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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

Disappointed, sure, but I don't think you should be surprised.

Canada was founded as a country specifically for the purpose of genocide. Virtually the entire country is on settled and stolen land. It would be hypocritical to be against someone else doing the same.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 13 points 11 months ago

You could say the same about Australia and various Latin America countries, yet they still condemn Israel action.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

You're right, but there's a reason why Canadians don't talk about their "founding fathers" the way Americans do.

I don't know how many other countries are the same way.

The first PM was explicitly racist against indigenous people, and IIRC, the country was explicitly founded on the basis of white supremacy over indigenous peoples.

[-] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

That's true for a lot of places, it's just that Canadians recognize that.

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