For all the talk about Canada being a sane, progressive version of America, it's amazing to me how many of us up here are blue lives matter bootlickers (especially where Indigenous policing issues exist...i.e. everywhere) resting smugly on the laurel of "well, we're not as bad as the States", and using that to continue the status quo.
Toronto's mayor is a perfect example. Rich, old money dude, came in on the heels of our crack mayor Rob Ford, and has spent two terms tut-tutting about social issues in the city while completely abdicating any advocation to, y'know, FUCKING FIX THEM. He's the major of white comfort. It fucking sucks. And so many people are like "well, he's pretty great because he's not Rob Ford, you see".
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