'There's a war going on in the Middle East and people are protesting every weekend,' the Mayor of Toronto said in a statement

‘There’s a war going on in the Middle East and people are protesting every weekend,’ the Mayor of Toronto said in a statement

Why raise the Canadian flag then? How many of my native brothers y’all kill?

National flags are jingoist nonsense. Patriotism is a social disease.

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Patriotism is a social disease.

Agreed. Imagine being proud of where you’re from like it’s some sort of personal accomplishment.

Nationality isn’t an accomplishment, it’s a statistic.

I haven’t killed anyone.

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