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Racism and the CPC (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Stuff like this and the "base" he has created give off pretty harsh trump vibes. Here is a link confirming for those wanting one. Sorry I did not include it originally. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.712106

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[+] -21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

He also said afterwards that he was wrong. So there's that.

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  • [–] 65 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yes. That's the plan.

    He says he was wrong, the centrist media says "Well, that's all fine and good then, he's certainly prime minister material and no mistake!".

    Meanwhile, the fascist dogwhistle was already blown.

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  • [+] -30 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    It happened 15 years ago. Nobody would have even remembered it happening at all if this CPC ad wasn't posted to remind us.

    Why are we allowing political ads?

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  • [+] -23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The current pm is a racist as well..... we elected him....

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How do you figure that Trudeau is racist?

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He dressed up as Aladdin once, so that means he hates brown people or something.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I still don't understand why it was such a big deal...

    I get that blackface is an issue in bigger productions because yeah, they should really cast a black actor instead of putting makeup on a white one, but this was (as I understand it) a high school play where an actor of the correct race was probably not available (I know it would've been hard to find where I went to school), and even then, it most definitely wasn't a paid gig, so the issue around stealing jobs is completely moot.

    Is it insensitive? Oh yes. Is it actually hateful towards black / brown people? I don't think so.

    "They should learn the value of hard work" is on a completely different level, IMO. As if they don't work as hard as anyone else.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    When he applauded the guy, did Trudeau know?

    Do you think Robert Downey Jr is racist too?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There is a difference there. RDJ is an actor playing a role that even he admits he wouldn't get away with now (as funny as it is). Trudeau is a world leader who is super anti racist and PC. It looks bad when he is a hypocrite who is a racist.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How long afterwards? Shortly, or years down the line when he had to?

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    June 12th, 2008. The original doesn't state which day in June he said the remarks originally, but mathematically we can determine the recant was said no more than 12 days later.

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