Thursday, January 8, 2015

'Dear Leader' Decries Attacks On Democracy

This is indeed rich.

Said Prime Minister Harper, in response to the French massacre:
"When a trio of hooded men struck at some of our most cherished democratic principles — freedom of expression, freedom of the press — they assaulted democracy everywhere.
Actions, Sir, speak much louder than words.

8 comments:

  1. When did Harper start touring with the Village People? Are Jason and John roadies?

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    1. Harper surrounds himself with all manner of questionable companions, Anon.

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  2. I see the pot is trying to act superior to the kettle again. The only real difference between Harper and those he is railing against there is the willingness to use (and the kind of) force/violence to achieve their goal. Jihadis use bombs and guns and such, Harper uses the coercive power of the State in ways never intended by our system and our laws. We have seen exactly how much contempt Harper holds freedom of expression that is not favouring him and freedom of the press that is not adoring of him, from a moral/ethical perspective Harper is showing yet again his naked hypocrisy, or is it naked Harpocrisy?

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    1. There is no strategy that Dear Leader will refrain from, no matter how hypocritical, Scotian. Power and its retention are ends in themselves.

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  3. .. It does seem Stephen Harper has trouble with facts..
    The 'trio of hooded men' who struck at Charlie Hebdo
    were killed today.. but only two bodies resulted..

    Perhaps worse, I am seeing signs that most mainstream media
    and the Harper Government website have been removing the
    video of that impromptu prepared reformatory rant.. and his full text
    That seems very very odd...

    Watching his mealy preening pronouncements on Paris seems grotesque
    knowing his 'thoughts & prayers' are about fundraising via the tragedies.

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    1. The only real tragedy in Harper's mind, I suspect, Salamander, would be to lose power to Justin Trudeau. Truthfully, I can't bear to watch Dear Leader in any venue; my temperament simply will not permit, and I know that nothing he says will ever resonate in any way with my values.

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  4. I can think of a number of democratic principles that are in genuine peril in our country, only not from any jihadist. Little things like fair elections, government accountability, governance by consent of the people. There is no greater threat to Canadian democracy than our own prime minister.

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    1. I completely concur, Mound. Coupled with wide-scale citizen disengagement and passivity, I fear we are in grave danger.

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