My Apologies

[JMilroy 0]

I wasn't going to bother adding to this but it comes down to the comparison of the prevalence of maple leafs everywhere to swastikas in '36. The maple leaf is part of our flag a national symbol of a country that is known for it's openess, peace-keeping and foremost, tolerance. The swastika even at the time of the '36 games was a sign of a growing powerful nationalistic fascisit movement within a country that was becoming increasinlgy less tolerant. Hitler objected to Jesse Owens running the one hundred meters in those olympics, Canadaa our politicians for years have more or less embraced people of different colours and sexual persuasions. 1936 were a games filled with hate and very little tolerance. The article is #######, it was poorly written by someone who doesn't know much which is why he writes for some little paper in Texas and not a more respectable national one. As for the posts on the forum..there entertaining.

[bradcanuck 1]

It's cool, you're a troll. Every forum has some bored people in it that have nothing better to do than annoy people. You're ours. No hard feelings at all - I feel sorry for you if anything.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Okay, can someone give me a cliff notes kind of synopsis of what I've missed?

Seriously, I love Canada, I love the US. I love Vancouver. I love hockey, I love baseball. Most of all, I LOVE my Canadian-British husband and my Canadian and American families. No, make that the Canadian and American SIDES of my family. Don't understand what 1936 has to do with it, but one of my all time favorite stories about the Olympics EVER is the German track and field star who went out of his way to be photographed with Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. I say that as a friend of a former Olympic medallist and the friend of the dad of a very likely future Olympian.

But what gives here?

[bradcanuck 1]

Cliff Notes: Angry American tries to annoy a forum full of Canadians. Canadians say "Hey, we're just full of pride." American begins ranting and trolling saying that means we are all ignorant and George W Bush supporters.

That's pretty much it in a nutshell.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

It's cool, you're a troll. Every forum has some bored people in it that have nothing better to do than annoy people. You're ours. No hard feelings at all - I feel sorry for you if anything.

Just because someone disagrees with you, it doesn't mean they're a troll.

A troll is someone who intentionally tries to stir the pot. That's not the case here at all.

[Sprailenes 47]

He also believes we are all missing his point, and that we don't "get him"... his soon to be wife agrees with him, so why can't we? He believes that since we do not see his point that we must have our heads up our a$$es.

Little does he know, he is everything he complains about.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Okay, so in other words typical internet trolling/button-pushing invades VJ Canadian branch. Good to know I didn't miss anything earth shattering, then. Thanks, Brad!

[Sprailenes 47]

Just because someone disagrees with you, it doesn't mean they're a troll.

A troll is someone who intentionally tries to stir the pot. That's not the case here at all.

I have yet to see you NOT stir the pot.

[bradcanuck 1]

He also believes we are all missing his point, and that we don't "get him"... his soon to be wife agrees with him, so why can't we? He believes that since we do not see his point that we must have our heads up our a$$es.

Little does he know, he is everything he complains about.

Ya we just don't get his sarcastic delivery.

Good thing his wife does.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

He also believes we are all missing his point, and that we don't "get him"... his soon to be wife agrees with him, so why can't we? He believes that since we do not see his point that we must have our heads up our a$$es.

Little does he know, he is everything he complains about.

I've pointd to other Canadian sources who agree.

You're ignoring facts of how people view it, and that's all I was pointing out.

Fact: 1936 - Swastikas over Olympic Rings

Fact: 2010 - Maple Leafs over Olympic Rings

What's so hard to comprehend there?

That's all I'm saying/point out and I'M the bad guy and somehow "Anti-Canadian"

It's almost as bad as people who call you a racist because you say one thing negative about a certain race...

[Sprailenes 47]

I don't think you're anti-Canadian nor I don't think you're the bad guy. I just think you're an idiot.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I have yet to see you NOT stir the pot.

Your definition of stiring the pot is one having a different opinion and then defending themselves.

That is EXACTLY with what's wrong with this world today.

Too many people get offended/upset without actually discussing an issue.

It's a lot easier to curse someone, call them names, acuse them of being something, than it is to actually debate them/point out fallacies in what their saying.

As I said, I'm "Anti-Canadian" now to people here because I pointed out some observations during the Olympics that I wasn't the only one who noticed and it wasn't just an international, but a domestic sentiment as well. Yet, I'M the bad guy....

[Darnell 8,478]

Paul - perhaps yer apology would be taken more seriously if you had offered up vouchers and coupons for Poutine and Timmies.

Sometimes, a 'sincere offer with gift' trumps a lot of prior noise.

[bradcanuck 1]

That's the thing, you're not debating either. There's nothing TO debate. It's either A) You don't see the connection to a maple leaf and a swastica, or B) You do see a connection

There isn't a ton to discuss. Myself I don't like being compared to a Nazi. My wife is jewish, it hits a nerve.

You're not debating, you're trolling.

[Kimbear 53]

Your definition of stiring the pot is one having a different opinion and then defending themselves.

That is EXACTLY with what's wrong with this world today.

Too many people get offended/upset without actually discussing an issue.

It's a lot easier to curse someone, call them names, acuse them of being something, than it is to actually debate them/point out fallacies in what their saying.

As I said, I'm "Anti-Canadian" now to people here because I pointed out some observations during the Olympics that I wasn't the only one who noticed and it wasn't just an international, but a domestic sentiment as well. Yet, I'M the bad guy....

Due to the above pointed BOLDED statement by yourself, do us all a favour...and just GTFO of our forums then. Seriously.