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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

KRUGGEL -- Understand that just because you feel something is right, that doesn't make you right


‘Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns.

‘Violent threats have become increasingly common outside of elections’, report says.

This is from the Canadian Press. 

It's a pretty interesting report and you can find it on CTV or CBC.  What they are talking about is the rise of political extremism in Canada, and really the entire world, but on the political right in particular.

Now let me be clear: the vast, vast, vast majority of people on the right are sane, responsible, and good people.  We should always keep this in mind when talking about people sharing labels or being labeled.

Okay, so what about extremists?

Well, we do have an issue with the rise in extremism on the right.  The left has some issues too but this particular story was about the right and how its extreme goes after institutions both public and private.

"Baseless theories, disinformation and misinformation have spread to larger audiences, exposing online users to a vast network of narratives that undermine science, systems of government and traditional figures of authority, the report says."

Yes, that's all correct.

Okay should people challenge things? 

Absolutely.

Don't just accept the narrative put to you.  At the same time, understand that just because you feel something is right, that doesn't make you right.  It also means, if you only look for sources of information that agree with you, you're making a mistake in how you process information and arrive at conclusions.

Violent threats against politicians, judges, teachers, and regular people when disagreements over ideology and policy happen and are becoming increasingly common. 

In December 2020 I posted rebuttals on anti-Pandemic memes on my own Facebook page.  I spurred some good debate.  I also received a lot of harassment including threats of physical arm and explicit death threats.  It got pretty intense.

When I talked about LGBTQ+ issues the threats started up again.

What am I getting at?

Politics isn’t so important that anyone needs to threaten another person over it ... period. Threats are never the answer.  Violence over ideas and disputes is never, ever justified.

The people making threats aren't patriots.  They are criminals.  

 

ABOUT DEVON KRUGGEL:
I'm a 50-year-old Caucasian male and was a right winger of sorts from the age of 16 until I was about 47 or so. I have got a degree in History and Political Science and one in Computer Science. Bachelors. I've been in BC since 1990, and have lived on Vancouver Island since 1993.

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