About Habs Riots...

My reactions on the comments posted on yahoo about the unfortunate events that followed the Montreal Canadiens' victory over Boston Bruins Monday night.

Quite frankly, I'm not surprised that these unfortunate events have been turned by many into a discrimination against the whole French Community. It's like that every bad behavior of a handful of stupid peasants is a good reason to categorize every single French Canadian as if they were all the same. Too easy. However, it shows clearly to everyone how the Quebec's people are perceived by a majority of English Canadians. This is not, it seems to me, a good motive to even include and associate the hockey team with these stupid rioters' actions. There are stupid people everywhere in this world. But I'm convinced that 96% of Canadians (of any culture) are good people.

When a soccer riot happen in Italy, Russia, or England, are we so quick to say that the whole Italian, Russian, or England people are all idiots and stupid? I don't think so. I wonder if someone can explain to me why every riot in Quebec is taken as a political motive to express hatred against Canadians of French culture? Is this common in the world or a particularity of Canada? Maybe. Furthermore, maybe the image that Canada convey to the world is more shown by the reaction to these riots than by the riots themselves? Following this reasoning, would it be suitable to cut all relations with a nation where stupid sport riots happen? Or put them on an Island and never speak with them again because they are all stupid? I think that all Canadians should reflect on this.

To see the comments, go on: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts/post/
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