The moonbat wishlist
Beneath every "centrist" New Democratic Party government, there is a kooky fringe waiting to break free. The party faithful gathered in Brandon for the annual party convention, with this year's theme being: if you could come up with one kooky piece of legislation, what would it be?
Suggestions include:
-Give Manitoba a new flag (this one from a Liquor Commission employee), as the existing one is an "outdated... relic from the days of our former British colonial heritage." Not unlike the legislative building, which force-fed Western classicism (and masonic symbolism) upon the indigenous landscape. Let's get something that looks a little less white and tabular, and something that's more green and non-cultural. Lots of curvy walls, and other tricks of goofy geometrics.
-Get people to use snow tires "either a subsidy or legislation." Start with subsidies, then after people continue to get into accidents in winter conditions, enforce it.
-"A ban companies from hiring replacement workers during strikes." It will do wonders for the economy. But shouldn't that say scabs? (This one came from last year's conference.)
Suggestions include:
-Give Manitoba a new flag (this one from a Liquor Commission employee), as the existing one is an "outdated... relic from the days of our former British colonial heritage." Not unlike the legislative building, which force-fed Western classicism (and masonic symbolism) upon the indigenous landscape. Let's get something that looks a little less white and tabular, and something that's more green and non-cultural. Lots of curvy walls, and other tricks of goofy geometrics.
-Get people to use snow tires "either a subsidy or legislation." Start with subsidies, then after people continue to get into accidents in winter conditions, enforce it.-"A ban companies from hiring replacement workers during strikes." It will do wonders for the economy. But shouldn't that say scabs? (This one came from last year's conference.)
-"Develop a "repopulation" plan for rural areas." Where are the subsidies for people that use typewriters instead of computers?
-"Make labour history a mandatory part of the high school curriculum." Right now (or ten years ago, at least), all of high school history teaches children that it was British protestants and (and protestant Metis) that were an evil of this provinces. A good start, but let's get more specific here: it was the British protestant capitalists.
posted by The Rise and Sprawl at
10:30 PM
8 Comments:
I would a agree with a new flag and have advocated one for years. The current one is too anglocentric and does not reflect the reality of the ethnic makeup of the province.
Why is our European heritage always referred to in these terms by the lefty moonbats(ie. outdated)?
Yet everyone else's culture (past or present) is to be EMBRACED and CHERISHED.
Paul: You favour historical revisionism then right?
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/polls/Does-Manitoba-need-a-new-flag-40381872.html?c=y&pollSubmitted=y&oid=2&viewResults=y&mr=1&cid=8500584&pid=40381872
If the Union Jack in the canton is good enough for Hawaii, it should be good enough for Manitoba.
Seriously, though a flag should represent history and heritage, as well as aspirations for the future - if you feel you must have a balance of the conservative and liberal-progressive worldviews, that is.
I suppose one less St. George cross could be accommodated, but replaced with what? - the fleur-de-lys, the Metis infinity symbol or the Ukrainian trident?
The current flag represents Manitoba's heritage and connection to the Commonwealth, and looks darn good on flag pole. And to counter the argument that it does not reflect the province's "ethnic
makeup", Those of English, Scottish and/or Irish ancestry make up by far the largest group in the province, likely an overall majority. Keep in mind too that perhaps close to half of the Metis population has some British Isles ancestry. Any flag debate is likely to be extremely divisive so why even go there, so we can have a corporate inspired flag designed by some "local artist" that few would be happy with and nobody would feel any loyalty towards (think Spirited Energy and/or the new City of Winnipeg logo)? Face it, as a society we can't seem to get anything right in the last several decades. Perhaps some one could explain why every ethnic group feels entitled to be represented in the symbols of the province to the exclusion of the largest group. I get the impression that those who advocate for a new flag are interested only in change for the sake of change and they have little understanding or appreciation of the history of this province.
I just thought of something, why not use the Visa or Mastercard logo as our new flag, or even those of Wal-Mart or Coca-Cola? Our provincial government would then receive substantial annual payments from those companies. It could go towards infrastructure or health care or even an expanded Club Regent. Would that make you happy Mr. Clerkin?, and it wouldn't be anglocentric and wouldn't favour any one ethnic group.
I think Manitoba should get rid of the old flag. It looks so much like Ontario's flag that a lot of kids outside the province confuse the two, even if they know that they're different.
BC's flag is even more Anglocentric than Manitoba's but it's instantly recognizable. Manitoba's isn't.
How are winter tires (something I recall even Kevin O'lear being in favour of as mandatory, from an episode of the Lang & O'Leary exchange) a "moonbat idea"?
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