Harry Potter Politics

The sincerest form of hatred is that for reality

Today the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa is surrounded by honking trucks. The truckers have led a convoy to the building to protest against the measures taken by Justin Trudeau to prevent normal life.

The tweet above shows Trudeau’s response. It is interesting for several reasons. It is intentionally vague about its enemies. It identifies them only as guilty of isms and phobias which are designed to render anyone unforgivable. Therefore the purpose of the tweet is to efface reality. It seeks to remove any reason for the actions taking place in reality with curses selected from the Book of Common Spells. These concepts are also dishonest. Their true purpose is not to articulate what is indicated. They conceal a truth beneath misdirection. They are warning signs of unlicensed hazard. They are a means of punishing observation.

Magic spelling – trotting out hatewords to delegitimise people, their ideas and events, is a great way of silencing disagreement. If you fail the magic spelling test …