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03-03-2010, 09:34 AM
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Heard on the radio today that some @#%#$ from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was comparing the Vancouver Olympics and all the Canadian flag waving to the 1936 Nazi Olympics. I guess TONS of people wrote in, from the US and Canada, all slamming him. He wrote an apology today http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03...essage-be.html
but the comments are still slamming him, again from Americans and Canadians.
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03-03-2010, 09:43 AM
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Why the hell would he complain about the patrioism we have here in Canada? Canadians are always trying to find a way to bond beyond our race and social status but just never had a time and place to do it. And he's saying it like we're doing something wrong?
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03-03-2010, 09:46 AM
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this reporter is a fucking retard.
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03-03-2010, 09:51 AM
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so it's perfectly acceptable to show nationalism at the World Cup, but in the olympics we should all be bearing olympic flags instead of the Maple Leaf???
sure...
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03-03-2010, 09:53 AM
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Holy shit, I can't believe he actually slammed us for patriotism and compared it to the 1936 Nazi olympics.
1936 was to be an example of the "master race" that dominates all sports. While Canadian patriotism was good natured and a rare example of how proud we are to be Canadian. Fuck this "global" viewpoint in terms of celebration, hell yeah Canadians are going to cheer for Canada. I am pretty sure this was the case in 2002 for the Americans.
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03-03-2010, 09:57 AM
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I acutally wrote a letter to the president/publisher of the newspaper.
total donkey, as for the reporter, his email is shutdown. Can't email him.
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03-03-2010, 09:57 AM
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03-03-2010, 10:00 AM
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03-03-2010, 10:02 AM
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Anyone read his "retraction" if you can call it that?
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03-03-2010, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by falcon Anyone read his "retraction" if you can call it that? | Lol, it wasn't a retraction but more like a clarification of this original retarded argument.
Good article about it: http://communities.canada.com/VANCOU...r-trouble.aspx
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03-03-2010, 11:09 AM
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that guy is a fucking complete retard.
someone should beat the shit out of him because hes such an idiot.
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03-03-2010, 01:30 PM
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i think he's retarded, just look at his picture.
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03-03-2010, 07:08 PM
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Email: gwortel@star-telegram.com (President/Publisher)
Website: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/28/...
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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P.O. Box 1870
Fort Worth, TX, 76101
I wrote the publisher an email.. not because i think he should read it.. because i wanted to make sure his email was flooded to the tits.
you guys should do it as well.
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03-03-2010, 07:17 PM
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Email sent to the president telling him to fire this ignorant fuck
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lol someone's getting fired. That's a good thing for him i guess, he'll have more time to sit on his ass to eat cheeseburgers than right ignorantly irrelevant comparisons that nobody in this world can comprehend, relate to, or understand. What a fool.
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03-03-2010, 08:48 PM
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btw anyone have the original article?
nm found it here http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02...ians-only.html
edit: i just read the article, this guy needs to get SHOT DEAD.
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03-03-2010, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jsunu Holy shit, I can't believe he actually slammed us for patriotism and compared it to the 1936 Nazi olympics.
1936 was to be an example of the "master race" that dominates all sports. While Canadian patriotism was good natured and a rare example of how proud we are to be Canadian. Fuck this "global" viewpoint in terms of celebration, hell yeah Canadians are going to cheer for Canada. I am pretty sure this was the case in 2002 for the Americans. | Ironically we showed we were the master race at these games lol. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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03-03-2010, 09:03 PM
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Am I seriously the only one who actually understood what the reporter meant in his first article?
Good god. Just because a reference has been vaguely made to the Nazi's, it doesn't mean that he's actually comparing us to the Nazi Party. Nanny State and oversensitive whiners need to loosen up.
And before anyone says anything, half of my relatives died in the Holocaust, so don't think I'm trying to be insensitive.
