Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The pathetic politics of hate and fear

My friend Rachel (who lives near Barcelona) sent me this political ad from one of Catalonia extreme right-wing anti-immigration parties:



My first reaction (besides recoiling at its sheer shittiness) was anti-racist outrage. My second reaction was, how far are we old-school Canadians from this level of anti-Islamic ethnic paranoia?

Especially since some of our southern neighbours seem to already be there:


I'm not scared of Islam. I'm scared of ethnocentric hate... by anybody, towards anybody.
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  1. Andrea L. ColeMay 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    In total agreement with you Tom. The way I hear people talk about immigration and the whole 'us v. them' mentality about it just makes my blood boil.

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  2. RachelMay 10, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Right on, Tom! The sheer cynical, ignorant (or not?) hypocrisy of these parties is frightening. (Disclaimer: I am a two-time immigrant from a long line of immigrants.) :-)

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