The Leftist establishment media has been having great fun with this video, which apparently shows an “Islamophobic” heckler berating a Sikh politician, being too ignorant and racist to realize that Sikhs aren’t Muslims:
In this video, however, the heckler tells her side of the story: she knows Sikhs from Muslims, but was asking Jagmeet Singh about his support for pro-Sharia initiatives:
Her questions remain unanswered amid the establishment media’s self-congratulatory coverage about those ignorant “Islamophobes.”
“And now for the full story on the Jagmeet Singh heckler incident,” by Anthony Furey, Postmedia Network, September 12, 2017:
It’s the story that’s been read around North America and even shared by the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. It’s serving as a teachable moment for how public figures should deal with brazen racists. And one Canadian politician is being hailed a hero.
The only problem is, the story, as it’s been told, is a total mess and only half the truth.
A few days ago a video emerged of federal NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh responding to a heckler at one of his campaign events in Brampton, Ontario.
A very animated woman gets up and starts shouting and rambling about sharia law and the Muslim Brotherhood, accusing Singh of being in cahoots with the extremist movement.
While the crowd shouts her down, Singh responds by repeatedly telling the woman she’s loved and included. He doesn’t offer her any fuel, so eventually she just goes away.
This clip alone proves Singh’s a master politician and, if he wins the leadership, will give Justin Trudeau a run for his money.
Reporters wrote a simple story about a prejudiced heckler and the man who took the high road to diffuse the situation. Columnists then jumped in opining about racism in Canada.
“Jagmeet Singh explains why he didn’t tell that heckler he’s Sikh, not Muslim”, a Huffington Post headline read.
“Singh is Sikh. ‘Sharia’ refers to Islam, a different faith,” the Globe & Mail headlined on their video of the incident.
This is where it all goes off the rails.
Anyone who’s been following the NDP race – and this obviously includes Singh – would have immediately realized there’s a whole different layer to this tale.
The Liberal government in Quebec is currently working on a bill that bans niqabs from the public service. Jagmeet Singh is 100% against it. However his rivals Niki Ashton and Guy Caron have had more cagey responses.
They’ve both spoken about respecting the Quebec legislature and its promotion of secular values, while also suggesting they’re not crazy about the bill.
Singh has called them out for trying to suck and blow at the same time. He’s got a point.
The NDP would never have become the official opposition in 2011 without an impressive seat count in Quebec. They lost much of that to the Liberals in 2015 and know they need to get it back.
The only problem is NDP sentiment in Quebec is much different than what you find on the streets of Toronto and Vancouver. While Quebecers lean very left on economics, they’re much more open to things like niqab bans in the name of cultural preservation.
When I first watched the video, I guessed that Singh’s position on the ban was actually what this woman was raving about. And, sure enough, she later posted a video to Facebook confirming this was the case.
This doesn’t make her rude interruption right, and one can certainly take issue with her tone and exaggerated fears.
But it does tell us she had a particular policy dispute with Singh and wasn’t mistakenly launching an anti-Muslim tirade against him as an individual, which bursts a large part of the media narrative….
PATRICIA FRANCES KOENIG says
The real danger is that Islam is being promoted and protected the the NWO, the One World Order, Globalists. The Globalists have the power (of media and money and government positions) and the Globalists are empowering Islam.
saralouisewilmott says
You are saying it as it is. But most won’t have a clue about what it is you are talking about. Newt Gingrich is going to start trying to educate the general public, and one can only hope they heed. It is because of ignorance of the masses that evil is allowed to reign in every society; in this case that society is global, not just in Canada or the United States, or even the West as we have known it to be.
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mortimer says
MAJOR BACKFIRE.
The real question here is simple: DOES JAGMEET SINGH or DOES HE NOT SUPPORT DISCRIMINATORY SHARIA LAW?
The answer should be simply yes or no. There should be one law for all, it should be constitutional and it should not discriminate.
A politician who wants to fudge on EQUALITY is reprehensible and two-faced. He betrays all the sailors, soldiers and airmen who died for freedom, equality and the rule of law.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Mortimer.
Here, Jagmeet Singh is essentially saying that opposition to brutal Shari’ah law is “hate”:
http://globalnews.ca/news/3732571/jagmeet-singh-racist-heckler-statement/
This means he is either ignorant of what Shari’ah is, or that he supports savagery.
He also–ludicrously–said this:
“Once allowed to grow, hate doesn’t pick and choose, it spreads like fire. Once we say it’s ok to hate someone based on their religion, we’re also opening the door to hate based on race, gender, sexuality, and more.”
