- Harper Misleading Canadians - The Devil! You Say

Posted: 11:18 AM on November 11, 2010, The Globe and Mail
Norman Spector, Will Harper get away with misleading Canadians?, Norman Spector, Globe and Mail, November 11, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/spector-vision/will-harper-get-away-with-misleading-canadians/article1794650/comments/

Norman,

perhaps the phenomenon is explained as follows:

When Harper said:

"we will not be undertaking any activities that require any kind of military presence, other than the odd guard guarding an embassy"(1)

everyone, in Canada, and elsewhere, looked at his track record, his hawkish approach to Afghanistan and his general right-wing extremist ideology combined with 4 years of misleading, obscuring, obstructing and obfuscation - in a word "Con'ing Canadians" - and concluded that when push came to shove, he would keep a significant military presence in Afghanistan, despite he was saying the opposite.

So, if someone knows they are being mislead, can it be said they are, in actuality, being mislead.

This continued and extensive misleading, is, of course, a manifestation of the Flanagan Fundamental Principle of Con'ism as applied by Harper:

“It doesn't have to be true. It just has to be plausible"

Your very illuminating question:

'Will Canadians let Harper get away with misleading them'

is of general applicability.


Your very illuminating question:

'Will Canadians let Harper get away with misleading them'

is of general applicability.

It is clear that there are many issues where Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party have been misleading Canadians since they took office that the same question could be asked. There are too many to numerate here, but, Norman, I am sure everyone has there own list.

The fundamental problem is:

Harper and the Con's are supported by a core of die-hard right wing, extremist supporters (33%) epi-centred in Alberta that provide the funds and support that keep him in power.

As long as the Harper policies, and his misleading Canadians, do not consolidate the opposition then Harper can, and continues to, mislead - 'Canadians be dam[redacted]d'.

Unless all Canadians are willing to stand up, be counted, and in unison say "I want my Canada back" Harper will continue to mislead and transform Canada into something Canadians just don't want.

You are right (morally, we all know you are Right ideologically) that the media plays a very important roll in shining the light of truth on Harper and his Con's dark corners, and, a responsibility to afford Canadians the truth.

It seems, if I recall, a wise man once said . . . sorry, I meant Severely Harpercritical Con once said, regarding the media in Democracies, that they should: "shine a light into dark corners" of government and "assist the process of holding governments accountable”.


Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html

as per Norman Spector:

(1)Afghanistan will be 'strictly civilian mission' after 2011, PM says
By David Akin, Canwest News Service January 7, 2010
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Afghanistan+will+strictly+civilian+mission+after+2011+says/2413812/story.html?id=2413812

(2) Canada to leave 'trainers' in Afghanistan: Harper
PM confirms three-year plan ahead of G20 meet
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News November 11, 2010
http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Canada+leave+trainers+Afghanistan+Harper/3810857/story.html