21. To see how critique of Fordian bigotry gets blunted & deflected, consider recent Simon Wiesenthal Center debate.
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22. Here's the background: Rob Ford has used the quaint & ugly slur "kikes" as well as making repeated homophobic comments.
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23. At debate at Simon Wiesenthal Center zero discussion of Fordian bigotry, but huge attention to Queers United Against Israeli Apartheid
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24. More context: Queers United Against Israel Apartheid at last Pride parade consists of 4 people:https://twitter.com/ivortossell/status/483376678660759552 …
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25. Call me crazy, but a sitting mayor who uses slurs like "kikes" seems a bigger problem than 4 marginal protesters.
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26. Ye the folks at the Simon Wiesenthal were willing to completely ignore Fordian bigotry and focus on supposed danger of 4 protesters.
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27. To thwart danger of 4 protesters, Simon Wiesenthal Center & Tory willing to reject parade that attracts more than 1 million people.
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28. Isn't there a kind of immigrant conservatism at work in Simon Wiesenthal Center?
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29. Important corrections Queers United has between 10-20 members, not 4. Still a tiny group.
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30. Wiesenthal Center operating from idea that affirming (right-wing) Israeli nationalism more important fighting bigotry in Canada.
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31. That's it for tonight folks. I'm sure we'll return to this topic in days to come.
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