Hm. I've never heard a Canadian Jewish politician asked, simply because they are Jewish, their stance on Ben-Gurion, Begin, Dayan. Have you?
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1. Your error lies in "simply because they're Jewish," which assumes what's at issue - that Singh was asked simply because he's Sikh...
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2. ... as though only an anti-Sikh racist would expect him to condemn a mass-murderer of brown people, including many Sikhs.
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3. That's absurd. Politicians everywhere get asked about controversial positions. Harper & niqab. Trump & race. Corbyn & Hamas, IRA.
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4. Singh accuses India of genocide. He fought for clemency for a terrorist who blew up a Sikh politician & 17 innocent bystanders.
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5. These hardline positions invite the question how hardline he is. Turns out he won't condemn martyr posters for a mass-murderer.
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6. That clearly interests viewers, which is our job. Same Q was put to white politicians turning a blind eye to martyr posters.
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7. So how is it "racist" to ask if glorifying a mass-murderer (of mostly brown people and many Sikhs) is OK?
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8. Or do you actually believe that the question could not possibly arise "simply because" it's bad to glorify a mass-murderer?
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I think the element of bad faith in your argument is these questions are often not asked of white politicians (i.e. Patrick Brown & Modi).
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doesn't make it a bad question or a question in bad faith. go ahead, ask it of patrick brown
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