Rex Murphy: Canada’s separatism fatigue

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Its mostly english Canada that keeps bringing it up. Well, that and its media. From what Ive seen it isnt really discussed much or seriously in Quebec at all except by the radicals and the PQ - who got something like 32-33% of the vote last time. They happen to be the loudest part of Quebec's population but they dont have anywhere near the amount of support they'd need to seriously try to separate. I tend to ignore the separatist issue as much as possible simply because it never goes anywhere.
 

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Its mostly english Canada that keeps bringing it up. Well, that and its media. From what Ive seen it isnt really discussed much or seriously in Quebec at all except by the radicals and the PQ - who got something like 32-33% of the vote last time. They happen to be the loudest part of Quebec's population but they dont have anywhere near the amount of support they'd need to seriously try to separate. I tend to ignore the separatist issue as much as possible simply because it never goes anywhere.
Pretty much the same here. The loudest 10% get 90% of the press and 10% of the vote.
 

darkbeaver

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Murphy's one of those untrustworthy journalists. We put a Rhawandan radio host on trial. The same must happen to the tightly controlled western darlings of disinformation.
 

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Where's the disinformation in what he published?

People are sick and tired of hearing the rumblings of the Separatists

We hear more about the rumblings about the rumblings of separatists.

Rex Murphy:
That’s where ‘separatism’ now stands in the other provinces. English Canada has exhausted its sympathies and energy for the topic.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT IT S'MORE REX


Idiot.
 
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Locutus

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He's likely e-elbowing fellow journalists that slobber over every chance to regurgitate the issue.

Rex is cool. So is his fukkin' name.

Say it with me, Rex. See?
 

darkbeaver

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Where's the disinformation in what he published?

People are sick and tired of hearing the rumblings of the Separatists

Of course we are so why broadcast what we already feel? Why give it more time? Propaganda dosn't always take a direct approach. We are always invited to consider crisis that isn't while crisis that is simmers on the back burner. Murphy's a disinformation specialist. I've listened for years he molds every show with a long intro in which defines the limits of the material in question. Five to eight minutes in every case. Very little escapes the screen.
 

darkbeaver

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Broadcasting what people 'already feel' is kinda the antithesis of propaganda, non?

Misdirection falls under the broader definition of propaganda, I think. So while the world hangs on the brink of global war the artist Rex Morphy begs us to consider the crisis that aint. Next week he'll sak us to consider the implications of improper spring lawn care, any subject to avoid the current real meat and potato issues.
 

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Misdirection falls under the broader meanings of propaganda, I think. So while the world hangs on the brink of global war the artist Rex Morphy begs us to consider the crisis that aint. Next week he'll sak us to consider the implications of improper spring lawn care, any subject to avoid the current real meat and potato issues.

61% doesn't qualify as misdirection.

Curious though, where is the bait-and-switch here?
 

darkbeaver

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61% doesn't qualify as misdirection.

Curious though, where is the bait-and-switch here?

The misdirection is that you didn't read something else, something else was not published, we were robbed of real news or real information, a predominantly decided subject was regurgitated. Everything Rex said may be substantially correct that is not being contested in this particular case by me, only the fact that it's not news and in the light of recent developments I think the subject is being used as fill. It not as popular fill as the LBGT tribulations or the holocaust religion but it's still fill.