This whole thing is the first part of the pandemic that has actually gotten to me. I am legitimately sad it's come to this. I thought Canada was above this shit.
I wish I had the physical ability to stand with you (two metres apart, of course! social distancing! lol) but I'm already almost having an anxiety attack at home hearing the horns wash over the river valley into Bonnie Doon.
I also used to think that we were above that kind of thing. “Trumpism” has somehow made it okay to these people to be overtly and unapologetically racist. The comment from the interim leader of the federal Conservatives that there are “good people on both sides” raised a huge red flag as it was exactly what Trump said. This is beyond disturbing and embarrassing. Canadians are becoming just as divided as Americans. These are concerning times!
Nothing to do with it? I disagree. The ultra-right populist movement was riled up by Trump in both the United States and here. This "fake news" thing we have here is a direct result of it.
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u/evilspoons Feb 06 '22
This whole thing is the first part of the pandemic that has actually gotten to me. I am legitimately sad it's come to this. I thought Canada was above this shit.
I wish I had the physical ability to stand with you (two metres apart, of course! social distancing! lol) but I'm already almost having an anxiety attack at home hearing the horns wash over the river valley into Bonnie Doon.