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Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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Valmy

Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2019, 02:51:42 AM
Quote from: dps on December 11, 2019, 05:56:01 PM
I'm an Irish-American;  Irish is my ethnicity, but American is my nationality.  Irish is not my nationality.
how racist.  To pretend you're not identical to the majority... Valmy and others will be profundly disturbed by such a revelation of ethnic nationalism :P

I just want to point out I support Quebec in most things. I think you just do not understand my position.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."


Valmy

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Quote from: crazy canuck on December 12, 2019, 01:30:26 PM
Some of your best friends are from Quebec?   :P

If only :weep:

I have never even been there...or Canada for that matter.

But just because I don't like the concept of group rights trumping individual rights and identities based around these national tales of repression doesn't mean I want everybody to be identical.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Grey Fox

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Valmy

Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Malthus

Quote from: crazy canuck on December 12, 2019, 01:30:26 PM
Some of your best friends are from Quebec?   :P

Let's all stand firm against Valmy's unconscious anti-Quebec prejudices!

[...  ;) ]
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viper37

Quote from: Valmy on December 12, 2019, 01:23:49 PM
Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2019, 02:51:42 AM
Quote from: dps on December 11, 2019, 05:56:01 PM
I'm an Irish-American;  Irish is my ethnicity, but American is my nationality.  Irish is not my nationality.
how racist.  To pretend you're not identical to the majority... Valmy and others will be profundly disturbed by such a revelation of ethnic nationalism :P

I just want to point out I support Quebec in most things. I think you just do not understand my position.
I thought it obvious I was exagerating your position :)
You don't like nationalism as a general principle, you're not alone in this, lots of people equate nationalism with national-socialism.  Quite often, the same people that get angry when we equate socialism to national- socialism... ;) But I digress ;)

I understand your position, I disagree with your generalization that nationalism is inherently bad. But again, I was teasing you, mocking your position by overtly exagerating it, not trying to seriously characterize it.
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viper37

Quote from: Valmy on December 12, 2019, 01:43:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 12, 2019, 01:30:26 PM
Some of your best friends are from Quebec?   :P

If only :weep:
I'm your friend too! :)

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I have never even been there...or Canada for that matter.
What are you waiting for??  New France is waiting for you!  Yours to discov... no wait, wrong province, sorry about that!  :blush:
:P
If you ever get the chance, the Louisbourg fortress site is extremely interesting to visit, english&french guided tours, though I'd advise a little bit of French knowledge to make the experience more immersive. :)

Quebec city is, however, a much more generalized and versatile touristic experience.  Louisbourg is extremely specialized, for the hardcore history fans, not much entertainment for kids, say.  Not that many hotels around either, and not much to see beyond the Fortress' site (take a day to visit).


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But just because I don't like the concept of group rights trumping individual rights and identities based around these national tales of repression doesn't mean I want everybody to be identical.
That's often the basis of nationalism: rejecting the calls to uniformity.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

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Sheilbh

:lol:

He's literally the only person in the world who cares about Time's person of the year.
Let's bomb Russia!

Valmy

It is good to see the President providing helpful guidance to young people.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Sheilbh on December 12, 2019, 03:52:08 PM
:lol:

He's literally the only person in the world who cares about Time's person of the year.

Wrong. Mono cares too.
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dps

Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2019, 02:51:42 AM
Quote from: dps on December 11, 2019, 05:56:01 PM
I'm an Irish-American;  Irish is my ethnicity, but American is my nationality.  Irish is not my nationality.
how racist.  To pretend you're not identical to the majority... Valmy and others will be profundly disturbed by such a revelation of ethnic nationalism :P

But that's my point.  I don't think nationalism is a bad thing (at least partly because I don't think that globalism or internationalism are realistic alternatives--the alternative most people would turn to would be tribalism IMO), so my primary political loyalty is to the US, not to Ireland or Irish culture.

viper37

Quote from: dps on December 12, 2019, 06:10:51 PM
Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2019, 02:51:42 AM
Quote from: dps on December 11, 2019, 05:56:01 PM
I'm an Irish-American;  Irish is my ethnicity, but American is my nationality.  Irish is not my nationality.
how racist.  To pretend you're not identical to the majority... Valmy and others will be profundly disturbed by such a revelation of ethnic nationalism :P

But that's my point.  I don't think nationalism is a bad thing (at least partly because I don't think that globalism or internationalism are realistic alternatives--the alternative most people would turn to would be tribalism IMO), so my primary political loyalty is to the US, not to Ireland or Irish culture.
Perspective changes depending on context.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.