Royal military renaming slammed as colonial throwback

I think the people talking in these articles ar eout of touch with reality. How does 42% = the majority or Canadians wanting to get rid of the monarchy? That Freda character is a crock, and this Jack Granatstein character, I dunno what to make of him. He's obviously in the pocket of someone, and is using his former position to stir up controversey when he of all people should be throwing his weight behind him.

Not even close. Dumping the Royal in no way diminished military history and shows everyone we've grown up.
The 42% makes a majority when added to the 40% who don't give a flying fuck about some inbred future foreign Monarch. That leaves 18% as constipated old poops.
Let's make this Queen the last Monarch.

What Reality is it that this name change makes sense?

I don't think the article suggested that 42% = a majority, but it is a pretty big minority who are adamantly opposed. Add to that the number of people who could care less either way and I'm sure you're looking at 2/3rds of Canadians.

Yeah who is the "Jack Granatstein Character" anyways? He acts like he wrote a book or ran the Canadian War Museum or something. He's definitely been bribed by the multi-billion dollar anti-monarchy industry. In fact, I bet that he bought out all the Will and Kate commorative plates advertised on TV and plans to sell them for a forturne on E-bay once the Monarchy is abolished and they become a collectors item

Ya, so?

Ya, so?

Exactly. Ya so.

A survey on the death penalty and drug use? Seems like we might be off-topic.

Not really. It's more a point that tossing about statistics of what people want aren't all that relevent.

If they were, we'd be looking at bringing back the death penalty.

Funny how 42% turns into a "strong Liberal Majority Government" so fast.

And why no whining about it then ?

Clearly this is a nefarious plot by Harper, the Secret Briton, to bring British-Style changes to Canada and prepare Canada's eventual annexation by the United Kingdom.

I though that the nefarious secret plot was to for the US to Annex Canada.

Personally I would prefer it the other way around, but well...

I wasn't thinking that Mr Harper would be secretly preparing his country to be annexed by the UK.

All sorts of silly thoughts these until you wake up that is.

And let's call this what it is - a cause-head moment. These vocal "objectors" wouldn't normally give a rat's ass about our military, our history or our heritage, but the minute something bothers them (rather self-centred view) they resort to empty platitudes, banal opinions and overt rhetoric (sorry, Jack, I disagree with the "abject colonialism" term - you're better than that one).

Where are these crusaders of heritage during the War museum's debate on WWII strategic bombing? Where are these defenders of sovereignty when a new school is named (and there are examples in 2011!) after a royal or makes reference to our past?

Good point on the polls - this country shouldn't be run by mobocracy or simple questionnaires.

Well...unfortunately.....