Comments on: Why is Stephen Harper so intent on making Chief Spence a martyr? http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/12/27/why-is-stephen-harper-so-intent-on-making-chief-spence-a-martyr/ Center-left blog from Canadians across the country and beyond Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Beijing York http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/12/27/why-is-stephen-harper-so-intent-on-making-chief-spence-a-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-13158 Beijing York Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:00:04 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=13433#comment-13158 Nice to see you posting, Troy. I love your fighting position. Let’s hope Chief Spence doesn’t have to sacrifice her life.

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By: Troy http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/12/27/why-is-stephen-harper-so-intent-on-making-chief-spence-a-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-13153 Troy Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:29:38 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=13433#comment-13153 Chief Spence’s, and Idle No More’s, message has been simple, consistent, and powerful. It’s been, “Show us what you will do, not tell us. Words have no more meaning to us.”
Show by doing. A simple lesson we all learn in English class.

However, Harper has been showing by doing. He’s been showing off how he’s been doing nothing.

So far, he’s had some race traitor senator bad mouth Spence, and had one of his cabinet ministers write a letter that said a whole lot of nothing by wasting a great many words.

My own demands are relatively simple. Bring an end to the severe austerity Canada has been forcing onto reserves. Bring back to life the Kelowna Accord, which was merely the beginning of Canada’s reconciliation toward First Nations. (The Kelowna Accord, I should mention, was the result of the last time Canada picked a fight with First Nations (and lost, naturally).

I guess Harper has to learn the hard way as did Trudeau, Mulroney, and Chretien, that First Nations ain’t giving up their land nor their sovereignty. Not without a goddamned fight, at any rate. And he will lose just like those Prime Ministers who’ve come before him.

I gotta say, I’m relishing the thought of fighting against Canada, myself. But I’m willing to restrain myself, in deference to Chief Spence, who’s chosen a non-violent protest. But I must warn Harper, I’m here, waiting. And I’m not alone.

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By: kirbycairo http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/12/27/why-is-stephen-harper-so-intent-on-making-chief-spence-a-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-13152 kirbycairo Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:09:34 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=13433#comment-13152 It seems to me that Harper is so egomaniacal that he sees himself as a kind of king and the citizens are all at his behest. The idea of “stooping” down to a “mere” woman (and a native woman at that) is inconceivable to him – it is a reversal of the power relationships as Harper sees them. I just don’t think that he will do it unless his PR people can convince him that failure to do so will be a serious risk to his career.

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