I've been hearing rumors that top brass are not listening to Trudeau. Any confirmation would be appreciated.
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Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think you can just say blatantly retarded nonsense like "our parties don't see the gay pride movement as political" with a straight face and get away with it? It couldn't be more political if they tried.
If it weren't political it wouldn't be flooded with partisan branding and inter-party bickering. You know why you don't see that shit on Remembrance day? Because Remembrance day, unlike Pride, is apolitical.
You fucking people. You always resort to the same "But pride isn't political!" defense when called out on this. The 'Pride' movement is highly politically contentious, and the parties themselves treat it as a partisan issue. That MAKES it political. There's absolutely nothing you can say to make that less true.
Just admit that you've run out of arguments and concede the point already. Jesus.
So the Conservatives pander to the LGBT crowd, the Liberals do it and the NDP, the Greens, the Bloc ... but you know it's a partisan issue.
If Canadian military members would protest for better veteran treatment would it be also political, since every single party panders to the veteran crowd?
Maybe write a letter to Harper and tell him how wrong he was to order the military to participate in a pride parade.
Jesus christ. Take a big step back, give your head a shake, consider the fact that you're unironically trying to argue that LGBT issues aren't partisan. Meanwhile they're probably the issue that decided the outcome of the last federal election. Or at the very least, heavily contributed to the outcome.
For the love of god, stop trying to argue that Pride isn't partisan. Jesus christ that's sad.
Well they don't all agree. The opposition parties always call for better veteran treatment (because it's a low hanging fruit that enjoys almost universal public support), and the ruling party always looks like a jerk on this file because they actually have to manage it in the context of a budget.
So it would be a political/partisan action for the military to engage with that through public demonstrations. That's why you don't see military members protesting veteran treatment in uniform and nor should you. The military should not have a voice in partisan matters because the military belongs to everyone, not the just the ruling party.
The only thing sad here is to think that it's a partisan issue. Or to think that it decided the last election. When every current Canadian party is supporting pride parades and similar events.
Maybe Harper shouldn't have made it then a "partisan" issue in 2008 when he "ordered" the military to participate in a pride parade.
Jesus Christ.
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-sad-politicization-of-pride/ https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-conservatives-dont-show-up-for-pride-and-thats-a-problem/
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-sad-politicization-of-pride/
He didn't. It was the Trudeau government who authorized CAF members to wear their uniforms in pride parades.
You do understand the difference between private citizens marching in pride parades on their own time in civilian clothing, and the military participating by way of uniformed soldiers, yes?