An Open Letter to Tamils and All Other Causes

[JohnLarue]

IMO, all these posts with racist undertones are the result of immigrants going too far with their demands. Canadians have had enough and it is becoming ridiculous now. Instead of trying to make Canada into Pakistan how about Pakistan-immigrants try to become Canadian? There's a crazy thought.

Be thankful and respectful of the people and culture of your new country which GRANTED you entry. No one asked you to come here; you willingly left your home and knew it would NOT be the same as your home. IMO Canada treats its immigrants better than any other country on the planet. In the rest of the world, immigrants are spit upon; look how France treats its large Algerian immigrant population.

As with any strong reaction, the event being villified (in this case, the Tamils' blocking of infrastructure) is just the proverbial last straw of what has been building for years. The Tamils are screwing with Canadians' personal lives, making demands that Canadians aren't even in a position to give. Nice way to pay back a country that helped them escape the very slaughter they're protesting.

Vary well said

I am getting tired of this shit

 

[ogibowt]

IMO, all these posts with racist undertones are the result of immigrants going too far with their demands. Canadians have had enough and it is becoming ridiculous now. Instead of trying to make Canada into Pakistan how about Pakistan-immigrants try to become Canadian? There's a crazy thought.

Be thankful and respectful of the people and culture of your new country which GRANTED you entry. No one asked you to come here; you willingly left your home and knew it would NOT be the same as your home. IMO Canada treats its immigrants better than any other country on the planet. In the rest of the world, immigrants are spit upon; look how France treats its large Algerian immigrant population.

As with any strong reaction, the event being villified (in this case, the Tamils' blocking of infrastructure) is just the proverbial last straw of what has been building for years. The Tamils are screwing with Canadians' personal lives, making demands that Canadians aren't even in a position to give. Nice way to pay back a country that helped them escape the very slaughter they're protesting.

this is nonsense..blaming people that are hated for the racism of those who hate? are you on glue?..these lowlives were racists long before the Tamils started to ptotest ..they just needed an excuse to crawl from under their rock...and what survey are you using to support you assumption that Canadians have had enough?

 

[onthebottom]

Some seem to be on TERB. No names of course. They can "speak" for themselves. They sure can't hide it.

On a more positive note; Emily(MPA2) and I are deciding on honeymoon destinations. Any recommendations?

Thailand

OTB

 

[tarkovsky]

this is nonsense..blaming people that are hated for the racism of those who hate? are you on glue?..these lowlives were racists long before the Tamils started to ptotest ..they just needed an excuse to crawl from under their rock...and what survey are you using to support you assumption that Canadians have had enough?

I stated IMO, which means "in my opinion", just like that is your OPINION, which you stated like it was fact. What survey are YOU using to prove they were "racists long before the Tamil protests"? Perhaps you should switch to glue and get off the crack.

 

[Rockslinger]

Maybe there is a made in Sri Lanka (not Canada) solution to this mess if not too much water has gone under the bridge. It seems that the genesis of the current problem was when the Brits left in 1948 and Sri Lanka became independent. The Sinhalese majority started to bully the minority Tamils.

A similar sad situation was avoided in Malaysia. At the time of independence, the minority Chinese said that we cannot be a minority in a Muslim country because they will bully us. The solution is the City State of Singapore for the Chinese and the rest is history.

Do you think the "Singapore Solution" (i.e. a separate state for the Tamils) would work in Sri Lanka?

 

[BoringBob]

this is nonsense..blaming people that are hated for the racism of those who hate? are you on glue?..these lowlives were racists long before the Tamils started to ptotest ..they just needed an excuse to crawl from under their rock...and what survey are you using to support you assumption that Canadians have had enough?

Absolute cop out, a total crock end to end.

What you are saying is that a Canadian having pride in being Canadian, and wanting to protect his Canadian way of life is somehow racist, while a Tamil immigrant who sends his women and children out to block traffic is somehow patriotic and proud?

Geez.

This is Canada. If they want to protest the war, do it peacefully in a way that doesn't hurt other people or their enjoyment of life, or just shut up, or go back where you came from. 3 simple choices, none of it is racist or nasty, it's just life. Join in being Canadian, or leave. The choices are easy.

 

[snowleopard]

3 simple choices, none of it is racist or nasty, it's just life. Join in being Canadian, or leave. The choices are easy.

Yep, you're right Bob ... I apologise. We'll just round up these lowlife immigrants who don't fit your convenient definition of a true Canadian, and force them, at gunpoint I presume, onto airplanes and deport them to some other country, who of course will happily take them off our hands. Such a simple solution ... why didn't I think of that? Silly me.

 

[BoringBob]

Yep, you're right Bob ... I apologise. We'll just round up these lowlife immigrants who don't fit your convenient definition of a true Canadian, and force them, at gunpoint I presume, onto airplanes and deport them to some other country, who of course will happily take them off our hands. Such a simple solution ... why didn't I think of that? Silly me.

nice way to misquote and misunderstand.

It isn't fitting "my" definition of being Canadian. It's a common set of beliefs and actions that make Canadians what we are. Incredibly tolerate, multi-cultural (to the point of stupidity at times), diverse, and most importantly CONSIDERATE. Canadians are the last people outside of boy scouts that still help little old ladies across the street, at least figuratively.

We respect each other in general terms. We respect each other's space, we respect public spaces, generally we are considerate to others.

