I realize that it is essentially pointless to try to argue against those Canadians who harbour fear or hatred of ‘the other.’ The latest iteration of that debased mental and moral condition is, of course, reflected in demonstrations and hate crimes against the Muslim community, with some pretty vile declarations
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Politics and its Discontents: What The Racists Ignore
I realize that it is essentially pointless to try to argue against those Canadians who harbour fear or hatred of ‘the other.’ The latest iteration of that debased mental and moral condition is, of course, reflected in demonstrations and hate crimes against the Muslim community, with some pretty vile declarations
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 readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: March 4: Racists to Rally Across Canada — Antifascists to Shut them Down!
The Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens is an Islamophobic organization that is trying to instigate a number of racist marches across Canada on March 4th. In their callout, the racists explain that they are “calling on all Canadian Patriots that believe in Freedom, Liberty & Justice, that stand against Sharia Law &
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Islamophobia—what’s in a word?
Words don’t always mean what they say. For example, anti-Semitism says “against Semites,” but it means “against Jews,” who actually only make up a small part of the Semite community. Yet confusion never arises because the word has become so firmly established as meaning anti-Jew. That is not the case
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Islamophobia—what’s in a word?
Words don’t always mean what they say. For example, anti-Semitism says “against Semites,” but it means “against Jews,” who actually only make up a small part of the Semite community. Yet confusion never arises because the word has become so firmly established as meaning anti-Jew. That is not the case
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Islamophobia: The Word Matters
Wouldn’t it be lovely if the Conservatives, who pride themselves on their ability to run the federal government like a corporation, would issue a corporate-style FAQ to explain why their anti-discrimination motion is superior to the anti-Islamophobia motion recently tabled by the Liberals. If they did, it might look something
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ezra Levant Horror Show and the Con Bigots
As you know, when I heard that Kellie Leitch had described Ezra Levant's latest bigot fest as a meeting of "severely normal people" I was naturally sceptical.For how could anyone call a meeting organized by Levant and his scummy Rebel gang, and starring four Con candidates, and the bloated homophobe Charles McVety, anything
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ezra Levant Horror Show and the Con Bigots
As you know, when I heard that Kellie Leitch had described Ezra Levant's latest bigot fest as a meeting of "severely normal people" I was naturally sceptical.For how could anyone call a meeting organized by Levant and his scummy Rebel gang, and starring four Con candidates, and the bloated homophobe Charles McVety, anything
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: If You Can Name It, You Can Condemn It
It is bigotry, pure, simple and deeply ingrained: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: If You Can Name It, You Can Condemn It
It is bigotry, pure, simple and deeply ingrained: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: As Canadians, This Should Profoundly Disgust All Of Us
All this over a motion, a mere House statement, that has no force in law. The Liberal MP who tabled an anti-Islamophobia motion says she has been inundated with hate mail and death threats. Mississauga, Ont. MP Iqra Khalid told the House of Commons Thursday she received more than 50,000
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: As Canadians, This Should Profoundly Disgust All Of Us
All this over a motion, a mere House statement, that has no force in law. The Liberal MP who tabled an anti-Islamophobia motion says she has been inundated with hate mail and death threats. Mississauga, Ont. MP Iqra Khalid told the House of Commons Thursday she received more than 50,000
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Sad Fate of the Bigot Harper Party
This is how the Cons would like us to imagine them. As the kind of party that would send out a Valentine card like that one.Inviting us to bee their friends.But of course, the Cons and the truth don't go as well together as honey and peanut butter.And this is
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Canada’s Conservative Party, a once-great national organization, is being overwhelmed by its own extremists
PHOTOS: Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, a hard-working and talented former Edmonton Transit bus driver. Below: Alberta Infrastructure Minister Brian Mason, a hard-working and talented former Edmonton Transit bus driver. Mr. Sohi, a Liberal, and Mr. Mason, a New Democrat, are both used to cheap conservative shots about their former
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Ezra Levant and the Con Bigot Show
It's hard to believe, it couldn't be more ugly, or less Canadian.But just two weeks after a white supremacist killed six Muslims in a Quebec City mosque, and wounded eight others.A group of Con leadership candidates attended a foul rally in Toronto last night to denounce a government motion aimed at
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Van Jones Unleashes His Love Army Against Trump’s Muslim Ban
So far, more than 100,000 people have joined social justice champion and longtime civil rights activist Van Jones’ #LoveArmy campaign against Donald Trump racially-loaded exclusionary policies targeting immigrants and other vulnerable groups. The post Van Jones Unleashes His Love Army Against Trump’s Muslim Ban appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: Those Who Have No Blood On Their Hands
Words fail me… i spent much of yesterday and the night before trying to write, but nothing measured up to the horror of the Quebec City massacre, where a young far-rightist shot up a mosque, killing six and wounding many more i will come back to this, but as things are
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, In the wake of Sunday’s horrendous terrorist attack on Quebec’s Muslim community, I am writing to ask that you forcefully condemn not just the shooting itself, but the rising tide of Islamophobia that appears to have prompted it. On January 27, US President Donald Trump signed
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