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September 23, 2008
Beyond our own self interest
P.M. Jaworski interviews Chris Reid for The Western Standard. The party did not stand by Reid but Reid stands by what he wrote.
I asked Chris if he stood by the posts and comments on his blog.
CR: "My comments on my blog have always been about empowering groups such as women, the GLBT [Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered] community and natives. I'm very clear people shouldn't have to define their individual identity based on a group collective. My opinions in my blog are directed at the liberal notion that these groups of people have to define themselves in relation to government. Liberals don't like my idea of empowerment because it leaves it up to individuals to define how they wish to empower themselves, instead of it being defined by the State."
And for this, Reid was dumped by the Conservative party. Lest anyone south of the border make a mistaken assumption, Reid was not dumped for being gay. He was dumped for publicly opposing Canada's official group identities; the identities the party presumably assumed Reid would agree with because Reid is gay. Such is party conservatism in Canada.
Remember: In Canada, if you judge someone by their race you are a progressive. If you judge someone by their character and accomplishments you are a racist. We call it multiculturalism. The technical term is apartheid.
(Both links via Five Feet of Fury.)
Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 23, 2008 09:47 AM
