I’ve had a few days to digest Calgary’s latest hate march.  I don’t like to give ignorant racist groups that much time or attention, but I recognize that putting my head in the sand doesn’t make it go away.

Here’s the thing… it’s okay to be proud to be white if, in doing so, you include other groups.  For example… it’s okay to be proud to be a white Italian at your Italian cultural celebration if you are planning on including other groups in your celebration.  That’s a good thing.  If you message is, “I’m _______, come see how my people are different and share in our culture,” then it’s okay.

The message in Calgary this weekend was, “I’m WHITE, come see how we’re better than others and get the hell out of my country.”  That’s not inclusive.  That’s ignorant.

The Aryan Guard seems to think they’re just as entitled to “pride” as any other community.  Sadly, they don’t know what pride is.