Lips Karaoke Calgary, on 10th St SW made the news by putting up a sign which translates as:
"Diaoyu Island belongs to China. Japanese are not welcome."
I've been there a couple of times. What they probably don't realize is that the average Calgarian won't want to go there if they are displaying this kind of hostility to their fellow Canadians. It's really a bad business move.
The thing about Canada is that we are a country of many cultures and a country of immigrants. Most of us accept that as natural, except for people like Ezra Levant who has a long list of all the people we should all be hating.
The only way a country like Canada can work is if people put restraints on their geopolitical grievances. In other words, don't bring your ancient feuds, religious or otherwise, into your new country. In Calgary, atheists, Catholics, Hindus and Muslims all get along relatively well, mainly because of our separation of religion and state, but because of our rights and equalities. It's not always perfect, but it's not Nigeria either.
I hope they apologize to the Japanese community and take down the sign.
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I've been there a couple of times. What they probably don't realize is that the average Calgarian won't want to go there if they are displaying this kind of hostility to their fellow Canadians. It's really a bad business move.
The thing about Canada is that we are a country of many cultures and a country of immigrants. Most of us accept that as natural, except for people like Ezra Levant who has a long list of all the people we should all be hating.
The only way a country like Canada can work is if people put restraints on their geopolitical grievances. In other words, don't bring your ancient feuds, religious or otherwise, into your new country. In Calgary, atheists, Catholics, Hindus and Muslims all get along relatively well, mainly because of our separation of religion and state, but because of our rights and equalities. It's not always perfect, but it's not Nigeria either.
I hope they apologize to the Japanese community and take down the sign.
Via News880am
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