Comments on: Politicians, Damned Politicians, and Madness http://blog.psychlinks.ca/politicians-damned-politicians-and-madness/ Occasional commentary on psychology, psychiatry, mental health, the internet, and life by an Ottawa psychologist Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: djbaxter http://blog.psychlinks.ca/politicians-damned-politicians-and-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-25193 djbaxter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:23 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/2007/09/11/politicians-damned-politicians-and-insanity/#comment-25193 1. The logic of "who kept the francophones down" is flawed. If you want to point historical fingers, point them directly at the Catholic Church for that. 2. You are talking about a situation that existed 50 years ago. If francophones haven't achieved parity now, perhaps one should consider what is preventing them from doing so. 3. In the end, the language laws are not about anything except political power. And bullying and intimidation on the part of francophone politicians to try to preserve that power. 1. The logic of “who kept the francophones down” is flawed. If you want to point historical fingers, point them directly at the Catholic Church for that.

2. You are talking about a situation that existed 50 years ago. If francophones haven’t achieved parity now, perhaps one should consider what is preventing them from doing so.

3. In the end, the language laws are not about anything except political power. And bullying and intimidation on the part of francophone politicians to try to preserve that power.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.psychlinks.ca/politicians-damned-politicians-and-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-25191 Sean Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:52:14 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/2007/09/11/politicians-damned-politicians-and-insanity/#comment-25191 What goes around comes around. The situation in Québec today is precisely a reversal of what used to be. Up to a mear 50 years ago, everything of any importance was run by anglophones; industry, politics, security, etc. Francophones, even though in the majority, were considered second class citizens, much as the blacks were in the US. Hence, the term "Nègres blancs d'Amérique" (White Negroes of America), which was coined by Pierre Vallières in his book of the same title, a Marxist view of the history of the province. What goes around comes around. The situation in Québec today is precisely a reversal of what used to be. Up to a mear 50 years ago, everything of any importance was run by anglophones; industry, politics, security, etc. Francophones, even though in the majority, were considered second class citizens, much as the blacks were in the US. Hence, the term “Nègres blancs d’Amérique” (White Negroes of America), which was coined by Pierre Vallières in his book of the same title, a Marxist view of the history of the province.

]]> By: John http://blog.psychlinks.ca/politicians-damned-politicians-and-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-21622 John Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:55:43 +0000 http://blog.psychlinks.ca/2007/09/11/politicians-damned-politicians-and-insanity/#comment-21622 Well written look into a fascinating topic. Politics in the great white north are pretty confusing to us Americans, so it's good to read what the locals who know what they're talking about think. Gives the rest of us some context when we try to peer into your system. Well written look into a fascinating topic. Politics in the great white north are pretty confusing to us Americans, so it’s good to read what the locals who know what they’re talking about think. Gives the rest of us some context when we try to peer into your system.

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