, when an american burns a Canadian flag in Ottawa, no one does anything....Canadians are not that pathetic.
kEiThZ
Superstar
You should see the attention a certain youtube video drew of an American buring a Canadian flag, a while back. Don't assume that Canadians are as docile or apathetic as you believe them to be.
doug
Active Member
I don't assume that Canadians are docile or apathetic , we're just not as jingoistic as USA people are, we understand the significance of the flag, but we don't worship it as a god.
kEiThZ
Superstar
The parallel to the Koran is the Holy Eucharist??? I don't think so. The parallel to the Koran is the Holy Bible. It's just that Christians don't feel the need to attack fellow human beings over the desecration of a book. Ditto actually for the Eucharist. It's not Catholics would start wailing on you if threw down the Eucharist in a Catholic Church. Would they be hurt and offended? Yes. Would they get violent? I sincerely doubt it.
Personally, I dislike the extremely ideological and dogmatic of any stripe. That includes atheists and agnostics, who in my view seem to have rebounded quite well from their persecution complex and seem to relish the thought of attacking anybody with a semblance of faith. I've disliked the Saturday knocks from Jehovah's. I've disliked the streetcorner Imam on Dundas Square in my university years. I've disliked friends inviting me to their church. And I dislike atheists who seem determined to convert everybody with the same zeal shown as my Saturday morning wake up call.
Faith should be a deeply personal matter. And it should be respected by others. I would never burn a book of any kind to make a point. But that's just me. I don't see the point in attacking another's faith or unnecessarily causing offence to somebody.
kEiThZ
Superstar
It's just that our commitment isn't tested on a regular basis. I wonder how Canadians would feel, if it was our flag being burned every night on CNN.
doug
Active Member
Is anyones flag 'burned nightly on cnn'?
GenerationW
Senior Member
If CNN actually wanted to film it every time, I'd lay odds a burning American flag could get air time at least once a week in a given year. Probably the Israeli flag as well.
doug
Active Member
this is funny, cnn is wll known for airing footage that has nothing to do with the story they're telling.
cnn is considered to be a bit of a joke in the news media.
Using cnn to bolster your opinion isn't the best idea.
GenerationW
Senior Member
"If (insert media carrier(s) you think is the best idea) wanted to film it every time....." works just as well.
afransen
Senior Member
Aren't they all just infotainment? I don't think CNN is the worst of the bunch though.
kEiThZ
Superstar
Agreed. I'd like to what makes CNN so terrible (compared to the others). Is it just because they are American? Personally, I prefer the BBC the most, but there are stories where CNN has had better coverage and/or access.
Oh well, some people just can't get past their inherent anti-americanism. I prefer to be a proud Canadian rather than an insecure one who hides behind comforting stereotypes about the folks next door.
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doug
Active Member
Like CP24 , they don't correct their mistakes....not that they have to in the US.
That's cute, I work in television news media, it's not just my opinion.
kEiThZ
Superstar
You're seriously putting CP24 and CNN in the same league? And suggesting that CP24 is a serious news outlet? Wow.....
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That's cute, I work in television news media, it's not just my opinion.[/QUOTE]
...and that doesn't mean you don't have some latent dislike for our southern neighbours. Your comments thus far certainly lend to that direction. I wonder how comfortable you would be to have made the same comments while replacing the yanks with some other national group and the burning flag and national network of another country.
Earth Heals Herself
Banned
You tell him Keithz.
doug
Active Member
No, it's the biggest joke in Canada, next to Sun News.
You seem to think CNN is credible...wow!
You're blind love for all things american is noted...sorry to have upset you.
Why don't you ever post anything interesting...or intelligent?