In this episode, Nora and Sandy look at how climate change and gun violence are being used (or ignored) by the parties to seek support.
Episode 76 – climate change and gun violence in #elxn43
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In this episode, Nora and Sandy look at how climate change and gun violence are being used (or ignored) by the parties to seek support.
Great episode! The segment on gun control was right on. When Bill Blair announced the Libs platform on gun control someone, I think it was Matt Galloway, mused something to the effect of “will this be enough to get them votes in the communities (of colour) affected by gun violence?” And I screamed at my radio “this policy is not aimed at communities of colour! This is aimed at white people who can be made to vote by raising the specter of a black man with a gun. This is a racist policy!” (I was probably less articulate at the time.) I think it is safe to say that all “tough on crime” election platforms are racist dog whistles.