Conspirituality Bonus Sample: Spiritual, Um—Sorry—Canadian Bypassing
"An essential pleasure of white liberal identity in Canada is the schadenfreude of looking down our noses when we consider what’s south of us. It’s an unearned pride that says: “We’re not like that.” It’s delusional. We are absolutely like that, with tougher gun laws and the moderating effect of the Parliamentary process—but absolutely like that. We want to say “QAnon wouldn’t find a foothold here.” and it does. We want to say “We’re a long way off from Jan 6,” but we’re not. Democracy is as fragile as the human body."
An editorial piece from Matthew on a harsh awakening in the Great White Liberal North.
Show Notes
Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead
Harsha Walia on historical continuity
Ottawa police discover children living in protesters' trucks | The Star
Land Acknowledgement – City of Toronto
Toronto Cops Say They Did 'Tremendous Job' After Beating People, Destroying Homeless Camp
Nearly $2 million spent on clearing encampments should have gone to housing, advocates say
300 people trapped. 4 hours. Pouring rain. The day I was kettled by police in Toronto.
'We regret that mistakes were made': Toronto police acknowledge 'unacceptable' mass arrests at 2010 G20 protests
Lawsuit filed against convoy organizers, seeking damages on behalf of downtown Ottawa residents
We're not Tragically Hip fans — and yes, we're Canadian
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