“David Suzuki, take a bow.”

What’s the opposite of diversity? Consensus.

Dan Kellar is a geography student at the University of Waterloo. He is currently writing a doctoral thesis under the supervision of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change author. He teaches courses in climate change to impressionable undergraduates…
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Last week, Kellar and a handful of other students prevented journalist Christie Blatchford from speaking to a campus audience about her newly-released book, Helpless.

More of Dan Kellar’s doctorial demeanor here, in the comments thread;

dan kellar on Nov 13, 2010 at 05:51 PM
i would not say the audience lashed out on protectors, there was about 4 old white men yelling, a few old white ladies, but more of the audience were supporting the protests, and the blocking of racist propaganda being spit at our school by an uncritical hack journalist who apologizes for racists, and nazis and writes xenophobic things.
the facts were presented in hand-out form for those who would take them. the integrity of the school was put at risk by allowing the event to be announced.

The education bubble cannot burst soon enough.
Village People insults – the last refuge of the homophobe.
(CBC Fruit Fly Fascist Flashback)

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Julie et les frères Duguay were a Québécois country music group from some years back. I could find little info on them other than that Julie Daraîche was married to Bernard Duguay, one of the brothers, and that they apparently sold quite a few records in the 1970s. Here they are singing the nicely straightforward and unadorned Prière d’une Mère.
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Tony Blair, Mackenzie King, and the West at least a bit militant

A lot of enlightening may be needed all around, plus a link to Afghan cricket (see “mediæval”). There is hope:

A non-PC former politician, or, keeping some faith, baby…
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As not-too-distant (one might just think) background, a story about how Prime Minister Mackenzie King put it in 1939:
Canadian Soldiers Defend Faith Prime Minister Says
Present Conflict for Freedom of Mind and Soul As Well As Nation
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE…

More Pavilions At Folkfest

National Post;

The de-classified Intelligence Assessment obtained by the National Post says extremists have been encouraging Muslims in the West to reject Western society and to live in “self-imposed isolation.”
The report focuses on groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb-ut-Tahrir, which do not advocate terrorist violence but promote an ideology at odds with core Western values.
“Even if the use of violence is not outwardly expressed, the creation of isolated communities can spawn groups that are exclusivist and potentially open to messages in which violence is advocated,” it says.
“At a minimum, the existence of such mini-societies undermines resilience and the fostering of a cohesive Canadian nation.”

Related: Shock in Oklahoma

I Can See Nancy Pelosi’s Botox Tracks From My House

We here at TLC realize that our fabulous new hit series Sarah Palin’s Alaska may not appeal to all our viewers. We understand that a substantial segment of the population has no interest in watching Sarah Palin or taking a tour of Alaska.
And so it is with great pleasure that we’d like to announce a new show carefully designed to appeal to those of you who don’t like Sarah Palin, her state, or her values: Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco.

Warning: graphic images.
h/t EBD
Update: ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ Breaks TLC Ratings Record

What’s The Opposite Of “Diversity”?

University.

[University of Waterloo*] is the latest school to fall victim to these self-proclaimed activists. Christie Blatchford was set to give a talk to a small but enthusiastic crowd of people about her new book, Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us.
Some of the usual suspects decided that Blatchford and her audience were – you guessed it – filthy racists who don’t deserve to have an event.

I say we invade these institutions, fire the administrators and convert them to user pay.
(*Note – linked post mistakenly names Wilfred Laurier.)

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