One of the more peculiar online conversations I've had was a few years ago, on an IRC channel. Someone from Canada was making some good points about racism in the US. I brought up Riel, thinking that the person would sympathise with Riel's concerns for the treatment of the Métis. Instead, the person went off about how Riel was a traitor and deserved to be hanged. Oops. Too close to home, I guess.
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Date: 2006-01-24 04:13 am (UTC)One of the more peculiar online conversations I've had was a few years ago, on an IRC channel. Someone from Canada was making some good points about racism in the US. I brought up Riel, thinking that the person would sympathise with Riel's concerns for the treatment of the Métis. Instead, the person went off about how Riel was a traitor and deserved to be hanged. Oops. Too close to home, I guess.