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Mike Gilbert's avatar

Be "that guy" Charlie...step up and throw your hat in the ring one more time.

Working people are hungry for a genuine voice....

Do it and I'll buy a ticket!

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Kimberlyanne's avatar

Thank you Charlie 🙏🇨🇦🇺🇸

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The Gravity Well's avatar

Be that person (guy, gal, two-spirit, LGBTQIA+), you mean, I'm sure. Hear, hear!

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Maryooch's avatar

I'm in the US, mostly live alone (with my dog) and yes, I get fairly scared/demoralized/etc.. What gives me courage to resist?

Ukraine.

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Fed's avatar

What do we do about a Canadian company recruiting for guards in US concentration camps?

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Jim's avatar

This will become ever more important in the near future: with the US AG and the head of the FBI saying there is no Epstien file, after claiming to have it on their desk for months, the rule of law in the US has all but ended. We are approaching a point where we may see large numbers of American refugees coming here, assuming that they are not stopped by ICE and sent to concentration camps.

And what if ICE is told to go after people in Canada, what then? The Mafia like thinking of the Trump administration is now showing that the unthinkable is now possible.

If it happens, remember the courage of the Dutch Resistance. If it doesn’t, we will still stand on guard.

Nous nous souviendrons.

We are Canadian.

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Peter J Nadler's avatar

It's classic antisemitism to use Holocaust terminology to refer to Jews or the Jewish state. Your use of the blood libel and false accusation of genocide as some sort of virtuous resistance akin to those who resisted the Holocaust is a disgusting, reprehensible example of Jew hatred. Here is the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA definition of antisemitism. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/canada-holocaust/antisemitism/handbook-definition-antisemitism.html

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Mike Gilbert's avatar

What "*false* accusation of genocide" do you refer to?

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mg's avatar

No it is not. Never again means calling out the signs and stages of genocide, anywhere, anytime. Signs such as operating concentration camps (a term not exclusive to Nazi Germany) and people like Laura loomer calling for sixty five million to be fed to alligators. Replace "blood libel" with the "great replacement theory" as they are both conspiracy theories used to bolster hatred. The very concept of "remigration" itself is genocidal by nature.

And when these signs happen, even if Jews arent being targeted "yet", it is always perilous for the Jewish people. As I mentioned below, MAGA is deeply antisemitic and we Jews know it. We see the signs.

So no, this post does not fall under antisemitism. In fact, this post is the very definition of what "Never Again" means and is the very opposite of anti semitic.

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AJ Stone's avatar

My Oma is from Poland and hid in a farmhouse when Hitler invaded. Had it not been for that family that helped my Great Oma and Great Opa hide them and their five children, I might not be here.

I'm not in a position to give back full circle (subsidized housing rule). But I'm still doing what I can. Everything I've been taught to fight against is happening in the US.

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Cat Lady No. 7's avatar

Hey everyone- sign e petition 6619!!! Sponsored by Heather McPherson MP with about 11,000 signatures so far.

Asking our government to send peacekeepers to Gaza to facilitate aid distribution. Open for signatures until July 26th.

We must demand that our government address the aid to Gaza with immediate and concrete action.

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cees van gemerden's avatar

Can't find that guy, must be my 85 yr old eyes.

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Linda B's avatar

I find this post especially motivating. I like the information that

"Those who were asked to help a stranger almost always said yes. In many cases, the question seems to have been a turning point, with people then helping other Jews afterward. And many who were asked to help went on to ask others.”

This is important to know. We have to get out there and ask people to help. My theory is that most of those people wanted to help, but didn't know how. Being asked means that they found out what they could do.

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Jennifer Derksen's avatar

I learned today that GardaWorld, a Montreal based security company, is responsible for supplying guards for Florida's Alligator Alcatraz. I have been letting people know in whatever way I can all day. Wayne Horton wrote an excellent substack with all the contact information to let them know Canadians are outraged at their participation in this atrocity against human beings. Speak up, speak loud and become an activist, one person at a time. Thank you for cheering us on Charlie!

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Ian Patton's avatar

If I owned a company employing GardaWorld, they'd be fired, and I'd hire someone else. It will be interesting to see how Canadian companies react to the news that GardaWorld is supplying Trump with Gestapo thugs.

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Ian Patton's avatar

Posted a wee note on their X page... the bastards.

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Ian Patton's avatar

LOLOL, I guess X didn't like my comment and locked my account for 7 days.

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Jennifer Derksen's avatar

Thanks for making good trouble Ian!!👏🏻 Sorry about your account being locked. They are a little over sensitive perhaps?

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Ian Patton's avatar

Thanks for the response. No worries. I don't mind a break from Elon's shithole. :)

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Jamie Brown's avatar

You do not have to be a hero; stay in tune with your conscience and act accordingly. All small acts of resistance usually start larger acts of resistance, eventually being part of removing or destroying the aggressor.

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Michael Jones's avatar

We have a plan. And it’s a good one. We’re in for some pain and some sweat. We’re strangers to neither. We’re nation building. Be fearless. Be relentless.

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Baja Arizona's avatar

Going to share this widely, great essay! Seriously, what would be a good comment when encountering Alligator Alcatraz gear? My mind goes blank because I just want to cut them off at the knees . . . and I have never been a violent person.

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