Being Mean to Our Elected Representatives

 

Let them eat merde.

Our local MP has complained on Facebook about being told by a local business owner, “we will attack you because you signed up for it.” He decries the lack of civility this represents. “I’m human and hurt too.” “Nobody signs up to be abused.”

I’d feel more sympathy if his own party leader, Justin Trudeau, had not called ordinary Canadians who resisted the Covid vaccinations—and for no other reason-- “fascists,” “Nazi sympathizers,” Russian agents, “homophobes,” “Islamophobes,” “misogynists,” “white supremacists,” “racists,” “transphobes,” holding “unacceptable views,” and pondered publicly on whether they should be allowed to “take up space.” Not to mention forcing them out of their jobs and livelihoods, freezing their bank accounts, and imprisoning many for mere protest. While two wrongs do not make a right, it seems only natural, and natural justice, for a member of the public to be angry, and want to respond in the only way they are still allowed.

If our local rep now finds this sort of hurtful language unacceptable, why did he not condemn it in Trudeau? Aren’t people people too? Did the rest of us sign up for it?

It also leaves a bad taste in the mouth that he is concerned about being attacked verbally when so many Canadians are suffering terrible times, and government seems to be responsible for much of it: the housing and homelessness crisis, people freezing in the streets, while the government keeps letting in a record number of immigrants and imposing onerous environmental regulations on any construction. Inflation and the spiralling cost of food, while the government keeps raising the carbon tax, spending lavishly, had recklessly printed money, and seemingly stuck any sticks they had available in the spokes of farmers and truckers, forcing food costs ever higher. Not to mention supply management and enforced shortages of the most basic foodstuffs. The health care crisis, caused largely or mainly by the government cutting their contributions to health care, but also by firing health care professionals who resisted vaccination, and preventing trained nurses and doctors from pursuing their profession. This looks like a government at war with its people. 

And the problem is that the people are complaining?

The kindest explanation is that the ruling cadre is out of touch. 

How can they not see the tents? Do they never walk to the supermarket? 

But then again, how did all the writers, performers, and crew on Saturday Night Live recently mock Trump for inventing the word “de-bank.” It is not just that they must never have never heard it, when it is a current issue—and keeping track of current issues is an essential part of their job. How could they have been so arrogantly sure of themselves as to not even look it up? This is supposed to be standard practice in any writing shop.

Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with hubris. We are at that point when the madness is obvious to everyone but themselves. They think they are gods.