Comments on: Bouchard-Taylor Commission legitimizes xenophobia http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein » The reasonable accommodation debate begins again http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-29533 Fagstein » The reasonable accommodation debate begins again Sat, 17 May 2008 20:49:50 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/#comment-29533 [...] And anger is what the commission brought out more than anything else. It made racism, xenophobia and all sorts of discrimination acceptable and normal by allowing people a forum to express it. [...] [...] And anger is what the commission brought out more than anything else. It made racism, xenophobia and all sorts of discrimination acceptable and normal by allowing people a forum to express it. [...]

]]> By: Armando http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-6652 Armando Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:34:29 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/#comment-6652 Bouchard-Taylor? a bunch of rejects if you ask me. Who are you? who made you experts in culture! Give me my city back and i will show you where to go. Bouchard-Taylor? a bunch of rejects if you ask me. Who are you? who made you experts in culture! Give me my city back and i will show you where to go.

]]> By: Geoff http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Geoff Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:36:51 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/#comment-2996 Yes, the commission is a forum that allows open expression for all. It's sad that the recent global events (Islamic extremist mayhem) is forcing the population to largely express xenophobia, especially any potential terrorist fallout in our communities. But can you blame them? Canadian society is not extremist, and it is quite possibly innocent (or should I say ignorant) of the current reality of the world. Immigrants from all corners of the globe have arrived on our shores, but it isn't the diverse culture that is causing problems: it is religion. Whether you like it or not, the current world climate regarding a certain religion (islam) is clearly scaring the world, but could this fear be a true justification of a oncoming clash of religions? I believe that we who do care about this country absolutely reject any kind of extremism, and will not tolerate any kind of extremism (this is a "good intolerance"!) Our society is doing fine without having to extend reasonabale accommodations, especially to seemingly loving and peaceful people, the same which persecute Christians and Jews throughout the world at a convenient opportunity. Yes, our society is built on tolerance, but there is clear and present evidence that other societies (Middle East, certain parts of Asia) are not tolerant, and traces of these intolerances are showing up in our society. Get a Jew or a Christian to ask for reasonable accommodation in their respective islamic country...they will face persecution. Here, we simply bend over... In case there's any doubt, here's a nice preface to what can come to us if we are not vigilant in protecting our freedoms from intolerant newcomers to our society: go to You Tube, key in Islamic Justice, and enjoy the various features, especially about the child whose punishment was to run over his arm with a car, execution of a 16 year old girl from the "moral police", and other goodies... Folks, let's not be gullible! Yes, the commission is a forum that allows open expression for all.

It's sad that the recent global events (Islamic extremist mayhem) is forcing the population to largely express xenophobia, especially any potential terrorist fallout in our communities.

But can you blame them?

Canadian society is not extremist, and it is quite possibly innocent (or should I say ignorant) of the current reality of the world.

Immigrants from all corners of the globe have arrived on our shores, but it isn't the diverse culture that is causing problems: it is religion.

Whether you like it or not, the current world climate regarding a certain religion (islam) is clearly scaring the world, but could this fear be a true justification of a oncoming clash of religions?

I believe that we who do care about this country absolutely reject any kind of extremism, and will not tolerate any kind of extremism (this is a "good intolerance"!)

Our society is doing fine without having to extend reasonabale accommodations, especially to seemingly loving and peaceful people, the same which persecute Christians and Jews throughout the world at a convenient opportunity.

Yes, our society is built on tolerance, but there is clear and present evidence that other societies (Middle East, certain parts of Asia) are not tolerant, and traces of these intolerances are showing up in our society.

Get a Jew or a Christian to ask for reasonable accommodation in their respective islamic country...they will face persecution. Here, we simply bend over...

In case there's any doubt, here's a nice preface to what can come to us if we are not vigilant in protecting our freedoms from intolerant newcomers to our society: go to You Tube, key in Islamic Justice, and enjoy the various features, especially about the child whose punishment was to run over his arm with a car, execution of a 16 year old girl from the "moral police", and other goodies...

Folks, let's not be gullible!

]]> By: Fagstein » More xenophobia at the Bouchard-Taylor commission http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Fagstein » More xenophobia at the Bouchard-Taylor commission Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:30:12 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/#comment-1966 [...] expressions of blatant xenophobia at the Bouchard-Taylor commission on reasonable accomodation is continuing with no end in [...] [...] expressions of blatant xenophobia at the Bouchard-Taylor commission on reasonable accomodation is continuing with no end in [...]

]]> By: Abdul http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Abdul Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:06:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/22/bouchard-taylor-commission-legitimizes-xenophobia/#comment-1830 I think your absolutley right, the Bouchard Taylor commision is simply a forum to voice xenophobia and fear, the mandate of the commision is too weak to do anything else. Also, holding meetings in Saguenay, Abitibi and other farflung towns with little experience in Immigration, but plenty in clinging onto the past, probably wasn't the best choice for a frank and open discussion on the way immigrants and their cultures are to be in Quebec society. I think your absolutley right, the Bouchard Taylor commision is simply a forum to voice xenophobia and fear, the mandate of the commision is too weak to do anything else. Also, holding meetings in Saguenay, Abitibi and other farflung towns with little experience in Immigration, but plenty in clinging onto the past, probably wasn't the best choice for a frank and open discussion on the way immigrants and their cultures are to be in Quebec society.

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