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It’s not surprising that the people of Halifax don’t want to remove or change the Cornwallis statue, but I felt extremely uncomfortable reading all the comments about why it should stay. I didn’t realize everyone was so god-damn racist towards Mi’kmaw people. How can so many people honor a man that paid money for the scalps of children? It’s one thing to want to keep the statue where it is, but how can people be so hateful towards us? This is Mi’kmaw territory whether you like it or not and it’s time you all started acknowledging it. —How About YOU Get Over it
This article appears in May 12-18, 2016.
OB…I like to speak to people and hope reason, logic etc prevail in a discussion. I hope you are one of them. There have been, in our countries history of what is NOW termed horrible, despicable examples of humanity. But at the time, those that made the decisions made it in a context that thought it was right. With time and a softening of hearts, we now have a different outlook on things. Does that mean we erase history that is “unappealing” or counter to our feelings? NO. this is why. We recognize the bad, and celebrate the good. examples, Japanese Canadians held in internment camps(an apology and a teaching point learned) natives slaughtering defenseless homesteaders over land objections(teaching point, no apology), government has made many appologies to natives about their historical injustices though, and a valuable teaching point learned by the country. were german-decent Canadians apologized for internment in ww1 and ww2? no……funny that. There is a term within the psychological world for people who try to change things that they cant change…its called a ceaseless striver. it will drive you mad. I have to remind myself that I cannot change the fact that my ancestors were wrongfully held in appalling conditions in internment camps just by the heritage of their forefathers(even though at the time they had been in Canada for almost 300 years and were probably more Canadian than the political people at the time) all I can hope to do is keep it in mind that we can not let it happen again. I don’t recall a native being scalped for quite a long time…probably 200 years now?
Gwe. Gegnua’tegeieg.
We can’t deny the unfortunate parts of our history but we certainly should not celebrate them.
Barbarity was the order of the day in Cornwallis’ time.
It does not need to be so now.
Oceanchick, I don’t always agree with what you say, but you are right on this one. Though, barbaric is the term we use now to encompass the period of time. During that period, there were barbaric acts(by today’s standards) that were enacted by all parties. that we learn from this and are obliged to denounce it from every happening again is the important lesson. Not trying to erase history that is uncomfortable or not fitting to our standards. ISIS does that, Taliban does that. we don’t as Canadians.
okay, I post two factual responses to the OB, and they are censored because, from what I can gather, they don’t fit the narrative that the ob wanted to portray. golf clap for the coast. way to be objective and supportive of fact vs feelings.