YIKES! 15 minutes ago I saw,for the 1st time in my life a"Support our troop" Yellow ribbon on a car!

[jeff30997]

Now that you cliqued and saw my avatar,you understand my surprise.

Of course it was about our troops in Afghanistan but after reading about those ribbons for years

here on DU...

I had a shock when I saw this.And even more surprising,it was written in English and I live in

Quebec in a region where most peoples speak French.

I'm a bit confuse...

Are we being Freeped or Bushasised ? Harperooned?

Of course I support the kids in Afghanistan but the sight of that ribbon is puzzling me...


Please give me your opinion.

[againes654]

1. You guys are going to have

to build a border wall to keep those quacks out of your country.

[jeff30997]

10. ROFL!

:rofl:

[niyad]

2. maybe it was an american tourist? hate to think that the ignorance down here is migrating.

[jeff30997]

11. No the car had a Quebec license plate.

Believe me I checked.

[Marrah_G]

3. Back in the first gulf war we tied a ribbon on the tree when a family member was over there.

I had one when my brother was there. To me and to everyone I knew it simply meant "someone we love is in harms way and we want them home safe". When he got back the ribbon came down. He is back there again 17 years later. I know the timeline because my just turned 17 year old daughter was 6 weeks old the first time he left. We have not put the yellow ribbon back up this time.

The RW has stolen a symbol of love and turned it into a symbol of hate and support of war.

I am holding my breath until I can take down my now invisible Yellow Ribbon again.

[jeff30997]

12. That's horrible!

And they did this with all the great US symbols too!

[renie408]

4. LOL... down here, EVERY car has one. Those and Jesus fish.

What I hate is when they have two big Jesus fish and a little Jesus fish for each kid. *gag*

[emilyg]

6. I have a Jesus fish.

[renie408]

9. Good for you? n/t

[CT_Progressive]

18. I have a better fish.

:P

[emilyg]

19. The two are not in conflict in my household.

[alfredo]

5. Support the troops not the policy. We don't know what is in the owner's

heart. He could be a war hawk, or he could be genuinely concerned about the troops in Afghanistan. With the Taliban coming back strong, we should be concerned for our troops.


Back in 04 a friend of mine stole one off a Caddy and put it on my car. It worked well with my solid Dem bumper stickers and my Veteran license plate. It confuses the hell out of the freepers.

[jeff30997]

14. I agree,

And Harper is in a minority government.

Recently I received in my mail a pamphlet from an other

political party that said: If Harper doesn't call back the troops

before (I forgot the date but it was early 2009)then the Conservative party is toast.(Paraphrasing)

[alfredo]

21. Keep the pressure on.

[npincus]

7. was it irony? Support our troop (singular)?

[jeff30997]

15. ? No there was not enough space to had the S.In the tittle.

:)

[Truth2Tell]

8. Your government and culture

seem to be shifting to the right.

I would love to see more backlash against the crimes of the Bush regime from our neighbors to the north. But alas, I fear that a booming energy economy and an increasingly lapdog media mean it will only get worse in Canada before it gets better.

I hope I'm wrong.

[eagler]

13. Unless something changes drastically we are well on our way to

becoming one big country.

[jeff30997]

16. I entirely agree with you!

But it's not just Canada that seem to be shifting to the right.

Look at France who elected Sarkozy! That guy will make Bushler forget

about Blair really fast.Hey:ButtFrench-Kissing! Who could ask for anything more ?

[Truth2Tell]

17. Where's my 17 year old step-son

gonna be able to flee to escape the Iran war draft if you guys are the 51st state of America? Iceland? :shrug:

[youthere]

20. Probably a fundie that got lost...

On his way to be baptized in Niagra Falls.

[Dukkha]

22. I took pleasure in seeing damaged paint on an SUV

in the shape of a ribbon magnet. stripped the paint job right off the tailgate. HA-HA! serves you right for your empty jingoistic gesture. Next time support the troops by leaving the gas guzzler at home.

[Javaman]

23. The pods are spreading. nt

[annabanana]

24. I vote for "Harperooned". . .lol

Ther seems to have been a lurch to the right up North there.. Civil Liberty experts be on your toes.

[jeff30997]

25. Hehehe...

Yep,Harperooned we are.:)

[poiuytsister]

26. Happy Thanksgiving n/t