Five Liberal members of Parliament are asking 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people or the elimination of Israel violates their school policies.
There are two entities that embrace “from the river to the sea” politics and that employ war tactics that kill innocent civilians : (a) Hamas and (b) Israel.
So I don’t know what the fuck these MPs are going on about. If we want to condemn genocidal and eliminationist rhetoric and war crimes, this Israeli government is guilty and so is Hamas.
The only legitimately moderate party in this conflict is the Palestinian Authority, which stands firmly on the Two State Solution position.
B.C.’s Housing Minister, Ravi Kahlon, told Global News Monday that this couple’s landlord should “give himself a head shake” but he is in a legal position to do this. “I mean, this is the challenge that we have with sometimes landlords and tenants. Most landlords are good people and they operate in a good, transparent way. But this is a situation in which reminds us that we need to continue to find ways to strengthen the rules to ensure that the tenants are protected when they move into new places,” Kahlon said. “I mean, having a child should not mean that all of a sudden your rent should be going up 300, $400 over a short period of time. And so we’re going to be looking to make changes into the future.” Kahlon said in this case, he urges the landlord to do the right thing and make an exception for this couple. “But it’s a reminder that we have to make more protections for tenants because in the environment that we’re in right now, moving when you have a child is simply unacceptable,” Kahlon added.
This is infuriating. You are the fucking minister. Don’t just nod along saying “we need to do better”. DO BETTER. If the rules make no sense to you, get new rules. Yesterday. It’s your fucking job.
Maybe if the NDP actually put forward an inspiring social democratic program that goes beyond “we will negotiate with the liberals to save you some money per year”…
There is absolutely discrimination against Christians. Just not in western countries. Just ask the various oriental churches, or any balkanoid for what happened under the Ottomans.
And there is absolutely discrimination against pagans. Just look at official roman policy after the fourth century, or any number of northern crusades later.
Religious bigotry is nothing new. Another example is Jehovah’s Witnesses, who have been targeted much more recently too.
The fact that christianophobia or paganophobia are not currently affecting western societies, at this very political moment does not mean they don’t exist. Islamophobia is absolutely a real phenomenon that does happen to be the current stick to beat people with.
Bigotry is the cancerous phenomenon, not labelling it and opposing it.
I think Zizek is saying something similar in his last book. It’s not about averting catastrophe any more. The catastrophe already happened. We are already in the post-apocalyptic scenario.
I’m not familiar with how censure works in the Ontario Provincial Parliament legal framework. Do you have any examples of precedent where a censure motion has been struck down in court? Because my understanding is that the majority was within their legal powers to do this.
Don’t be dense, read the article. The story is not about legality or free speech absolutism. It is about how the window of acceptable political speech in what is considered mainstream has narrowed to a stifling degree to exclude very reasonable milquetoast peacenik sentiments.
During the Apartheid era in South Africa there were also nominal “independent” countries, known as Bantustans. Israel occupies the West Bank, effectively controlling it the way a Bantustan were controlled. The blockade of Gaza has a similar effect. Finally, there are discriminatory laws in Israel proper. For more information, read this as a starter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid
Anti-semitism (anti-jewish racism) is real. To claim otherwise is to deny a whole history of atrocities, as well as ongoing phenomena. Random Jewish people even completely unrelated to anything to do with Israel are attacked all the time. Neofascists are using clear antisemitic tropes and dogwhistles, even when they are not straight up talking about Jewish space lasers putting fires in California.
Anti-semitism is the prejudice, systemic and personal, against Jews. While etymology sometimes can clarify nuances in meaning, it is not necessarily semantically meaningful. The word “semitic” is either an entirely linguistic one (semitic languages), i.e., narrowly technical in a scientific field, or it makes reference to outdated pseudo scientific racist theories, in a list that includes things like the Aryan race and the Mediterranean race.
Finally: bullshit like what you wrote is either perpetuated by bona fide antisemite fascists or by people who completely misguidedly think that this way they are somehow helping the Palestinian cause (they are not, in fact, they are hurting it).
This is for sure fantastic, don’t get me wrong, but Europe has also exported some of its most polluting industries abroad. And then we also wag our finger at places like China and India.
Iceland is a parliamentary democracy. The PM is also an MP, the chairperson of a major political party and in her capacity as PM, she leads a coalition of parties that have the majority in the Althing. The Icelandic political system is not as dysfunctional as others.
I understand of course the symbolic nature of her strike, but I find it silly. She has actual power to change things.
To be fair, she actually has been, by the way. This was a good opportunity for me to see more what Katrín has been doing and it’s pretty neat. She’s quite the leader.
They will not leave. They will hunker down and survive. Hope for better days. Conquered people have done this for all of history. Hell, Jews have done this exact thing over millenia, for them survival itself is success, it’s the bedrock of so many of their celebrations. Ironically, this it seems is a lesson they might end up passing to the Palestinians.
Russia has one of the largest police forces in the world, employing over 900,000 officers to serve a population of 146 million, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has nearly 630 officers per 100,000 people - more than double the US or the UK....
Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in a standing ovation for a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
Again, simple test: would Schindler be given an ovation in the Bundestag? Or the Knesset? Yes he would, Oskar Schindler is a Righteous Among the Nations. He proved spectacularly that he was “no true Scotchman”. An extraordinary exception doesn’t nullify the basic rule “nazi bad”.
