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Harry Krause wrote:
Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: Well the Halifax newspaper is the ONLY news source reporting all of the "good work" Canada is doing. Actually the rest of the world just let's Canada come down so Canada doesn't feel left out. Sort of like when you have a baby brother, and he wants to play with the big boys. Canada.... everyone's little baby brother. Heck, even BBC has no idea that Canada is even participating in the Haitian relief effort. Actually they are there, just not doing anything worthwhile, but it does give the Halifax newspaper something to print besides the high crime rate. Donnie, do you think it is Halifax's severe alcohol abuse problems or just anti-social behavior of Canadians that is the root of your crime wave? Here is a Canadian new source that hits the nail on the head, it seems that even Canadians realize that your piddling effort sucks. "Over the course of the past decade, Canada's leading officials and most prestigious commentators have learned how to approach Haiti in the spirit of cynical power politics and racist condescension (or worse) while maintaining a posture of national self-flattery. With attention again riveted on Haiti following the horrific tragedy inflicted by Tuesday's earthquake, this ugly mixture is once again on display. The need for emergency aid is, without question, urgent [see below for links]. But established patterns of “help” for Haiti need to be overcome if the destructive impact of this catastrophe is to be somehow limited. Scattered self-congratulations can already be heard in Canada's mainstream press (a willing partner, for the most part, in recent Canadian government crimes against Haiti). On Thursday, papers across the country ran editorials on Canadian policy and the relief effort. Under the title “Helping Haiti,” the Calgary Herald editorialized that “Canada's response is not only appropriate, but one to be proud of. … Once again, Canada's humanitarianism and compassion shines brightly.” The Montreal Gazette concurred: “Canadians have, to their credit, been involved in helping Haiti help itself for years.” For its part, the Globe and Mail yet again cast Haiti as the “basket case of the Western hemisphere,” the editorial headline promising that “Today's rescue is just the beginning.” http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.p...t=va&aid=17021 |
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