Loyalty to a Corrupt Country？ Independence is an Opportunity #albertaindependence #abpoli #alberta
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Summary
In this episode, we talk about the new deal Canada is getting with Indigenous Peoples, and why it's a huge opportunity for those living on the reserves to have a second chance at a better deal. We also talk about what it means to live in a post-colonial state, and what that means for the indigenous people living on reserves.
Transcript
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And so we've heard that, first of all, Canada is a post-national state with no firm identity.
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And now we have maple syrup branded nationalism.
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It's like this cartoon version of what it means to be a patriotic Canadian.
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And then we also heard for the last 10 years that, well, Canada is a colonialist, genocidal state and evil by all metrics.
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and then people are fighting to stay in that same genocidal colonial evil state you can't
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disparage it and then paint this rosy picture when it's politically convenient now so if if it
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is true that canada if ottawa the federal government has wronged these people and they
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got a bad deal wouldn't this be an opportunity to create a better future under your own terms
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to negotiate something in your favor now that you have a chance to negotiate where you did not have
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one before. Exactly. And it's a huge opportunity. A huge opportunity. Now, with those opportunities,
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of course, comes responsibility. But yeah, it's a massive chance for the folks that
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live on those reserves to have a second chance.