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Old 02-16-17, 12:47 PM   #21
Bilge_Rat
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I am too old now, but I did face the dilemna in RL in the late seventies.

In 1976, the Parti Québécois was elected in Quebec with a platform to declare independence from Canada.

For those who are old enough to remember, that election was as much of a schock in Canada as Trump's election in november.

During the early days, 1976-77, there was much wild talk on both sides, of the Canadian Army being sent in to declare martial law and of civil war. I did have several discussions with friends back then, most of which were ready to take up arms if that happened.

I too was ready to fight to defend my country, but was torn between my country being "Quebec" or "Canada".

Thankfully, this being Canada, passions soon cooled off and I never had to make a choice.
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