canadianbeerandpostmodernism:This was an anti-Muslim hate crime and a terrorist act, pure and simple

canadianbeerandpostmodernism:This was an anti-Muslim hate crime and a terrorist act, pure and simple.  This week, these men were shot in the back while praying at a mosque in QC City.(I am from Montreal,and this happened in my province).The murderer was Alexandre Bissonnette, a white man my age who vociferously disliked immigrants, refugees,Muslims,and feminists and who was an abusive online troll considered to be ultra-conservative/far-right by his classmates and those who saw his regular facebook commentary.These six men were killed, but eight others were wounded. The world is talking about Canada’s “demons” now because of this event, but it’s crucial to note that racism,  islamophobia,white supremacy, xenophobia,sexism and everything else are not new here. My country,like America, was ‘founded’ by Europeans who killed,colonized and dehumanized Indigenous people. Anti-blackness is a part of our history and part of our present as well, as is anti-Asian/South Asian sentiment.As a Montrealer and a Canadian, I want to very much impress upon Americans (and the rest of the world) that my country is also a racist country, a country with prejudice and a country fully capable of hate crimes.Canada is not the quaint, moose-loving, neighbour next door to the US. We are not “The Good Guys”:Canadians definitely and shamelessly milk this reputation we have for all it’s worth,and for our own benefit. But it’s a lie, don’t believe us.Canada is not innocent,and never has been. Trump sucks,but Trudeau is not the golden boy he seems to be by superficial comparison. His hair may be better,but there is still a lot of garbage behind it. -- source link

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