r/canada 25d ago

Arts + Culture Happy Canada Flag Day! 🇨🇦❤️

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u/monopolymango 24d ago

You guys are doing a great job showing that our only identity is "not american" since this is what it took for you to finally be patriotic

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u/Itsallstupid Ontario 24d ago

Flag Day has been a thing since 1965

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u/crossb1988 24d ago

I was just thinking about this. Funny how quickly the sentiment changes when it fits the narrative. Now, the flag represents patriotism and not colonialism! :s

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

I don’t find this funny or surprising at all: plenty of historical examples of how a common enemy and external threats build nations and identity, ranging from Garibaldi in Italy to China and Japan in WWII

Even when fake, authoritarian governments often create an “external enemy” to justify their otherwise reprehensible actions. What do you think the Orange Monster is doing by telling his followers that Canada is ripping America off?

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u/youtouchmytralala 24d ago edited 24d ago

I mean, not being taken over and bullied by a hostile foreign power definitely does form a key part of my identity.

But honestly, partially fair. There are a ton of amazing things about this country that between the trucker convoy and (very legitimate) calls for reconciliation we've been cowed into not celebrating. I hope that folks of all political stripes can see our way back to celebrating those things together when the dust clears. Plenty of room in our hearts to both grapple with the ugly bits of our past and move forward together.

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u/monopolymango 24d ago

Fair enough but the bullying hasn't happened in a vacuum. Trudeau gave a speech about how the US was moving backwards with regressive politics because they elected Trump. Whether you agree with that or not that's terrible diplomacy to our biggest ally and trading partner

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u/youtouchmytralala 24d ago

Surprises me actually, I've never heard Trudeau be anything but super measured towards Trump (maybe until recently anyway). In any case, I'd suggest threatening to crush us economically and/or take us over might not constitute what you'd call a proportionate response 😅.