Any group that things that blocking a major highway (and using women and children to do it) are not Canadian. They are people who have failed to integrate into the country, they don't understand our very basic shared principals, and certainly are not showing the respect for the "fellow Canadians". I am sure they would get awfully pissed off if a bunch of us went and picketed their houses, their business, and blocked their streets randomly. Why can they not be considerate?

The answer: they aren't Canadian. They don't want to be Canadian, they are only here because they don't want to die in a war they started.

Sorry, but if they cannot be Canadian, they need to find their way back home and reconsider their choices. As a Canadian, I shouldn't be forced to put up with their crap.

After all, would you be happy if they blocked your street, your house, your driveway, you business? Would you have a different opinion then? Think before you answer!

 

[Quest4Less]

AsI have stated in many other threads - if you come to Canada to make a better life for yourself and contribute to our society, then I say WELCOME to you and your family. I also say:

LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR!

 

[elmo]

AsI have stated in many other threads - if you come to Canada to make a better life for yourself and contribute to our society, then I say WELCOME to you and your family. I also say:

LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR!

Well said!

 

[onthebottom]

AsI have stated in many other threads - if you come to Canada to make a better life for yourself and contribute to our society, then I say WELCOME to you and your family. I also say:

LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR!

Isn't the multi-cultural approach suppose to celebrate the "baggage"?

OTB

 

[netcheesemo]

I'm on your side ray but to be fair it is their country too. they earned the right to be here whether you agree with it or not. and being the good democracy that we are, we allow freedom of expression, which includes the right to protest. that said, i don't support them blockading major arteries causing unrest to the average joe who wants to get home to his family. they should be subject to the same laws i would be if i organized a group and did the same thing.

one other question i have: don't these people have jobs??

enlighten me on the details of the test they passed to "earn" their right to be here?

 

[netcheesemo]

Sorry to tell you that what the Tamils are doing here is in the Charter of Rights as a fundamental right that all Canadians have and that is freedom of peaceful assembly. Those protesting have earned there privilege as the vast majority of the protesters are Canadian Citizens. Because they have dark skin shouldn't be why your making this statement ( I really can't think of any other reason you might have here - sorry)

your trolling needs more work.

im sure there's a footnote to that somewhere in the charter of rights that explains the limitations of their assembly. im sure the stunts those pieces of trash are performing, you so friendly refer to as 'rights', would be superseded by my rights to enjoy a drive to my mother's house with my family and not be interrupted by parasites.

 

[netcheesemo]

they should have timed this better. would have made for an interesting weekend if they tried this crap during Caribana.

 

[LadyTY2Uall]

Roflmao

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We're still on for Beers Friday, right!!

just spit my water out when I read this last bit..........lol

 

[snowleopard]

Sorry, but if they cannot be Canadian, they need to find their way back home and reconsider their choices.

Oh for sure ... and they're going to do this voluntarily ... we just have to ask them politely, right? Aren't you over-simplifying just a bit? Remember, we're talking about people who have Canadian citizenship. Their 'ancestral homeland' is under no obligation to accept them. So even if we could force them to leave -- which we can't -- we still have to find another country that will take them -- and good luck with that.

Any other brilliant plans?

Welcome to the 21st century Bob ... welcome to the global village. Like it or not, Canada is part of it ... there's no escaping it, anymore.

After all, would you be happy if they blocked your street, your house, your driveway, you business? Would you have a different opinion then? Think before you answer!

I've been inconvenienced by protesters and striking unions on a number of occasions: truckers on the 401; the TTC; Canada Post; Opseu ... just to name a few. And surprisingly, I lived to tell about it. I accept that it's the price we pay to live in relative, though not absolute, freedom. A small price IMHO.

 

[pinkfloyd]

I agree that blocking a highway is inexcusible and it shouldnt happen again. But lets get past that b/c the issue is much more important than a couple extra hours stuck in traffic. The issue here is that thousands of civilians over there, like YOU and ME have DIED over the past 2 decades over there. Do you understand the seriousness here? Most of you have no connection to this problem and thats fine, but this idea that they are different because they immigrated here and need to be deported b/c of the long-lasting emotional affects their country's problems have had on them is quite frankly an idiots response to a very sad problem. Try to put yourself in their shoes, they are humans just like you and me. These people's immediate families are DYING over there, ok.. I think asking them to go protest in a little park where everyone can continue to not give a crap and redneck Canadians can say "we allowed them here and this is how they treat us" is a bit ignorant and insensitive. Be patient with them, they are going through a very TRAUMATIC time. The best solution for Canada is to at least speak with them and make them feel that they are doing all they can. They stood outside Ottawa parliament all day and no one even came out to say a word to them...

 

[Tao]

I agree that blocking a highway is inexcusible and it shouldnt happen again. But lets get past that b/c the issue is much more important than a couple extra hours stuck in traffic. The issue here is that thousands of civilians over there, like YOU and ME have DIED over the past 2 decades over there. Do you understand the seriousness here? ...

Do you not understand they are classified as Terrorists by the Canadain and US governments

 

[David Beckham 23]

Do you not understand they are classified as Terrorists by the Canadain and US governments

Who are? The people who are protesting or the people in Sri Lanka?

 

[Don]

Last thing we need to do is send some more of our troops to some hostile far away place (like Afghanistan)...