Angel and Tiggs

How ironic is publishing this article? I’ve been drafting for almost a month and suddenly a new war between Israelis and Palestinians erupted. This is certainly a very sensitive moment to talk about anti-Semitism. Perhaps there wouldn’t be a better moment. What do New York-born, Australia-raised Mel Gibson and someone I know from South-Central Ontario have in common? They’re two ignorant, racist pigs who blame Jewish people for their frustrations and miserable lives.

In a society where Europeans tighten their immigration rules, Latinos in the US are largely blamed for a lot of bad things happening and Africans are mistreated and forsaken as usual, it still intrigues me that an Ontarian redneck has something against Jews. First thing, I asked myself how this person in his early twenties could have possibly hated someone from a different race in a place where you can barely find them.  Second of all, even if Southern Ontario were a Jewish-inhabited area, what would have they done for a person to openly declare his detestation? More topics intrigue me. Canada is worldwide known for having a very tolerant and opened policy towards immigrants and ethnicities. Then I concluded that the government might be tolerant, but real natives are likely getting fed up with so many people from abroad. There are typical topics to blame on.

Canada’s immigrant population grew dozens more in percentage than native Canadians in the past 40 years. There have been a lot of interracial marriages and society in big cities has always been very smooth in absorbing foreigners. Foreigners themselves usually tend to adapt to the local culture. My opinion is that some reminiscences of ignorance and alienation are the problem. Canada is not only Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. All across the country there is a number of communities not used to seeing people from outside a range of 40 km and it takes them time to assimilate the novelty. There’s also the old jealous story about immigrants “stealing” jobs, deteriorating services due to the influx of new people etc.

Still, it’s a bit surprising for me to see a jerk, in Canada, that has no point in his racist remarks. Do you want to be a racist? Be against someone who has no common sense or culture enough to live in society. By the way, is there any justifiable racist remark?

Guess not.