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Warren Kinsella: Hate and extremism in the Trump era – today at U of C’s Faculty of Law, live

Mar

15

2018

This afternoon, I will be doing the Merv Leitch Memorial Lecture at my alma mater, the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law. The topic, as the poster says, is the explosion in hate and extremism post-Brexit and post-Trump. And what we, in a civil society, can do about it. It’s open to the public and ...

Warren Kinsella: Our fight against that neo-Nazi hate rag

Feb

21

2018

Story link is here, and a bit of it is below. Meanwhile, Lisa will be speaking tomorrow night at an anti-hate forum being led by a great leader in the fight against bigotry, Liberal MPP Arthur Potts – more details here. They know it won’t be easy and expect to be in it for the ...

The Political Road Map: The Tyranny of the Triggered

Jan

29

2018

Modern society has become an ever expanding landscape of polarization and finger pointing that not only undermines our ability to discuss, but corrodes at the very foundation of our democracy. The issue is so alarming, that it is no surprise when people feel out of place when it comes to supporting social causes, while avoiding ...

The Canadian Progressive: Trump may have emboldened hate in Canada, but it was already here

Dec

28

2017

While many Canadians often associate the continuing rise in white supremacist hate in Canada to US President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, the right-wing extremist movement was already “alive and well” in Canada, “with more than 100 active groups and well over 100 reported incidents of right-wing extremist violence in the country between 1980 and 2015.” ...

Trashy's World: Charlottesville – likely just the beginning

Aug

21

2017

In the space of a decade or so, public debates over differences in policy in US politics have been replaced by mud-slinging over differences in colour, religion and heritage. Obamacare was the last time when an actual policy was the centre of public debate. It hasn’t disappeared entirely but it being overrun but societal schisms ...

The Political Road Map: Hate Speech is Free Speech

Jun

15

2017

I know, you’re reading my entry title and thinking, wow…that is one bold statement or rather, what the hell is this guy thinking!? Free speech is a right that all humans should have, this is a basic, but crucial statement regarding life on Earth. After experiencing people of all places along the spectrum practice their ...

The Political Road Map: When Trudeau Met Trump

Feb

13

2017

The saying goes…men and woman cannot be friends, they are bound to become lovers or fall apart. While it may seem like this has nothing directly to do with today’s meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Donald Trump, the relationship between the countries they represent does relate to it greatly. Both Canada and the ...

The Political Road Map: 3 Reasons to Not Punch a Nazi

Jan

31

2017

Lately, I have kept my distance from the American election and much of the ongoing affairs in Canadian politics as well. With work being busy and life equally as busy, it has been hard to follow every aspect of current political affairs, while dedicating the sufficient time needed to complete my personal goals, so let ...

The Political Road Map: 3 Reasons to Not Punch a Nazi

Jan

31

2017

Lately, I have kept my distance from the American election and much of the ongoing affairs in Canadian politics as well. With work being busy and life equally as busy, it has been hard to follow every aspect of current political affairs, while dedicating the sufficient time needed to complete my personal goals, so let ...

The Political Road Map: Omar Mateen and the Orlando Massacre

Jun

13

2016

I began sipping my Sunday morning coffee, when upon opening my CBC app, I was confronted with the headline: “Mass Shooting in Florida, 50 Dead, 53 Injured.” Suddenly, my coffee didn’t taste very good anymore; it became bitter and left a feeling of unease in the pit of my stomach. This feeling did not happen ...

The Political Road Map: Omar Mateen and the Orlando Massacre

Jun

13

2016

I began sipping my Sunday morning coffee, when upon opening my CBC app, I was confronted with the headline: “Mass Shooting in Florida, 50 Dead, 53 Injured.” Suddenly, my coffee didn’t taste very good anymore; it became bitter and left a feeling of unease in the pit of my stomach. This feeling did not happen ...

The Political Road Map: Omar Mateen and the Orlando Massacre

Jun

13

2016

I began sipping my Sunday morning coffee, when upon opening my CBC app, I was confronted with the headline: “Mass Shooting in Florida, 50 Dead, 53 Injured.” Suddenly, my coffee didn’t taste very good anymore; it became bitter and left a feeling of unease in the pit of my stomach. This feeling did not happen ...

Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Not Coffee You Dirty Sodomites!

Nov

16

2014

Get out the duct tape! You’ll need it to keep your jaw from hitting the floor over how amazingly absurd this fine christian preacher is. Because people are protesting outside of his church they must be Sodomites and by extension the coffee that they are serving must be infused with semen. Yes, I know. So ...

Trashy's World: I hadn’t yet weighed in on Marois’ Charter of Quebec “Values”…

Sep

11

2013

… because I was waiting to see exactly what it was going to look like… And, well, I’m disgusted. I’m sickened that any government in this country would go far as to prohibit the wearing or display of anything that does not in any way harm another person nor take away their right to a ...

drive-by planet: Some Islamophobic new atheists as bad as Fox News on steroids

Apr

29

2013

Atheist “fundamentalists” whose very existence seems predicated on their non-belief in God can be as extremist and narrow minded as the worst religious prig. They’re fixated, the way many extremists are, targeting any trace of faith with the blade of their remorseless skepticism. It’s one thing to have doubts about the existence of “God” as ...

Dead Wild Roses: Westboro Baptist Church – Doing it wrong…

Dec

27

2012

To our WBC friends, some sage advice from Betty Bowers. Filed under: Religion Tagged: Betty Bowers, Christianity, Hate, Religion, sage advice, WBC

Chadwick's Blog & Commentary: America’s Intolerant WBC Fundamentalists

Dec

10

2012

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I watched this. laugh because Russell Brand* just runs circles around these guys from the Westboro Church and they don’t seem to realize when they are being mocked. Fish in a barrel, I suppose. Cry … Continue reading →

THE FIFTH COLUMN: America The Ugly

Nov

5

2012

With friends like this Romney doesn’t need enemies: It’s enough to make an atheist want to believe in god so we can call on him to save us from them, but as they tell us, and so fervently believe, he is on their side, their vengeful hateful god.

Dented Blue Mercedes: Montreal LGBT couple beaten in Paris

Aug

5

2012

I’ve heard via Michelle Blanc that on the afternoon of Wednesday August 1st, a Montreal trans advocate (who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting) was assaulted with her partner in Paris, in view of the couple’s children. Marie-Ève is with l’association Fierté Montréal Pride and has been active within Montreal’s transgender community. Claire, who has ...

Welcome to Harperland

Dec

15

2011

How we embraced hate. I was watching the CBC News this morning, Suhana Meharchand was the host. Talking about Attawapiskat, she interviewed NDP/MP Charlie Angus. Hostilely, she asked him, “What would you do if you were Minister? Throw money at the problem?” His reply showed unflappable professionalism, indicating that he would first alleviate . . ...

Death By Trolley: Mental Health Risks For Political Activists

Aug

30

2011

We’ve heard of mental health risks for trauma victims, models, high-performance athletes, people in the public eye, soldiers, executives, people living in poverty, and many other social demographics. As a political activist who studies and works in healthcare, is currently on a placement in a mental health unit, and has had personal struggles with mental ...

Larry Hubich's Blog: Olbermann: Keith’s Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal

Aug

3

2011

Larry Hubich's Blog: Stand Up for our Human Rights – SFL Labour Reporter

Apr

26

2011

The following is the lead article from the May 2011 issue of the SFL Labour Reporter – the issue is dedicated to the protection of Human Rights, in Saskatchewan, Canada and abroad. You can download the complete issue here… Stand up for our human rights The provincial government’s attempts to roll back human rights are ...

DTK: Arguing About Hate Crime

Nov

1

2010

Once it had been explained to me, I found it pretty simple. When you single out a group of people as a target for hatred and violence, you assault a whole community (where “assault”, legally speaking, includes “threatening”). So we made a law to make it clear that inciting hatred against a visible group of ...

DTK: Arguing About Hate Crime

Nov

1

2010

Once it had been explained to me, I found it pretty simple. When you single out a group of people as a target for hatred and violence, you assault a whole community (where “assault”, legally speaking, includes “threatening”). So we made a law to make it clear that inciting hatred against a visible group of ...