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Article #649Re: * Racism *
From: Bill K.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:00
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Denis Beauregard wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 11:28:45 -0500, wil <wNOSPAM@aol.com> wrote in > mtl.general: > > >So what you are saying is that I am a racist because I agree that Future > >Shop should not force me to subsidize the printing of these French > >manuals. > > You are. You leave in Canada which has a bilingual policy. > If you want Quebec to leave, support this. To quote Clint Eastwood...go ahead, make my day. > But you just can't > support no equal service in French in area where French is > 85% of people without being tagged of being racist. It's a matter of economics and profitability, not racism. If they find it profitable to provide French support free of cost, they'll do it. Why don't you boycott all multinational and non-Quebec Canadian companies whose decisions are dictated by market forces? > >Does this mean that you no longer love us? If you took the time to know > >us and learn about our culture and ways I am sure that you would again > >learn to trust us. > > We never loved you who can't accept us (the Quebec French speaker) > as we are. But it is YOUR culture, not mine. And I don't want to > be part of YOUR country which just can't accept me as I am. Bienvenue au village mondial, mon ami. Welcome to the high-tech universe, where English is the main language of communication. If you don't like it, why don't you cut off all communication, travel, and trade with the outside world? -- Bill K. ( b i l l y @ c a f e . n e t ) **** WARNING **** All unsolicited bulk e-mail received at this address will be promptly reported to the sender's system administrator, and to law enforcement authorities whenever applicable.
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