{"id":13268,"date":"2021-10-07T19:27:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T22:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=13268"},"modified":"2021-10-08T02:38:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T05:38:09","slug":"dr-mathieu-bock-cote-legault-must-stop-his-semantic-cha-cha-cha-legault-doit-cesser-son-cha-cha-cha-semantique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/dr-mathieu-bock-cote-legault-must-stop-his-semantic-cha-cha-cha-legault-doit-cesser-son-cha-cha-cha-semantique\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mathieu Bock-C\u00f4t\u00e9: “Legault must stop his semantic cha-cha-cha” [\u201cLegault doit cesser son cha-cha-cha s\u00e9mantique\u00bb]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Mathieu Bock-C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bambi would like to thank her friend Ahmed Samer for sharing Dr. Bock-C\u00f4t\u00e9\u2019s thoughtful article, published today in the Journal de Montr\u00e9al<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2021\/10\/07\/legault-doit-cesser-son-cha-cha-cha-semantique<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Bambi, Ahmed Samer was happy to read this article offering a wise piece of advice to Mr. Fran\u00e7ois Legault, Prime Minister of the beautiful Qu\u00e9bec. Mr Legault has been resisting, even if in a perhaps weak or clumsy way today, a large media campaign of wokeism. Indeed, this racialist theory or ideology insists on wanting everyone and every institution to see our civilization through the limited lens of race. How sad when social relationships are now only allowed to be seen through the limited lense of so-called race (i.e., defined by skin colour) and\/or or any other sectarian characteristic (you name it). Of course, such an ideology or theory assumes (and wants to impose this vision on us all) that the so-called white folks are the \u201cmean racist ones<\/em>\u201d and the minorities, or the so-called BIPOCS (e.g., supposedly deer of colour, like Bambi) are the \u201coppressed racialized victimes<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not agree with it or simply refuse it, even if you respect those who believe in it (like Bambi), they tell you it is the evidence of its existence :). You are even called a denier. Is there anything more potentially totalitarian than this sad vision of the world? This has become irrational to the point of sounding like a discourse of a religion, not like logic, science, or the richness of different opinions, anymore. Even religions are more nuanced than such a mindset behind this ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Bambi may be wrong, she keeps asking herself: Is there anything more absurd, socially unhealthy, potentially toxic, and even self-destructive than the above vision of our societies\/world? Anyhow, Bambi will continue to question this, even if Mr. Legault himself becomes “the king of wokeism”. Seriously, Bambi is saying so because she knows, just like her friend Ahmed Samer, what sectarianism OR tribalism can do to a country :(. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, these two are not the only ones. You should hear how many other Canadians of recent immigration\/newcomers are thinking of leaving Canada because it is going in this insane and self-destructive direction. Just today actually, Bambi heard of one of them in Montreal! A few months ago, she heard at least 3-4 allophone, and even anglophone, friends from Qu\u00e9bec expressing that they are too fed up that they are contemplating voting yes on any third referendum on the sovereignty of Qu\u00e9bec. Can you imagine how strong and meaningful their statement is!? Some said it in English even. Do you see the irony? Do you see that Canadians, whether living in Qu\u00e9bec or outside of it, are fed up of such divisive, regressive, ideologies. No, again, not just Bambi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to all the above, one must remember that Mr. Legault seems to benefit from a large support of Qu\u00e9beckers, as shown in recent surveys, a year ahead of the elections in this province. Despite his weaknesses or errors, this politician is pragmatic and reasonable. In addition, he seems to have met a large percentage of his electoral promises, despite the pandemic, as reported in Qu\u00e9bec media. Perhaps this may explain why most Qu\u00e9beckers respect him, whether they will vote for him again or not. Who knows? Perhaps his politically satisfying performance may be a factor in the equation explaining the increasingly harsh media pressure on him, in both official languages, for a year now (and especially in the last few days).