Do They Think We Can’t See Their Hypocrisy, Or Do They Just Not Care?

Either way, they aren’t getting away with it as they once did.

Watching the Liberal government and the establishment media lamenting the divided nature of our nation is a profoundly odd experience.

It’s as if someone poured gasoline on a house, lit a match, and then was absolutely shocked a fire was taking place.

Over the past two and a half years, we have witnessed a campaign of demonization against millions of Canadians, a campaign that preyed upon fear and appealed to some of the uglies aspects of human nature.

We’ve already discussed the horrendous Toronto Star cover, and I don’t need to go into more detail on that here.

But what about what many Liberal politicians were saying?

The same politicians who now complain about how much anger and division there is in this country were quite glad to demonize millions of Canadians.

Let’s take a look, shall we?

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And remember the rage Justin Trudeau showed towards protestors and unvaccinated Canadians during the 2021 campaign?

And remember how the Liberals brought in vaccine mandates for political purposes, to try and divide Canadians and win votes in an election?

And remember how the establishment media not only failed to hold Trudeau to account for this, but often gleefully joined in on his despicable campaign tactics?

Of course we remember.

How could any freedom-loving Canadian possibly forget it?

That’s what makes it so absurd to see Liberal politicians and the establishment media pretending that none of this ever happened.

The question we have to ask is whether they really think we’ve forgetten, or whether they simply don’t care.

Do they believe their own lies, or do they have such contempt for us that they don’t care whether we believe them or not?

Perhaps lying is the entire point.

Perhaps – like authoritarians always have throughout history – they enjoy the power to lie so openly and so brazenly without political consequence.

Because what else could really explain the fact that they seem so blatantly unwilling to acknowledge their own role in dividing this country?

It’s all out there for everyone to see.

They can’t pretend it didn’t happen, and yet that is exactly what they are doing.

Dangerous dehumanization

The most concerning aspect of all of this is the way the government and much of the media has so thoroughly dehumanized those they disagree with.

Talking about whether to ‘tolerate those people,’ or talking about ‘letting them die’ are the kinds of things people say when they start seeing other human beings as less than human.

That is always a dangerous road to go down, and history shows human beings can do horrendous things to each other when our shared humanity is forgotten.

Because of the waning power of the establishment, and the growth of independent media, they’re finally getting called out on it, and can’t get away with it like they did before.

But, that doesn’t make it alright. The Liberal government and establishment media indulged in the politics of dehumanization, and we must never forget it.

Those who would so easily and gleefully deny freedom to their fellow Citizens have no business holding a position of power in our nation.

Spencer Fernando

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