- 03 Apr 2010 01:14
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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.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.
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.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.