Copies of a book promoting white nationalist ideology have been placed in community-run library boxes in neighbourhoods in parts of Ottawa, prompting a police investigation.
Christine Young found several copies earlier this month when she decided to check out a few little free libraries near her home in Barrhaven.
Young, a federal government consultant, never expected to repeatedly come across the same book — one that denounces immigration, multiculturalism, advocates for a white ethnostate in which racialized communities would be classified as second class citizens.
Free kindling! Sweeeet! 😆
Book burning is cool when they’re the bad guys
Take them far away and throw them in a garbage bin. I do this with religious materials that get given out for free. I’ll accept anything so I can trash it and cost them money.
There was a guy on CBC radio today who said it best:
If you see trash throw it in the bin
Why don’t they name the book?
It’s a warning, not an advertisement Greg
It would be useful to know the title of the book so I can easily remove it. Excluding the title of the book from this article is not reducing the risk of radicalization.
Based on the description of the book and author, it sounds like it’s an easy one to spot. Naming the book would give the people who placed the book exactly what they want too.
I appreciate the intent but who cares what the people that planted this book want, lets focus on reducing radicalization. I’m not sure how informing folks about what books to look out for is going to increase radicalization. The argument that it might cause copy-cat incidents doesn’t really make any sense, it’s not like people are getting radicalized by reading CBC articles, they’re getting radicalized on social media. And I guarantee the title of this book is freely spreading in those toxic circles.
I don’t wanna know the name of the book, Greg.
Probably so it doesn’t get any free advertising.
If all Cops are bad, and banning books is wrong, calling the Cops to ban a book is what?
We have anti hate speech laws.
The idea of free speech is great, but there are limits. You can’t threaten someone under free speech. You can’t extort them. You can’t spread libel. And you can’t spread hate content that promotes harming people based on their immutable characteristics (race, ethnicity, sexual identity, etc.).
The Supreme Court has found that anti-hate speech laws do not violate charter rights even if they restrict freedom of expression.
I’m all for topics being openly discussed, even if I don’t like them. I’m all for criticizing the government, and nobody should fear reprisal in doing so.
But hate speech has essentially no merit to society.
We have anti hate speech laws.
The idea of free speech is great, but there are limits. You can’t threaten someone under free speech. You can’t extort them. You can’t spread libel. And you can’t spread hate content that promotes harming people based on their immutable characteristics (race, ethnicity, sexual identity, etc.).
From the article:
“While the book does not contain “a call for outright violence” or “a call for extermination of communities,” Perry said it aims to frame far-right talking points in a more persuasive way than some of the “shock troops” of the movement.”
The problem is the book doesn’t seem to violate the law. I would love to verify if it actually does or doesn’t, but unfortunately the title and author are being censored and I only have this piece of the article to go on.
I’m all for topics being openly discussed, even if I don’t like them. I’m all for criticizing the government, and nobody should fear reprisal in doing so.
Then you shouldn’t agree with a person calling the Cops for leaving a book in a little library that you do not agree with. I don’t agree with any form of ethnic nationalism either, but forcing those movements further underground obviously doesn’t work and calling the Cops for distributing a book that doesn’t break a Law is insane.
You cannot refute their points if you don’t know what points they have made and it is important to refute those points to stop recruitment efforts. Calling the Cops for a book is literally the best recruitment campaign they could ask for because it supports the victim rhetoric they need desperately to remain “true” in order to succeed.
But hate speech has essentially no merit to society.
Agreed. Which is why hate speech needs to be openly debated, in all of its forms, constantly to make sure everyone stays on the same page and doesn’t fall for the trap again regardless of how uncomfortable the conversation is or how repetitive it feels. People cannot learn if they aren’t taught.
I wish there’s some kind of follow up to news like this.
Did the police report go anywhere? Or is it just sitting in some paper pile, or trashed? Follow it up, or call it out.
There should be a follow up for sure, but I doubt there will be any real investigation because the book doesn’t seem to break any laws according to the article.
While the book does not contain “a call for outright violence” or “a call for extermination of communities,” Perry said it aims to frame far-right talking points in a more persuasive way than some of the “shock troops” of the movement.
Since the book isn’t being named I am willing to assume it comes from a modern author, and is available in the average book store, so leaving it in a little library isn’t a crime even if it supports an inhumane ideology.
