tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post7400653430439563050..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Monument to Victims of Communism ... and friendsAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-24673981748671211132015-02-06T04:34:56.357-08:002015-02-06T04:34:56.357-08:00I do SO enjoy the tweets of the Cynic!
Jennif...I do SO enjoy the tweets of the Cynic!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-19688417738804065582015-02-05T12:31:04.154-08:002015-02-05T12:31:04.154-08:00Jennifer : No I hadn't but it seems the Ottawa...Jennifer : No I hadn't but it seems the <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/editorial-move-the-memorial" rel="nofollow">Ottawa Citizen Editorial Board</a> agrees today: Move the Memorial.<br /><br />Steve thinks : Hmmm ... snobby elitist bunch of architects who use words like splendid, vs fabulous political wedge issue with bonus red-baiting to base... No brainer!<br /><br />We're going to see a succession of these wedge issues leading up to the election - the anti-terrorism bill is another although that's hardly its only purpose - designed to cow the opp parties into capitulating rather than being smeared as pro-Putin/Stalin or pro-Jihaddist/terrorist. They could agree to strongly resist being suckered like this and openly fight back but they won't. Currently, G&M and Ottawa Citizen edi boards providing better opposition, which rather undercuts the usual argument that opp parties can't win these arguments due to media bias. <br /><br />P.S. I rather liked Canadian Cynic's suggestion that the monument would make an awesome skateboard park if they just rounded the tops off the pointy concrete ridges.<br /><br />Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-16202585372036416782015-02-05T11:41:05.059-08:002015-02-05T11:41:05.059-08:00Did you see this Alison?
https://raic.org/news/ra...Did you see this Alison?<br /><br />https://raic.org/news/raic-statement-national-memorial-victims-communism<br /><br />Jennifer McMackonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-36097919931694863592015-02-03T21:17:22.134-08:002015-02-03T21:17:22.134-08:00Jason : Well, he knew he was beyond the range of C...Jason : Well, he knew he was beyond the range of Canadian reporters at the time at any rate. ;) The monument has also been seen as a fuck you to the 100 year old plans to build a Federal Court building on the site or as a fuck you to the Supreme Court across the street. <br /><br />Anon@4:56 : As late as 2009 there were public protestations from officials that the name of the monument would be a slap in the face to a legal political party in Canada, the CPC-ML. We're not hearing those voices now. Elizabeth May made a moue and was the first AFAIK to quip about a monument to the victims of capitalism but she still wrote a letter of support.<br /><br />Anon@9:46 : Ha ha <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZ24VBrbO4" rel="nofollow">That's great!</a> And so true.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-53739697932985542522015-02-02T21:46:07.013-08:002015-02-02T21:46:07.013-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZ24VBrbO4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuZ24VBrbO4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-23853972972957842202015-02-02T16:56:41.829-08:002015-02-02T16:56:41.829-08:00"...it has the backing of all four of the maj..."...it has the backing of all four of the major parties."<br /><br />That's slightly depressing, thought I'd guess none of them would want to be labeled Commie sympathizers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-62640987930688144532015-02-02T15:17:11.216-08:002015-02-02T15:17:11.216-08:00Wow this information could be embarrassing and mak...Wow this information could be embarrassing and make the prime minister look hypocritical in his actions. Someone should tell him not to sign and lock Canada in a 30 year trade deal with communist China while in communist Russia.<br />Did he know where he was when he signed that clearly un Canadian un democratic piece of legislation ? Or was he enraptured with his thoughts of a future fascist Canada with his little hands on the levers.JasonSnoreply@blogger.com