Basically, the same old rule that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
Schindler was extraordinary. Extraordinary means out of the ordinary. Meaning a notion of an ordinary exists. The ordinary is nazi bad. A good position to adopt as a default.
Canada's housing minister says the federal government isn't ruling out changes to its ambitious immigration targets, but maintains the country should also focus on what it can do to increase housing supply when it comes to addressing current housing challenges.
This is extremely irresponsible politicking on behalf of the Liberals. It is a right-populist distraction from the issue of the housing crisis that opens up a highway for the Tories.
This country needs immigrants and it needs housing. Neither the Tories nor the Liberals are doing anything to address that.
The fact that Russia is run by genocidal fascist ultranationalists that have set Europe on fire does not negate the existence of shitty Ukrainians (after all every country has fascist shit heads, why would Ukraine be different?). That they have managed to infiltrate the government and get cozy and comfortable enough to spout their own genocidal shit in public is a symptom of the brutalization of war. Hope Zelensky kicks some fascist butt here.
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago
You said that 30% of the unemployed are radicalized rightwards. What do you propose to help deradicalize them? Complaining about them isn’t going to do it.
Edit: like, if there are openings in those companies, why are people choosing to stay unemployed and only migrants will take those jobs? Could it be that these are shit paying jobs or jobs with shit conditions? If we accept deradicalization as a desirable goal, we have to be serious about the cost of achieving it. Otherwise we are not holding deradicalization as a goal superior to the profits of local companies, in which case, well, what the fuck do you expect.
“When there is hateful content, content that calls – for example – for revolt, that also calls for killing and burning of cars, they will be required to delete [the content] immediately”
He’s confounding different things here. Calling for revolt, calling for property destruction, hateful content, and calling for killing are not the same degree of thing. Lumping all these things together is harmful to democracy.
Liberal MPs ask universities if calling for genocide of Jews violates school codes (www.ctvnews.ca)
Five Liberal members of Parliament are asking 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people or the elimination of Israel violates their school policies.
Criticism and some approval of Canada's ceasefire vote (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. couple faces $600 a month rent hike when their baby becomes new ‘occupant’ | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Most Canadians want more federal spending on health care, housing: poll (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Non-Paywall Article
EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces (www.bbc.com)
If We’ve Lost the Climate War, What’s Plan B? | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry (www.972mag.com)
Do not say we have free speech in Canada (noraloreto.substack.com)
EU official warns of antisemitism in European society as fears grow over rising Islamophobia – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
Well, this is something! (files.mastodon.social)
Meanwhile in Germany:https://feddit.de/pictrs/image/18874a11-e448-4696-8ee7-28b87e2851d2.jpeg
Iceland’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years aims to close pay gap (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-Israel Protesters in NYC Demand Gaza Flattened: 'Kill All Palestinians' (www.newsweek.com)
It Doesn’t Matter if Palestinians Play by the Rules (foreignpolicy.com)
Khaled Elgindy on life in Gaza today and the political future of the Palestinian people.
Russia police crisis: Burned out, disappointed and demoralised (www.bbc.com)
Russia has one of the largest police forces in the world, employing over 900,000 officers to serve a population of 146 million, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has nearly 630 officers per 100,000 people - more than double the US or the UK....
Anthony Rota resigns as Speaker after inviting former Ukrainian soldier with Nazi ties to Parliament (www.cbc.ca)
Speaker's Nazi veteran invite 'profoundly embarrassing' Trudeau says, as Rota faces calls to resign (www.ctvnews.ca)
Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in a standing ovation for a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
Greta’s school strikes led 30% of Swiss citizens to change habits (www.euronews.com)
Canadian government won't rule out changing immigration targets to address housing challenges, Fraser says (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canada's housing minister says the federal government isn't ruling out changes to its ambitious immigration targets, but maintains the country should also focus on what it can do to increase housing supply when it comes to addressing current housing challenges.
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089998...
Russians are Asians and, therefore, lack “humanity” that Ukrainians purportedly possess – head Ukrainian security chief (www.elrisala.com)
Confirmed evidence:...
Japanese court sentences 'Joker' to 23 years for stabbing passenger, setting a fire on a Tokyo train (abcnews.go.com)
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago
British Prime Minister Sunak avoids wipeout in key elections (www.reuters.com)
Kremlin accuses West of turning blind eye to Ukrainian 'terrorist attacks' against Russia (www.reuters.com)
Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
Germany: With a result of 22%, right-wing AfD (ID) has reached a new all-time record high in the latest Ipsos poll.(from r/europe made by u/neofthe) (lemmy.world)
Got the data from reddit from here: r.nf/…/germany_with_a_result_of_22_rightwing_afd_…
Can I boost a Mastodon post to Lemmy?
Let’s say for example that I want to share this post mas.to/@NunavutBirder/110584158893944201 to !canada ....
How is the war going? — Mid July 2023 (www.youtube.com)
Video by @anderspuck .
Turkey must be able to join the EU before it allows Sweden into Nato (www.nytimes.com)
Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands (www.bbc.co.uk)
I’m sure it will garner the kind of media frenzy that submarine with those 5 dudes did.
Social media riot shutdowns possible under EU content law, top official says (www.politico.eu)