tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4884884697451000000..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: It's Like The Good Old Days of Reform, All Over Again.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12603126308999644962015-03-18T12:24:01.590-07:002015-03-18T12:24:01.590-07:00Bigotry is fear in a mask; fear is the defining ch...Bigotry is fear in a mask; fear is the defining characteristic of Harper's base, fear of pretty much anything he tells them they should be afraid of. <br /><br />If he tells them they should fear even you and me they'll hurry along the passage of a bill that will make sure we can't do anything to them. <br /><br />C-51.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-59990881061488779032015-03-17T14:07:23.848-07:002015-03-17T14:07:23.848-07:00I think this issue appeals to some of the more bas...I think this issue appeals to some of the more base instincts in a segment of Canadian society. It wasn't that long ago that a good many Canadians loathed Catholics and viewed them with deep suspicion. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43379427187290513932015-03-17T13:09:49.276-07:002015-03-17T13:09:49.276-07:00It amazes me when I go to MSM comment sections to ...It amazes me when I go to MSM comment sections to articles relating to this kind of thing, how many people you find parroting this sentiment. Like, would they really have cared the tiniest bit about this if they hadn't been told to? It's not even red meat for the base, it's ersatz crap the base believes is red meat because they were told to while sleepwalking.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56422792624642077212015-03-17T12:55:54.089-07:002015-03-17T12:55:54.089-07:00I laugh so hard I nearly weep. Oh, Canada.I laugh so hard I nearly weep. Oh, Canada.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12103142882286844032015-03-17T10:52:52.733-07:002015-03-17T10:52:52.733-07:00I find it interesting all the attention this is ge...I find it interesting all the attention this is getting. It's not like the person's identity would be in doubt.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a couple of years ago there was an "official" citizenship ceremony broadcast on Sun News that turned out to be fake. To me, that is a bigger issue.UU4077https://www.blogger.com/profile/10350775839411436865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-17935964259390093372015-03-17T10:28:43.820-07:002015-03-17T10:28:43.820-07:00Harper's recent pronouncements have made this ...Harper's recent pronouncements have made this kind of thing acceptable for his followers. <br /><br />It's out of the bottle and he won't be able to put it back in.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-55276269196979306432015-03-17T10:04:55.805-07:002015-03-17T10:04:55.805-07:00When the Prime Minister legitimizes racism he open...When the Prime Minister legitimizes racism he opens a can of worms out of which crawl a great deal of slime. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-81383982649079391862015-03-17T10:02:01.372-07:002015-03-17T10:02:01.372-07:00The reform crazies are knucklewalking to the mike ...The reform crazies are knucklewalking to the mike and breaking Harper's omerta. Harper no longer frightens them. Its as if they know Harper won't be around long and the next leader will welcome sexist, racist rednecks.<br /><br />Makes one wonder what the internal polling shows.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.com