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As a straight man, I've been to two Pride events this month, and they were just so filled with positivity, hope, and love.
I've also witnessed my fair share of extremist right-wing “protests” locally, and they are just filled with hate, despair, and negativity.
You tell me which future I want to see for Canada, and I'll always pick the side of love, positivity, and hope. Always.
I’ve also witnessed my fair share of extremist right-wing “protests” locally,
One demographic blocks ambulances. I've learned enough to make a decision from that alone.
Imagine being this afraid of a god damn rainbow
The rhetoric of the right .... not wanting people to impose their beliefs on others by imposing their beliefs on others
I'm not surprised its in Alberta tbh. Plus it's a rainbow crosswalk, its not like its gonna turn the whole town gay.
I always find that thought funny .... if your beliefs are so weak and flimsy that a simple painted crosswalk or a flag is enough to inflame your sensibilities or challenge your faith ... then your beliefs were never that strong to begin with.
I just can't imagine how stressful it must be to be so hateful that a little paint on the road reminding you that people you fear and hate exist causes you to be so triggered.
I almost feel sorry for them.
It goes to show how shallow and weak their faith can be ... just a small simple challenge to their beliefs is enough to shake their faith ... it goes to show how weak their faith actually was.
I don't blame their faith since their faith teaches them to love and accept and leave judgement to god. This is just pure personal fear, hatred, and often self-loathing.
Man we gotta build a wall around Alberta
I can understand the sentiment but it should be understood that the ultimate goal of Take Back Alberta is to have Alberta join the USA as a state. The last thing we should be doing to counter them is closing our borders and hearts to our siblings in Alberta.
As someone living in Calgary, please don't make it harder to leave when I can eventually afford to.
As much as conservatism is a cancer Alberta is showing signs of becoming more progressive. As the boomers drop off and Gen z/millennials continue to reject conservatism as a whole I believe Alberta has a real chance. Don't forget the goal of take back Alberta is to get Canadians to hate Alberta and eventually have them join the USA as a state. They are traitors to Canada.
Just gross.
That's not how democracy works, restricting people's ability to express their emotions only further radicalizes them - that's how you get insurrections and civil wars.
Agreed .... my point is that right wing extreme views have a right to say what they want ... they just don't have the right to stop others from expressing their views for themselves. The cross walk was allowed to go through by young people in the community and many in the community supported it ... it was the right wing extremists who wanted to stop the crosswalk from being promoted or celebrated.
The difference between the left and the right is ... the left are willing to fight for the rights of everyone, including their opponents ... the right only want to fight for their own rights regardless of how it affects anyone else.