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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
There are all kinds of narratives getting in the way of rational thought in Canada today. How many people passionately defending Khadr's legal rights were doing the same for Gian Ghomeshi last year? Peope tend to support laws and institutions only so long as they don't get in the way of emotional narratives, and these narratives are rooted in cultural and ideological loyalties.
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What the hell is this? Two completely different situations, one in which a celebrity was charged properly and then given a fair trial.
People had hopes that he would be found guilty and whatnot, for sure, but people weren't hoping he wasn't treated fairly or that his legal rights were violated. If anything even the most emotional posters wanted everything to go perfect in a legal sense so that he would be convicted. And how does that relate to a Canadian citizen being locked up in a foreign prison, tortured for confession and then ignored by our own government? That's a little embarrassing, Cliff, this was a whataboutism and I know you're smart enough to know that.
I think everyone on one side of this issue has been quite rational and clear in what they're supporting (HUGE HINT - it's not Omar Khadr himself or his actions), while the other side has been quite literally fighting against the very rights that hold this country above most of the world because they're letting their emotions get to them.
C'mon.