As expected, Stephen Harper and his handful of schlerotic political neanderthals (mainly from the western reaches of Canada), maintained a deafening silence thoughout the eighteen days of the Egyptian revolt, except for occassional talk about "stability" and then finally when Mad dog Moooobarick finally moseyed on to Sharm-El Sheikh, he stated it was ok, "if Egypt maintained its Peace Treaties." That's all? Nothing about the heroic sacrifices of the Egyptian youth, workers, women, children and elderly? Does Harper and his pea-brained consorts realize that this is a SIX-Thousand Year Old Civilization he is commenting on? Does Harper and his paranormal, tar-sand intoxicated mendicants realize that there are people out there with dark skins who have intellectual wisdom and capabilities, historical awareness, organizational skills and enormous mental strength that surpasses the narrow mindset of his starchy set?
Hello! peace treaty with who? The Fiji Islands? Tierra Del Fuego? Saturn? Does the Arab world really care anymore for Canada's opinion? Does the whole world, including the United States give two hoots about Canada's foreign policy statements on the Middle East? Do Canadian politicans think that their brains are so enlarged and profoundlly reflective on world affairs, that Canada's opinion counts anywhere? Does Harper and his brand of Canadians think that people from the "underdeveloped" world don't have the chutzpah to organize, overthrow and grind to dust the last vestiges of Arab subservience to the US-Israel axis?
Harper has reduced Canada to a non-player in the world of environmental politics, womens' issues, aboriginal rights and now its cornerstone policy--defend everything about Israel, even if Israel itself has a hard time defending its own actions--is beginning to look comical in the eyes of the Arab world.
Here is a piece from the Globe and Mail, an otherwise staunch defender of Canadian right of center politics. Refreshingly, it draws a vague line in the sand. Between obtuse, obstinate, silly, muddle-headedness and dignified statesman-like politics. Even realpolitik is not understood by this Harper bunch.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-did-ottawa-drag-its-feet-on-mubarak/article1904399/
Hello! peace treaty with who? The Fiji Islands? Tierra Del Fuego? Saturn? Does the Arab world really care anymore for Canada's opinion? Does the whole world, including the United States give two hoots about Canada's foreign policy statements on the Middle East? Do Canadian politicans think that their brains are so enlarged and profoundlly reflective on world affairs, that Canada's opinion counts anywhere? Does Harper and his brand of Canadians think that people from the "underdeveloped" world don't have the chutzpah to organize, overthrow and grind to dust the last vestiges of Arab subservience to the US-Israel axis?
Harper has reduced Canada to a non-player in the world of environmental politics, womens' issues, aboriginal rights and now its cornerstone policy--defend everything about Israel, even if Israel itself has a hard time defending its own actions--is beginning to look comical in the eyes of the Arab world.
Here is a piece from the Globe and Mail, an otherwise staunch defender of Canadian right of center politics. Refreshingly, it draws a vague line in the sand. Between obtuse, obstinate, silly, muddle-headedness and dignified statesman-like politics. Even realpolitik is not understood by this Harper bunch.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-did-ottawa-drag-its-feet-on-mubarak/article1904399/
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The following comment was left incorrectly on my previous post on Wikileaks...so I have posted it here as it relates to this post on Egypt. My comments are below. Here is the comment from Dr. Safwat Ayoub.
"Did we rapidly forget that on Feb.2, Canada's Chief of diplomacy The Hon.Lawrence Cannon, has loudly called on for a transition to democracy. In his own terms: “An orderly transition that should bring us to the reforms we’ve talked about.” In Foreign relations, there is a time for a Head of State or Government to express his opinion, and in most other times, it's the Minister holding the External affairs' portfolio who is in charge. Moreover, it was with his Egyptian counterpart that Mr.Cannon had talked by phone and not the two Heads of State or Government. For the record Mr.Cannon told reporters outside the Commons. “I think the question is what’s next. A vacuum does not mean transition. The transition must be orderly, we have said it from the beginning. And these things must be settled by the Egyptians themselves,” Why then, using a demeaning language such as: «Harper Slaps the Egyptian People-as expected». As a Canadian-Egyptian' I find it most inappropriate if not a lack of sound analysis. Dr. Safwat Ayoub. "
My comment...
Thank you for comment. There are two issues here. One, you are trying to find dignity in the shamelessly non-neutral politics of the Canadian government, which is steadfast in its opposition to dignity for Arab people and Palestinian human rights and a staunch and virulent defender of everything Israel does. The issue I raised was about Canada's pre-occupation with Israel's interests rather than in the interests of the Egyptian people.
Secondly, I stand by the metaphor of "slapping the Egyptian people" as that is what it exacty amounts to--negating the revolt in Tahrir square with the jaundiced perspective of Canadain realpolitik. My respect for the Egyptian people has multiplied and as the popular notion goes.." we are all Egyptians, now:
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