things that are fucked about this whole nation debacle:
1. ignatieff claims he started this:
"They asked us, as a party, to affirm their distinctiveness, their
particular place in the history of our country and I was pleased in my
campaign to do so. And I think we have every reason to say this started
with us.''
its wishy-washy use of progressive language to articulate something that doesnt really contribute to progress definitely bears the mark of ignatieffery.
2. it doesnt mean shit:
duceppe and the governing party both agree this is just a nice bit of sophistry with no real legal consequences. everyone on earth is pretty much supporting it, which means people just like the sound of the phrase 'quebec is a nation within canada' and are reading their own shit into it. harper dreams of his (to borrow a coyneism) belgianization, dion focusses on the 'within canada' bit, charest is already planning a big provincial power grab...
... plus ca change, tards.
3. the only people impressed by this are other sophists:
yep, its ad hominem time again. really, how impressed can you be by "call us a nation, bitch!" answered by "uh, ok, youre a nation... within canada, dweebs!" ... it doesnt even settle the debate, since now it is going to be about defining what nationhood within canada is, and who gets it, and what they get for it.
4. respect for soft sovereigntists plummets at this url:
if this non-binding friendlytalk honestly satisfies your definition of the necessary recognition of quebec as a nation within canada... fuck, i cant even finish this sentence, this whole idea is so stupid. please, this is all you wanted?!? lip service?! yeah, ok.
5. it represents the country of canada's sick obsession with the liberal party of canada as the most popular girl in grade 12 that we all loved to hate but could not resist paying attention to:
this country could not stop fawning over the damn lpc if it tried. everything the liberals do is so noteworthy. harper is unduly mindful of the liberal leadership race and is using the liberal candidates as his collective opposition. duceppe is bringing debates that occur within the liberal party to the house in the form of motions. nobody gives one half of a crap what layton is saying, as usual.
hey quebec, this blog thinks youre a nation, but by nation, we mean whore issue that gets used by every party in time of electoral need. the roc's committment to your little nation game is totally baseless. thats right. it just fits in with the west's maniacal fixation on provincial rights. it fits in with an ignatieffian desire to say big things but mean nothing. dion will twist it, in turn twisting the balls off whatever duceppe wanted this to mean.
in much more earth-shattering nationhood news, sasha said something anti-israel. well, by his standards.
I love the idea, way to go Stevie! Lets hope now we can put this debate behind us and enjoy the Nation we both share and love. Vive la Quebec! Vive la Canada!
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Hey now I won't have to continue with my letter campaign and sending money favors to Washington Congressmen and Senators for our swap of the province of Quebec for the State of Minnesota. We still want Minnesota minus Tim Pawlenty. We could trade Hans Island? You guys in Washington like Danishes right? I'll start a new campaign.
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P.S. George, Go ahead and deposit that last money order I sent (spend Wisely).
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