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Originally Posted by lio45
It's been interesting to observe that some immigrants of color on this forum (I can name a few) have been quite unsympathetic to the issues raised by African-Americans, displaying a general "we're colored too but don't wallow in self-pity and wait on reparation handouts, we get to work and build our futures" attitude.
I wonder if the blacks I'm most intimate with (successful and hardworking businessmen who immigrated to Quebec not that long ago) would think like that too. I would guess so...
And it's natural too - I feel WAY less sympathy for a Québécois Bougon / lazy parasitic welfare abuser despite them being my fellow man culturally than I would for a brand new immigrant who's totally foreign to me in culture and habits and looks but who's smart and shares my work ethic.
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I think this is a real effect. I don't believe there truly is a unified "people of colour" lobby group. I don't think immigrants are generally aligned with BLM-style activists or First Nations. This spells trouble for First Nations issues in the long run.
One of the ironies is that a stereotyping "old stock" white Canadian may be more receptive to claims based on historical wrongs than somebody who immigrated to Canada 5 years ago.
However I don't think it's accurate or helpful to view groups like those living in reserves, in public housing, or in isolated predominantly black towns or villages as bums. I think there are legitimate social welfare problems that likely do require government involvement to solve. And it is not fair or sensible to compare the outcomes of immigrants selected by a points system to minority communities in Canada.
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