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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by g7s@lemmy.ml to c/canada@lemmy.ca

I am not actively following Canadian politics, but recently Reddit swarms me with media/videos about Canada, with the kind of rhetoric I know from right winged people in Germany (AfD, CDU).

They are blaming Trudeau and immigration for everything that happens in Canada currently. Calling immigrants terrorists etc.

I always had to imagine in my head, that Canadians are friendly, open-minded people, but the media suggest otherwise.

So dear people, enlighten me with your opinion please!

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[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

IMHO Canadians are not significantly friendlier than most nationalities. At most they are friendlier than the average big-city dwelling Americans, and that's where the meme came from. Up until a few years ago Canada was a country of small cities, and these comparisons are all inherently flawed given the myriad of factors involved.

There is a LOT of conservatism brewing in Canada, and this hasn't much to do with friendliness. Some of the most astoundingly friendly people I've met were midwesterner Americans... and these same people were very bigoted in some regards. Cognitive dissonance is a powerful thing.

Of course there's a theme, and big truck jackasses playing heavy metal with "Fuck Trudeau" & MAGA stickers abound. But visit an assembly from any affluent neighbourhood residents association and you will see highly educated and courteous old ladies parrot genocidal talking points.

[-] g7s@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

At most they are friendlier than the average big-city dwelling Americans, and that’s where the meme came from.

Haha, that could be true.

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