Sunday, October 28, 2007

Xenophobe


Person prone to xenophobia

Xenophobia occurs all over the place and throughout history. Its not really a new thing.

Here's an excerpt about xenophobic strains in Quebec.
“we’re a long way from stoning here,” not least because there aren’t actually any immigrants in the town in question (let alone ones who stone each other). No matter, he’s told - they’re coming. Why? Because of global warming. So we need to be “preventive,” starting with getting rid of that infamous “tool to destroy our country” - the Charter of Rights and Freedoms."

"In rural Quebec, a particularly ugly strain of nationalism manifests itself as either Islamophobia or a fear of anyone with dark skin (take your pick)".

Islamophobia sounds familiar except we in the US call it Islamofascism.

These guys in Quebec are freaked because they fear global warming is going to bring foreigners into the area. So its better to pre-empt it all now. Sounds a little too familiar.

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