What is very peculiar about this election is how many people are using the same language. Nenshi is supposedly, "arrogant". Really? How, why, when?
As it turns out, this narrative is one being pushed by the Smith / Ready2Engage / CSEC / NeoCitranHaze crowd, and is being repeated again and again to try and get into people's heads. The piece that there is truth to is that Nenshi speaks up for what is right. If that is arrogant, so be it!
Here is a great article on this concept of politicians with arrogance:
https://medium.com/@bridget.erin.bro...e-ea31b7d79e07
Quote:
Instead of representing Naheed Nenshi for what he has been — an outspoken advocate for the city, a man who tells it like it is — they paint him as “arrogant” or “egotistical,” dog-whistle words reminding people that due to an ugly, racist streak of Calgary, some people would like us to believe he is lucky, as a person of colour, to hold the office he holds.
Lucky, instead of talented, hard working, and the same brand of frank and plainspoken that all Calgary politicians have always been.
I understand why the mayor’s campaign probably will never speak to this narrative. His main opponent and their supporters would say people are “too politically correct” these days.
Dog-whistle politics are easy to categorize that way. After all, the whole point is plausible deniability. You aren’t outwardly mentioning race, gender or any other reason your target is unpalatable when you call them arrogant, or egotistical or high-handed.
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There is much more to that article - read it.
And here is a random photo:
https://twitter.com/jimprentice/stat...69461909209088