I curate a collection of articles on Canada (politics, culture, etc) on the @Flipboard app.
You can follow that here on the Fediverse: https://flipboard.com/@hanspetermeyer/canada-%F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%A6-v0antbtvz?from=share&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=curator_share
If I'm missing anything, please LMK and I'll have a look.
The best thing I’ve read yet on this sorry spectacle.
Note that the bullying at the heart of this “debate” style is the heart of fascism as a political form. Baiting. Humiliation. Domination. Reducing everything to the terms and rules of the bully.
“Real intellectual discourse happens in contexts where participants are genuinely interested in truth-seeking rather than performance. It requires shared standards of evidence, mutual respect, and actual expertise on the topics being discussed. It takes time, nuance, and careful consideration—all things that are antithetical to the “debate me bro” format.
Klein’s eulogy of Kirk represents a broader failure to understand what’s happening to our discourse. When we praise bad-faith performers for “engaging” with their critics, we’re not celebrating democratic norms—we’re rewarding those who exploit them.”
Rev.Hans 
