Histrionic much?
Let me know when the corporatist economy has been implemented, the book-burnings commence or we invade Abyssinia.
Library and Archives is doing a purchasing policy review. Much as the so-called speech warriors freaked out at the typical operations of the communications department of a federal entity, you're jumping at shadows.
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. No jumping at shadows going on here at all.
Just before Canada Day this year we got something in the mail from our new CPoC MP Andrew Saxton that I'd never seen the like of before, that speaks directly to Dawg's point.
Read it, fellow Canadians, and puke. (All emphasis in the original.)
Dear Constituents,
I believe our riding of North Vancouver is the greatest part of the greatest country to live, work and do business in. I'm sure you agree. As Canada Day approaches, it is time to show the rest of Canada and the world just how proud we are of our home and native land.
To show this pride, I am launching the North Vancouver Proud to be Canadian campaign. The objectives of this campaign are threefold:
1) celebrate the rich heritage of our country and our flag;
2) ensure as many residents of this riding as possible (ideally everyone) display the Canadian Flag on, and leading up to, Canada Day; and
3) demonstrate that this riding is the most patriotic in all of Canada.
As part of this campaign, I am personally asking your household to commit to these goals. If we all pitch in, we can show our pride in Canada, give our riding the recognition it deserves, and have a lot of fun this Canada Day.
Many of my colleagues have agreed to host similar campaigns in their ridings and document their success, which will be measured by the number of flags displayed on Canada Day and the number of mail back responses. The winner will be granted the title of "Most Patriotic Riding in Canada". We can win this campaign and set an example for all of Canada by having every household display a flag on Canada Day.
I hope you choose to be a part of this campaign. I can't think of a better way to celebrate the pride we have in our great country!
That last sentence says all that needs to be said about this MP and his party, doesn't it?
With the flyer was a cut-out paper flag. Interestingly, the flyer was a huge 17 x 22 broadsheet, printed both sides (in red and black only, indicating they cheaped out with just a 2-colour job), but the cut-out flag was a piddling 6 x 11. The rest of the space contained that gee-whiz jingoistic message quoted above, plus assorted patriotic wankery.
They couldn't even give the flag a full page.
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Jesus H. Murphy. After reading this I am now going to take Steven Harper quite seriously.
Jimmy is right Dawg, This one is 'way over the top.
Heh. "Second time as farce." Oh, well.
North:
I'm with you. Democracy, the rule of law, a free press, a vibrant civil society, a GDP per capita of $39k/year (measured in US dollars), pluralism, multiculturalism, generous social welfare programs, an open-door immigration policy, minimal violent crime, ready credit, plenty of opportunities for business development, first-rate infrastructure . . . it's like Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany had a kid and that kid grew up and married al-Gaddafi and their kid hooked up with Pol Pot and their kid founded a country -- only worse!
Like you, I'm appalled that the MP in question didn't mail a circular providing free flags and directions to the local filling station to procure combustibles with which they might be burnt. What does that last sentence say exactly? Please use small words: I'm afraid that when the part of my cortex responsible for discernment and sense of proportion blew up under the stress of Canada's descent into outright fascism it took my language-processing center with it. Ordinarily I would propose that we stage a rally to strike back at this nefarious example of national pride, but since the passage of the 2009 Enabling Act the brownshirts now rule the streets.
Damn, Dawg, you caught me with my brown shirt at the cleaners.
Even for you this is more than a little silly. As you know, I have little time for Harper, but to impose fascism on Canada would be an act of will the guy is clearly incapable of. I mean this guy can't even repeal s.13.
Of course, if you want to see fascism in action you really need look no further than to your former country under Obama. Nationalize major industries, check. Pass legislation effecting every single business and individual in America in the name of a fantasy, check. Conduct various wars, check. Adopt policy which is potentially hugely prejudicial to World Jewry. Check. Look at reasserting control over media. Check. Plant questions and suborn media, Check and check.
Remember, Il Duce was a man of the Left long before he invented modern fascism.
Dawg, always respect what you have to say but this is just plain silly. There are many things to call Harper and the CPC on, but when the left starts tossing around the Hitler and Musollini comparisons, you just look foolish.
It was a violation of protocol that has no place in a modern democracy in the first place.
Stick to the real issues that you do so well.
Good grief, subtlety is lost on some of you--could it be the very ones fussing about that phantasmal, oxymoronic "liberal fascism" at the moment?
Harper's disturbing personality is on full public display, except, of course, for his private gallery of pictures of himself. But he's rather obviously in the wrong place at the wrong time. And his charisma needs a little work.
By the way, Jay, my "former country" is England. And that was a long time ago!
Jay, it is a black shirt, surely?
Humour truly is lost on the humourless, Doc.
And Jonah Goldberg called, Jay -- he wants his false equivalency back.
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