John Carpay: Politicians Shouldn’t Try to Criminalize the Speech That They Hate

Commentary
Hatred against Muslims is a terrible thing. So is hatred against Jews, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, atheists, agnostics, dark-skinned people, light-skinned people, gay people, straight people … and the list goes on. Hatred against the wealthy, which is usually based on the assumption that the rich must have acquired their money unfairly or dishonestly, is another example of what poisons society and culture. Hatred of political opponents, based on the ridiculous assumption that those who disagree with us must have bad intentions, has become commonplace.
Hatred of Christianity clearly exists in Canada, as demonstrated by the deliberate burning and total destruction of dozens of churches since 2021, not to mention dozens more churches that suffered vandalism and attempted arson. The victim-oppressor group-warfare ideology of “equity, diversity, inclusion” implicitly promotes hatred against men, heterosexuals, light-skinned people and other “oppressors.” Hatred against Canadians who refused to get injected with the COVID vaccine in 2021 still persists today, though on a much smaller scale than five years ago….