A-Dub 🥝Mar 27

why are politicians at all levels of this country taking orders from a genocidal foreign government.

"Toronto city council has passed a motion to stop raising flags of other countries in ceremonies at city hall and civic centres."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-council-passes-motion-foreign-flag-ban-9.7144393

#PalestineException

Toronto council votes to stop ceremonial raisings of flags from foreign countries at city hall, civic centres | CBC News

Toronto city council has passed a motion to stop raising flags of other countries at city hall and civic centres starting Dec. 1.

CBC
Show threadA-Dub 🥝Mar 27

see also: Bill C-9

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c-9-anti-hate-religious-exemption-hate-speech-9.7142455

Contentious anti-hate legislation passes final vote in the House, now moves to Senate | CBC News

The Liberal government's politically contentious new anti-hate bill has passed its final hurdle in the House of Commons and will now go to the Senate.

CBC
Show thread64 Islands Aroha CooperativeMar 27

@adub "make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols"

this sounds good, but it also sounds like it could outlaw to outlaw the use of 🇵🇸 on people's bios.

just let people express their opinions maybe and focus on harm reduction, like taking away guns and enacting moderation standards for commercial media

Show threadPhil Stevens Mar 27
@airshipper @adub We need to actively break the linkage that equates calling out the apartheid, authoritarian, and genocidal state of Israel with antisemitism. FFS, Palestinians are Semitic too.
Show thread64 Islands Aroha Cooperative
@phil_stevens @adub a nuanced argument impossible for any political leader to articulate
Mar 27 at 8:16pmWeb
Show threadPhil Stevens Mar 27
@airshipper @adub I think Jeremy Corbyn tried at one point, but explaining == losing.