So yesterday there was a rally organized Mouvement Montréal Français, an organization that is against the use of any other language in this city except French, they even tried to ban English telephone services from any business or government office in the city. The rally was attended by such illustrious guests as Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe and PQ leader Pauline Marois, who both showed their unconditional support of a unilingual mayor of Montreal. Marois even went as far as saying that Québec is not and will not be a bilingual state; it is and will remain a francophone state.
I am so tired of hearing this crap you guys have no idea. I am tired of feeling like an intruder in my own city, my own province. I am tired of my family being made to be traitors to the French language because we speak both English and French at home. I am tired of racism disguised as Nationalist sentiments. I am disgusted that Harel is the clear favorite to win this election. I am tired of this beautiful place being sullied by idiocy and the idiots who promote it. I am sick and tired of things like this being said. I am sick to my stomach whenever I turn on the television and see this kind of crap.
I am French and I have never EVER thought like they do and I know I’m not alone. When I see things like this I put myself in the shoes of someone who has worked their whole lives to immigrate here, to make a life for their children and for themselves. I put myself in their shoes and my anger just boils over. How dare they tell me that I am not welcome and that my culture is not welcome? They promised me that this place was different, that people were free and equal!
In Québec the sad truth is certain political parties and organizations use freedom of speech to promote hatred and remorse. They use the rights and freedoms that so many have died to protect or are imprisoned to obtain to promote intolerance, fear, lies and racism. This has to end.
Muchacho Enfermo
4 comments:
It reminds me of the Jean Drapeau-Sarto Fournier mayoral campaign when Quebec nationalism was the central theme in the entire election.
This is just balls is what it is. Montreal has never been about Nationalism, it shouldn't be.
Personally, I'm rather concerned about the PQ and BQ's new approach to sovereignty. Much more dangerous than before, when they were largely a danger to themselves.
I know... This is even starting to freak me out a little bit. There's nothing like fear and an economic crisis to make this sovereignty debate spring up again... And now Marois with her 4 point plan to achieve independence... it's just crazy, I'm so tired of this stuff you have no idea!
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