Flag Day and Canadians of Convenience
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Summary
On February 15th 1965, the Canadian Flag was unfurled for the first time. Today, it is 60 years old and so am I. It s no secret I d love to see my province of Alberta secede and go it alone, but with some of our neighbors, I think we d be better off without the anchor of Canada dragging us down. Having what I now call Canadians of convenience dragging us all down. And what is a Canadian of convenience? Smug, self-righteous, holier-than-thou Canadian? You feel there s a threat and you finally think there s something you can do. So you wrap yourself in a flag.
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Hi, it's John. It is 4.44 a.m. with the big blue mug of coffee on Saturday, February the 15th.
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On February 15th, 1965, the Canadian flag, as you know it today, was unfurled for the first time.
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Today, it is 60 years old. And so am I. It's my birthday today, and I am 60 years old.
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As I peruse, search, and surf the Internet, I am bewildered that so many people have finally discovered Flag Day.
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I've known about it for years, and until only recently, having Flag Day on my birthday made me proud.
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Not anymore. It's no secret I'd love to see my province of Alberta secede and go it alone,
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but with some of our neighbors, I think we'd be better off without the anchor of Canada dragging us down.
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Having what I now call Canadians of convenience dragging us down.
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Smug, self-righteous, holier-than-thou Canadian.
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You feel there's a threat, and you finally think there might be something you can do.
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So you wrap yourself in a flag, but it's too late.
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The threat only exists because you've done nothing.
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The only reason there is a threat is because you've stayed on the sidelines and done nothing.
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Your government, the Liberals, let you down as they embraced mediocrity.
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Instead of striving to be the best, you wallowed.
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And now you think waving a flag will make it all better,
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because the architects of your destruction tell you it will.
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We're all part of Team Canada now, says Trudeau.
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You're either too stupid or naive or both to realize you've been manipulated.
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And while you're at it, decry people who resisted and believed in a true North, strong and free,
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that will crumble as soon as you cast your ballot for the Liberals
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who aren't in it for you, who aren't in it for Canada, who are in it for themselves.
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So while you hang your cheap Chinese flag emblazoned with a maple leaf today,
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finally realizing Flag Day is on February the 15th,
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who sees Alberta giving the finger to the rest of Canada,
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I see this as an opportunity to get out of this Canadian madhouse.
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and you fall back into your typical Canadian slumber,