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03-03-2010, 09:19 PM
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Really fucking ironic that they call us "patriotic" when they pledge allegiance to the US flag every week in schools, and have a retardedly long national anthem compared to most countries. I skipped the Nazi comment and went directly to the bullshit comments he made. I also found it ironic that while "everything is bigger in Texas", he can't take the fact that Canadians were out in full force. Tourists fucking LOVED the Canada apparel, hell, If I had the money I would have bought a Netherlands or even Russia jacket from the respective houses.
I also have reason to believe that ANY other country hosting the Olympics would have an overwhelming amount of numbers in the crowds, because THEY'RE THE FUCKING HOST COUNTRY.
fire his ass ASAP.
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03-03-2010, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lomac Am I seriously the only one who actually understood what the reporter meant in his first article?
Good god. Just because a reference has been vaguely made to the Nazi's, it doesn't mean that he's actually comparing us to the Nazi Party. Nanny State and oversensitive whiners need to loosen up.
And before anyone says anything, half of my relatives died in the Holocaust, so don't think I'm trying to be insensitive. | ya, your the only smart guy here.
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03-03-2010, 09:25 PM
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03-03-2010, 09:55 PM
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who would've thought i was being nazi for loving my country and countrymen...
I salute you Canada! 
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03-03-2010, 10:30 PM
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this man is an attention whore, he's just trying to get a reaction for his jollys.
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03-04-2010, 12:40 AM
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i never read the article...
but so what if we're as patriotic as the germans were back then? does it matter that the german govt. at the time were the nazis?
they were UBER Patriotic more than other host countries
and so were we
BFD? people are too touchy and get freaked out cuz they see/hear the word "nazi"
however im pretty sure that was the intention of the writer... damn attention whore
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03-04-2010, 12:49 AM
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i just finished reading the article, and i can see why he'd write negatively about us canadians.
first of all, i've lived most my life in canada, whenever i hear or sing the national anthem i get an immense feeling of pride for my country, and i am in no way anti-canadian so just because i expressed an opinion different from most people in this thread, please do not flame the shit out of me. i'm probably gonna get failed as well but i dont give a shit.
i can see where this journalist is coming from since i was here for the 2010 vancouver winter olympics. Don't get me wrong though, i do not agree that canadians remotely deserve to be related to the nazis. I think the journalist kinda fucked up there, but i agree with some of his other points.
Vancouver was probably my first real olympic experience, because i never really did look into the others like beijing 2008, or athens 2004. I watched certain events on TV but i don't remember how their cities were decorated for their olympics. I also don't really know much about olympics, but to me, i think its a world gathering of the world's top atheletes which help strengthen relations among the various nations around the world. My perception of the olympics was changed when they came to my city. Now, i'd think olympics is a world gathering event in order to show the world how awesome the host city's country is.
Vancouver is decorated with two themes : red and the maple leaf. Everywhere i go, i see waves of red and it seems like its autumn with the abundance of maple leaves everywhere. I can't seem to remember seeing anything that stood out which didnt scream canadian. Now, i'm not saying this is a bad thing, patriotism is a wonderful thing, but an excessive amount can lead to undesired criticism, just like that article. We are to welcome the world, but i think we might have produced the opposite effect, due to the overwhelming national pride we have. I watched the men's gold for hockey on TV, and i was quite surprised that the stadium was literally painted with red. It seemed like 90% of the spectators were canadian. If i was from a different country and i came to vancouver for the olympics, i'd feel really welcomed due to the friendly atmosphere in the city, but i wouldnt feel the "welcome world".
Too much of national pride can give off the wrong idea, and sometimes even come off as intimidating. I heard that after canada won men's gold, many people ( i assume they are americans ) who raised the american flag had quickly taken down the flag and hid it. Now, if i was an american who came to support my country play in the finals, i'd still be immensely proud of the team to even compete for gold. I'd like to raise my flag to show my pride for the US, but i fear my life would be endangered due to the mobs of red.
Patriotism is a great thing and should be practiced, but we must also learn to be considerate.
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