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I'm not sure what's worse: a
war monger's rant or a pacifist's – or whatever Martin Masse is? A Reformer? A separatist? I'd say you shouldn't be allowed
to publish such nonsense but let's see...
you have the right and freedom to do that
for some reason... I wonder why? Oh yah,
people died in battles like Vimy so you
could!
Mr. Masse has the nerve to use such words as
"propaganda" in this trash he wrote, while
calling to example the hindsight speculation
of an obscure Austrian (and whose side were
they on?).
I give you that MAYBE the importance of the
Vimy victory MAY be exaggerated by those who
love their country and/or relatives who
fought. So what's wrong with that? Maybe
they WERE as good and as tough as they say
they were. This wasn't the only battle
Canadians fought with distinction while
others floundered. And how the hell would
you or anyone else know that the Germans
would have stopped and suddenly made peace
and at what cost? Freedom of millions? If
you lived in mainland Europe, in a zone
where compromise gave your land to Germany,
would you have been OK living under German
rule? It's that very thinking that allowed
Hitler to take over half of Europe without
much complaint from allies. The Allies knew
that modern warfare was not pretty and
wanted to avoid it at all costs. The lesson
is that sometimes you need to take a stand
and stop aggression because waiting costs
even more. The bloodiness of WW1 was mostly
due to that fact that technology had
progressed faster than old military leaders
could deal with so they made MANY bad
decisions.
No sane human wants or glorifies war. But
don't sit here 90 years after the fact and
spew nonsense that calls in question
people's desire to remember one of the few
moments where Canada took the lead on the
world stage. Like it or not, at that time,
they did. Much more importantly, you are
offending the memory and the sacrifice of
thousands who gave their lives. I'm sure
most Canadian soldiers weren't looking at
the big picture like you think you are now
from the comfort of your cushy chair. Maybe
they wanted excitement or whatever their
reason to go, at the very worst they fought
and did their absolute best to get the job
done so they could get home once they saw
the horror. While the bulk of other nation's
boys didn't have the same determination to
stick with an objective. It's not "super-human"
to be determined but I'm sure someone with
your views has no idea how to do that in
those circumstances so your ignorance shines
through.
I know you don't speak for the many
francophones outside Quebec nor the apparent
minority of French Quebecers who would
rather stand up for others who are in danger
of losing their lives and/or freedom. You
and people like you hide behind terms like
"English leaders" or other excuses not to
step up and do your part. Can't be a French
thing because France was a victim in both
world wars. Why does Quebec have this
history of not stepping up as a "nation"? I
can tell you what it looks like from the
outside.
So Mr. Masse, I'm sure you're right that
most Canadians don't identify Vimy as
Canada's birth (some I know would say that
Canada's birth will be when Quebec finally
separates). But it appears as though the
ignorance of Vimy is being remedied much to
your displeasure. More and more young
Canadians are being made aware of it.
Certainly much more than when I was in
school. Your hatred of anything English
(Canadian) or outside Quebec reeks between
the lines, intentionally or not and it
distorts facts, making it sound like nothing
more than the rant of a bigot.
Signed a very proud Canadian and Vimy
supporter.
Garry Hebson
Edmonton
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