Come the Revolution
Over the past several days there has been an acrimonious discussion taking place on a CBC News forum over the refusal of the Canadian Minister of Science, Gary Goodyear, to state whether or not he believes in evolution.
Two terrifying facts that this discussion has brought to light are:
a. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states, right at the beginning, "Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law: ...", and,
b. The Globe and Mail poll yesterday (circa 16 March) shows that fully 46 percent of respondents do not believe in evolution.
Given that our present government has moved us, via the politics of fear, closer to a fascist state, with a much stronger morality-based enforcement industry, and a culture that proclaims "everyone in a uniform is a hero," I fear that, should we continue our jackbooted march upon this road, the fundamentalist mob will start rounding up all atheists, agnostics, animists, and non-Christians, citing the Charter as justification and praising our Kevlar-clad "heroes" as they taser us into submission before dragging us off to "re-education" centres where we will be forced to endure plastic-haired televangelists preaching at us with southern U.S. accents.
To quote John Stuart Mill, "No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought."
It is long past time for an intellectual revolution.
- The Ancient Hippie
- Retired from 10 years in the Canadian Navy, and 28 years in the Canadian Diplomatic Service, with postings in Beijing, Mexico City, Sri Lanka, Romania, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, Ireland, Trinidad, and, last but not least, India.
