Canada’s born-again patriots show their dark side
By Sue-Ann Levy
Last weekend while the spectre of 25-per-cent tariffs hung over Canada and our leaders were doing anything but addressing the problem at hand — the border — many of my fellow Canadians went nuts.
The same people who already suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome who are often intellectually lazy, politically naive, sanctimonious and self-righteous, became virtually ferocious about their patriotism.
It was like COVID 2.0 had hit and they’d learned absolutely nothing from the autocratic way our Liberal government and the premier of Canada’s most populousprovince controlled our lives, for no good reason, during the pandemic.
The Canadian flags were all over social media as people directed their venom at new U.S. president Donald Trump for picking a fight with their long-standing and cherished neighbour.
They told people like me who saw the tariffs coming and supported the reasons behind them that we were unpatriotic, anti-Canadian and should move to the United States permanently.
Just like the Gladys Kravitz types who reprimanded me during COVID for coming to Florida and possibly causing the death of someone for doing so, they told us either we’re with them or against them, part of Team Canada or traitors.
Just like the COVID lemmings (some of whom still wear masks and got six COVID shots) they swallowed the Liberal government narrative hook, line and sinker.
I couldn’t believe the fury, the jingoism, the short memories and the unwillingness to concede we do have problems. The issues of fentanyl and illegal migrants play out right in front of our eyes daily on the streets of our major cities.
The anger was over-the-top and highly embarrassing.
Lists of Canadian products to buy instead of American ones and restaurant chains to frequent (most of them unhealthy choices) cropped up all over social media.