Nah, no Canadian has ever told me I am wrong for not wearing a red marker.It's a free country with freedom of expression, but that freedom means people who think that our military deserve recognition will think, and can tell you, that you are wrong. It's in the nature of democracies that some people who don't support the institutions and values that are actually necessary to its continuation will nevertheless live in that democracy and benefit from it. There will always be free riders in our society. That's acceptable, because democracies can tolerate, survive and overcome dissent. All you need is a majority who share the same values to keep things going. Go ahead and express that you don't recognize the sacrifice of the military. Just don't be shocked and hurt when people publicly criticize your decision.
I do not buy into the necessity of sending young Canadians to Afghanistan to get maimed and killed in order to "defend our freedom".
You can still enlist in the American mercenary forces if you feel that strongly about defending our freedoms. But maybe you do not feel that strongly.
Or you could create a militant force that will patrol Toronto and accost anybody not wearing your red marker.
Don't just post on Terb.