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Who’s The Racist?
ОглавлениеFormer New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says a “policy of political correctness” has led to missed signals in recent terrorism investigations.
(Giuliani responding to questions concerning the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, ABC News, “This Week” on May 9, 2010.)
No doubt some of the objections and concerns being expressed about “New Canada” are coming from old white guys. Quite likely some of it comes from bona fide racists as well.
But wait just a minute here.
Those who revel at the prospect of a Toronto with a 63 per cent visible minority population very clearly believe that the fewer white faces around the better.
By 2031, only 37 per cent of Toronto’s population will be Caucasian. “Hurray!” shout the promoters of “New Canada.”
By 2031, only 39 per cent of Vancouver’s population will be white. “We’re dancing in the streets, that’s wonderful,” cry the politically correct multiculturalists.
Translation: the fewer “whiteys” the better!
Tung Chan, CEO of S.U.C.C.E.S.S., an organization helping immigrants come to Canada, says: “As we look towards the Pacific Century…Vancouver is the first Asian city outside of Asia.” (The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2010). This is supposed to be a wonderful accomplishment? But wait just a minute. Why are we applauding the conversion of a Canadian city into an Asian city? Why did that probably-accurate-but-fantastic statement slip by without anyone anywhere asking if that is really such a great idea? Think of it. We are being told that the creation of an Asian city is superior to a Canadian city—IN CANADA!
Imagine France boasting that Paris would soon cease to be a French city and instead become a British one. Or a Spanish city. Or any city other than a great and proud French city.
Asians have contributed greatly to Canada and will continue to do so, but do we really think so little of Canada that we cheer when one of our major cities ceases to be Canadian and becomes Asian? Don’t you think we should have some second thoughts about the wisdom of this?
Let’s put the shoe on the other foot.
Let me ask you what these same joyful, dancing, “let’s have a New Canada” revellers would say if a good chunk of the country were to rejoice at the prospect of fewer blacks? Or fewer Asians, or East Indians?
Imagine, if you will, residents of the Bahamas whooping it up on a Saturday night because they had just learned that, thanks to their government’s policy, blacks would be a minority in their country in just a few years!
What do you think Jamaicans would say if their government insisted the country would be considerably improved if they cranked up the white population?
Imagine the turmoil in Saudi Arabia if the sheiks one day announced that by 2031 Christianity would become the majority religion!
If native Bahamians objected to becoming a minority in their own country, would that be because they are racist? Would it be racist if Jamaicans rebelled against a government that insisted on imposing, for example, a Canadian culture on them? No more reggae!
Imagine the American talk show hosts if Americans awoke one morning to read headlines that declared that very shortly New York City would become the first Mexican city outside Mexico.
Sort of puts things in a different light, doesn’t it?
Would we blame the Saudis for insisting on maintaining the Muslim faith? Or would we praise them for steadfastly refusing to abandon their way of life; their culture? Just as many praise Quebec for proudly maintaining both its language and distinct culture.
Which brings me to this question: What do you think the reaction would be if Quebecers awoke one morning to learn that by 2031 francophones would be in a minority in their province?
What do you think the reaction would be if someone were to claim that within a few years Quebec City would become the first British city outside Britain?
Can’t you just hear the protests?