Don Cherry Opens His Mouth

[overdone]

What I don't like is some people refer today as a holiday :-(

it's a federal statutory day off

Don Cherry should have consulted with Justin Trudeau. Maybe if Don had done it in brown or black face, he may have gotten away with it.

Cherry has never been a wordsmith, and while how he said it was clearly off

the sentiment behind it isn't, thanks to people like Trudeau

around 1 in 4 people in Canada weren't born here, that's up from 1 in 5 not that long ago

you really think you can bring in that many people in the succession we have and not expect to have a cohesive population on national issues of pride, which is necessary?

even Liberals in the US, like Hillary are now questioning how many immigrants are too many, this guy, Fareed Zakaria, oringinally from India, a Liberal, has said the same thing, I've also heard him say, rightfully

that he came to America, to live like an American, if he want to stay an Indian he would have stayed there

they're doing it in France right now, you now, their version of Trudeau

they're got the issue in Germany too, Europe in General, Australia too

you notice none of our politicians are proposing ideas to get our birthrate up to 2, replacement number :noidea:

just the lazy way of bringing in more to TAX

we've brough in what 10 million in the last 15-20 yrs, shouldn't all our problems be solved by now with all those extra people? lol

you think there aren't people in Canada who don't think that way, not really think of being Canadian first/foremost, you haven't been paying attention

just look at the treasonous behaviour of some of the Chinese in Van/Toronto recently, siding with the Dictatorship in China over Canada

you think there aren't Islamist Muslims here who aren't trying to replace our Democracy with Sharia?

we have groups supporting terrorist groups over seas with money

and we elected a complete dipshit named Trudeau

who actually stated he doesn't think Canada has a national identity/culture

and thinks we should be the first post national state

in other words have no pride in who we are as a country

you know, what our military stands for, what they died for, heavily

so Donny might not have articulated it properly

but he isn't completely off base

 

[CDNVT]

I was watching many Vets to young cadets feel the pride of 11/11/11:00 and 2 mins not a car moved or a sound . We were all outside in the BC WET Coast.


VT

 

[big tits only]

Personally, i don't find anything that Don Cherry said to be racist. He was speaking about an uncomfortable truth, that immigrants don't wear poppies when perhaps they should. This may be due to lack of education, understanding, or our immigration system failing to teach Canadian values about our military and how their defense of Canadian values which in part allowed them to immigrate here. There was nothing spoken about race, or anything derogatory implying they are not welcome and/or should leave, or are inferior. The left is so vile and sensitive that he would have been blasted no matter how delicate he spoke of the topic.

Thanks to people like Justin Trudeau..... You can do actual racist things, like wear blackface multiple times, and get rewarded for it. Meanwhile, you speak about uncomfortable topics involving immigrants and you will get fired for it. Way to go Canada!

 

[esseeker]

All this comes to the freedom of the speech. I immigrated to Canada from a country that I could be jailed for speaking out against the government more than 30 years ago.
I chose Canada, because I was told that I and my family will be free here and that we can voice our opinion without worrying about the consequences.
I feel like this freedom has been lost in the last decade or so with the political correctness censorship.
If we cannot voice our concerns, we will become slaves to those who scream the most.

 

[Nikolas]

What Don Cherry said was bigoted. He knows that every person not wearing a poppy was an immigrant? Or was he just referring to People of Colour, whom he assumes are all immigrants?

 

[clu]

Personally, i don't find anything that Don Cherry said to be racist. He was speaking about an uncomfortable truth, that immigrants don't wear poppies when perhaps they should.

Is this a truth though? And how was he determining on sight who was an immigrant?

Honestly I tried to find the full video hoping it might give more context, but it was a word salad. He starts out talking about Mississauga and downtown Toronto in general then switches to "you people, you come here...". He could've had a point if he was just talking about people in general (born-here people are guilty of not honouring the day too) and not veered off to singling out immigrants.

 

[80watts]

As far as I know, this country still has free speech. He pointed out a fact that immigrants as a whole don't wear the poppy (which is more than likely true), the other side is Canadian Born people don't wear the poppy either. News outlets tried to point out that immigrants do wear the poppy. Really?

Is Don bigoted, probally; but that is the conditioning of his white youth when black people were called the N word. I don't see how "You People" makes it racism, even though he is talking about immigrants.

But Don is right, people have forgotten about the reason the poppy is worn, its to remember the fallen who have garnered Canada freedom in this world. The freedom to call Don a racist.

But Rememberance Day is something more; it is the hope that we never have to go into conflict again, but hardly unlikely knowing the nature of man.

