tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post3633381961944442763..comments2024-03-22T02:18:33.649-07:00Comments on Haldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Monthly Marches to Continue"Donna Pitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-89313215332873679592009-07-01T08:44:31.685-07:002009-07-01T08:44:31.685-07:00Seems the Dunville Chronicle has seen fit to fire ...Seems the Dunville Chronicle has seen fit to fire one across the bow respecting McHale's shenanigans in Cayuga. Ouch!<br />--<br />Craving attention <br /><br />So how much obligation does a newspaper have to provide coverage to someone who admittedly engages in acts simply to garner attention? <br /><br />This is the question facing Haldimand newspapers in the wake of last week's dog and pony show in Cayuga. <br /><br />In the days leading up to last Tuesday evening, Doug Fleming was asking people to come to a meeting where he would form a militia aimed at removing trespassers from properties in Caledonia. Specifically he wanted to target Six Nations residents who have been embroiled in land occupations in the area. <br /><br />And then hours before the meeting Gary McHale distributed a press release saying, "At no time was Doug Fleming's new group going to be called 'Caledonia Militia'. It should be apparent to everyone that the word 'militia' was used to get media attention. It is unfortunate in Canada that media will not cover a story unless you use such a word..." <br /><br />In no uncertain terms he was saying the whole thing was a publicity stunt.<br /><br />http://www.dunnvillechronicle.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1636746Mark-Alan Whittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997151080087992975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-28407264075280544132009-06-29T09:39:53.302-07:002009-06-29T09:39:53.302-07:00"The purpose of our direct-action program is ..."The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation."<br /><br />WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG? I fail to see the skills of critical reflection and you seem mired in the us vs them dichotomy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-42759135967511809042009-06-27T17:36:08.665-07:002009-06-27T17:36:08.665-07:00Meanwhile, all the usual suspects have nothing to ...Meanwhile, all the usual suspects have nothing to sat about their experiences in Picton, Ontario recently. Gee, I wonder why that is? When you have been hoist on your own Petard, what more can be said? Their collective silence is deafening.Mark-Alan Whittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997151080087992975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-75813903325097014552009-06-26T22:21:45.293-07:002009-06-26T22:21:45.293-07:00"The purpose of our direct-action program is ..."The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation."<br /><br /><br /><br />So, this is your plan Vandermaas? Is this what you're saying? You want to create a crisis-packed situation on Caledonia ? Well sir, thanks for admitting that if this is what you are inferring. The citizens of Caledonia and Haldimand needed to know your under-lying motives here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-18535793985932908022009-06-26T17:58:49.663-07:002009-06-26T17:58:49.663-07:00You may well ask: “Why direct action? Why sit-ins,...You may well ask: “Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent-resister may sound rather shocking. But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word “tension.” I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.<br /><br />The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation…<br /><br />Martin Luther King, April 16, 1963: Letter from Birmingham Jail<br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br />You can read his whole letter here:<br />http://voiceofcanada.wordpress.com/provoking-violence/<br /><br />Mark Vandermaas, Editor<br />VoiceofCanada.caMark Vandermaashttp://www.voiceofcanada.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-54187518713566580422009-06-26T16:18:05.370-07:002009-06-26T16:18:05.370-07:00And whose to say a couple of bus loads of Anti-Fla...And whose to say a couple of bus loads of Anti-Flag hoisting protester won't show up like they did during the founding meeting of the "Caledonia Peacekeepers" in Cayuga, who used to call themselves a "Militia" until that turned into a public relations disaster, thanks to the media attention. <br /><br />Sunlight is the best disinfectant for this type of folly, by golly!Mark-Alan Whittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997151080087992975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-22268274125041936692009-06-26T07:17:25.394-07:002009-06-26T07:17:25.394-07:00The bigger question is why does Trainer seem paral...The bigger question is why does Trainer seem paralyzed when the issue of McHale or his group comes up all the time? It's remarkable really. Has she said things to them that she fears will be leaked out if she denounces that group and any plans they have? It almost appears to the casual observor that she's beholding to them for some reason or another. Am I wrong?<br /><br />She has got to take the prize for worst Mayor in Canada. I've never seen anything like it really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-30286602995670369792009-06-25T21:53:58.012-07:002009-06-25T21:53:58.012-07:00Thanks for your comments everyone.Thanks for your comments everyone.Donna Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-42012168564853253262009-06-25T21:45:09.803-07:002009-06-25T21:45:09.803-07:00Trainer needs to take a stand, not a wait and see ...Trainer needs to take a stand, not a wait and see attitude. This council will never collectively stand behind the residents. This is something we all need to remember come 2010!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-70189185265666662952009-06-25T14:39:47.447-07:002009-06-25T14:39:47.447-07:00I agree about the Blue Beret thing mentioned about...I agree about the Blue Beret thing mentioned about. Yes, that's shameful also. They both appear to be severely hateful people, especially Merlyn Kinrade. He must sit and brood all day and only gets happy when something happens so he can run all over town like the town fool and say "See? Look at those savages! They are ruining my life!" (all the time, being delirious with joy that he can bash natives one more day) The sooner that old man shuts his trap, the better off Caledonia will be. That gos the samefor Trainer,Vandermaas, McHale and the Flemings. (and about a dozen others I won't bother naming)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-46156403341237069322009-06-25T09:29:15.421-07:002009-06-25T09:29:15.421-07:00Kinrade and Vandermaas should both hold their head...Kinrade and Vandermaas should both hold their heads in shame for using the symbol of the U.N. (the blue beret) to promote their cause. I'm sure there must be some sort of legal issue concerning their misuse.Jafohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963387979128158814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-54779538616223793192009-06-25T06:22:32.659-07:002009-06-25T06:22:32.659-07:00Merlyn Kinrade should hang his head in shame for u...Merlyn Kinrade should hang his head in shame for using Canada's flag as a shield and cover for his hateful and spiteful actions. He's a bitter old man who will stop at nothing to persecute natives. Doug Fleming is no better and has lost whatever respect he had in town. They both need to seriously grow up.<br /><br />As far as the outsiders (Vandermaaas, Parkinson, McHale) that are attempting to capitalize off the issues, I find it abhorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-55990201809416287932009-06-25T04:35:41.910-07:002009-06-25T04:35:41.910-07:00Hwere's what Commissioner Fantino has to say i...Hwere's what Commissioner Fantino has to say in the National Post today.<br />--<br />"The days of vigilantism are long gone in this country," Commissioner Fantino said yesterday. "That group had better seek good and adequate legal counsel because, if they exercise what they think is their right and their authority, they better be prepared to defend themselves, as we always have, and justify what they do."<br /><br />http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1731269Mark-Alan Whittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997151080087992975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-62010562421405366562009-06-25T01:46:12.177-07:002009-06-25T01:46:12.177-07:00Randy Fleming was arrested for trying to provoke a...Randy Fleming was arrested for trying to provoke a confrontation with the Mohawk protestors. If he was manhandled, I suspect it was his own fault. Fleming's Fusiliers aka the Caledonia Milita give their collective heads a shake, because their actions are not helping calm matter - though I suspect calming things down is not what they are about.Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.com