The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) touted so-called experts who associate the word “freedom” with “far-right groups.”
Violent forms of freedom, you guys.
The Freedom Convoy wants the Canadian government to end COVID pandemic policies, especially the vaccine mandate. They have gained steam with support coming in from around the world and donations pouring in to keep the protest moving.
The left is not scared of the Freedom Convoy. They’re scared of people not bending the knee. Since they are about to lose power and control they dipped to one of the lowest of the lows: demonizing the word freedom:
For many, freedom is a malleable term — one that’s open to interpretation.That flexibility, in part, has fuelled its growth among certain groups, said Barbara Perry, director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at the Oshawa-based Ontario Tech University.”It is a term that has resonated…. You can define it and understand it and sort of manipulate it in a way that makes sense to you and is useful to you, depending on your perspective,” she told Cross Country Checkup.It’s also a term that has thrived among far-right groups, said Perry, one of a number of experts who say the presence of far-right groups in Canada is growing.
Classic leftist trick! Let’s distort the definition of a word or add more to it so we can apply it to our narrative.
Perry said the Freedom Convoy is manipulating the word freedom. It sounds like she’s manipulating the word to fit her need to be relevant.
Look at what the left has done with the words “liberal” and “progressive.” I hate having to call myself “classical liberal” because they took it over. I try not to call the left “liberal” because they are nowhere near to being a liberal.
I didn’t realize that wanting to make your own choices “renders the word meaningless” as another person insisted:
Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, says the way many protesters frame their calls for freedom renders the word meaningless — and what they’re really asking for is a shift in government policy that could potentially have a negative impact on others.”When they’re yelling they care so much about their freedom, they’re taking freedoms away from other people who don’t have the same kind of agency and choice that they do,” he said.
No one is taking away other people’s freedoms. You can wear a mask. You can get the vaccine. A private business can ask people to wear masks. You then have the freedom to take your money to another store. I mean…this isn’t hard.
Elisabeth Anker, a professor at George Washington University whined about something called “violent freedom” because too much freedom will cause a person to treat others as inferior:
“Freedom is a slippery concept,” said Anker, an associate professor of political science at George Washington University and author of Ugly Freedoms, which examines the history of how freedom, as a concept, has been used in American society.”On the far right, [individual freedom] is often translated into somebody who refuses to be bound by norms of equality, treating all people equally or norms to remedy inequality, whether that’s trying to remedy racial discrimination or gender discrimination.”The word has been used by far-right groups as part of push-back against efforts to remedy inequality, she added.And while those forms of “violent freedom” can result in situations that are dangerous, discriminatory or anti-democratic, the call to action can gain broader support because fighting for freedom is seen as a noble cause.
Guys, if you allow people to have freedom they’re going to come after you. They’ll put you back in chains and force women to stay in the kitchen!
Anker should just move to a socialist country. Social good is more important than individual freedom:
Anker says the concept of freedom as displayed in the anti-mandate protests is something more often attributed to the United States. “Freedom is often used almost as a national entitlement, as a claim for what people have,” she said.While some in the U.S. may see mask mandates as a violation of individual rights, for example, citizens in many other countries wouldn’t consider such rules to be an intrusion.
Anker said that the Freedom Convoy has caught Canadians off guard because their society is “so much more accepting of social interdependence.” Like they didn’t push back against mask mandates because it helped protect “society’s most vulnerable.”
Let’s listen to someone who is smart:
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