I stumbled across this video on YouTube today but I wish I had known about it two years ago when the coalition controversy was raging. It was shocking how many people were worked up over an issue that they had little understanding about. At that time fear became a major weapon in Canadian politics and its use continues today. Our collective ignorance gives fear free reign in Canada. Most of our government’s policies on crime, security, the economy, and the environment are pushed ahead by campaigns that prey upon the public’s emotions and fears rather than facts and logic.
If you want to have say, if you want to affect change, educate yourself and use the democratic system to your advantage.
“Fear always springs from ignorance.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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