Toula Drimonis: Hypocrisy takes the stage in MAGA preacher saga
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I don't support Feucht's anti-abortion, anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ2+ beliefs. His Christian nationalism is fundamentally far-right politics wrapped up in religion. Feucht is also a hypocrite. You can't support Trump's inhumane policies when it comes to immigration, say, and be a genuine Christian. The two are incompatible.
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Feucht's views on abortion and gender identity may be reprehensible to me, but he's allowed to have them. While Canada has laws against hate speech and incitement to violence, freedom of expression is enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, even if such rights are not absolute. Many folks ascribe to similar beliefs here at home, and last I checked, they're not being silenced.
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I also saw no reason for the Plante administration to refuse him a permit because Feucht's 'show runs counter to the values of inclusion, solidarity and respect that are championed in Montreal.' A lot of things do, including Quebec legislation like Bills 21 and 84.
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More hypocrisy: people who advocated for the removal of pro-Palestinian protesters or the shutting down of campus protests now feigning selective outrage over some two-bit MAGA preacher not given a permit. Either you defend freedom of expression, or you don't.
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Conservatives who now claim Christianity is 'under attack' in Canada should also take a seat. No one's persecuting Christians here. It's laughable to even make such a claim. It's not because Feucht is Christian that he's unwelcome by many; it's because of his hateful rhetoric and reported ties to far-right extremist groups like the Proud Boys.
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Years ago, I argued in favour of allowing Julien Blanc, a misogynist who gave seminars on how to seduce women, into Canada. Many urged the government to ban him. There was nothing I supported about his message. 'Except, I wrote, 'his right to share it.'
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I bet most of you have never heard of Blanc, just like you had not heard of Feucht and his questionable hairstyle until now. Which brings me to: These people are grifters. They rely on your outrage. They want to play victim, be cancelled, told they can't perform, just so they can con those who hate 'woke' culture into parting with their money. Feucht's fundraiser is already up and running.
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