Letter: Being a separatist is like being in love
Paul Carmel states that the separatist threat in Quebec is emotional,
not necessarily logical, and therefore will always be with us. I
completely agree.
Although PQ spokesmen try to legitimize their goal of separating Quebec from Canada with logical reasons — economic and legal — that is not the real motivating factor for most followers.
About 20 years ago, I did a significant amount of business with a young man, a Québécois. Our dealings necessitated mutual trust, which was readily given by both of us. One day, I felt I knew him well enough to broach the Big Question. I said, “Michel, I bet you are a separatist.” He said, immediately, “of course I am. When I went to the Université de Montréal, the competing ideologies were communism and separatism. I chose to be a separatist, and will always be one.”
“But,” I said, “you are a businessman. Don’t you see that the uncertainty prevailing in Quebec has set us back a great deal in business?”
His answer: “Have you ever been in love? Don’t you remember — when you are in love, you just don’t care.”
Sheila Whitzman
Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Letter+Being+separatist+like+being+love/8629423/story.html
Although PQ spokesmen try to legitimize their goal of separating Quebec from Canada with logical reasons — economic and legal — that is not the real motivating factor for most followers.
About 20 years ago, I did a significant amount of business with a young man, a Québécois. Our dealings necessitated mutual trust, which was readily given by both of us. One day, I felt I knew him well enough to broach the Big Question. I said, “Michel, I bet you are a separatist.” He said, immediately, “of course I am. When I went to the Université de Montréal, the competing ideologies were communism and separatism. I chose to be a separatist, and will always be one.”
“But,” I said, “you are a businessman. Don’t you see that the uncertainty prevailing in Quebec has set us back a great deal in business?”
His answer: “Have you ever been in love? Don’t you remember — when you are in love, you just don’t care.”
Sheila Whitzman
Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Letter+Being+separatist+like+being+love/8629423/story.html
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