I warned you many times, “All politics is beavers”. And now there’s proof – from a political commentary Op-ed in Canada. Read for yourself.
Beaver, the Jock and the wily Fur-Trader
Make no mistake; Canadians essentially have in front of them three distinct options: a beaver, jock and a wily fur-trader. Certainly, each appeals to different segments of Canadian society. However, the victors will be from the team that maintains camaraderie, energizes its support base and lures voters away from competitors with both character and vision.
The Fur-trader
Fur-traders are both romanticized and notorious in Canadian history. It’s an important part of our heritage, but there is a disturbing, dark-side to that enterprise, which includes theft, murder and the sexual exploitation of Aboriginal women.
The Beaver
At an early age, Canadians are introduced to the productiveness of the beaver. It’s quite telling of a society that chooses to symbolize itself with the unassuming, down-to-earth and industrious beaver, that win’s Canadian hearts and minds, for he just puts his head down and gets on with the gritty-business of building his house. By doing so, he earns the trust and respect of generations of Canadians. That is increasingly how many Canadians are viewing Thomas Mulcair. His commitment to balancing the budget, protecting the environment but, most importantly, ensuring that there are no “lesser” Canadians, is earning him votes.
Well, I usually try not to be too partisan on this website, but you can guess who I’d be voting for, and who – if I was a struggling candidate – I’d want to be compared too.
But people still kill beavers when they do things we don’t like – and they do so very easily and with complete self-justification. So I wouldn’t get too excited about being called the ‘beaver candidate’ just yet…
Last day of vacation. And it looks like the fog-factory is going to be closed again so I have to run. There’s a pair of peregrine falcons that sit on the sea rock by our doorstep eating oystercatchers and sanderlings to their hearts content. I have to go see what mischief they got up to this morning.
