Caledonia’s Obnoxious Peace
Last night I had a call from a news executive who manages a number of radio stations. We discussed the fact that unionists, anarchists and members of anti-Israel groups who have directly supported the lawlessness here in Caledonia since mid-2006 were being bused in for the specific purpose of disrupting this event, and that the OPP has refused to provide us with protection to guarantee our safety and our right to gather peacefully at the Lions Hall and then walk down the street to place a symbolic monument calling for apologies on the public road allowance near the entrance to DCE.
The fact that native radicals, supporters, the OPP, and the Ontario government are all working together – STILL – 5 months after the release of HELPLESS – to suppress the voices of their victims is despicable. One has to wonder what kind of human beings are these that could be so heartless and so cruel – after everything they have already done – as to work so hard to keep Caledonians from simply asking for an apology?
I told this executive how someone sent a comment to me at VoiceofCanada a few weeks before our Oct 07, 2007 pre-election Remember Us Rally asking why we wanted to ‘stir things up now that things are quiet in Caledonia’ and how, the very next day, Sam Gualtieri was nearly beaten to death by native thugs in his own home.
I also shared Dr. King’s observation about what he called “obnoxious peace” – how the absence of conflict is not the same as the presence of justice, and that before we had even arrived in Caledonia we had already proven that there is no healing and no justice here – only an obnoxious peace cloaked in smug, self-serving lies by those responsible for the injustices.
There are NO shortcuts and NO alternatives to forcing the OPP, the Ontario government and Six Nations to acknowledge their roles in Caledonia’s misery and helping them understand the necessity of sincerely apologizing for them – otherwise how can we ever know if the nightmare truly is over, or if period of relative quiet is just a temporary lull in their attack?
On Sept 29, 2008 Merlyn Kinrade and I presented Brantford Council a vision of our long term plan to bring about healing and reconciliation between Caledonia and Six Nations using a simple diagram called ‘Reconciliation: the CANACE Path.’ Copies of it are available in an envelope on our Apologies monument. If they are gone, you can download one on the ‘Post-Helpless Reading List’ page at our HelplessByBlatchford project website which is: www.HelplessByBlatchford.ca.
In 2008 we were still fighting to achieve the first steps of our plan – Truth and Justice.
Now that we have, thanks to Gary McHale’s amazing efforts inside the courtroom without legal advice or any formal legal training, achieved the impossible – of actually seeing senior OPP officers and native protesters charged under the Criminal Code of Canada – with more likely to come — and now that the irrefutable truth of Caledonia and OPP racial policing has been told by Christie Blatchford, we are here today to begin the next stage: the seeking of an acknowledgement of wrongs from those responsible.
Thank you for being part of history today to help us take this next step to a sincere, meaningful, realistic process of healing and reconciliation.
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Our very special guest speaker today is Mary Lou Ambrogio, Vice President of the Canadian chapter of the International Free Press Society, an organization that was formed by Danish historian Lars Hedegaard to defend free speech against the draconian hate speech laws there which allow criminal convictions for the thought crime of saying something which insults another race or group and for which truth is NOT a defence!
Mary Lou and IFPS were instrumental in bringing people like Ann Coulter and Philippe Karsenty to Canada. In short, they defend people who governments and enemies of democracy would rather have silenced. Which explains why she is here today.
Mary Lou has invested many, many hours in learning about Caledonia, in understanding our civil rights approach to confronting the appeasement of native extremists, and she has played a vital role in helping us to share Caledonia’s story and lessons at both the national and international levels.
Thank you.
Printed with permission from:
Mark Vandermaas
Caledonia Victims Project
VoiceofCanada.ca
IpperwashPapers.ca
ConservativesAgainstFantino.ca
HelplessByBlatchford.ca
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SHUT UP!!! YOU TALK FOR NOTHING!!
NO, YOU SHUT UP!
Awsome! Hate Mail!
Ha! I thought it was hilarious.
Hi Natasha, thanks for posting my speech from today. I’m too pooped to post right now, but I’ve sent you a ‘quick’ summary of what happened today along with a photo of the guy who assaulted me today if you’d like to post them. (You’re doing a great job by the way!)
