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12月15日 Harper's Hypocrisy (Part I)The taunts of "Kerry is a flip flopper" during the 2004 election annoyed me to no end. Firstly they were annoying because they were obviously exaggerated - all politicians say things that might contradict earlier statements. But mainly, it was annoying because the taunts were repeated ad nauseam by the media with the implication that changing your mind is somehow a bad characteristic - and the general public took it at face value that flip-flopping was bad without even exploring the actual statements or the motivations behind them. People change; they learn and they grow. When I was younger, I was a huge fan of Mike Harris's Common Sense Revolution. Yet, today, after traveling the world and learning more about how people live and cope, I can't believe I ever supported his government.
However, saying that, there ARE times when a politician's change in stance is troublesome. When someone is so ideologically set in his ways that he is willing to write articles, face courts, and head up advocacy groups to fight for his opinion, it's hard to believe that within a few short years that he is able to change his mind so drastically as to fight for a position opposite to his original opinion. There is a reason Harper is accused of having a hidden agenda - because his opinions are so ideologically extreme that any Canadian who follows politics knows that what he represents himself to be is the exact opposite of what he truly believes. Here are three examples:
Harper and corporate political donations - Harper lead a pro-business anti-government political advocacy group. There he *consistently* fought bans against corporate political donations, calling one such proposal "the most dangerous and oppressive gag law in Canadian history." Maybe he fought so hard because it was NCC donations that helped him get elected in the first place. He fought against the limits knowing full well that 93% of Canadians supported limits on corporate political donations. (I wonder why the opinions of the majority don't matter to Harper when the majority disagrees with his ideology.) Yet today, Harper is flaunting his "Federal Accountability Act designed to end the influence of big money in Ottawa". It's a plan that calls for banning corporate and union donations. Knowing this history, how can anyone believe that Harper is the right person to bring honour and respect to the Canadian government. PLEASE search for Harper, NCC
Well... I'd love to write Part II and Part III, but I have to wake up in less than 5 hours for ASCM - and I haven't even started preparing. Stupid Baycrest. Stay tuned for more... 引用通告此日志的引用通告 URL 是： http://maneesh.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3625EC1588F98FA4!178.trak 引用此项的网络日志
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