Iqra Khalid submitted an anti-Islamophobia motion. I would have been impressed if she had added anti-Semitism to it, as well but that happens to be quite popular in the Islamic community, these days and I didn't expect her to do it for one minute. She's probably a flaming hypocrite and not some sort of hero.
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It's about optics.
If you want to get the racists attention, putting Anti-Semitism won't get you there.
The word Islamophobia though.. it drives them nuts and the benefit is two fold:
1.) You clearly identify the racists (like Loc)
2.) You get unanimous support for your motion
It truly is a win win.
All they can do to fight back is post stale memes.
Sorry, but the concept of singling out a group for any kind of treatment, mention or motion, even one like this, is inherently racist.
Not at all.
It's simply putting a spotlight on the most oppressed at that time.
We're all immigrants (myself included), and we all experience prejudice to varying degrees. To assume we are all equally discriminated against is misleading.
It's simply putting a spotlight on the most oppressed at that time.
We're all immigrants (myself included), and we all experience prejudice to varying degrees. To assume we are all equally discriminated against is misleading.
The most opressed live way up north on tiny reservations with no potable water in tumble down shacks full of black mould, not in Brampton.
And they actually have legislation specifically tailored for them.
Also, I wouldn't be so certain that most live in Brampton.
Also, I wouldn't be so certain that most live in Brampton.
Doesn't seem to be working, 150 years later.
I wonder if Ms. Khald gives enough of a rat's a55 to make a motion about them ... or is it just about her and her tribe?
Sorry. She ran for office. She should be part of the solution, not to merely declare herself and her people as "special" Canadians.
Sorry. She ran for office. She should be part of the solution, not to merely declare herself and her people as "special" Canadians.
Un-Canadian ...
We already have hate laws in place. She wants a special status version that just applies to Muslims.
Un-Canadian. Do it for everyone or for no one.
Getting further into the area of soliciting denunciations of people because of offensive things they have said, and trying to discourage obnoxious or sociopathic or even hateful opinions, will not eliminate them and is apt to compromise democracy rather than strengthen it. I do not doubt the virtue of Ms. Khalid and Mr. Majzoub’s motives, but it is impossible to increase the respect in which Islam is held by simply demanding it. Only Muslims can attract increased collective admiration from non-Muslims, and they will not do that by trying to infringe the freedom of expression of everyone else and by indulging their co-religionists who regularly and in large numbers revile the rest of us as infidels. Christianity is 600 years senior to Islam and has 600 million more adherents, and, for all its historic failings, a much less violent history. And Christians generally regard Islam with more respect than they receive back from Muslims. The numbers of extremists who lurk and fester among the reasonable and civilized Muslims may be “infinitesimally small” and I hope they are, but they have killed many thousands of innocent people in terrorist acts in almost every Western country over the last 20 years.
The Islamic leaders are not remotely doing all they can to reassure the world, including the people of this country, of the tolerant spirit of the Muslim majority. Not one per cent of Canadians has any problem with Muslims and anyone else having and practicing their religion and cultural traditions, as long as they are not an affront to the laws of this country. Islamophobia, in the sense of a visceral dislike of everyone who is a Muslim, is “infinitesimally small” in this country. But those who seek greater respect for Islam have to earn it, not just require it from Parliament, which has no jurisdiction to confect or confer it.
Conrad Black: Parliament can’t simply demand people feel good about Islam | National Post
Note;
"But those who seek greater respect for Islam have to earn it, not just require it from Parliament, which has no jurisdiction to confect or confer it."
The Islamic leaders are not remotely doing all they can to reassure the world, including the people of this country, of the tolerant spirit of the Muslim majority. Not one per cent of Canadians has any problem with Muslims and anyone else having and practicing their religion and cultural traditions, as long as they are not an affront to the laws of this country. Islamophobia, in the sense of a visceral dislike of everyone who is a Muslim, is “infinitesimally small” in this country. But those who seek greater respect for Islam have to earn it, not just require it from Parliament, which has no jurisdiction to confect or confer it.
Conrad Black: Parliament can’t simply demand people feel good about Islam | National Post
Note;
"But those who seek greater respect for Islam have to earn it, not just require it from Parliament, which has no jurisdiction to confect or confer it."
That ridiculous statement that 'we are all immigrants' starts me fuming!
I was born in this country. I am NOT an immigrant. I am a descendant of immigrants. I am Not an immigrant.
Anyone born in this country is NOT an immigrant. Period!
I was born in this country. I am NOT an immigrant. I am a descendant of immigrants. I am Not an immigrant.
Anyone born in this country is NOT an immigrant. Period!
I'm a tenth generation Canadian and a thirteenth generation North American. After three hundred plus years, this is my homeland and the land of my ancestors. This is the place that I want my great-great-great grandchildren to live in peace and this is the land that we will defend and improve.
I don't think your 10th & 13th generation as you say, Canada for instance is only 150 yrs old.
Not sure who is going to be helping you defend this land, Caucasions are not reproducing at a high enough rate and they will soon be in the minority. Our current military is mostly made up of Caucasions, and once their numbers dwindle, there will be nobody left to defend this land.
Right now, we have 22% of Canadians are of visible minority status, if our military was proportionally represented we would have our military made up of 22% visible minority, but in reality our military is only made up of less than 4% visible minorities.
So you see, nobody will be helping your offspring defend this land.
My family settled in Upper Canada in the mid 1780's from Scotland and Pennsylvania.
Ignorant twat.