The News Racism
Read this, please:
Old Immigrant Patterns Rool, New Immigrant Patterns Drool
I don't know why I was shocked that the National Post would publish an editorial like that in the year 2007, but I was. Shocked. I think that's an inflammatory editorial, inciting resentment by its readers against the people who are actually immigrating to this country as opposed to the people the editorial board of the National Post would prefer immigrate to this country.
Let's look back a little bit at recent history.
When 9/11 happened, I was shocked - not scared - shocked. Seeing people in New York City jumping out of skyscrapers on live television as the result of a terrorist attack was shocking. A large part of that shock was that it was happening in New York City. If you're a Torontonian - you'll know what I mean. It felt pretty close to home - right? Yeah. I'm right. Toronto is New York City, Canadian-style. As in, a smaller global village roofed over with less of the green stuff. Socially progressive, securely secular - just keep spending that money and we'll keep that arts & culture comin', baby.
What was scary to me, as opposed to shocking, was the reaction to 9/11. I was afraid it would be used as an excuse to start World War III. Yes, indeed. And the newspaper I subscribed to at the time was the Ottawa Citizen, a Canwest publication. I can't begin to describe to you the absurd lengths the newspaper of the nation's capital went to in fanning the flames of fear in this frozen little backwater of a town.
It was, in a word, unconscionable. And when I moved a couple of years later, I did not subscribe to the Ottawa Citizen. In fact, I never read it again. And my life has been immeasurably better for it.
But something struck me last night as I was arguing on the phone with a co-worker. He was insisting to me that I should be afraid, afraid of being burkaed, that the Islamic Menace is real and coming, that it is, in fact, already here. He went on to say that poor, uneducated immigrants are ruining this country, driving up the welfare rolls, adding nothing of value, and that we need to get our white race birthrates up or we'll be outnumbered, undone by immigration.
He reads the Ottawa Citizen regularly. Every day. And he sincerely believes that there is an Islamic Menace determined to take us over and that we must do everything we can to prevent this from happening. He also believes very strongly that western women must somehow be made to breed more to keep our race dominant. He believes that Christianity must stake its rightful claim on our culture and that our British heritage and English language absolutely hold sway.
If any adapting is to be done at all, it is to be done by immigrants to Canada.
Now, I've noticed the National Post very cleverly uses the term "western women". Well, sorry. We all know what "western" means. It means "white". Just because you think you're being clever, editorial boys and girls, doesn't mean you are clever. So essentially, the National Post on Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 told its readers that white women must breed more to prevent poor, uneducated immigrants from taking over our society.
Oh - and "poor, uneducated immigrants" doesn't mean "white". It means the opposite of "white".
Meanwhile, I know for a fact that ALL Canwest newspapers have been banging the Islamic Menace drum for the past five years. So, at what point are we allowed to call systematically demonizing a group of people, labelling them a threat to the safety and security of others, and inciting pro-active vigilance against their numbers increasing to such an extent that they outnumber white westerners - racism?
I'm just asking. I mean, an editorial in 2007 warning Canadians about "what kind of immigrants" are coming to their shores these days and that in order to protect ourselves from being outnumbered by such undesireables women who are here now (read "of european stock") should get breeding?
Sorry - what country am I living in again? Buttstupidland? Iggorantredneckbourg? Racistassholia. I mean, good gawd almighty. I expect this stuff from Mark Steyn - but he doesn't actually believe it, he's just trying to sell freezers to the Inuit. As in, bigotry to rightwingers. So he can live well in New Hampshire.
This is a national newspaper's editorial board saying this stuff.
Am I crazy? Or is that a racist editorial? Feel free to comment.
