5 Feet of Fury

Justice Minister confirms: truth is no defense for “hate speech”

“I guess that’s why the new totalitarians equate Oriana Fallaci a journalist who told the truth, with Ernst Zundel an anti-Semite who lied because truth does not matter.

“I feel like a coup d’etat has taken place and I have awakened to the aftermath. And this egregious affront to civil rights and to the freedom to speak the truth in Canada is being perpetuated now by the Conservative government.

“Woe is us. I have this awful, awful feeling that we’re too late.”

Indeed.

Ernst Zundel was convicted of “spreading false news.”

On June 2, Mark Steyn will be convicted of “spreading true news.”

What a difference twenty years makes. And we have liberal self-aggrandizing bathroom Nazi hunters and cowardly, careerist Conservative hacks to thank for this, not just arrogant, ignorant Muslim beligerents.

Those of you who’ve been placing your trust and hope in electoral party politics — and not just on this issue — are deluded. By all means continue to write letters and sign petitions, but bear in mind that they will mostly be either ignored or will not be able to change the minds of a sufficient number of time serving cowards.

However, you can always live as we’ve already won:

Write and draw what you will. Step out in faith. Don’t ask for permission first or apologize later.

Change the culture — the Law will catch up later. Or not. But we can’t afford to wait.

You can always get another job. But you only have one conscience.