Mr. Levant points out:
Now, Mr. Levant chooses two of the largest groups of people who might be directly discriminated against with that analogy. Let's try it again while substituting something that might hit a little bit closer to home for Mr. Duceppe, if not below the belt:A reporter asked Mr. Duceppe if he wasn't being "a little Mc-Carthyite"; Mr. Duceppe brushed off the accusation and went further: Opus Dei members should not be allowed to participate in political life--even as volunteers --if they identify "as a group."
Stop for a moment and try that sentence out again, substituting the words "gay" or "Jewish" for "Opus Dei members." Jews shouldn't be allowed in politics if they "identify as a group." Sikhs shouldn't be allowed in politics "if they identify as a group." How does it feel?
Stop for a moment and try that sentence out again, substituting the words "francophone" or "Quebecois" for "Opus Dei members." Quebecois shouldn't be allowed in politics if they "identify as a group." Francophones shouldn't be allowed in politics "if they identify as a group." How does it feel?There. That's better. Perhaps Mr. Duceppe would like that analogy better.
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