It seems unlikely that all prior human cultures have been completely wrong-headed. It is far more plausible that we, in departing from historical models of the family, condemn ourselves to unhappiness, impoverishment and - ultimately - replacement by people from less foolish societies. - Tom Flanagan
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Dear Editor(s),
How wonderful that Mr.Flanagan is able to comment on the social fabric
of the country and the fundamental building block with the family as
its core unit while his choice of government refuses to formerly
apologize for native school abuses of power and process ie. residential
schools.
If one looks at some of the other fundamentalist views Mr.Flanagan
holds in regards to native rights, it's no wonder the myopia of the New
Government is now even more self-evident as they refuse to acknowlege
the accrued moral debt towards problems of the more immediate past, in
addition to politicizing fiscal policy by ignoring the Kelowna Accord.
Instead of using the word "society". Mr.Flanagan should at least
pluralize to let readers know he has some awareness of First Nations in
Canada with societies different from his own or the ones he refers to. I
get the feeling most Canadians dislike being patronized.
As do most First Nations.
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Born and educated in the U.S., shot to infamy with the 2002 publication of his book "First Nations: Second Thoughts" -- which preached, among other things, that First Nations were uncivilized savages that should be assimilated
not sure
bright
caffeinated
cheeky
a-ok
party time!