tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post873305595628275659..comments2024-02-10T12:05:30.851-07:00Comments on Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: More Commentary on the Recent Calgary Mayoral ElectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post-40370302963128188432010-10-23T10:16:49.000-06:002010-10-23T10:16:49.000-06:00@Anonymous 3: I wouldn't say your being hypocr...@Anonymous 3: I wouldn't say your being hypocritical in finding it odd to have "foreign" mayors, governors (your American I assume, in Canada we have premiers) etc, I would just say you're silly. Canada's first two PMs were "foreigners" after all. And with regards to the story you have commented on the guy who won the Calgary mayoral election isn't "foreign" at all, he was born in Toronto but that's still part of Canada. <br /><br />And at any rate to hold office in Canada you generally have to be a Canadian citizen if I'm not mistaken. Thus Canadian office holders are by their very nature not "foreign", they're Canadians. So the point of your concern is moot.Davegeeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post-30780515268590788602010-10-20T22:59:43.122-06:002010-10-20T22:59:43.122-06:00Well I think that some of the commentators over at...Well I think that some of the commentators over at FreeDominion prove that Islamophobia is in fact alive and well. I always find it odd that all too often the people who make the most outrageous claims are the ones who demand that those who disagree with them provide college paper levels of citations backing up their views. Yet when they have proof of their assertions demanded they just start insulting and citing their view as common knowledge that needs no support. Almost like they have no real intellectual basis for what they claim. Hmmmmm.Davegeeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post-36969968791165911632010-10-20T18:40:42.481-06:002010-10-20T18:40:42.481-06:00I'm a liberal myself and I'm very opposed ...I'm a liberal myself and I'm very opposed to racism and intolerance. Maybe this seems a bit hypocritical but in my honest opinion I think that it's a bit odd having foreign mayors, governors, etc. But I'm not opposed to it, I just find it odd is all.<br /><br />Keep up the good work ARC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post-76347932073787893022010-10-20T17:39:22.411-06:002010-10-20T17:39:22.411-06:00Who was your favourite candidate? Did it happen to...Who was your favourite candidate? Did it happen to be Bonnie Devine? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335908177719535466.post-80342635191188758222010-10-20T17:31:46.907-06:002010-10-20T17:31:46.907-06:00You want evidence that isn't limited to hate o...You want evidence that isn't limited to hate or conspiracy websites? Go look at Facebook, Twitter, or the comments section of every major online story from local news outlets.<br /><br />Granted that many SF and FD posters are probably the ones filling up The Sun's comments sections with vitriol, but I have seen numerous postings on facebook by otherwise 'normal' (i.e., not associated with white supremacist websites) whining about Sharia law and whatnot.<br /><br />Wishful thinking on the part of Mr. Fatah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com