Thread by @sunnshiiny

Dear Dr. Berman,

I’m tired of populism, disinformation and false accusations made to legitimize your beliefs and behaviour.

I’m tired of being lumped in with neoliberals because I am not adopting a purer form of socialism as a cure all for our social and economic woes.

https://twitter.com/bermanndp/status/1287747713396879361

I’m tired of demagoguery that has polluted the political environment so bad that truth is barely distinguishable. But some of us retain the skills to continue to filter the abundance of chaff from the little wheat that gets lost in the piles of BS offered as news.

I’m tired of leaders whose main goal is to gain power, not to help people who are coping through COVid. And certainly not to address the damage done to Canada and our social democracy over the 10 years Harper retained control of power.

Who orchestrated that by the way?

That’s right. Mr. Jack Layton. In a back room deal to destroy the Liberal Party (NDP and CPC main opponent), Harper and Layton agreed to bring down the Liberals for another scandal. Killing
universal childcare, the Kelowna Accord, the commitment to Kyoto protocol.

Canadians have been on this precipice before Dr. Berman, and some of us paid attention. The betrayal of the common good was not orchestrated by the Liberal Party. It was orchestrated by a man who thought he could win power through populist means and change Canadian politics.

I’m not referring to Harper. That’s what he actually did to Canada. Moved politics to the far right.

I’m speaking of Layton who is revered as a hero by many.

Frankly, I’m tired of that myth’s longevity. But who are we kidding? Layton is a martyr to the far left in Canada.

And there is little hope in altering that narrative in voting youth who revere him as almost god-like in his principles and moral and ethical virtues. The man every NDP aspires to emulate. I’m well aware I cannot change that.

But I am tired of that narrative and those that propagate it to convince supporters that NDP are righteous and morally superior. Pretty sure most people who are centrists are tired of it too. Which is why PM Trudeau and Liberals were re-elected as a minority government in 2019.

I’m tired of public choice theory nonsense NDP propagates with demands for electoral reform & Proportional Representation, as if throwing people with narrow agendas in parliament will solve all our problems. NDP & CPC behaviour since October has clearly demonstrated that’s false.

I’m tired of NDP and CPC blocking any actions by LPC to ameliorate this pandemic, until they can spin rhetoric claiming responsibility for any action taken. If Canadians believed all the self promotion from opposition, we’d have to acknowledge LPC as completely incompetent.

And that is what you’re Party is aiming for. Creating an image that LPC is incompetent, inept & corrupt. Your party has undermined several actions proposed by LPC in hopes of claiming some responsibility for the outcome. It’s slowed release of aid, which NDP then also criticize.

Yeah, I’m tired alright. I’m in fact enraged. I’ve watched a party I admired my entire youth turn into a populist nightmare. My grandfather, a Polish WW2 veteran and DP, is probably spinning in his grave, witnessing the transformation.

Thank god he died in 2001 before the NDP betrayal of all he fought for in the War and lost everything in the process, to secure your freedoms and mine. He’s the reason I know about history. And that I’m a proud Métis woman with an education.

You see, he was a proud and principled socialist and NDP supporter who paid the an enormous sacrifice to make social democracy available as an option, while his family were killed by Nazi’s and Russian Communists in Poland. He lost everything to keep democracy alive.

He was politically active and highly educated in Poland. From a wealthy family that owned land and had its own church in the town of people they employed on his family’s farm. He’d gone to school to become the church’s priest. Being the third son, that was his traditional role.

About to enter his last year in seminary, Germany invaded Poland September 1, 1939. He never finished seminary. He chose to fight for freedom, & lost his wealth, his family & his nation in a back room deal that gave Russia control of Poland.

That’s to whom you’re condescending.

I grew up listening to stories about Poland. What it was like, before and during the lead up to the war. As the only child in his post war family with a similar intellect & aptitude, he nurtured innate curiosity & filled it with reverence for the sacrifices made on my behalf.

You messed with the wrong centrist Mr. Berman. I know my history and have spent a lifetime trying to understand how so many good people could have been blinded by simple rhetoric and fooled into supporting evil, as a personal pastime. It’s been my hobby for the last 40 years.

And I can pinpoint exactly what NDP are doing, precisely because of that background and my education.

Your party is smearing the Prime Minister to reduce his public approval. Accusing him of corruption, & making copious statements that are not inquiry, but stated as fact.

Canadians don’t have all the available facts to make an adequate assessment of the accusation of corruption. They have insinuation, conjecture and false accusations presented as facts. Framed to be convincing.

So, I’ve been able to answer that niggling question that has been with me all my life; how did Germanic peoples fall victim to fascist rhetoric?

I’ve known the answer since childhood, but could never understand it fully.

People like Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Jagmeet Singh in early 20th century Germany removed centrism and moderate’s credibility in hopes of installing socialism.

I’ve always had trouble truly understanding the information.

But the answer is simple. When power becomes more important than the safety and welfare of the people you serve, all is lost. When people justify means to achieve ends, moral grounding becomes tenuous and ethics become malleable.

I was raised by a socialist sir. And I could never comprehend how people like my grandfather could abandon beliefs and values. Because he never did in his lifetime. But I’m witnessing what he saw in his youth.

The removal of moderation to achieve a long desired end goal. Power.

Do not dare to comment on what is happening to the LPC and PM Trudeau. You and your party have lost all moral and ethical ground to opine.

I watch news very closely nowadays. Like a hawk. I can’t help but note it was PSAC who lodged the first complaint, on NDP’s behalf.

So take your sanctimony and self righteousness elsewhere. I’m not buying your orange koolaid.

You can tell the many trolls from the left that I’m well aware they’re trying to attack my credibility as well. Your one of many on twitter and Facebook who have tried in recent days.

And in case your wondering, that’s a warning and a political smack down. I’m not running for office. I don’t need to be concerned about my public image. I’m not seeking power. I’m seeking safety, security and a strong leader. #IStandWithMorneau and #IStandWithTrudeau.

I’m not nice to those who attack my integrity and my credibility. And I don’t suffer fools.

I know who I am and I’m confident in my knowledge. I can see crystal clear what’s happening and have almost 3 years of documentation to back it up.

You see, I started preparing for this outcome 4 years ago. I just never imagined the far left would go this far. But then research has shown me, this isn’t just the left gone goofy. It’s Russian interference in global politics.

That’s what I spent a lifetime learning from my Grandpa. The far left was as much to blame for WW2 as the far right.

That’s what I’ve researched my entire life in my free time.