nathanr|ca

As it turns out, he's a pro-sovereigntist Québecker, who tried to tell me that Québeckers care about sovereignty (I'll address that point later) and that "the article was written by a jerk with a drug problem, he's probably never even been to Québec" (isn't the drug problem bit a bit defamatory?).

I'm not even going to comment about how immature it is to attack a stranger just because they have an opposite point of view, then block a 'friend' who calmly tries to discuss the editorial (oops, I guess I just did!). I don't need that kind of drama. If you aren't willing to accept opposing points of view, it makes you conceited and full of yourself – because that's what you are if you expect everyone to agree with you all of the time, then freak out when they don't.

Getting back to the subject, I really like this editorial because it addresses stereotypes. I don't like stereotypes & I don't fit into any of them (thankfully, not even the gay stereotype!) except "geek", and I'm damn proud of it. Geeks run the world, after all.

Anyone who says that Québeckers care about sovereignty is just being silly. Not all of them do. Those who are pro-sovereignty do not represent the majority. If we were to hold a referendum in Québec right now, there would be a majority of "No" votes. I'm so certain, I'd bet money on that.

I care about sovereignty because it's a threat to a united Canada. If Québec separates, Canada would be robbed of half of its national identity. Take a look at the European Union, South Africa, India, Afghanistan, and some countries in South America. All of these have more than one official language & they've had multiculturalism for a very long time. Obviously they're doing something right. So why is it such a "hot-button" issue?