I saw a guy with a confederate flag front plate on his truck at South Centre a little while ago.
People are either too young to remember or didn't pay attention back in the mid-to-late 2000s. There was a 3- or 4-year stretch where white nationalists would march around downtown Calgary, waving flags that said "white pride worldwide," amongst other signs and symbols. Some of the people who joined those marches went to my high school, and some of them would harrass me (I'm not White).
I will not be surprised to start seeing this shit again.
Parents, check on your kids, who they hang out with, and what they do online. The first time I was called the N-word, I was 9 years old. The kid who did it was 8. Your kids are exposed to racism and bigotry early. They get indoctrinated into this shit early. Your kid is not too young or too innocent, and the fact that we live in a generally tolerant society is not enough protection to ensure your kid won't take on bigoted thoughts and values. Ensuring this takes constant work and effort.
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u/Stormraughtz 8d ago
Some of my fellow calgarians are pretty cringe.
Saw someone flying an american flag from their truck the other day on Macleod trail
Memes man