tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4838360226589362756..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Hijab Girl and the Bigot ConsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45517048299980932162018-01-19T07:28:33.702-05:002018-01-19T07:28:33.702-05:00I hope this isn't veering off topic, but I'...I hope this isn't veering off topic, but I'm proud that the campaign to buy an accessible, adapted house for Aymen Derbali, the man who confronted the mosque killer and took seven bullets to save other worshippers' lives, has reached over half its goal: <br /><br />$279,882CAD funded of $400,000 CAD goal<br /><br />https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/fundraiser-for-survivor-of-quebec-city-mosque-shooting-halfway-to-goal-1.3736999<br /><br />https://www.launchgood.com/project/united_with_aymen_derbali__tous_unis_pour_aymen#!/<br /><br />But the campaign aims to reach the goal by the end of this month. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70955837470801352922018-01-18T10:41:50.021-05:002018-01-18T10:41:50.021-05:00It's the crassness of the response that is the...It's the crassness of the response that is the most telling to me. Let's be honest, how many of us really got that emotionally invested in this story that warrants this level of outrage, particularly those on the right with a vested interest in drumming up anti-Muslim sentiment? I didn't even hear of the story before it was deemed a hoax. <br /><br />No, the lesson here is one of media pressures, which the CBC outlines here (a subject it knows all too well given its history of being abused by right-wingers): http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hijab-story-hoax-how-did-it-happen-1.4490323<br /><br />Apparently the lessons of Balloon Boy back in 2009 have been quickly forgotten. The need for news outlets to cram social media feeds with clickbait has only gotten worse since then, and it now does it at lightning speed. I just wish that a little introspection was in order, because the culpability for the viral nature of the initial story falls on everyone. I'd like to hear that apology first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80813804514976481202018-01-16T23:04:16.744-05:002018-01-16T23:04:16.744-05:00Hi RT...I agree with you, the school board should ...Hi RT...I agree with you, the school board should not have exposed a child that young to the media, and the Liberals should not have been drawn into it. I realize that Justin Trudeau felt that he had to speak out because he's a decent person. But getting involved in a situation like that only pours fuel on the fires of bigotry, and makes the situation. I recently read that 46 % of Canadians have negative feelings about Muslims so one needs to tread carefully. In the time of Trump bigotry is a powerful weapon that could catapult the Cons to power, and tear this country apart...<br /><br /><br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15260926252177682412018-01-16T22:54:50.377-05:002018-01-16T22:54:50.377-05:00Hi anon@4:37 pm...I feel the same way. I can't...Hi anon@4:37 pm...I feel the same way. I can't tell which end of the snake is the Rebel and which end belongs to the Cons. Or to put it slightly more crudely, which end is the head and which end is the asshole. But you're right, neither cult acts like Canadians should, and may I suggest that both are the Walking Dead...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33594909901587869722018-01-16T22:48:14.615-05:002018-01-16T22:48:14.615-05:00Hi Filcher...you are clearly a braver person than ...Hi Filcher...you are clearly a braver person than I am. I tried answering that deranged bigot, but soon felt like I was losing my mind. I have a scientific background and that kind of nonsense tends to make smoke pour out of my ears. And now I'm terrified the Priminister might get me...🙄Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-92195432279935883432018-01-16T22:42:38.183-05:002018-01-16T22:42:38.183-05:00Hi anon @4:04pm...what on earth are you talking ab...Hi anon @4:04pm...what on earth are you talking about? What has the fact that the mother has been here for 20 years have to do with the fact that she covers her face? Maybe she decided to do that six months ago, and what has that got to do with anything? Also who are you to declare that the child should be taken away from her mother? You sound like one of those Christian fanatics who thought it would be a good idea to take native children away from their parents. As for the rest of your absurd bigoted comment please take it to a psychiatrist. Maybe he or she can help you, because I certainly can't...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34689765702000222452018-01-16T22:32:07.523-05:002018-01-16T22:32:07.523-05:00Hi Yvonne...I know, it's unbelievable isn'...Hi Yvonne...I know, it's unbelievable isn't it? Those dysfunctional Cons aren't even aware that children sometimes make up stories. I can't decide where they were raised, at some industrial chicken farm, or on the island of Dr Moreau...🙀Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6365895707016590412018-01-16T22:26:54.700-05:002018-01-16T22:26:54.700-05:00Hi anon...save your Nazi theories for Levant and h...Hi anon...save your Nazi theories for Levant and his friends at the Roach Motel. We don't have a "Muslim problem" we have a bigot problem and a Con infestation. And we don't have to repatriate any Muslims, we need to repatriate the traitor Cons in our midst to the creepy Trumpland where they belong....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47350534127311347962018-01-16T22:19:44.179-05:002018-01-16T22:19:44.179-05:00Hi anon ...how many times have I got to beat this ...Hi anon ...how many times have I got to beat this into the heads of you Cons? The CBC broke the story quite quickly and several hours later the school board decided to hold a newser to deal with all the other news operations who were clamouring for information. That's what happens all the time, so enough with the conspiracy theories...