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9mo ago

Olivia Chow skips Toronto's Israeli flag raising event as 'it's a bit divisive'

nationalpost.com Olivia Chow skips Toronto's Israeli flag raising event as 'it's a bit divisive'

'There's a war going on in the Middle East and people are protesting every weekend,' the Mayor of Toronto said in a statement

Olivia Chow skips Toronto's Israeli flag raising event as 'it's a bit divisive'

'There's a war going on in the Middle East and people are protesting every weekend,' the Mayor of Toronto said in a statement

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Why raise another nation's flag at all, let alone one filled with murder as a state goal.
- And they've been doing it since 1999. Makes no sense to me.
- Why raise the Canadian flag then? How many of my native brothers y'all kill?
  
  National flags are jingoist nonsense. Patriotism is a social disease.
  
  Patriotism is a social disease.
  Agreed. Imagine being proud of where you're from like it's some sort of personal accomplishment.
  Nationality isn't an accomplishment, it's a statistic.
  
  I haven’t killed anyone.
  
  A likely story!

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