I want to dance.

With forceful declarations that groups like ForestEthics are "enemies of the people of Canada," Stephen Harper and his cronies in the Canadian government are creeping ever further into an autocratic promotion of Canadian Neo-Fascism. Uniting the country under one state legislated goal for economic and social progress and refusing all dialogue of opposition is one characteristic of this development. Purifying the country of all "foreign influences that are deemed to be causing degeneration of the nation or of not fitting into the national culture" is another (quote from Wikipedias "Fascism"). While it's troubling that our government acts in this way, what's more upsetting is our nation's complicity in the whole thing.

How do we most effectively resist the slow, strategic erosion of open dialogue? Why aren't more people outraged with this kind of national discourse?

One answer to the lack of outrage may be that the Harper government are masters of propaganda. Carefully crafted rhetoric disseminated through specific channels by highly intelligent communications professionals wise in the ways of human cognition helps buffer Canadian resistance to Harper's policies. As "radicals" we should realize the forces we oppose aren't as stupid as they appear (though they do appear heartless).


But like my previous post decried, we can't just slam the fascist tactics of Canada's Conservatives, we've got to offer something else. It's true that accelerating: climate change, environmental destruction, and cultural genocide are terrible things. Picture the opposite and tell people what you see.


For me, there's an abundance of ecological diversity. People are helping each other across the street more, and dealing less across oceans. Individuals appreciate the internal aspects of their reality, and welcome emotion and spirituality as worthy components of meaningful dialogue. Diverse cultural perspectives are all welcomed as equally valid. The economy exists as something to enrich and inspire life.