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Re: * Racism *

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From: Bill K.
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 )
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From: "Bill K." <billy@see.sig>
Subject: Re: * Racism *
Date: 1998/12/23
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