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It should be pointed out that, in the wake of this incident, the entire Canadian Airbourne regiment that these individuals belonged to was disbanded. Outright.
That single incident was deemed to put a stain so indelible that the only way to go forward was to excise the cancer completely, due to the nature of the mindset developed in that unit... characterized by levels of bigotry that were distinctly un-Canadian.
THAT, to me, shows a great deal more responsibility and action than a couple minutes of on-air lip service and faux apologetics... and in so doing, reveals one of the basic differences in culture:
One sides seeks to learn, grow, and improve from mistakes, regardless of political fallout as a result of actions taken.
The other side (up to this point) seeks to bury, deny or trivialize the events in order to politically damage-control over an election period, tacitly reminding us that the appearance of good is more important than actually BEING good... in this context, at least.
I hope to be proven wrong, and be shown that people who matter give a flying fuck about honour still have enough power to exercise that honour in the appropriate way.... this whole "winning at all costs" election debauchery disgusts me.
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