Patriotic Inferiority

One of the sure things about Don Cherry is his ability to make a mountain out of a molehill. Some athletes have doubts about carrying the Canadian flag in the Olympic opening ceremony because it may hinder their ability to perform in their competition. Cherry slammed them for being unpatriotic, not up to the standard of the US. This comes mostly from athletes who have to compete in the first couple of days after the ceremony. This is understandable. Indeed, COC should not ask anyone who is schedule to compete in the first few days to carry the flag. While carrying the flag literally is an honour and a duty, to carry the flag figuratively by raising it on the podium is far greater and honour and duty. In this instance, the objective of the nation and the athletes are one and the same. Anyone can carry the flag but only the individual athlete can perform for the country and reach the podium. Which is the more important duty? Grapes should learn to weight things and not jump needlessly. It always puzzles me that whenever he drums his patriotic skins, he calls Canadian inferior to Americans. That is some patriotism.