Happy Canada Day

[Highland Logan]

I appreciate the sentiment, but I wanted to bring some context to this years Canada Day.

This is why politics is verboten on the forum. One persons context, is not the same as another. Context is dependent on what two different people have seen of the facts and evidence; what has been reported, and how those reports have been phrased. Due to the verboten nature of the politics here, it makes the back and forth limited or impossible. Which is why it's best left off the board.

I'm sure we can all agree on that, at least.

Frank

[ThistleDown]

Yes, I'm sure we all can, Frank.

You simply wished Canadians a Happy Canada Day, July 1. The vast majority of Canadians did, I am sure, celebrate quietly (the Canadian Way) their 'new' or 'old' citizenship, and what that means to them.

The side-track was really by Canadians expressing their thoughts on what this past year has meant to them, personally; Canadians deal with history and its realities on their way to becoming better than they are -- it seems to be in their culture -- don't you agree?

And from there the thread moved into the weather in Western North America. These threads often evolve from wishes to concern.

So here, Frank, in the closing hours of July 4, I hope you had a super, celebratory, reflective July 1 (what I still call Dominion Day, probably due to dual citizenry) and that our American cousins had an equally super, celebratory and reflective July 4 (what they call Revolution Day and I call Civil War Number One) .

[Highland Logan]

Yes, I'm sure we all can, Frank.

You simply wished Canadians a Happy Canada Day, July 1. The vast majority of Canadians did, I am sure, celebrate quietly (the Canadian Way) their 'new' or 'old' citizenship, and what that means to them.

The side-track was really by Canadians expressing their thoughts on what this past year has meant to them, personally; Canadians deal with history and its realities on their way to becoming better than they are -- it seems to be in their culture -- don't you agree?

And from there the thread moved into the weather in Western North America. These threads often evolve from wishes to concern.

So here, Frank, in the closing hours of July 4, I hope you had a super, celebratory, reflective July 1 (what I still call Dominion Day, probably due to dual citizenry) and that our American cousins had an equally super, celebratory and reflective July 4 (what they call Revolution Day and I call Civil War Number One) .

Well TD, as a forum moderator representing xmarks, and the correct opinion is to highlight concerns; the reason I felt it prudent to mention a happy Canada Day, as there have been many Church's burned due to arson, along with statues of past and the current monarch being toppled.

I'm sure as a moderator, you can agree that it's sometimes best for threads to stay on topic. In today's climate all side streets can lead to politics, so it's best to stay on the main road.

Frank