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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl
Maybe it's because English Canada lacks a strong identity and multiculturalism became their defacto new identity. You don't get that in the US for sure.
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You definitely get that in the US among young, educated, liberal, progressive folks.
There is a very strong sentiment that the White Christian culture in the US does not have any superior claim to what it means to be 'American,' nor any superior claim to the public realm. Even White Christians claiming to be "American" without any hyphenation are often viewed skeptically, as though the individual were making a disingenuous claim on what it means to be American. Many are entirely content with the Spanish language growing in the US, and are proud of the federal government not having any de jure language.
It's hard for Canadians to fully embrace being the product of colonization and mass migration in part because Quebec has adopted a very nation-state view. Quebec wants to view Canada as binational. But some in Anglo Canada do not want to be put in that Old World tribalistic box. They'd rather see Canada as multicultural, with the Quebecois culture being one of many.
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