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  • While I fully agree with you about the Canadian Flag being a symbol of colonialism, I think that’s unrelated to this article.

    I believe we need a different symbol to represent the People of Canada.

    I think this is the part of your comment where you miss the mark the most. The flag isn’t what needs to change, it’s the people and their government. Even before the convoy, I was wary of people who would go over overboard on national pride, saying something like, “Canada is the best country is the world! It’s the perfect country!” (often while holding one or two flags and wearing multiple pieces of Canada apparel). I think Canada is great, but we’re not perfect, especially when it comes to “a most important relationship.” We need to be better and do better before considering a different symbol, otherwise that change is just for show. And as the Convoy demonstrated, the meaning of a symbol can change. Maybe as we evolve as a country, the meaning of the Canadian flag will evolve with it.









  • I think you’re on to something.

    I also think there’s a difference in where the network effect kicks in for different types of social media. IMHO, Lemmy has just enough activity to not feel empty, and even then I wish there was more comments to interact with and more niche communities. With Pixelfed, I feel like as long as there’s enough interesting posts it makes sense for people to visit regularly.





  • I think this is partially because the question is very vague. I generally support PR and wouldn’t be surprised if a majority of Canadians do too, but I think if you compare the current system to just “proportional representation”, it allows respondents to imagine their ideal system that fits within PR.

    I remember answering this survey, and thinking the results would be drastically less favorable if you describes a specific system, like for example, MMP. Similarly if you added more details, like would their be less local representatives, or would parliament have to expand significantly?