Stephen Harper was again harping on about the Liberals the other day; about how they were trampling the rights of new Canadians by supporting gay marriage.
The issue of gay marriage is no longer a matter of choice - gay marriage has support from the courts and from much of our population. It is legal, it is just, and it is a mere eventuality. The issue is no longer up for discussion.
The Conservatives' divisive rhetoric does not merely come up in reference to gays - it comes up in reference to any and all minority groups. In so doing, Stephen Harper is tearing the fabric of our society apart for political gain. On this issue alone, the Conservatives have segregated between "gays" from "the norm" and "new Canadians" from "the norm." Rights are human rights - they do not belong to communities.
A pattern of division and rhetorical exclusion does not belong in a multicultural country such as Canada. During the lead-up to the next election, listen for it. While he's busy setting up oppositional binaries between "the Conservative norm" and "the minority," think about the only binary that really counts: "rights" or "to the right"... it's your call.
The issue of gay marriage is no longer a matter of choice - gay marriage has support from the courts and from much of our population. It is legal, it is just, and it is a mere eventuality. The issue is no longer up for discussion.
The Conservatives' divisive rhetoric does not merely come up in reference to gays - it comes up in reference to any and all minority groups. In so doing, Stephen Harper is tearing the fabric of our society apart for political gain. On this issue alone, the Conservatives have segregated between "gays" from "the norm" and "new Canadians" from "the norm." Rights are human rights - they do not belong to communities.
A pattern of division and rhetorical exclusion does not belong in a multicultural country such as Canada. During the lead-up to the next election, listen for it. While he's busy setting up oppositional binaries between "the Conservative norm" and "the minority," think about the only binary that really counts: "rights" or "to the right"... it's your call.
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