Oh My God
I never thought it would happen, but Lloyd Axworthy is now the Canadian politician or ex-politician who I dislike the most, replacing Joe Clark.
I knew already that Lloyd's stint as Foreign Affairs minister was a deeply immoral one because of how he stood up for "soft power" and all that other pro-dictatorial and immoral garbage, but I never knew that he was THIS radical.
I like to believe that when even the most lefist politicians enter positions of power, they're forced to moderate their views, out of necessity and pragmatic concerns. I would've imagined that Lloyd would've heard enough logical or rational arguments for American foreign policy when he was Foreign Affairs Minister - enough to disagree with them respectfully and in good faith, but I guess not.
His "open letter" to Secretary Rice is shocking and it highlights so many things about Canadian liberals that should make any rational person sick.
First, his condescending attitude is misplaced considering the fact that Canada would've likely "joined" Missile Defense if a) the liberal government was a majority, if b) they could've more easily relied on conservative support, or if c) they decided earlier when it was "less politically costly". If any of those three scenarios panned out, what would've Lloyd's reaction been instead? It's just like Iraq. Most Canadians forget that Iraq was a close call. If Jean Chretien wasn't out hunting for a legacy, we would've probably gone. And still,Canadian liberals use the refusal to join BMD and the refusal to go into Iraq as proud and noble moments in Canadian history - decided on principle. Whatever.
Just looking through Lloyd's letter makes me more sad than angry. He refers to President Bush as Rice's "divinely guided master", let's just leave aside the "divinely guided" for now, and concentrate on his reference to him as her "master". Would he have done the same if he was penning an open letter to Secretary Rumsfeld? Never. Not the slightest chance. He called him her master because Secretary Rice is a black woman and because Lloyd Axworthy is a racist bigot. Lloyd can't comprehend or imagine the idea of a strong and independent black woman.
Everything else in the article is just as uninformed and uncalled for, but I won't spend the energy dissecting it all. I much rather like Alan's response over at Occam's Carbuncle - which tries to show how Rice could care less about "Floyd's" opinion - but still. Lloyd Axworthy is a national disgrace, much like the rest of his former cabinet colleagues.
I knew already that Lloyd's stint as Foreign Affairs minister was a deeply immoral one because of how he stood up for "soft power" and all that other pro-dictatorial and immoral garbage, but I never knew that he was THIS radical.
I like to believe that when even the most lefist politicians enter positions of power, they're forced to moderate their views, out of necessity and pragmatic concerns. I would've imagined that Lloyd would've heard enough logical or rational arguments for American foreign policy when he was Foreign Affairs Minister - enough to disagree with them respectfully and in good faith, but I guess not.
His "open letter" to Secretary Rice is shocking and it highlights so many things about Canadian liberals that should make any rational person sick.
First, his condescending attitude is misplaced considering the fact that Canada would've likely "joined" Missile Defense if a) the liberal government was a majority, if b) they could've more easily relied on conservative support, or if c) they decided earlier when it was "less politically costly". If any of those three scenarios panned out, what would've Lloyd's reaction been instead? It's just like Iraq. Most Canadians forget that Iraq was a close call. If Jean Chretien wasn't out hunting for a legacy, we would've probably gone. And still,Canadian liberals use the refusal to join BMD and the refusal to go into Iraq as proud and noble moments in Canadian history - decided on principle. Whatever.
Just looking through Lloyd's letter makes me more sad than angry. He refers to President Bush as Rice's "divinely guided master", let's just leave aside the "divinely guided" for now, and concentrate on his reference to him as her "master". Would he have done the same if he was penning an open letter to Secretary Rumsfeld? Never. Not the slightest chance. He called him her master because Secretary Rice is a black woman and because Lloyd Axworthy is a racist bigot. Lloyd can't comprehend or imagine the idea of a strong and independent black woman.
Everything else in the article is just as uninformed and uncalled for, but I won't spend the energy dissecting it all. I much rather like Alan's response over at Occam's Carbuncle - which tries to show how Rice could care less about "Floyd's" opinion - but still. Lloyd Axworthy is a national disgrace, much like the rest of his former cabinet colleagues.
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