{"id":74465,"date":"2021-10-06T10:42:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=74465"},"modified":"2024-09-01T09:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T13:54:49","slug":"dwivedi-dont-be-even-a-little-sympathetic-to-this-ppc-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2021\/10\/dwivedi-dont-be-even-a-little-sympathetic-to-this-ppc-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"DWIVEDI: Don\u2019t be (even a little) sympathetic to this PPC virus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veena Dwivedi, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brock University, had an opinion piece recently published in The Hamilton Spectator<\/a><\/em> about how she believes bullying and racism in Canadian politics can be dealt with.<\/p>\n

She writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that the election is over, we can all take a breath. The best election news is that the People\u2019s Party of Canada (PPC) did not get a single seat in the House of Commons. The worst news is that their repugnant views, especially toward visible minorities, were given a voice on the national and political stage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some national political commentators have suggested that the PPC deserves representation in parliament, that they deserve a voice. It\u2019s also been suggested that if they were silenced, we might not like what other methods they might resort to.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This view is reminiscent of another comment in a CBC report about two years ago which said, \u201cQuebec Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault had a blunt message \u2026 for minorities worried about his government\u2019s new religious symbols law: the legislation, he said, \u2018could have gone further.\u2019\u201d Also: \u201cThere are people who are a little racist and don\u2019t want to see religious symbols anywhere in public.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, these views seem to imply that, well, you might not like these racists but \u2026 hey, it could be worse! This brings to mind an oft heard racist taunt: if you don\u2019t like it here, go back to your country. Or else!<\/em><\/p>\n

Ultimately, these sorts of views legitimize racism; in fact, some have said that PPC members are racist but \u2018that\u2019s how they feel.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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