“If I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some sixty million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.’”
@mcbeanreports@davidpugliese@OttawaCitizen This is the right call. Public servants, including teachers, should not engage in political activism on behalf of the institution they serve. Teachers and OCDSB administrators are free to participate in such events as private citizens.
Thirty-one years with one employer, a long marriage, raising three daughters, helping a sick child and serving your community are all admirable. They still do not make your political claims correct.
Jamil Jivani did not say that marriage, church attendance, compassion or community service were degenerate. You inserted those things into his argument so you could defend your character instead of defending Liberal policy.
“Equal rights” does not mean every progressive demand is reasonable. “Compassion” does not excuse failed policies. And loving Canada does not require pretending that imported identity politics, public disorder, declining standards and ideological division are harmless.
Calling criticism “gaslighting” and “imported culture wars” is another way of avoiding the substance. Canada already has culture wars. Liberals have spent years participating in them while insisting that only their opponents are being divisive.
Your personal record may be honourable. Your argument is still a dodge.
To the Americans:
I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.
And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:
You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.
This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.
Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.
This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.
But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.
This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.
And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:
Thank God for the United States.
Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.
Long may your admirable country dominate the world.
Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.
May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.
Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.
Thank God for the USA.
Happy 250th.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
On Canada Day, we give thanks for the inheritance entrusted to us by our founders: a country rooted in freedom, responsibility, and a shared commitment to one another strengthened by generations of Canadians who built, served, and sacrificed.
Laureen and I wish everyone a Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
@brianlilley He looked super awkward. I agree: He didn't know what to do or how to behave. Blame this on his staff. By now they should have given him a primer on how to interact with troops in formal settings.
"A refusal to step up and actively enforce the law creates a permissive environment for those who may be considering unlawful acts of their own. Everybody knew this, but nobody wanted to do anything."
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