Thread by @a_picazo

This is going to be unpopular among my usual crowd, but Charles Adler is first and foremost out for Charles Adler.

He was a big contributor to the fringe-right's hate and growing extremism thru the years, and while people can and do change, he's never actually made right on it.

He continues to get a pass.

Say what you will about Coren, but he went to great effort to own the terrible things he said and acknowledged the ways he hurt people.

Coren owned his past. Alder would prefer you just forget all about his and just praise his apparent epiphany.

Which, okay!

Give the guy some love. Good for him. But remember that the pockets of hate in Canada were established with his help.

Remember this Adler classic? If not, well... this is one of his tamer takes.

You get the idea.

Anyway, I just think it's important that people remember how the modern fringe in Canada came to be, and who had a hand in fuelling it.

Last point, but for the record that column he shared is the one where Ezra viciously lied at length about Soros, accusing him of being a Nazi collaborator, etc.

Adler chose to promote that insanity.

A few more points, since Adler's trying to dismiss any/all talk of things he used to say and do. He had a way of making Obama's middle name sound extra sinister, and yes he dabbled in Birtherism too.
Also, the "Norway attack" was Anders Breivik. #cdnpoli

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