I remember a number of women came forward accusing Frankin of copping a squeeze while taking pictures at a community fair.

That’s why he resigned.

Where are those women and their accusations now? They evaporated after Franklin resigned. Funny how that works.
Which is why it’s difficult to trust the Cuomo situation at face value.

Unfortunately, cons come in the female variety. I.E. not all women are honest and trustworthy.
Which is why knee jerk reactions and cancel culture are so dangerous and unhelpful.
Conservatives (Republicans) are NOT operating within the established laws, norms and acceptable social behaviour. Viewing their political behaviour and accusations through the normal framework is futile.
Smears used to take down opposition because they are sexual in nature are seen as badges of honour on the conservative side of the political spectrum. It’s what men do: count notches on their bedposts. Conquests.

It’s the left who believes in women’s equality, not the right.
It’s not that there are different expectations. It’s that Republicans and conservatives refuse to provide women equal dignity and respect as men. So they use the fact the left does treat women as peers against them. Because they can. That’s what opportunists do.
They use the rules against those that follow the rules. Which ultimately destroys the rule. Because if only some people follow the rules, there is no rule. Democrats ruined a man’s career to signal a virtue.
They destroyed one of their own to role model what they expect from the right. Purity culture. Cancel culture. Virtue signalling.

That’s the right refusing to live by the norms. And the left trying to destroy anyone who dares to vary from the expected signal.
Extremism on both ends of the political spectrum.

The only way to enforce norm observance on the right is to make it law, check infractions and apply consequences consistently.

But the left focuses on consistency on the left.
The left also don’t want to make any exceptions or judgements about degrees of infractions. So a photo of a comedian being a comedian is treated the same as a serial molester.
Cons have figured out how to ensure the left follows through on their cancel culture demonstration of virtue. They make false accusations and pay women whose commitment to truth is a lesser factor to consider than the favours or money to be gained for telling an egregious lie.
We need to believe women when they make an accusation. We do.

But we can’t rush to judge the situation until an investigation is made regardless of which side of the aisle the accused is on politically.
If there is any merit to the accusations, they will be borne out under investigation. That doesn’t mean we don’t believe the women who make accusations. But we wait for all of the evidence to be presented.
There was no reason Frankin couldn’t have waited until the conclusion of a formal inquiry to resign. It’s not like he would have been squeezing any behinds and breasts in the meantime.

Different situation with Gaetz. Direct oversight of the entity investigating him?
That’s a major conflict of interest. An opportunity to interfere in the investigation.

And Cuomo, same as Frankin. At the moment the evidence is not clear. All the evidence must be gathered and presented. In the meantime ensure all women have a witness.
Never let the Governor be alone with a woman. It’s less costly than an election. Uncomfortable, but most accusers are not currently working directly with Cuomo alone. Can’t imagine he won’t be on his best behaviour. But watch his supporters. Retaliation from Cuomo fans is a risk.
Those risks can be mitigated.

The rule of law means following the rule of law and not using emotions to allow for mob justice. Mobs don’t exact justice. They exact revenge. The truth prevails. Trust the truth to prevail. Patience during the interim is the virtue to signal.
Not justice. Justice is exacted by revealing the whole truth and examining every fact. Believing a victim does not mean exacting justice. It means supporting those who come forward to endure the wait for justice to be restored.

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4 Apr
I found this paper that provides a helpful framework to examine and analyze the proposed changes to the Alberta curriculum.

core.ac.uk/download/pdf/2…
I encourage people in education to read it. Parents and other supporters as well.

It describes the differences between the design of a curriculum meant to indoctrinate & control the population and one that encourages critical thinking.

Written by an Eastern European academic.
When the Soviet Union crumbled, the benefit to modern contemporary politics is the research and efforts to document the change from a society that enforced autocratic ideology to be adopted and a more democratic approach to public education of children.
Read 32 tweets
2 Apr
Let’s go back a few hundred years, before women and children were considered persons in their own right.

In English Common Law, women and children were considered the property/assets of the head of the family.
Corporal punishment was restricted to a switch no larger than the size of your index finger. Women and children could be beat to within an inch of life, and it was entirely legal. Dogs and horses could be beaten as well.

Wealthy heads of households could abuse their servants.
Female Servants didn’t dare complain or they wouldn’t be paid their meagre below subsistence wages. Or maybe they’d be denied food for a few days. Forced to sleep with the animals. Beaten and raped instead of just raped.
Read 24 tweets
1 Apr
Today I am sad. Very sad.

It’s the first time I have felt defeated and awash in grief for reconciliation.

I’m certain many other indigenous people feel similarly.

What was once a dream of equal personhood has been replaced with fear and woe for what’s to come.
I see people criticizing the new proposed curriculum. Strong, well thought out arguments why this curriculum is so troublesome and devastating for BIPOC, LGBTQ and Women in general.

But my tears and sorrow know this is where it will end.
I’ve watched for the last few years how so many good intentioned people accept the policies of governments that cause great harm and actually kill innocent vulnerable people (spiritually, emotionally and physically).
Read 38 tweets
31 Mar
Please read, amplify and promote.

If you haven’t reviewed the proposed curriculum, please do so.

This is an attempt at society wide indoctrination and the promotion of white Christian patriarchal hierarchy. Without question.
My shock and dismay is is echoed by thousands who are reeling in fear of our civilization’s future if this gets implemented.

This curriculum will negate the gains made by indigenous peoples, women, LGBTQ, immigrants & POC in one fell swoop.
The curriculum completely removes the experiences, successes and struggles of a large portion of the public and replaces it with a whitewashed rosy view of male patriarchal hierarchy backed by Protestant church dogma.
Read 21 tweets
30 Mar
@jkenney @AdrianaLaGrange

Are you kidding me?

You took the impact of human beings on climate out of the curriculum in grade 6 science?

Where is carbon and methane? Where are greenhouse gasses?
Or do you think it’s too scary to inform 11 year olds that climate change will have devastating impact on their generation?

I don’t give a crap that your ilk don’t believe in science. Our children deserve to know what is in their future.
I can’t help but notice the only thing you plan on teaching 11 year olds are the four fundamental elements.

Fire (sunlight); water; air; land (earth).

Will our children be prepared for anything but manual labour?

When did we travel back to Ancient Greece for science info?
Read 21 tweets
29 Mar
This is very concerning. CCP loyalists were security at a demonstration against Asian targeted hate in Vancouver today.

A person held up a sign criticizing CCP human rights record against Chinese people. Several security guards swarmed the person.
One tried to block the sign critical of CCP. The person was ultimately assaulted.

Whether that was by security or not is unknown.

We have a severe problem when residents of Canada are denied their freedoms to protest by security personnel.
We have a national security problem when CCP loyalists are permitted to censor messages critical of CCP human rights behaviour.

It is a human right to protest and against the law to censor freedom of expression.

Where are the police? This was blatant censorship.
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