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Woman alarmed after being asked to leave Conservative town hall over T-shirt (lemmy.ca)
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Woman alarmed after being asked to leave Conservative town hall over T-shirt

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Okay so despite agreeing with the message on the t-shirt, I am so fucking tired of all the media click-baitiness.

The article does not say whether this was a conservative woman who was "shocked" at being treated thusly (seriously? NOW you realize that your face is being eaten off, after all this time?) or an agitator (no judgement there but... are you really so "alarmed" then?), but it does say things like:

Kibble [the meeting organizer] said they are welcome to wear any T-shirt they want at the meeting. “I’m not sure who made the decision to ask them to leave, but the RCMP are in charge of risk assessment and I appreciate and thank them for leaving willingly,” Kibble said. “All people of all political beliefs and opinions were represented at the town hall and were welcome to participate in a healthy and respectful conversation. That’s what makes for a good democracy.”

Which aside from not being true (I seriously doubt that leftists were meant to feel "welcome" there), does not match the vibes that the article is trying to push in the title. And - no joke - the woman and the organizer are literally making plans to go for a coffee the following week, to engage in a more respectful dialogue.

Confirmation bias is a real thing, and I dislike how we make fun of it when conservatives do it, but ignore it when it is convenient. Why degrade ourselves to stoop to that level?

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

There is a lot of information missing. I am in no way saying that she deserved such treatment, but I agree that I'm not entirely sure what she expected either.

I'm assuming that the woman was neither conservative nor an agitator. Based on this statement she seems just like someone who went there in good faith potentially expecting open conversation.

“I’m an engaged community member and I often sit at (discussion) tables with people that have many points of view. I work hard to try to bridge the gaps and I have big worries these days about where we’re heading, particularly with what’s going on south of the border.”

I understand that there's more civility north of the border. Regardless, that was a conservative meeting featuring Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Canadian conservative party who regularly kisses Trump's ass.

People really, really need to learn that you cannot have open dialogue with conservatives. It doesn't matter what country they're from, how polite they might seem, or their position on the conservative scale, the agenda is ultimately the same. Spend your energy on meaningfully opposing them, rather than gratifying them with these impossible attempts at communication.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

!leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world, or more apropos here, !leopardsatemyface@lemmy.ca.

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