I thought this piece was highly insightful and constructive, and it provides reasonable direction going forward. The authors' survey has confirmed what many of us already know intuitively: there are large numbers of people in western liberal democracies, Canada included, who feel that they are being treated unfairly and dismissively by t…
I thought this piece was highly insightful and constructive, and it provides reasonable direction going forward. The authors' survey has confirmed what many of us already know intuitively: there are large numbers of people in western liberal democracies, Canada included, who feel that they are being treated unfairly and dismissively by those in power. Instead of demonizing and dismissing these views as "unacceptable", politicians need to listen carefully and use these expressions of discontent as a "canary in the coal mine" that can help better inform policy development and lead to a more harmonious (and less divided!!!) society. But here's the problem: How do we get the politicians on board? Especially incompetent, unscrupulous self-congratulating jackasses like Justin Trudeau?
I agree totally. But it astounds and angers me that in assessments, such as this, which seems to refer, at least partially, to the truckers’ protest, that the crucial reason for the protest was to resist government control over people’s bodies. It has other ramifications to do with power and control, but the underlying issue was that of bodily autonomy and medical apartheid. I keep harping back to this because it keeps getting glossed over or hidden behind a smokescreen of other issues. Why isn’t it treated in the same serious manner as all the other sociopolitical concerns raised? Intelligent and insightful academics, such as Julie Ponesse, have seriously questioned the ethics behind vaccine mandates, but this gets very little attention.
Hi Patryce, to answer your question if I may - I don't think many academics have a grasp of how far out of touch they are. So, in their mind, if the injections were so serious, surely somebody would have told them by now? Not blue collar workers (truckers), they don't count; not a few doctors such as McCullough, Kory or Trozzi and Hoffe - I mean who's heard of them? Academics get their information from certain troughs, they don't have time to go far afield reading old books about the perils of vaccination, or Technocracy. Where are the grants for that? There are a few academics like say Dr. Russel Blaylock who actually do the work - but Alex Jones interviews them, so automatically we must ignore such things.
The shots seem to be accomplishing several things, but one long reaching goal seems to be saying that the state controls your body. Because the system does not want people in the near future, it wants automation.
Good point, Patryce. Almost a third of Canadians supported the truckers, and almost half of Canadians sympathized with them. I suspect that reasons for the support varied somewhat from one supporter to another. For me, the most serious issue was the frivolous violation by the government of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (which connects directly to the issue of bodily autonomy, but other issues as well). Government overreach harmed a lot of people (through lost jobs, businesses, etc.). It also harmed Canadian democracy by raising doubt in the competence and integrity of our institutions, especially Parliament itself, and it has seriously divided Canadians. This government has got to go, and we need reforms to ensure this kind of nonsense never happens again. That's my two-cents worth. :)
Hi Jewel, the main point I was getting at is that even our dear PM is just a middle man. We can't get him to do the right thing, that wasn't what he was recruited for. He clearly said in 2013 that he admired China's "essential dictatorship". The perfect leader for the Liberal party of Chinada.
I thought this piece was highly insightful and constructive, and it provides reasonable direction going forward. The authors' survey has confirmed what many of us already know intuitively: there are large numbers of people in western liberal democracies, Canada included, who feel that they are being treated unfairly and dismissively by those in power. Instead of demonizing and dismissing these views as "unacceptable", politicians need to listen carefully and use these expressions of discontent as a "canary in the coal mine" that can help better inform policy development and lead to a more harmonious (and less divided!!!) society. But here's the problem: How do we get the politicians on board? Especially incompetent, unscrupulous self-congratulating jackasses like Justin Trudeau?
I agree totally. But it astounds and angers me that in assessments, such as this, which seems to refer, at least partially, to the truckers’ protest, that the crucial reason for the protest was to resist government control over people’s bodies. It has other ramifications to do with power and control, but the underlying issue was that of bodily autonomy and medical apartheid. I keep harping back to this because it keeps getting glossed over or hidden behind a smokescreen of other issues. Why isn’t it treated in the same serious manner as all the other sociopolitical concerns raised? Intelligent and insightful academics, such as Julie Ponesse, have seriously questioned the ethics behind vaccine mandates, but this gets very little attention.
Hi Patryce, to answer your question if I may - I don't think many academics have a grasp of how far out of touch they are. So, in their mind, if the injections were so serious, surely somebody would have told them by now? Not blue collar workers (truckers), they don't count; not a few doctors such as McCullough, Kory or Trozzi and Hoffe - I mean who's heard of them? Academics get their information from certain troughs, they don't have time to go far afield reading old books about the perils of vaccination, or Technocracy. Where are the grants for that? There are a few academics like say Dr. Russel Blaylock who actually do the work - but Alex Jones interviews them, so automatically we must ignore such things.
The shots seem to be accomplishing several things, but one long reaching goal seems to be saying that the state controls your body. Because the system does not want people in the near future, it wants automation.
Yes, right on, thanks!
Good point, Patryce. Almost a third of Canadians supported the truckers, and almost half of Canadians sympathized with them. I suspect that reasons for the support varied somewhat from one supporter to another. For me, the most serious issue was the frivolous violation by the government of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (which connects directly to the issue of bodily autonomy, but other issues as well). Government overreach harmed a lot of people (through lost jobs, businesses, etc.). It also harmed Canadian democracy by raising doubt in the competence and integrity of our institutions, especially Parliament itself, and it has seriously divided Canadians. This government has got to go, and we need reforms to ensure this kind of nonsense never happens again. That's my two-cents worth. :)
Spot on, thanks John.
How? Caviar and champagne.
https://twitter.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1503349513255325699?cxt=HHwWhsC47dma_NwpAAAA
Another obscene display of privilege and entitlement!
Outrageous...
The politicians are middle men in our system, there are quite a few well meaning ones but the parties will not make them leaders.
Hi Jewel, the main point I was getting at is that even our dear PM is just a middle man. We can't get him to do the right thing, that wasn't what he was recruited for. He clearly said in 2013 that he admired China's "essential dictatorship". The perfect leader for the Liberal party of Chinada.