Es ist an der Zeit, Einwanderer nicht mehr zu Sündenböcken zu machen und verantwortungsbewusst zu regieren
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-it-is-time-to-stop-scapegoating-immigrants-and-govern-responsibly
Es ist an der Zeit, Einwanderer nicht mehr zu Sündenböcken zu machen und verantwortungsbewusst zu regieren
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-it-is-time-to-stop-scapegoating-immigrants-and-govern-responsibly
3 Kommentare
The white fascist exclusionary populism agenda is getting so old and tiring. These are the same people who for years cried wolf about identity politics and now they are the ones peddling the same thing but from a perceived majority perspective.
Smith doesn’t give a F about immigrants either way. Her goal is to break up Canada. Not even „alberta independence“, even that is only a means to an end – her mission is straight up to stress Canada itself until it breaks.
She isn’t in office to represent Alberta. She represents the set of people that run american right wing think tanks. She literally has the logo of a libertarian american think tank tattooed on her forearm. It’s right out in the open.
This article simultaneously admits (quite openly) that rapid population increases DO lead to most of the issues mentioned, while trying to un-blame immigration.
It’s 100% correct that it’s two-faced for someone to run an „Alberta is calling“ ad campaign to try to attract internal migrants from other provinces while also crying foul about overheated population growth.
But there is absolutely nothing in any data anywhere that suggests that rapid population growth isn’t a major part of the massive rise in housing costs, at least a partial cause of a lack of jobs and a variety of other social and economic issues.
This article admits that, pretty straightforwardly.
But then leaves the reader dazed with an immediate pivot to how wonderful immigration is and we should all be encouraging more of it.
This is a Christian pastor and I applaud him for preaching the actual message of Jesus, which is one of peace and tolerance.
That said, there is also a „paradox of tolerance“ where too much tolerance of intolerance groups is a problem.
As a gay man, I’ve never been harassed by the little old lady down the street who votes conservative. But I definitely have been by groups of muslims (I was actually spit on once in Toronto)…
So there’s a balance to be had and while I think the author of this post tries to find that balance to some degree, it’s also not „scapegoating“ to point out two things:
1) Canada’s population grew too fast to sustain over the last 10 years. And its native population is shrinking, so this problem is entirely (actually 130%) from immigration policy.
2) Many foreign groups are totally intolerant of generally liberal Canadian values and it is NOT unreasonable or racist to desire to limit immigration from certain regions or nationalities, or at least choose (with some cultural compatibility lens) who from those places is welcome.
None of what I said is wholesale opposed to immigration, nothing I’ve ever said would advocate for mistreating people solely because of their nationality, but I’m 100% ok choosing people who would want the privilege of immigrating based on their values and fit into western society. Immigrant enclaves put up walls between everyone and are a signal of a failing policy.