How Quebec almost got "Israeled" in 1839 - Politics Forum.org | PoFo

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In Lower Canada (now, Quebec), Durham described the problems as racially, not politically, based. He found "two nations warring in the bosom of a single state" To ensure harmony and progress, he recommended assimilating the French Canadians, whom he called "a people with no literature and no history," through a legislative union of the Canadas, in which an English-speaking majority would dominate.

So Durham's idea was that the French could be disappeared via political domination and political gerrymandering.

If this had been attempted, the local French would have declared war on the English, and lost. This would have created the same kind of imbalance and tension that was caused by the chauvinistic attempt at disappearing the Palestinians.

Notice that lack of respect that Durham offers the French Canadians at the time. This is very similar to the level of respect that was accorded the people of Palestine for most of the last 2 centuries.
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By Oxymoron
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Too bad that didnt happen, the Frenchies up there are a rude bunch.
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By QatzelOk
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If they want something, they should work towards it.

Like the Palestinians, they have "no culture or history" and so - like fetuses - are not considered human by the people who might gain from killing them.

The entire anglo-media would have been supportive of an ethnic-cleansing here as well.
By Comrade Ostav Bender
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Yes those evil anglos who refused to give Quebec the opportunity for self rule. In fact, a referendum on self rule was only allowed after a protracted campaign of suicide bombings, assassinations and rocket attacks by the Quebequois Liberation Organisation, proving once again that violence and bloodshed is the only way to resolve the world's problems.
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By QatzelOk
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In fact, a referendum on self rule was only allowed after a protracted campaign of suicide bombings, assassinations and rocket attacks by the Quebequois Liberation Organisation, proving once again that violence and bloodshed is the only way to resolve the world's problems.

Only one person was killed during the Quiet Revolution (a British trade minister) and there were no suicide bombings - only mailbox bombings in rich Anglo areas. These may have been planted by the Anglos themselves.

But luckily, Quebec was never turned over to pro-Empire vassals like Palestine was.
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By Stormsmith
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There were a number of murders and bombings, but the two that brought out the big banner headlines were Jame Cross and Pierre La Porte. Others died in bombings and by gun fire in robberies meant to finance the FLQ
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By QatzelOk
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James Cross wasn't killed. He was just kidnapped, and his kidnappers ended up going to Cuba by hijacking a plane.

As for the bombings... no one was ever hurt by them. They were just mailbox bombs, and they were probably planted by the RCMP or CSIS.

We have all seen how the police attempt to delegitimize any opposition to money and power by placing their own men in violent roles as "agitators." For how much longer will we continue to believe anything our elites throw at us?

The main thing is this: Britain failed at its Israelification-of-Quebec project, and the local Palestinians (French-Canadians) built a modern economy and their own culture - but first, they had to get rid of their anglo elite, which they did with a quiet revolution.

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