Look back at the pictures of WW1 and WW2 and other conflicts since then and see the dead piled up in graves. Now look at how man exterminated species on the face of the earth. Look at the environment.....

I think that the people that were offended by Don's message should just get over themselves and their egos and their sense of entitlement, because after all they are no better than Don; after all everybody is created equal under God's eye.....

 

[clu]

As far as I know, this country still has free speech. He pointed out a fact that immigrants as a whole don't wear the poppy (which is more than likely true), the other side is Canadian Born people don't wear the poppy either. News outlets tried to point out that immigrants do wear the poppy. Really?

Is Don bigoted, probally; but that is the conditioning of his white youth when black people were called the N word. I don't see how "You People" makes it racism, even though he is talking about immigrants.

It's racism because you can't identify an immigrant visually. The only practical way to equate a random stranger with "immigrant" is to rely on race. It's also racism (or prejudice) when he (or you) criticises a segment for something they consider "probably" true without actually bothering to see if it's "actually" true.

It is right to point out that there isn't due respect and he could've had a good point, but thinking the lack of respect is divided across immigrant lines is conjecture at best.

Plus there's the fundamental flaw in the logic that these immigrants came from a country that somehow escaped the ravages of the World Wars. It wasn't just Canada saving the world.

 

[clu]

I will say that I think Sportsnet's timing was poor though. Now more people are talking about Don Cherry than the soldiers' sacrifice. (Don Cherry is like the top 4 trending topics on Twitter as I write this.) It's hijacked the dialogue of the day. They should've waited 'til tomorrow.

 

[JimDandy]

I wonder if the conservative party is intrested in him becoming their leader? If he became PM, Trump and Cherry meeting would be entertaining, lol.

Too late. Trump has already hired him and put him in charge of building his wall lol.

JD

 

[Sifupoon]

I support Don Cherry, he stands up for Canada and its military. What he says might be unpopular to some but he voices what others are reluctant to say.

Agreed, simply put what those people died for overseas, on the seas, and above or under the seas is exactly what those veterans
died and fought for. For freedom and freedom of speech. Like it or not. Case closed.

Thats what freedom stands for and remembrance day to HONOUR our veterans.

 

[apl16]

As far as Cherry goes..... I've said for years......he knows professional hockey..... other than that he is just another loudmouth

 

[apl16]

As far as remembrance day goes...... obviously we will always remember..... unfortunately, the part that says "never again" is rarely considered.

 

[Bobby1968]

Remembrance Day, theoretically, needn’t be a difficult concept. Wikipedia: “a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.” Just one task: to remember those who fell in battle.

But as Canada is in the midst of a full-blown Cultural Revolution, nothing is simple. Vandals desecrated the cenotaph outside Toronto’s Old City Hall. Don Cherry was purged from television - easy to misconstrue the words of an 85-year-old with not even the benefit of a high school diploma.

To understand the animus toward Remembrance Day, consider Toronto Star propagandist Shree Paradkar: “When will there be a film on Winston Churchill, the barbaric monster with the blood of millions on his hands? For intersectionals, Churchill = Hitler. World War II was, at best, a Pyrrhic victory.

None dare say the darkest truth: for many migrants the defeat of Hitler is a tragedy. Recall Idi Amin Dada, armed with a dog-eared copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, who sent a telegram to UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim: “Germany is the right place where when Hitler was the Prime Minister and supreme commander, he burned over six million Jews. This is because Hitler and all German people knew that Israelis are not people who are working in the interest of the people of the world and that is why they burned the Israelis alive with gas in the soil of Germany.” As Idi Amin, this is the opinion of the majority of Muslims.

As Shree Paradkar, for progressives, the British remain the main enemy. When Hillary Clinton was assumed to be en route to the White House there was a fundraiser: “Evening with Hillary and Forest Whitaker, Academy Award Winning Actor and Social Activist.” Voice of America: “Forest Whitaker nabbed the golden statuette for his complex role as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin…Whitaker says that one of the reasons Idi Amin was so demonized was because he was a figure that really stood against colonization. "He said, 'Get out! We can handle our own affairs.' " In Canada, those of British ancestry are increasingly told to “Get out!”

Psychologically, Paradkar seems a bitter person. Paradkar’s Canada 150 contribution: “I was white until I came to Canada: Paradkar” - the “upper-caste Indian” is evidently appalled she doesn’t receive the deference she was accustomed to in India. Hence, “Here I am then, once again, poking holes in deeply rooted ideas, questioning traditions about people’s place in society, this time in Canada.” Canada is awash with coddled malcontents whose goal is to disrupt every custom and tradition. Even remembering and mourning Canada’s war dead.

