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    1. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014

      A few quick thoughts on Doug Ford at the debate hosted by the United Jewish Appeal Federation and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

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    2. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      1. I think there's something here which speaks to what has been referred to as the Ford's shamelessness, in the face of past bigoted remarks

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    3. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      2. Looking back to "little red apples" comment, it's very clear Doug does not have a particularly firm grasp on systematic discrimination.

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    4. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      3. But this remark, directed at the debate organizers, is particularly telling: “It’s ironic that the organizers are being exclusive.”

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    5. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      4. Between that and "Some of my best friends are..." Doug's view of bigotry (in this case antisemitism) seems to be little more than a game.

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    6. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      5. His shrugging it off in this way reduces it to little more than left-wing gotcha-ism. Add that to his demand for an apology from Tory...

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    7. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      6. ...and the little red apples, and it just folds back in interchangeably with his view on bullying (everyone else does it, not us).

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    8. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      7. The Ford framing of bigotry is therefore constructed in such a way as to prevent a conversation about damage done to communities. #TOpoli

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    9. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      8. Which seems to explain why the Fords can continue to consider themselves as champions for the marginalized - #TOpoli

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    10. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      9. - because it appears to be inconceivable to them that they could be doing systematic harm. #TOpoli

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Oct 2014
      Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

      @SpartanVTyranny All true. I would also add that Fords see everything through personal prism of paternalism, so bigotry not an issue.

      10:12 AM - 6 Oct 2014
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        2. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 6 Oct 2014
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          @HeerJeet Agreed. That would be a good way of explaining their relationship to "bullying" generally.

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        3. Dale Blacker‏ @dalebrmt 6 Oct 2014
          Replying to @SpartanVTyranny

          @SpartanVTyranny when I was 10 or 11, I tried to explain to my mother that I wasn't "bullying" my brother, just "teaching" him... @HeerJeet

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        1. KillerQueenie‏ @KillerQueenie 6 Oct 2014
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          @HeerJeet @SpartanVTyranny 1. Complete solipsism: it's about their perception of their actions, not how their actions affect others.

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        2. KillerQueenie‏ @KillerQueenie 6 Oct 2014
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          @HeerJeet @SpartanVTyranny 2. We are good, therefore our actions are good.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Oct 2014
          Replying to @KillerQueenie

          @KillerQueenie @SpartanVTyranny Conversely, because we are good, our enemies are by definition bad and deserve all the abuse we can hurl

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