Conversation

Notices

1. Ned Yeung (ned@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:19 JST Ned Yeung

   I am a parent. I stand for human rights.

   My children are more important to me than myself. "Parental rights" are for assholes.

   #abpoli #cdnpoli

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:12 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

     in reply to

     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
     • Morgan ⚧️
     @kkarhan @ned @raphaelmorgan A lot of people in the deep liberal north ignore the fact that their world is still powered by slavery and human rights abuses so long as they can keep the nice things they have and don't have to see it happening near them.
   • Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:13 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:

     in reply to

     • Morgan ⚧️

     @ned @raphaelmorgan Exactly...

     A lot of white people in deep-red south are just too cowardly to admit they want slavery back...

   • Ned Yeung (ned@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:14 JST Ned Yeung

     in reply to

     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
     • Morgan ⚧️

     @kkarhan @raphaelmorgan

     Just like workers...

   • Ned Yeung (ned@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:15 JST Ned Yeung

     in reply to

     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
     • Morgan ⚧️

     @kkarhan @raphaelmorgan Yes!

     And this is a further example of how US right-wing politics have infiltrated Canada. Canadian Conservatives get all their news from US rage machines like Fox News and Infowars, and they talk about their "Constitutional Rights" such as free speech under the "second amendment", which we don't have in Canada. Particularly during the Freedom Convoy.

     Parental Rights are their new "Right to Bear Arms".

     #cdnpoli #abpoli

   • Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:15 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:

     in reply to

     • Morgan ⚧️

     @ned @raphaelmorgan It's rather a dogwhistle to them wanting children to be without human rights...

   • Ned Yeung (ned@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:16 JST Ned Yeung

     in reply to

     • Morgan ⚧️

     @raphaelmorgan
     Actually, these rights are considered "The Rights of the Child" and are included in the UN Charter on the rights of the child.

     The movement for "parental rights" is literally for some parents to be able to override the rights of the child (aka human rights) that they don't agree with.

     That's why it's important to lead with support for human rights (child or not) in order to understand how "parental rights", as a movement, differs and goes against those rights.

     #abpoli #cdnpoli

   • Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:16 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:

     in reply to

     • Morgan ⚧️

     @ned @raphaelmorgan Didn't #Canada - unlike the #USA - sign and ratify said convention?

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child

   • Morgan ⚧️ (raphaelmorgan@disabled.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 19:48:19 JST Morgan ⚧️

     in reply to

     @ned I believe in some parental rights:
     - the right to get their kids healthcare
     - the right to stand up for their kids being misgendered or otherwise disrespected
     - every other thing that they usually don't mean when they say "parental rights"
     But then again, usually those tie into the rights of the kids... it's just that I've noticed all of the "parents have rights" people change their mind as soon as they encounter a parent who's supportive of their child

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 20:37:48 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

     in reply to

     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
     • Kek Kerel
     • Morgan ⚧️
     @kekkerel @raphaelmorgan @ned @kkarhan dirt roads aren't so bad as long as you have a capable vehicle. Cold sucks
   • Kek Kerel (kekkerel@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 20:37:49 JST Kek Kerel

     in reply to

     • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
     • Morgan ⚧️
     @thatguyoverthere @kkarhan @ned @raphaelmorgan
     
     It's mostly fucking cold and there's dirt roads everywhere.
     Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: likes this.