[Leica] my flag project is online/ Karen Schreiber

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

B. D. Colen offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] my flag project is online/ Karen Schreiber


> More to the point - If we live in America, and are Americans, why do we 
> have
> to fly flags or plaster flag stickers on our cars to tell people that 
> we're
> Americans? The flag has, unfortunately, become a political symbol.<<<

Hi B.D.,
We Canadian's have rarely if ever been as demonstrative as you folks south 
of the border about who we are, ie: flying the flag of our country.

Even Canada Day, celebrated on July 1, one hardly saw but a few flags here 
and there any time. But after 9-11 and the show of flags in your country we 
kind of changed some what, but still not a big deal.

Actually the last time I remember seeing lot's of flags about, car antennas, 
homes and other places was.... "When we won the Gold Medal for hockey at 
Salt Lake City in the Winter Olympics beating yer guys! ;-) Now that was a 
show of flags! :-)

But politically? Hell that doesn't count around here as the flag belongs to 
our country not the game playing image making of politicians! No matter whom 
they are.

ted