The Dec. 12 ceremony was briefly interrupted by a protestor who shouted, "No Banderites, No Nazis," referring to concerns that many of its planned honourees were Nazis and Nazi collaborators.
$6 million bucks for 4000 metal rods. What a racket? I think I’m going to come up my own memorial to the victims of capitalism? How about a memorial to the victims of the Irish potato famine?
thanks very much for an excellent column, about the NAMES not being on the monument against communism. I too have heard the smattering of "good guys'" names won't be going up anytime soon
I'm sorry to have to say this, but anything conceived by Jason Kenney has to be suspect. That man is an ideologue capable of informing 16th C Jesuits as to what they've got wrong....his right wing views are ideological in the extreme. So even if he knew he was celebrating Nazi collaborators it might not bother him.......the political and spiritual world is I think, pretty black and white for him.
Besides, what do most Canadians know of Russia, Communism, or the terrible slaughter eastern Europe experienced during the Second World War? It makes me slightly nauseous to listen to some 'defenders of Ukraine' who support the war, while knowing next to nothing of either the politics of that time and place......or the terrible legacy of the Second World War.
Babi Yar is close to Kyiv. We should read up on that story, and try to imagine who might have been assigned that glorious purification job. Victims of War might make a noble memorial. Victims of Communism is just more ideological jabberwocky....maybe broaden the terms for inclusion.........include a few victims of genocide just to stay impartial.
$6 million bucks for 4000 metal rods. What a racket? I think I’m going to come up my own memorial to the victims of capitalism? How about a memorial to the victims of the Irish potato famine?
We could have some fun with it and make a memorial to all of us 'victims of ideological BS'. A lot of good minds have been stunted by that.
thanks very much for an excellent column, about the NAMES not being on the monument against communism. I too have heard the smattering of "good guys'" names won't be going up anytime soon
I'm sorry to have to say this, but anything conceived by Jason Kenney has to be suspect. That man is an ideologue capable of informing 16th C Jesuits as to what they've got wrong....his right wing views are ideological in the extreme. So even if he knew he was celebrating Nazi collaborators it might not bother him.......the political and spiritual world is I think, pretty black and white for him.
Besides, what do most Canadians know of Russia, Communism, or the terrible slaughter eastern Europe experienced during the Second World War? It makes me slightly nauseous to listen to some 'defenders of Ukraine' who support the war, while knowing next to nothing of either the politics of that time and place......or the terrible legacy of the Second World War.
Babi Yar is close to Kyiv. We should read up on that story, and try to imagine who might have been assigned that glorious purification job. Victims of War might make a noble memorial. Victims of Communism is just more ideological jabberwocky....maybe broaden the terms for inclusion.........include a few victims of genocide just to stay impartial.