When you think about it, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with national myths. They seek to convey something special about one’s country. For example, there is the American myth about being a country where anyone can become anything by dint of hard work. In Canada, there is the myth that
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Politics and its Discontents: Truly Vile, Truly Racist
For those who have the delusion the trucker convoy that held Ottawa hostage for three weeks was but a benign display of patriotic fervour, please explain to me how a threatening, racist punk like Pat King became one of its leaders. Warning: the following is quite vile, but it exposes
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Words And Actions Matter
In these later days of my life, a time when I have largely lost faith in the possibility of large-scale change, (captured governments being what they are), I think more and more of the things we do in our daily lives that can make things either more or less tolerable
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Should Make Us Cringe
Yes, unfortunately this is the face of Canada too. The woman identified by Lethbridge News Now as Kelly Pocha from Cranbrook, B.C., told the news site the men “were kind of talking to each other in their own language and then they all started laughing at me.” “We were speaking
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Is Hard To Watch
The following incident occurred in Toronto on February 18 of this year. It is difficult to watch, but I encourage you to do so, and use headphones so you can hear, not only the anguished cries of the pinioned Black youth, but also the response of the onlookers, likely the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Coward, Pure And Simple
When I was young, we had a term for certain individuals. We called them “gutless wonders.” It still seems like the most apt term today. Watch this video and you’ll see why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Coward, Pure And Simple
When I was young, we had a term for certain individuals. We called them “gutless wonders.” It still seems like the most apt term today. Watch this video and you’ll see why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Update On An Update
Yesterday, I posted about a man an one of Edmonton’s LRT stations showing his Islamophobic/racist colours, as reported by CBC. I am happy to report that an arrest has been made: Edmonton police have a suspect in custody in connection with a possible hate crime aimed at two hijab-wearing women.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: For What It’s Worth
Unfortunately, bias and prejudice are an ingrained part of human nature, and as much as we might wish to deny it, there are demons that reside in all of us. The only honest way to deal with them, in my view, is to admit to and confront them as the
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