Mark
Yes…. hilarious… that must be why you took the high road and replied the way you did. I love that hypocrisy sits right in front of you, but you can’t see past the end of your nose to respond with control and poise…. likewise, continue by engaging in openly mocking the hilarity of another human beings distress…. Isnt the search for equality & justice important to you? So if someone throws a stone, why throw back? Such actions will never be convincing
“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error. Let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly. That is the first law of nature. Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so. I detest what you write – but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.” -Voltaire
There is no point wasting intelligent conversation on an ignorant and belligerent individual like that hateful idiot who first commented. And, yes, when someone “SHOUTS” AT ME IN ALL CAPS, I will shout back — using their own words — to show them how stupid they make themselves look. Although, in this case, the individual is so stupid, he or she probably remains clueless.
Why don’t you take your tolerance discussion to Mr Gualtieri who paid for others’ “folly” with a life ruined. And there is no pardon for the fact that the OPP continue to take their marching orders from native leaders, enforcing race-based policing. See: Caledonia: The front line struggle against the anti-capitalist, anarchist, Marxist agenda.
Indeed. Those who shout down and violently intimidate opposing views and silence debate employ a tactic specific to the radical left, making them no better than anarchists. When the OPP stand by and allow it to happen, regardless of their marching orders, are in turn complicit for every assault carried out on their watch.
When the tax paying citizenry is victimized when the police are present, and they do nothing, the “shit” will eventually roll up-hill. That’s democracy.
You listening Premier McGoonty?
SO CRY ME A RIVER!! WHAT GOES AROUND..COMES AROUND..EVER HEARD OF IT!!
AND I WILL CAPS LOCK ALL I WANT..WHAT YOU GONNA DO EH!
YOU ALL ARE IMBECILES ANYWAY!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA!
KEEP IT UP CAUSE YOU AINT GOING TO GET ANYWERE..NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE YOU USE..YOUR ALL MAKING FOOLS OF YOURSELVES..WORLD WIDE..WHILE WE LAUGH AT YOU..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Took you long enough to provide a vapid comeback. What was the delay, did you need to sober up from cashing in your government check?
…thats right, personal attacks are probably the best route….
When someone offers little in terms of debate, they deserve as much in return.
Didn’t take long for the reason you hate Native people to come out eh!
Maybe you would like to see a doctor who can help you with coming to terms for your hatred and anger. Your true colors are coming through quite clearly keep it up..doesn’t take much to get it to come out either..just a little HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Keep up the good work..bring on the “stereo type” labeling! We can see what your full of!
‘Cause you’re new, I’ll take it easy on you.
Obviously you have a big chip on your shoulder and some kind of inferiority complex as I didn’t say anything derogatory about Natives. Your moniker could very well imply that you’re Japanese as it describes its flag, as it is The Land of the Rising Sun.
Psychiatric issues on your part which insist you see derogation and victims in any discourse you disagree with is endemic of the environment you’ve been brought up in.
If there’s any stereo type labeling, it is enforced by your repeated juvenile posts, which makes me think you’ve either failed to surpass the mental age of 14, or your disposition is the result of too much recreational activities which seems to have led to an impairment.
If you really are Native, you’re not doing yourself or whomever you claim to represent any favours. You have very little credibility using such infantile language.
So, off to the Beer Store with ya before they close up for the day. And don’t forget to vote Conservative so you can get your two-four for a buck a beer, eh!
@giantkillerjess..with a name like yours..whats in your back pocket eh…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
Awww you were doing good until you hit the Beer Store part..damb you almost sounded believable to people who you might be portraying your good will..well again I will have to laugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Folks who insist on the other party providing “good will” are demonstrating their entitlement dogma.
And I don’t need to “portray” anything. My actions speak louder than your insignificant scribbling. What have you done to contribute towards civil society he/she who deems themselves worthy of third party judgment?
And what’s wrong with a buck a beer?
What makes you think that my contribution to society means anything about who or what I am…I don’t need to justify that to you or anyone else for that matter. I am who I am..I speak for myself. We can all see by your comments here, that you need to justify who you are! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Does it make you feel good to thnk your a part of the upper society..if you need that ..and it works for you..thats what you portray. Want to know whats so funny…hahahahhahahaha.. is only me and the moderators doing the chatting..guess you don’t have any ppl following your rant anyway so you may as well take my advise and follow my first comment.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
oh and if thats what you like “Cheep Beer”..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
DUMB..MEET DUMMER!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
First, there’s a simple acronym people use on the internet to replace all those repeating HAHAs — I guess you’ve never heard of it; it’s known as LOL.
Second, it doesn’t seem you are able to form a complete sentence and make any sense. In fact, reading the mess you just wrote reminds me of Charlie Sheen’s recent fanatical rants of insanity.
And finally, I’ve given you enough chances to get your act together and respond sensibly and debate people without attacking them personally, but you refuse. So you are now cut off. All future rants by you will be dumped automatically into the spam folder for deletion.
