Harper's War
A post by Blue Grit invites us to consider Harper's views on Liberalism so as to better understand him. It is very interesting (though scary) reading, and Blue Grit is clearly correct in saying that we ought to understand the adversary to better fight him. Unfortunately, I have to admit that now I understand Harper even less than I did before. As a good neo-con, Harper is waging a war. He's the good guy fighting evil. Evil can take many forms - a bearded guy with an AK47, a Supreme Court Justice, a university professor... evil must be so powerfully confusing that it seems to me Harper is fighting the wrong ennemy.
I a way Harper is obviously right... the neo-cons are always right... in a way. Bush was right when he was saying Saddam is a bad guy, and so is Harper when he's saying that moral nihilsm, or people who don't care for values of "free and democratic societies" is dangerous.
He is right... except that he is fighting the wrong ennemy. Moral nihilists - aren't they the Bloc people his party is sleeping with? If people who draw paycheques from the parliament of a country they are set to destroy and claim to be socialists - or something like that - yet support an hard-right government are not moral nihilists, who are? And people who don't care for freedom and democracy - aren't they Harper's very own conservative friends? If people who believe their fellow human beings should be denied rights because of their sexual orientation or switch parties two weeks after an election care for freedom and democray, who doesn't?
I have suggested this in the past, and I repeat my suggestion: Mr. Harper, you should join the Liberals. That's the party fighting moral nihilists and defending freedom and democracy for every Canadian. No you won't be our leader this time around. Even Bob Rae has been a member of the party longer than you by now. But next time, after we've tought you to smile without looking like you want to eat a baby right now, we might give you a chance!
P.S. Serously though, it's true that we need to make much clearer that we have principles - and what they are.
I a way Harper is obviously right... the neo-cons are always right... in a way. Bush was right when he was saying Saddam is a bad guy, and so is Harper when he's saying that moral nihilsm, or people who don't care for values of "free and democratic societies" is dangerous.
He is right... except that he is fighting the wrong ennemy. Moral nihilists - aren't they the Bloc people his party is sleeping with? If people who draw paycheques from the parliament of a country they are set to destroy and claim to be socialists - or something like that - yet support an hard-right government are not moral nihilists, who are? And people who don't care for freedom and democracy - aren't they Harper's very own conservative friends? If people who believe their fellow human beings should be denied rights because of their sexual orientation or switch parties two weeks after an election care for freedom and democray, who doesn't?
I have suggested this in the past, and I repeat my suggestion: Mr. Harper, you should join the Liberals. That's the party fighting moral nihilists and defending freedom and democracy for every Canadian. No you won't be our leader this time around. Even Bob Rae has been a member of the party longer than you by now. But next time, after we've tought you to smile without looking like you want to eat a baby right now, we might give you a chance!
P.S. Serously though, it's true that we need to make much clearer that we have principles - and what they are.
posted by Leonid at 21:15
3 Comments:
Maybe quit the "Harper is against Canada"....."the right will destroy the country"....."they are anti-immigrant"....how about just explaining what it is you are all about...Hedi Fry's speach was a joke...every feel good phrase known to mankind was used in that speach....hell, I dont even know what we stand for anymore....Harper gave 5 issues, plain and simple...we couldnt even come up with one!!
Hey liberals how about get a vision instead of evryday bashing Harper. All it is now is people going "what the liberals are whinning again". Here is another tip if your going to bash Harper make sure he can't turn around and say "well you had 12 years", "well when you where in power you did this".
Last tip stop with the the only canadian values are liberal values. You don't know how many non-poltical junkies just laughed at that or got upset and either went Conservative or NDP.
But I vote Conservative and I hope you guys keep up the smear campaign, b/c by the next election people will just tune the liberals out and say "hear we go again more liberals whinnig"
Hi!
Stéphane Dion would like to do an interview with you for your blog. If you're interested, give me an e mail: r_edger@hotmail.com
Good post, by the way. Don't worry about the Tory trolls.
Cheers,
Rob Edger
Stephane Dion E-communications Co-chair
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