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42844261766941608262018-01-16T22:15:23.450-05:002018-01-16T22:15:23.450-05:00Hi anon...thanks, but what else could I say or do....Hi anon...thanks, but what else could I say or do. I've been fighting bullies since the age of thirteen or fourteen, and there are no worse bullies than the cowardly Cons and the human scum that work at The Rebel...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66222193745575998982018-01-16T22:12:07.994-05:002018-01-16T22:12:07.994-05:00Hi JD...I could draw up a list of some of the reli...Hi JD...I could draw up a list of some of the religious fanatics and alt-right operatives that surround Scheer, but none can serve as a better example, or warning, than Hamish Marshall. Although his track record is not that great, he is skilled at the kind of digital warfare that is sure to feature prominently in the next election. And if we can link him and Scheer to The Rebel we can we can neutralize that threat, and bring them both down...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42009569992383531032018-01-16T21:32:12.569-05:002018-01-16T21:32:12.569-05:00Anonymous 4:04 PM,
"if these folks lie about...Anonymous 4:04 PM, <br />"if these folks lie about this and that, how does this benefit Canadians." When we hold an eleven year old girl to higher standards than the leader of the Opposition, and the President of the US, the world is out of balance. I am not sure if we can measure the benefit to Canada from one so young, except to say the benefit to Canada could be tremendous, as she has a full life still ahead of her, and her worth has not yet been written, except for us to say "she is..."<br /><br /><br />" The pre planed migration and invasion of Islam in the western world" Yes, because the Islamist's forced the US to topple the secular leaders who were limiting the power of the fundamentalists, just so that they could have war ravished countries, destroyed infrastructure, looted history, ineffectual governments, and a need to immigrate to Western nations.<br /><br /><br />" If our spineless and gutless Priminister actually stood up for out Boarders, " Outboarders used to be handled by Department of Fisheries, and MoE I think at one time, but I am not sure why you are bringing motorboats into the discussion. If you meant boarders, they also have rental agreements denoting their rights and obligations.<br /> I am not sure what a Priminister is, but I imagine you mean Prime Minister, but could someone be called gutless, if he is holding town hall meetings that are open to the public, something our last PM was reluctant to do unless the audience was first vetted as friendly. It is brave to face those who oppose you, and cowardly to avoid public debate. So I think you are speaking about another person than PM Trudeau, I just don't have a clue who, though.<br />"deported those who lie and commit criminal offenses and cut funding and all the benefits and perks that the rest of Canadians actually earned their entire work lives for" If we did this, then who would be left for the ConForm party supporters to vote for?<br /><br />" trust me, the freeloaders probably wound want to come over in droves like they are" Trust you? I can barely understand you, and I worry you are trying to sell me a car. I have seen very little evidence that immigrants are lazy or troublesome, it does appear a lot of problems stem from the racist attitudes of others who target minorities, however.Filcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515720302942668270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51339980430033124522018-01-16T21:02:29.163-05:002018-01-16T21:02:29.163-05:00The Canadian Cons are on a mission to get back to ...The Canadian Cons are on a mission to get back to the good old biblical days. Their strategy is to exploit opportunities, especially those that require little effort with perceived big payoffs. War and globalization has presented them with opportunities to prey on human emotions such as fear and suspicion as well as the exploitation of natural resources required to feed global demand. The two go hand in hand, the resources such as oil provides the funding for minimum human capital where as the emotional game provides the turbulence to take down established political structures. The downside to their strategy is that emotional polarization and associated turbulence opens the door to other predators that will destroy them as well if it is overplayed. Although its difficult the best strategy for the Liberal government is to frame the statistical/science based trends such as hate crime that require corrective action and not get drawn into specific minor incidents that can be levered to increase polarization. These incidents should be addressed at the local level... a difficult task with the Cons fanning the emotional flames and the media ever watchful for news that sells.<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45904631988802191692018-01-16T18:15:07.957-05:002018-01-16T18:15:07.957-05:00HI anon@3:06 pm...What on earth are you talking ab...HI anon@3:06 pm...What on earth are you talking about? The CBC published a story within the normal time for any news organization in a highly competitive news environment like Toronto. As for the School board it took four hours before arranging a newser, no doubt to deal with all the requests it was getting from other news organizations. And for a Con to complain about smearing and dividing Canadians is the absolute limit. Do you seriously think that even if the story had been true, it would have damaged Canada's reputation more than that mosque shooting? Honestly, your bigotry is showing, and it's making you look like a moron...