Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Robo-complaints

We now have robo-complaints over robo-calls.

Have you seen his anywhere else?

Has this lead off the CBC or CTV news casts?

Has this been on the front page of the Star, the Globe, or any of your local papers?

Those tens of thousands of complaints to Elections Canada and others are being driven by a pair of online advocacy groups with strong ties to the far left in Canada, the Obama campaign and a host of American left-wing groups.

These groups, like the esteemed New Democrat MP Pat Martin are upset over what is happening to Canada’s democracy. Why when you look at what is happening, it’s like we’re becoming Yankees.

Everyone is worried about “American-style tactics coming to Canada. We can’t have that now can we? Those nasty Republicans will soon be running the place, likely smoking cigars and putting their feet on the furniture while they do it.

There are now calls for a public inquiry into this robocall controversy and claims that the election was thrown.

How much attention has been paid to who is orchestrating the campaign for the public inquiry and the overturning of the election?

Not much. Certainly not by the consensus media.

Let me explain something to you here. This robocall controversy is less than meets the eye. There is far more smoke than fire.

When I’ve pointed this out before the Twitter twerps that hate me and Sun News simply for existing have claimed I don’t care about election fraud.

Really?

Let me say it again, if there is any evidence of illegal activity prosecute those responsible. Put them in jail. Even if it is the prime minister.

But something really stinks about this idea that tens of thousands of Canadians spontaneously contacted Elections Canada nine months after the election because they suddenly remembered getting a strange phone call.

Simply put, this hasn’t happened.

What has happened is that the left has imported what they claim they hate.

That’s right Pat, American-style dirty tricks from your side to try and force a public inquiry and push for by-elections in key ridings so that the results of the election can be overturned.

Think I’m nuts, look at the website of this group, Leadnow.ca.

This group has an entire campaign to push people to contact Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the other party leaders, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson and William Corbett, the Commissioner of Canada Elections – he’s the lead investigator for any wrong doing in the election.

They have a full template set up right there to email all these guys at once and they are bragging about how many people they have put on to Elections Canada.

Avaaz.org is doing the same thing.

Avaaz is out of New York City, this is a group that tried to get Sun News shut down before we even launched.

These are high level Americans with deep ties to the left wing of the Democratic Party are now trying to overturn Canadian democracy.

What about this Lead Now group though, they’re based in Canada right?

Well kinda.

They have a couple of Canadians involved but they have copied the Avaaz model right down to having American political activists on their board.

Check out Ben Brandzel, he’s a leading international practitioner, trainer and writer in the field of progressive online organizing. That’s how his Huffington Post bio starts. His listing at Leadnow says that he is the former Director of New Media for Barack Obama and currently the Advocacy Director for MoveOn.org.

Then there is Alnoor Ladha, the Director of Strategy at Purpose, a NYC based company that creates 21st century movements.

And then Ross McGregor, the Director of the Tides Canada foundation, a Canadian branch plant of the American tides foundation which acts as a clearinghouse for left-wing causes.

Yes there are Canadians on the board of Leadnow such as Ian Capstick and Robin Sears, two capable communications professionals with long ties to the NDP. There is also Judy Rebick and Jim Stanford.

This is not a grass roots movement, this is an orchestrated campaign – not even one to deal with legitimate complaints but one aimed at making as much noise as possible, to push for a public inquiry and to overturn Canada’s democracy.

Let me ask you again, have you heard this anywhere else?

Not really, you’ve heard how the Conservatives are behind robocalls and tons of unfounded allegations.

Yet another example of how you can’t trust the consensus media.

And that’s the Byline.

Original Article
Source: lilleys pad
Author: Brian Lilley

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