{"id":471,"date":"2019-10-13T17:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T20:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=471"},"modified":"2019-10-13T18:19:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T21:19:22","slug":"ms-nancy-merciers-electoral-sign-vandalized-further-and-her-other-signs-removed-from-town-why-arent-sackville-citizens-denouncing-these-criminal-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2019\/10\/13\/ms-nancy-merciers-electoral-sign-vandalized-further-and-her-other-signs-removed-from-town-why-arent-sackville-citizens-denouncing-these-criminal-acts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Nancy Mercier\u2019s electoral sign vandalized further and her other signs removed from town: Why aren\u2019t Sackville citizens denouncing these criminal acts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why aren’t Sackville (NB) citizens denouncing these criminal acts?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bambi and her spouse walked by the Main Exit. On their\nway, they noticed that all the electoral signs of Ms. Nancy Mercier were\nremoved (but a low-profile intact one and one vandalized further). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were both shocked to see this further vandalism by\nthe Main Exit toward Nova Scotia (see the picture above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, none of the other candidates\u2019 signs were\ntouched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this election or in this riding, it is Ms. Mercier\u2019s\nelectoral sign that is being vandalized. In other places or in other years, it\nmay be someone else\u2019s sign. Who knows?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Canadians should worry to see such vandalism\nREGARDLESS of whose sign it is, not just because it is illegal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Because this is a killjoy for democracy. It is a\nslippery slope that once we allow ourselves to move along it, the end result will\nbe ugly for all of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest loser is democracy in our country. Is this\nwhat we want?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, how come the nearby Amherst (NS) knows how to be more civilized than us (and we consider ourselves like a \u201cclever\u201d town)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Bambi s not mistaken, Amherst seems to have candidates\nrunning for all the big national parties, and even smaller parties that are\nconsidered as outliers (or at the extreme of a normal distribution). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bambi has never ever seen such a level of fascism, not\neven in Lebanon \u2639!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Beirut, no one vandalizes even the picture of Mr.\nNasrallah (Chief of the Hezbollah) who drags Lebanon into war (against Israel),\nbehind the back of the Government, and who aligns the country a bit too much toward\nIran (exposing it to economic sanctions by Mr. Trump and, more alarmingly, to\nrisk of violent regional conflicts). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this, Lebanese politicians find ways to\ncollaborate with this movement. Citizens live with it. Some criticize it from\ntime to time in the media, on social media, or in their living rooms. However,\nno one would even think of vandalizing its electoral ad or any other ad. Even\nthe Hezbollah itself does not vandalize ads of the other candidates. Despite those\nmilitary excesses, it generally plays by the rules of the Lebanese democracy in\na rather clever way, managing to have an efficient diplomatic internal\npolitical wing, along with its more aggressive external wing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, why is it that in our \u201cSweet Little Sackville\u201d, in our peaceful NB and Canada, we tolerate fascism like that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should come together to denounce violence, regardless\nof the colour of the sign being vandalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political parties come and go. Countries stay\u2026 But to\nstay and flourish, countries need democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bambi hopes to see democracy prevailing in Canada,\nregardless of the outcome of the election of October 21st<\/sup> and of\nfuture ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related to this federal campaign, because of work elsewhere,\nBambi missed the debate that took place at Mount Allison University. However, before\ngoing to vote today, she took the time to listen the recorded French debate at\nthe Universit\u00e9 de Moncton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to the organizers of a very professional\ndebate (better than the national English one!). Bravo to all our candidates.\nAll were excellent in their respective ways. All had good ideas, including Ms.\nMercier. All were civilized and knew how to acknowledge others\u2019 good\nideas. Bravo to our own Ms. Laura Reinsborough for her\nFrench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bambi invites those who have vandalized Ms. Nancy\nMercier\u2019s sign and who may be perhaps reading this post (who knows?) to read the\nearlier interview with her and to listen to the debate (please see below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they do so, they would learn that she was among, if\nnot the first, minister in our province who celebrated gay marriages. They will\nlearn also that her own grandmother is Native. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, most importantly, they will see that she has\ngood ideas locally, along with a clever platform of her PPC party. They may not\nwish to vote for it. They are free. However, they will be more informed as\ncitizens if they listened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the Hezbollah has candidates who speak fluent Hebrew and know their \u201cenemy\u201d well. Same for Israel. Please do not tell me that it is hard to be polite and chat with another Maritimer! I do not buy it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may not wish to vote for the PPC. However,\nshutting off its candidate is not only unCanadian or uncivilized. It is\ncriminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Material that you can use to get to know Ms. Mercier\u2019s\nideas more before jumping to vandalize her electoral sign:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U de M debate in French, broadcasted on the radio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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