by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Uncategorized
What is Free Speech and what is it good for? English political philosopher John Stuart Mill in his oft-cited book On Liberty used the phrase “the marketplace of ideas”. It is a metaphor that compares the competition of contending opinions in the public...
by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Uncategorized
Within the ongoing hub-bub of public discourse, debate over speech persists like a constant hum; in the past few years often focused on the alleged impact of so-called “Cancel Culture”. This is a theme not just of conservatives – from the far right to more mainstream...
by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Convoy, Cops, Uncategorized
On Saturday March 5 another far-right vehicle convoy invaded downtown Vancouver with horns honking and flags waving. Around 50 vehicles with around 100 individual supporters of Stand United touted conspiracy theories and railed against “Fake News” outside...
by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Convoy, Cops, Uncategorized
Cops like fascists (*). This is hardly rocket science. But the thin blue line’s infatuation with the far right has gotten so far gone that even the mainstream media can’t ignore it any more. As the occupation of Ottawa dragged on with little to no...
by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Convoy, Uncategorized
Over the coming months – and years – there will be much discussion, debate, perhaps even official inquiries, regarding the far-right occupation of Ottawa by the so-called “truckers convoy” and associated border blockades. As well, we should not forget smaller and...
by Unmask the Right | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Uncategorized, Unions
In Australia, a mob of 2,000 of antivaxxers and fascists attacked the Melbourne office of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) on September 21. 2021. They trashed the outside of the building, threw bottles at the union secretary and...
