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@evan while all that may be true, I would suggest that such statements are only helpful as a release of frustration and anger. They do little to gain allies in any cause and instead sow division in the very ranks you’re trying to enlist.

I would posit that similar (equally justified) sentiments of anger and frustration aimed at men for not doing enough during the MeToo era resulted in riper conditions for the likes of Jordan Peterson to gain a following, which in turn contributed to the fascist pickle we find ourselves in down here.

I could be justified in saying it was the responsibility of all Canadians to stop your madman Jordan from spewing all his hatred south of the border. Note how that statement makes you feel. Does that kind of passive aggression motivate you to do something about him? No. It sows the very division that makes achieving our mutual goals further out of reach.

I see you. I hear you. I feel you. And we will do what we can, but that may not be enough. Iraq remains fresh in my memory after all.