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyhow, below is a quick translation of Dr. Bock-C\u00f4t\u00e9’s article. Once again, thanks to him for being articulate. Bambi allowed herself to insert some comments within the text (she could not help it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While he has stood up for more than a year against media harassers who want at all costs to subject Qu\u00e9bec to the theory of systemic racism, Fran\u00e7ois Legault began to sway when the coroner G\u00e9hane Kamel, without any ideological reservation, took up this accusation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prime\nMinister seems under siege, especially as we try to make him believe that Qu\u00e9becers\nhave for their part fallen on their knees in front of their ideological\naggressors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By saying\nthat there used to be systemic racism, but there is no more, the Prime Minister\naccredited this concept, unwittingly opening a door to its legitimization.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kamel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone\ngoes to bed, so do it! This is the slogan of the moment. Whoever\n“recognizes” systemic racism has a good soul, who refuses to do so\nwith a vile soul. This concept is no longer used to describe reality or not,\nbut to sort between the pure and the unclean, the good and the bad. It is a\nmarker of public morality.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To defend\nhimself, Fran\u00e7ois Legault released the Petit Robert. Let’s agree on one thing:\nit’s a bit light.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prime\nMinister understands why he opposes this toxic theory. He should know it too,\nand explain it to Qu\u00e9becers clearly and calmly by finishing his little game of\nsemantic cha-cha-cha.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no\nshortage of brilliant intellectuals to have analyzed this notion by showing how\nit is sociologically unfounded. Fran\u00e7ois Legault should sit down with them to\ndeepen his thinking <\/em>[Bambi strongly suggests he\nconsults Dr. Bock-C\u00f4t\u00e9 himself!].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the\nwar of definitions is not a pure battle of words. In politics, whoever buys a\nword buys a concept, and the concepts then have consequences in the definition\nof public policies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nvocabulary battle has the function of building the mental universe in which\nsociety operates. If you convince a society that it suffers from “systemic\nracism”, or that it lacks “openness to the other”, or that it\nwould be complacent towards a “culture of rape”, it will eventually\nact in that direction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counteroffensive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who buys the theory of systemic racism accepts the absurd idea that Qu\u00e9bec is divided between a structurally advantaged white majority and “racialized minorities” <\/em>[indeed how absurd!!]who are victims of visible and invisible discriminatory processes. He accepts the idea that whites are racist because they are whites <\/em>[how absurd…], that minorities are victims because they are a minority <\/em>[how absurd…]. He agrees to transform society into a gigantic rehabilitation workshop <\/em>[BOTH sad and dangerous \u2639].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above all, he gives in to a vision of society which treats the slightest statistical disparity between groups as proof of racism in addition to pushing \u201cminorities\u201d to victimize them who come to see discrimination everywhere, without ever making the slightest self-criticism <\/em> [related to this good point, Bambi finished reading an excellent book, entitled \u201cAn inconvenient minority<\/em>\u201d by Mr. Kenny Xu whom she was honoured to be one of his podcast’s guests this summer, as shown on her personal website and in an earlier post, see further below]: https:\/\/rimaazar.ca\/<\/a>. In his book, Mr. Xu provided evidence of how Asian Americans prove that such ideology simply does not work. Indeed, their own excellence\/adjustment to the country, from one generation (ie., the migrant parents who do not even speak English) to the next one (i.e. their academically or socially successful children), speak volumes about it. Of note, and very sadly, the excesses of this theory\/ideology in the form of the attack on excellence\/meritocracy have literally discriminated against this very diverse yet talented (hard-working) group in prestigious American universities, like Harvard. So why are we increasingly pushing for more ideologically-based excesses in our societies if it does not work? And who benefits when an entire society becomes more divided and, overall, perhaps more mediocre? Clearly, everyone loses in the end]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We come back to it: Fran\u00e7ois Legault has shown immense courage since the summer of 2020 by resisting media pressure. But the best defense is offense. Taking out the dictionary will not be enough\u201d <\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you, Mr. Kenny Xu. Bambi was both delighted and honoured to join you on your podcast!<\/a><\/blockquote>