Heh, the article was funny and thankfully much of it true in its ironic way. I wish I could agree with the author about the consumerism and the environmental destruction, but that's another discussion.
I don't know anyone who is anti-Jew either. But I do know that Canada is just coming into its own in many ways. Kind of a young adult country. It's mostly a tolerant place, but there are exceptions. The extremist fringe is very small, I would guess smaller than in the states. But there is an history of an insular kind of mindset. I am happy to say that as a whole I think it is something that we are outgrowing, but there are those that still cling to it and feel disaffected. Like those who voted for the Reform Party. Or perhaps in Quebec among certain factions of the Parti Quebecois. Amongst others you see it in a kind of thoughtless Anti-Americanism. Then there are a few hopped-up violent youths who will target anyone they perceive as different, including Jews. Witness the deaths of Matti Baranovsky http://www.bnaibrith.ca/tribune/jt-041214-17.html and David Rosenzweig http://truthnews.com/world/2002070119.htm in Toronto, and the fire in a Jewish school library in Montreal http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/96 Those incidents make me very sad. But I think prejudice is more subtle and insidious than that and it's all about not seeing when you could be seeing. And overcoming prejudice is mostly about acceptance of otherness or even welcoming of it. There is a strong culture of that that has rooted and is growing here but the battles are far from over. Prejudice may not be as visible here as in the southern US for example, but it's just as real. And I detest the smug attitude that many Canadians have towards the US. And personally I agree with Gel that we mostly don't appreciate the benefit of living in the shadow of the US military presence, although a few have written about it. Patrick The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. -- Bertrand Russell >-----Original Message----- >From: Yves Arsenault > > >I haven't seen any riots out here.... > >And I don't personally know of anyone who is anti-Jew. > >But, of course I don't represent all of Canada. I'm not gay >and don't do drugs. > >Yves Outbound email scanned for viruses. (e230) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140179 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