Of course, this is utter bullsh*t. That is like saying that a hatred of Fascism leads to hatred of women and racial minorities–in other words, that opposing the murderous hatred of Jews leads inevitably to hating Jews.
One just hopes that Singh is ignorant and confused–because if he is not, then he is deliberately supporting evil.
Paul N Silas says
Got slapped around for a few days by a gal named Irma, happy to be reading JW again.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Glad you made it back. Hope you and yours are ok. Thinking of all you guys down there. Stay strong !
gravenimage says
Paul, hope you and your loved ones and neighbors are OK!
gravenimage says
Great to have you back.
gravenimage says
Not sure why the two parts of my comment posted separately.
underbed cat says
It almost fooled me, until I watched the second video from the” heckler” that she is against his policies or that he may be ” opposed to M-103 which is to silence facts, criminalizes speaking about the doctrine of Islam … a Sikh is Hindu..if I am not mistaken, and in India there are attacks against Hindu’s by jihadists.. I don’t know if the speaker wanted to clear this up or not, but of course it was easily used by the democrats or left, against anyone who does not want freedom of speech to be removed or that does not support m-103 and is not a racist and that word is used to smear and silence.
John A. Marre says
The ideology of Sikhs is 100% opposite to Islam. Sikhs are good citizens, and should be encouraged to settle here and prosper.
Here’s something the current occupant of the Chair of Peter should think about: Sikhism is a monotheistic religion. The pope thinks that Islam is equivalent to Christianity because both are monotheistic. The pope is so wrong.
davej says
Agree. Sikhs are good and peaceful people who are oppressed by jihadists in their country of origin.
I can’t believe any one of them support Sharia or endorse the false argument of “Islamophobia”.
UNCLE VLADDI says
No, the Sikhs are NOT “peaceful people!” Their entire reason for existence is to be defensively VIOLENT.
Their caste was deliberately created by the pacifistic Hindus as a warrior branch to combat violent islam.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Heard this on CBC today. Glad to have more info. Sikhism isn’t out to rule the world. Leftism and Islam are. This Ndp guy has a bad case of one of those, so should probably not be given any elected office.
gravenimage says
Canada: Media frenzy over “Islamophobic” heckler of Sikh politician turns out to be based on falsehoods
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This does not surprise. This Canadian patriot is being slandered.
Bubbles says
Bravo to the speaker – if this was not staged. If it was staged, the heckler should have dressed like something other than a hag with a phone up her back pocket. And she really should do something about that hair…
Shalom!
gravenimage says
So–you don’t care that she is bravely standing against Shari’ah law, but just choose to harshly criticize her looks and grooming? *Ugh*.
underbed cat says
Agree gravenimage, I don’t care about her looks and if I did I would not publish it…she was fighting against m-103, which is Canada’s attempt at silencing and criminalizing the right to speak truthfully about the actual verses of the Quran, sharia law, any criticism which the Muslim will cry it is slander or it “disturbs their honor or sensibilities except it really should disturb, but the training is thick and they think they are doing holy work…to conquer. You only know about it if you read the authentic Quran…so unreal it is that everyone around you will call you a racist, but have never read it.
FYI says
islam would make an ideal base for a One World Religion;what, with it being promoted by the left and pope francis.
And a funny thing about the Sikhs,but they have a long history of being massacred by…muslims.Sikh women in the UK have been targeted by muslim males.
Dave de la Rond says
Whata Shiicker the Newspapet turns out to the Globe and Mail , a Dying left wing anti Israel Pro Hamas newspaper.Their Anti Israel Anti Trump pro Palestinian sharia loving editorials are Having a wonderful affect on their Circulation, The Globe and Mail lost $31 million in 2016
Politicianaphobia says
This is M-103 in action. If you see something, say something BUT do not question a politician’s integrity. Hey vote for me now and find out later. hmmmmm
Varunapraghasa says
The poor guy has forgotten that Sikhism was a militant response to the brutality of the Mughal rulers. He forgets that the Bloody tyrant Aurangazeb decapitated one of the most revered Guru’s in Sikhism, Guru Tegh Bahadura, Guru Arjan was killed by another Mughal tyrant Jahangir . The 10th and most famous Guru Gobind Singh was killed by another mughal agent Wazir Khan.
If not for the Sikhs and Hindu kings like the Marathas, the kingdom of Vijayanagara, India would be a complete Muslims nation. Also thanks to the British for all their horrible acts of exploitation, did one great thing. Throwing off the oppressive Mughal dynasty.