H/tTheoMoudakis
Because the political reactions from the right and the left are so tiresomely predictable, I thought I would offer a few examples from one of the so-called progressive groups that I monitor, thereby sparing those so inclined to label me for my refusal to bow before Trudeau and his sham liberalism. Out of respect for the privacy of those who post their comments within a closed forum, I leave out both source and identities. From a CBC story on Jane Philpott's reaction to the Ethic's Commissioner's report on the SNC-Lavalin scandal that I posted to the group come the following:
Another Schmeer campaign. I find it interesting that this reporting surfaces as Schmeer drops like a rock in Ontario.Reacting to a story on the actual report by the Commissioner, some of the following illustrate the obdurate, uncritical support Trudeau commands from extreme partisans:
Poor irrelevant Philpott.... lololol
a Pity she is still with the smear campaigners! !!
JP knows very well that JWR twisted her truth. JWR spoke to Campbell & that was the only former AG that JWR admitted to speaking to about the SNC case. Campbell did not see the info on the case, she went only by what JWR told her. Mulroney had something different than Campbell to say. The PM wanted JWR to bring an expert in to work on the case with JWR & to give advice & JWR refused to do that, so without another insight on the case, The PM did not feel that JWR's decision was the right way to go. JT did not interfere in any way, he just wanted JWR to fully do her job & use every tool that was available to her. Then there is the important information about the SNC case that JWR purposely with held from the PMO. Why is that not mentioned & the case files on JWR desk that had been sitting on her desks for months. The poor man who was in prison & finally found innocent & had to stay in prison for almost a year waiting for JWR to have him released. David the AG now had the man released with in 2 weeks after David took the AG position. There is much more & JP knows it all as well as JWR. Nope, if JWR had of been a man in the AG position, he would of been fired a lot sooner. JWR blew it her self, she let the power go to her head just like she is doing now. That alone will take her down again.
What about investigating Mr Andy Smear`s visit to Lavalin`s HQ ! What was the name of Harper`s man on the Lavalin Board of Directors!
Enjoy PM Scheer.In response, I wrote,
Hillary's emails don't matter now anymore, do they?
I have sent this happen too many times with one single commissioner (who could be easily influenced by outside forces) bring down a government.
As much as it does suck, it is still better than the über-corrupt alternative, the Conservatives. Heck, in an interview on Canadaland (either Oppo or Commons) even Jodie Wilson Raybould was on the record saying she hopes Trudeau wins
Rather than saying the Liberals are the best we've got, it is time for all Canadians to demand better government. Defending Trudeau as the least odious choice does nothing for the cause of good government.This was followed by,
...voting for what is worse advances the cause of bad government.And it goes on and on, including the usual dismissal of Trudeau criticism as coming from 'the haters.'
... but you don't have to vote for the tories, we don't live in a two party system.
All of this is as utterly predictable as it is dispiriting. Funny, isn't it, how partisanship on either poles of the political spectrum seems to require the suspension of critical thinking skills that we need now more than ever, all of which leaves me with little hope that we will ever see any improvement in a political landscape currently populated by hacks, Pavlovian loyalties, and a paucity of any real cogitation.
Now where have I seen this before?
Wilful Ignorance carries a big megaphone, Lorne.
ReplyDeleteAnd it seems particularly adept at drowning out reasoned thinking, Owen.
DeleteI've had it with the Liberals and the Tories and their utterly pathetic and predictable strident supporters, the hard liners who seem to exist for no useful purpose.
ReplyDeleteEcho chambers serve no useful purpose, Mound.
Delete.. there's a huge difference between, say one of Mound's detailed posts regarding Environment or Climate Change and a Twitter jibe I may launch at 6 AM at some political animal like Andrew Scheer or other dim multimillionaire MP or former Harper senior Minister
ReplyDeleteMy point is.. its easy to flash onto Twitter and launch.. In today's social media environment we suddenly have astonishing access to opinionate, broadcast, narrowcast or simply bray our opinion, whether worthless or accurate.. scathing or learned
The result is self evident as your post portrays.. some pretty stupid stuff gets aired..
But I can speed read like a demon, flash past garbage, the nutters, mute ads.. get a wild n wooly 'take' on a giant cross section of society and culture. I especially like Andrew Leach at U of Alberta re Energy realities, Andrew Derocher, also U of A re polar bears and sea ice for example.. polite professional real deal people and educators or scientists or biologists.. or David Climenhaga re Alberta Politics.. I don't need the hysterics.. or the political posturers and losers, the gamers and grifters and time wasters.. like some who are commenting to Montreal Simon for example.. or insulting a woman of stature and standing like Jane Philpott.. that's nonsense time.. or as you ably point out.. zero critical thought.. But as with the US of A.. its certainly startling to see and read or hear the hystericals.. or the deplorables.. and there are many..
They seem to dominate the digital landscape these days, Sal. Maybe it gives them a sense of self-importance, but they are only deluding themselves and their fellow travellers.
DeleteSal touches on an important and too often overlooked point, our slow slide into tribalism. There may be no more powerful means of undermining social cohesion than what is spewed by these furies who often decide who does and does not qualify as 'decent' or good and just. Perhaps this is a phase that all societies must experience from time to time, some to emerge with greater clarity, purpose and strength, others to simply succumb. Some claim that the worst ordeals, such as major wars, can be a catalyst for these diverse outcomes.
ReplyDeleteI am ever so slowly reading "Defying Hitler." The author who grew up in an upper middle class, educated world, recorded how the German people came to accept Nazism. He writes that it wasn't forged out of bravery but out of the weakness - cowardice and complacency - of existing political groups that failed to stand against Hitler when their considerable following wanted exactly that. When these political parties faltered there was nothing left to cling to and most Germans simply accepted what they saw as a fait accompli. What they initially accepted they grew, through threats and rewards, to embrace. All those old videos with German civilians thronging the curbs, their arms raised in the Nazi salute, were the end result of a society harnessed to a diabolical movement. Today we can see a form of that at any Trump rally.
A truly sobering and instructive historical parallel, Mound. History does seem quite circular, doesn't it?
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