 

[Real Sonny Burnett]

If Ron McLean was also let go I wouldn't be upset.

 

[Shanghai]

A Manitoba high school student was expelled for making a poster decrying the use of the rainbow poppy vs the red poppy, and she was labelled by the principal as a producer of "hate speech", when it was simly an exercise of free speech. Everyone has an opinion.

There are dozens of words and subjects banned on Perb and LeoList because the owners are terrified of retribution and being shut down. The magnitude of the response serves as a template for other employers to follow. If you don't attend the right political correctness training you could be fired. Mention something off key at the water cooler - you're fired. Post a banned word (or a Trump hat) on your facebook page, get blocked, banned, terminated, whatever.

The network was well aware of Don Cherry's inappropriate nature. They could have put him on a delay and had their team of lawyers and political correctness experts flag the inappropriate words and stopped them from being aired.

There were hints months ago the network was seeking ways to cut back. Cutting Cherry just to save money, leaving behind boring Ron McLean may have been decried and the network labelled cheap and increasingly irrelevant.

I never watched Cherry, but certainly recognized him and his role. I see the various articles from all walks of life congratulating the network for firing Cherry; to NOT do so can put you on a watch list as a sympathizer - an immigrant hater, as opposed to being concerned that free speach is effectively being quashed from fear of massive out of proportion response to anything you say, or don't say in politically correct agreement.

 

[rlock]

you think there aren't people in Canada who don't think that way, not really think of being Canadian first/foremost, you haven't been paying attention

Should come with a disclaimer:
"This message brought to you by the same people that also consider themselves northern Americans, not Canadians, and who don't understand that there's a difference."

 

[badbadboy]

Don’t count Cherry out yet. He has friends on Fox Entertainment who like his sticht. I was flipping through MSNBC, CNN and stop by to visit the Crazy Carlson for reality.

The irony is this might be the best thing for Cherry and might get a new gig at Fox Sports.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/fired-nhl-analyst-don-cherry-response

 

[CDNVT]

Remembrance Day, theoretically, needn’t be a difficult concept. Wikipedia: “a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.” Just one task: to remember those who fell in battle.

But as Canada is in the midst of a full-blown Cultural Revolution, nothing is simple. Vandals desecrated the cenotaph outside Toronto’s Old City Hall. Don Cherry was purged from television - easy to misconstrue the words of an 85-year-old with not even the benefit of a high school diploma.

To understand the animus toward Remembrance Day, consider Toronto Star propagandist Shree Paradkar: “When will there be a film on Winston Churchill, the barbaric monster with the blood of millions on his hands? For intersectionals, Churchill = Hitler. World War II was, at best, a Pyrrhic victory.

None dare say the darkest truth: for many migrants the defeat of Hitler is a tragedy. Recall Idi Amin Dada, armed with a dog-eared copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, who sent a telegram to UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim: “Germany is the right place where when Hitler was the Prime Minister and supreme commander, he burned over six million Jews. This is because Hitler and all German people knew that Israelis are not people who are working in the interest of the people of the world and that is why they burned the Israelis alive with gas in the soil of Germany.” As Idi Amin, this is the opinion of the majority of Muslims.

As Shree Paradkar, for progressives, the British remain the main enemy. When Hillary Clinton was assumed to be en route to the White House there was a fundraiser: “Evening with Hillary and Forest Whitaker, Academy Award Winning Actor and Social Activist.” Voice of America: “Forest Whitaker nabbed the golden statuette for his complex role as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin…Whitaker says that one of the reasons Idi Amin was so demonized was because he was a figure that really stood against colonization. "He said, 'Get out! We can handle our own affairs.' " In Canada, those of British ancestry are increasingly told to “Get out!”

Psychologically, Paradkar seems a bitter person. Paradkar’s Canada 150 contribution: “I was white until I came to Canada: Paradkar” - the “upper-caste Indian” is evidently appalled she doesn’t receive the deference she was accustomed to in India. Hence, “Here I am then, once again, poking holes in deeply rooted ideas, questioning traditions about people’s place in society, this time in Canada.” Canada is awash with coddled malcontents whose goal is to disrupt every custom and tradition. Even remembering and mourning Canada’s war dead.

Today , This is well said !! and the other on about Don, I agree , but also i don't always have a poppy on me due to work clothes and olys ..

VT

 

[clarence1088]

Send Don to Drumheller....he's a Dinosaur. Good riddance, never a fan.