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Calgary Herald Q: To sticker or not to sticker, that is the question. Also on the Calgary Herald QFor the first time since Mayor Bronco has taken office, I have actually agreed with him. Bronco has said that placing the "troop-supporting stickers would antagonize those who feel the message sanctions a war they oppose." True that. You see decals all the time on people's vehicles: "My kid is an honour student at (insert snob-school-name-here) school", "My kid plays piano better than your kid knows how to walk", "Say yes to (insert-whichever-charity-of-the-day-you-feel-like-donating-to)" etc. It's great to see people voicing their opinions on whichever issue means a lot to them. Living in a democratic country allows us to do such a thing.  Living in this democratic country also means we're being run by conservatives who believe in our troops being in Afghanistan whether we like it or not, unfortunately. While the stickers say "support" the troops, the underlying message is one of that we support the war in Afghanistan, which will then lead to an obvious heated debate.The ribbons, stickers and decals, to me, is an obvious political statement. Personally, I find it screams "pro-war" and that is not a message I am comfortable with – hence my lack of support for the decals on city vehicles. I support anyone who puts their life at risk everyday for the better of the community or country. I suppose once we put these decals on dump trucks, we should make up ones that say "Support the police department" or "Support the window cleaners". They know we support them, why does a yellow decal need to emphasize that? This whole decal tiff is getting in the way of actual politics and quite frankly, I'm getting a little tired of hearing about it. Tired of hearing about how the council is still defending their decision to not put the stickers on the city fleet, how the mayor has to answer to every parent, wife or husband of a soldier because of his unwavering stance on the issue, and how there are actual meetings about these blasted yellow decals. These little yellow decals do not belong on a dump truck, police car, city bus or fire truck. Case closed. End of story. Move on. If citizens believe so strongly about sharing their message with others, they can put them on their own vehicle - not publicly funded and owned vehicles. Supporting troops shouldn't be done materialistically; if the troops don't know by now that Canada is obviously behind them, then they might need to take a trip home for a reality check. The support should remain in our thoughts and our hearts, not on the ass-end of a vehicle. Councils decision to sell the decals at the city's facilities is support enough: all money goes directly towards the local Military Family Resource Centre. Posted by Bella at 7:43 AM# 0 Comments:
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