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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
And this practice is essentially the new McCarthyism. "I hear what you're saying, and you're trying to sound rational but it all sounds like commie talk to me". Refusing to acknowledge that people are saying what they're saying, because what they're secretly doing is harbouring some sort of bigotry, is not engaging in any sort of rational thought process or dealing honestly with the issues.
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And throwing the term 'new McCarthyism' around is dismissive of legitimate comment.
While it's true that not all anti-refugee, 'Islam is dangerous' proponents are bigoted xenophobes, it doesn't change the fact that a significant number of people hiding behind 'security' concerns and questioning 'what's it going to cost' are intolerant. You see it on your Facebook feed. You see the same thing when the topic is First Nations issues as well. You see it Comments posted on the internet. You see it in the news!
And occasionally you see it in the posting history of people on internet forums. At the end of the day, the truth comes out and people show their true colours. I see it on this Board - and to be clear I'm not referring to Corsi or Buster. If you're active in the Off Topic forum you learn peoples politics and see where they land on hot button issues and you recognize a pattern amongst a handful of posters.