Get help.
Natasha,
First I think it’s interesting that you’re willing to admit that “Rising Sun” is making personal attacks, yet you allow “Kaffir_Kanuck” to make REPEATED stabs back. Commenting on the alcoholic nature of the native society, or even If that’s not the aim, just them as an individual, which In this case is far more predominant than any “personal stabs” made to the ladder.
Second, “First, there’s a simple acronym people use on the internet to replace all those repeating HAHAs — I guess you’ve never heard of it; it’s known as LOL.” … would this not be considered a personal stab? So…. because you run the blog YOU’RE allowed to do it but no one else? That seems a little elitist. Someone who starts a blog and posts something with such a heavy social point of view, you’re bound to have supporters AND opposition… it’s only fair to allow EVERYONE to post, agree or not. And let whomever you believe is making a fool of themselves do so without threatening to take away the ability to be heard on your “public” blog. – Don’t you think that an individual has the right to express themselves in whatever way they deem reasonable, I’m sure that the repetitious hahas were not offensive, and I don’t understand why that’s a necessary grounds for refusing to publish someones point of view. You see the “hahas” as an immature means of communication, but again I’ll point out that the interaction between the TWO of them has been VERY immature from the beginning…. so since you’re such a big supporter of the abolishment of two-tiered justice, why are you imposing it? Why not submit a comment telling BOTH involved that if EITHER ONE OF THEM makes another personal attack, you will refuse to publish the comment regardless. I can only assume, that there’s a racial implication as to why you’d stop “Rising Sun” cause lets face it…. land of the rising sun or not… you KNOW he’s native, so the whole beating around the bush/playing stupid, and trying to make excuses for comments or actions that you KNOW are unfavorable is ridiculous.
And I would GREATLY recommend you don’t play doctor and advise someone to “get help” until you yourself have the control to not lash out unreasonably and “silence” someone, I think it’s interesting that you fight so hard behind McHale to not be silenced and then at the first opportunity of a predecessor you silence them….
Go back to the very first comment left by the jerk known as “Rising Sun” — this is what he/she said: “SHUT UP!!! YOU TALK FOR NOTHING!!”
That incredibly rude and imbecilic comment alone is unworthy of a dignified response.
And this is not a “public” blog. I own the domain and pay for the hosting. It is a PRIVATE blog that I choose to allow the public to see. If “Rising Sun” wants the freedom to scream at people to “SHUT UP” and rant like a lunatic, she/he can get their own blog and go wild.
Ahem,
Can’t believe I’m using up the few spare minutes during my last few days in KAF to respond to this…
Offended by the harsh humour commenting on the Native predisposition of alchohol abuse are we? Guess what, that’s who I am. In fact, you’ll find most CF pers are not very PC at all. In fact, the majority of Natives I’ve worked with in the CF are not ver PC about their Native brothers either. Take a guess why.
We’re fed up with the entitlement crap. If everybody pulled their weight and stopped making everything about them, that is, be so completely selfish and impose their PC MC world view on the rest of society, rather than accept the very diversivity of opinion and substance crap they proffess and let those with blunt views keep them without inciting hate speech dogma, everybody would get along much better.
Instead, you have a bunch of entitlement monkeys running around pointing the finger at anything that they don’t like and abusing our generous social construct to push their own narrow agenda.
When you get certain segments of the population that are known within their cultural circles to behave a certain way, keeping it out of the conversation out of fear that it might offend does society ill. Some Native communities do have a problem, esp on the streets of Winnipeg. Why? Obviously there’s a huge impact that comes from a culture of entitlement which leads to victimology because the Liberal socialist utopia that they’re led to believe will never, ever occur.
Let ‘em get a job and work for a living. The rest of us have to. That’s how a country runs. That’s who pays the bills. Permanent welfare is detrimental to the soul. If it was such a great thing, then the social ills we see within Native populations would more closely equal the country’s average.
You want to play the white man’s hegemony historical wrong angle, that’s just fine. But how many more generations of playing the victim will it take before the tribal origins of Canada realize that the world will move on regardless. Keeping the roots of one’s past and customs is perfectly reasonable, but ghetoizing it will only keep many of the social problems which have resulted.
Rising Sun may or may not be Native, but if they are, then they’re not representative of most I have known, including those in my family tree. Unlike Rising Sun, they’re not assholes. I should know, I am one, and it takes one to know one.
And in seven days, I’ll definitely drink to that.
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