On Saturday we posted an article which included information regarding a PEGIDA UK event organized by the JDL. At this event the leader of PEGIDA UK, Paul Weston, would be speaking.Looks like there’s another welcome committee being formed, though one de…
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Goat-Blood Drinking Senate Candidate and the PEGIDA UK Leader Who Was Too Much Even For UKIP
Sometimes we learn about some particularly odd characters when receiving information from our readers:Meet Augustus Sol Invictus, a Libertarian candidate for the senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio.Aside from changing his name to a Latin phrase wh…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Second Case of Anti-Muslim/Government Vandalism at Calgary School In a Week
Before we get to the meat of things, we thought we would begin with a screenshot taken from the Canadians 4 Canadians since it will explain, in some part, the mentality of those who would support this most recent case of extremism:These people are resp…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: More MSM Focus on Far Right in Canada and Reaction to ARC Article
We noted at the end of January that some in the MSM were beginning to pay more attention to the threat posed by right wing extremism in the country.The Maclean's article in question focused specifically on those using social media to post virulentl…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: February 2016 Bits and Bites
So PEGIDA Canada held another rally today without telling anyone. The results were as sad as the previous effort despite the spin they placed on it: In related news, we're still following the aftermath of our recent article detailing the often vio…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Members of Canadian Anti-Muslim Groups Seem Immune to Irony
Incoherent, irrational, misdirected, anger.Back in November we wrote an article comparing the rhetoric found in contemporary anti-Muslim Facebook groups (focusing specifically on PEGIDA Canada) with that of the Nazi propaganda:Not long after the German…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: MSM Starting to Pay Attention to Anti-Muslim/Anti-Government Groups and Individuals
On July 15, 2016, PEGIDA Canada held what it referred to as a "flash demo":The results were underwhelming:The organizers did receive laudatory comments regarding the demonstration, but there was also some level of despondency as well:In some …
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Syrian Refugees Pepper Sprayed in Vancouver; Anti-Muslims Social Media Commentators Cheer
We woke up this morning to read this on CBC:Trudeau condemns pepper spray attack at Vancouver event for Syrian refugees'This isn't who we are,' tweets Prime Minister Trudeau as organizers consider security for future eventsBy Rafferty Baker…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada and PEGIDA Quebec: Splitters!
Funny thing about extreme forms of nationalism. Sometimes people find they are nationalistic about different nationalities:Read more »
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Aftermath of a Tragedy
One would have to be living under a rock to not have heard about the horrific attacks in Paris that occurred on November 13. A total (as of this date) of 130 dead and 368 injured in what must be described as an act of cowardice by people subscribing to…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada and Islamophobia: The Path of Dehumanization
The relevance of the above quote should be clear soon enough. We had been following the PEGIDA movement overseas since its inception late last year with some interest, but really began to scrutinize the group when it branched overseas into Canada. While their first attempt at a rally failed badly
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Members and Supporters Reaction to Liberal Victory
As most of the screen shots that will follow originated on PEGIDA Canada's Facebook page (or the personal pages of members/supporters) we would like to contribute to our reader's daily dose of irony: Remember the commitment to, "intellectual propensity" and see just how that pans out. Though it looked like
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada Wants Niqab Ban Because it Symbolizes Violence and Oppression Against Women; Justifies Assault on Woman Wearing Niqab
One of the claims of groups like PEGIDA Canada is that they are not against Muslims, but against "militant Islam," "Islamism," "shariah law," and any number of adjectives to justify their bigotry. On the current political wedge issue, the niqab and whether or not it should be permitted during citizenship
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada: "We’re Not Racists"
When one is challenging groups such as PEGIDA Canada the accusation that the membership and supporters of similar groups hold racist views is countered by the statement that, "Islam is not a race." In our view, there's a lot of parsing of the terminology going on here, however when we
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Immediate Aftermath of PEGIDA Canada Rally
We've spent much of the day watching the fallout from the PEGIDA Canada rally that took place yesterday. One thing that seems clear is that the folks who organized the rally (1) were disappointed by their own turnout (2) were taken completely by surprise regarding the reaction of people opposed
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Canada Rally Meets With Opposition: Banerjee Demands Opposition Be Shot
Well, it looks like the PEGIDA Canada rally and counter-protest was a rather boisterous affair. Back on September 13, we posted a message announcing a protest by anti-fascists to take place in Toronto opposing PEGIDA Canada who’s organizers announced their rally would take place on September 19. Perhaps ironically, ol’
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Paul Fromm’s Annus Horribilis: Part II
When we posted the news release regarding the anti-fascists' efforts to oppose the PEGIDA Canada rally planned for today, we received some comments condemning our efforts to deny the free speech rights of the participants. We would argue that opposing PEGIDA Canada publicly isn't so much denying them their freedoms as
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: PEGIDA Counter-protest Planned In Toronto
From an email we received earlier: EMERGENCY DEMO: SHUT DOWN “PEGIDA Canada” ! ### Please Circulate Widely ####On Saturday, September 19th, the racist and xenophobic “PEGIDA Canada” are planning to make their second appearance on the streets. After a humiliating defeat in Montreal earlier this year, the far-right group will attempt
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Montreal Pegida March Didn’t Go So Well.
When Pegida began to organize in Montreal, we began to keep an eye on what was happening. Unfortunately Quebec remains a bit of a problem area for us in that we have no active ARC members in the province and all the members we do have are hopelessly unilingual. We
Continue readingLeft Over: Can’t Tolerate Bigotry…
Time to put the brakes on our slide to intolerance: Tim Harper A government which deals with only symptoms and refuses to look at root causes is part of the problem. By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Mar 01 2015 (with thanks to Montreal Simon’s blog for the
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