1. Stephen Harper created the Office of Religious Freedom. He has also warmly embraced Narendra Modi. Ponder that.https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/588934494050103296 …
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Jeet Heer Retweeted Narendra Modi
1. Stephen Harper created the Office of Religious Freedom. He has also warmly embraced Narendra Modi. Ponder that.https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/588934494050103296 …
Jeet Heer added,
2. As for why the embrace of Modi might be problematic, see here:https://ricochet.media/en/403/double-standards-abound-as-harper-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-indian-pm-narendra-modi …
3. Modi drummed up an anti-Muslim pogrom that oversaw the death of approximately a thousand Muslims.
4. Harper's embrace of Modi is notable because his government makes a loud hue & cry about standing up for democracy & Canadian values?
5. Is indifference to the mass murder of Muslims a Canadian value. Harper's behavior indicates that it is.
6. I understand, and actually largely accept the argument for realpolitik: the world is full of ugly regimes we have to do business with.
7. But if we have realpolitik, let's be honest. For the sake of genuine moral clarity, give up the windy talk of democracy & human rights
8. India is a not a signatory to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Canada is selling India uranium.
9. Again, I understand the realpolitik reasons Canada supports the nuclearization if India while taking a hardline on, say, Iran.
10. But again, let's have some moral clarity. Canada is not against nuclear proliferation. We support nuclear proliferation of our allies.
11. Frank acknowledgement of self-interested foreign policy is likely to do less harm than current combination of high rhetoric & cynicism.
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