Democracy is fragile. As a federal election approaches in Canada, it’s important to know the warning signs of extremism and anti-democratic practices that are now routine in the U.S.
Author: Matthew Lebo - Professor, Department of Political Science, Western University
In Canada though, we’ve seen a fairly strong repudiation of Maple MAGA and the Qonvoy movement.
Not only that, but the speed and unity behind our response to American threats has been remarkable. I haven’t felt our country so united since… Maybe the early 00s? It greatly reassures me that American brain rot hasn’t permeated Canada as much as I had feared.
As for the article in the OP, it also bears mentioning that the American education system(s) makes us look like a country of geniuses. At this point it’s clear that the average US citizen is not fully equipped to understand the issues at hand.
Not only that, but the speed and unity behind our response to American threats has been remarkable. I haven’t felt our country so united since… Maybe the early 00s? It greatly reassures me that American brain rot hasn’t permeated Canada as much as I had feared.
As for the article in the OP, it also bears mentioning that the American education system(s) makes us look like a country of geniuses. At this point it’s clear that the average US citizen is not fully equipped to understand the issues at hand.