Thread by @calmecam

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree And now for MY thoughts...

1. This is a lie.

Being both a Dr AND a lawyer, Dr Lewis knows full well the power of words. Her sentence structure here was specifically chosen to create the false impression even one Liberal MP said "ALL Canadians (no exceptions) are racist."

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 2. Not only has this not been said, it hasn't even been hinted hat.

The only party putting the concept of "(ALL) Canadians are racist" out into the universe is the CPC with its 24/7 Outrage Machine.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 3. It has become an instant go-to CPC play to immediately accuse the entry-level left (especially Liberal) view is: "Canada is a racist country" the very second they raise the issue of #SystemicRacism

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 4. The objective of this move:

- To put those wanting to bring about meaningful change on the backfoot/the defensive.

- An attempt to drag the debate kicking and screaming back to the square 1 "Does #SystemicRacism even exist?" EVERY time. That guarantees no progress.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 5. and finally...

- An attempt to fill the airwaves and public agora with mindless discussion in which those on the left always have to first justify themselves to Conservatives as not accusing (ALL) Canadians of being racist.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 6. The fact is that there ARE racist Canadians, and Dr Lewis is doing the "#NotALLCanadians" thing...

Which is VERY ironic, because that's a variation on the #AllLivesMatter thing some do so that move the conversation away from talking about #BlackLives specifically

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 7. If this were an SAT test, the analogy would go something like this:

"All Lives Matter" : Systemic Racism Deniers : : " "They' are saying (ALL) Canadians are racist!!!" : The Conservative Party of Canada.

Sure it's a different turd.

But it smells just as bad.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 8. This is an intentional gross misrepresentation

Being a Dr and a Lawyer, Dr Lewis is surely familiar with fundamental research skills.

Did she forget to research this point? Did she research it, not like the info she found, and opted to misrepresent anyway?

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 9. I ask because it took me ALL of 15 seconds on Google to find this.

I would be incredibly "impressed" if someone with a PhD AND Law Degree (and/or the team she put together) managed to not find this after an honest effort.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 10. Dr Lewis knows (or should be reasonably expected to know given how much press this has gotten) full well that
"our prime minister" [aside: is the non-capitalization of "Prime Minister" a subliminal reduction/signalling of utter contempt for the man? Only Dr Lewis knows]...

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 11. ...is the first and only one on record, IN ALL OF THE HISTORY OF CANADA, to even attempt a systematic effort to "ensure that all indigenous communities have clean drinking water."

Knowing this, Dr Lewis then employs a "very clever" little trick.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 12. Giving ZERO credit for that which ONLY he as PM has been able to accomplish on this file she makes a DELIBERATE choice to spin the fact the job is not done yet as proof of the PM's unwillingness to put in a real effort to bring clean drinking water to indigenous communities."

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 13. Why did an obviously intelligent, educated, and accomplished person like Dr Lewis (aren't lawyers supposed to be experts at constructing sound arguments) go out of her way to engage in fallacious logic so as to misrepresent the situation as the exact opposite of what it is?

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 14. Again, Dr Lewis' motivations are hers alone to know, but "the truth, the full truth, and NOTHING BUT the truth" does not seem to be a play here.

That strikes me as "curious" behaviour from a lawyer.

It sets off alarms bells.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 15. I also note that though Dr Lewis opened this think-piece with ⬇️, she did NOT use THIS opportunity to "discuss real change" she would bring to resolve the issue.

Is the only purpose of speaking about "indigenous communities" is to bash Trudeau, not help them?

One wonders...

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 16. Finally, Dr Lewis really (like REALLY) likes to talk about real "stuff" (solutions, reform, opportunity, change, leadership, action...).

However, the use of "real people" is VERY disturbing.

It begs the questions: Who are the "non-real people" in Canada? What makes them so?

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 17. For all her talk about "realness", Dr Lewis, for some reason, is opting to present fake representations of our PM, Liberal MPs, ascribe fake intentions, and engage in logically fallacious (aka fake) argumentation.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 18. BRUTAL ASSESSMENT: Being "real" is a lot like being "Alpha", "smart", or "mature".

If you HAVE to say this often that you're someone who is "real" and into "realness' -- if you need to make this big a show of it -- odds are you're fake as all get out.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 19. Being "real" (like being an Alpha, smart, or mature) doesn't need to be shouted from the rooftops on a loop.

If you are... it's obvious to everyone before you even say it.

Dr Lewis sounds good, but if you scratch the paint, she strikes me as QUITE the phony.

#CdnPoli

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 20. Dr Lewis' rhetoric is emblematic of one of THE biggest problems with the Conservative since the Harper-era began: The compulsive need to outright lie, demonize, and dehumanize their opposition.

If you MUST lie this much to make a point... you don't have a point to make.

@LeslynLewis @livingrealfree 21. Until the CPC realizes its "real" problem is BOTH
a) their policies (they're just gawdawful), and
b) their all anger/all lies/all character assassination ALL the time approach to public discourse...

This party is going nowhere.

It'll remain a mainly SK/AB regional rump.