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85023219034503161592018-01-16T18:03:15.163-05:002018-01-16T18:03:15.163-05:00Hi Jackie...I too could hardly read Levant's g...Hi Jackie...I too could hardly read Levant's grotesque diatribe without feeling like throwing up. It is starting to resemble the way that the Nazis began their demonization of the Jews. Levant has always been a low creature, but this is as low as I have ever seen him go. Justin Trudeau is a decent person but it's now a very thin red line separating us from disaster...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48028802607740715862018-01-16T17:46:34.855-05:002018-01-16T17:46:34.855-05:00Hi anon...what makes you so sure that the child wa...Hi anon...what makes you so sure that the child was doing what her mother told her to do? Children make up stories all the time. Why do you Cons are such suckers for conspiracy theories? I know you have enlarged fear glands but that's ridiculous. Secondly, the school may have shown appalling judgement by putting an 11-year-old in front of a battery of cameras, but the idea that they did it to smear Canadians as racists is insane. As crazy as your fellow Trumpkins who claimed that Hillary Clinton was killing and eating children in a Washington pizzeria. Finally I don't disagree that this story was blown out of proportion, but the main reason that happened is that anti-Muslim bigotry is now so widespread it was easy to believe that something like that could happen. And for that you Cons are to blame...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63478972060576840212018-01-16T17:29:16.943-05:002018-01-16T17:29:16.943-05:00Hi Kathleen...It is sad. Sad that bigots would see...Hi Kathleen...It is sad. Sad that bigots would seek to take advantage of a child's lie, and use it to attack a minority group that is already regularly victimized. If that bigotry is not challenged and put down, it will end up killing this country...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82111510625563475222018-01-16T17:08:34.436-05:002018-01-16T17:08:34.436-05:00THE YOUNG CHILD IS ELEVEN YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!
ENOUGH...THE YOUNG CHILD IS ELEVEN YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!<br />ENOUGH WITH YOUR ISLAMAPHOBIA.<br />YVONNE4TNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51750689609919693202018-01-16T16:37:25.761-05:002018-01-16T16:37:25.761-05:00It's getting hard to tell where the Rebel ends...It's getting hard to tell where the Rebel ends and where the Scheer Cons begin. What's clear however is that neither group is acting as one would expect Canadians to behave. Levant's people are right out of The Walking Dead and Scheer's gang might as well be Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57037980706055879362018-01-16T16:04:15.781-05:002018-01-16T16:04:15.781-05:00If the Mother of this girl says that she has been ...If the Mother of this girl says that she has been here in Canada for 20 plus years, why the full face covering as this was not a thing we ever saw in Canada even 20 years ago. Personally, I think the mother of this child should have her kid taken away as clearly, it was the mother that told and guided her daughter to think and do this either just to help along with the race war mongering thing and probably because she is a radical Islamist that deserves to be at the minimum, charged for mischief. the 11 year old girl needs physiological intervention and immediate help. Think of the police and the resources used all for nothing. This at a tax expense and quickly swept under the rug. As one of the others who commented said, and that was, if a young girls cross had of gotten ripped off, it would probably amount to no big deal. Enough is enough already people, if these folks lie about this and that, how does this benefit Canadians. Stop bringing them all in as they do not wish to be Canadian and assimilate into our society. The pre planed migration and invasion of Islam in the western world must end because if it don't, they will end it for us. If our spineless and gutless Priminister actually stood up for out Boarders, deported those who lie and commit criminal offenses and cut funding and all the benefits and perks that the rest of Canadians actually earned their entire work lives for, trust me, the freeloaders probably wound want to come over in droves like they are and will continue to do so as long as it don't bother JT and the Liberals destroying this country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73026981942625311762018-01-16T15:30:27.495-05:002018-01-16T15:30:27.495-05:00An ELEVEN!!! year old child told a lie and everyon...An ELEVEN!!! year old child told a lie and everyone is shocked, shocked I say, that it happened. Please get off your high horses every Rebel follower and tell me that as an 11 year old, you never once lied. Hypocrites every one of them. yvonne4tnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80990039647569112092018-01-16T15:06:33.119-05:002018-01-16T15:06:33.119-05:00They published a "hate crime" story with...They published a "hate crime" story within 45 minutes of the Toronto police announcement and organized a press conference for the eleven-year-old "victim."<br /><br />Is that normal?<br /><br />Liberal cabinet ministers, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Mayor John Tory and Justin Trudeau all Tweeted their outrage before any charges had been laid.<br /><br />The story turned out to be a fabrication.<br /><br />Canadians were smeared and divided over a lie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84570379439517747202018-01-16T13:40:02.829-05:002018-01-16T13:40:02.829-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7077928713188009112018-01-16T11:54:15.548-05:002018-01-16T11:54:15.548-05:00Literally an hour after the attack there was a pre...Literally an hour after the attack there was a press conference going on at the school. Ridiculous reporting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88721387172604861512018-01-16T11:38:51.617-05:002018-01-16T11:38:51.617-05:00good for you simongood for you simonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com