Toronto's Social Justice Warriors Hypocrisy Exposed

As many of you know by now, i am a student at one of the universities here in Toronto and i know first hand what the  tuition fees are , how high they are and how these fees have an effect on those who want to attend university but are financially unable to attend.  I consider myself to be one of the very fortunate persons  to be able to attend university. Let me be very clear on this: I support the students desire to seek lower tuition fees, as lower fees would make post secondary education accessible and equal to all who desire it. An educated work force only helps the economy and removes more persons from poverty. i have NO ISSUE with lower fees.

What i DO have a huge issue with  the means that some, and I point out that only SOME, people are using the students as pawns to further their own agendas. What has been going on in Montreal is a perfect example of how some groups, some persons have co-opted the student movement as a means to create anarchy , to enact violence and property damage . let me make this very clear.  Those of you who are doing these acts are NOT speaking for me .

This past weekend there a student seminar held here at the University of Toronto  but this was more of a who’s who within the anarchist community as opposed to  actual concerned students. Here is more of what they had in mind with respects to  what types of actions they think works to lower fees:

Sorry but occupations don’t work. The occupy movement has been an utter and complete failure because it was co-opted by fringe groups, unions, anarchists, so called environmentalists  and just about anyone who is pissed of at any form of government or authority.

I understand student solidarity , respect it and advocate for it. however, solidarity does need to include violence and destroying things for the sake of destruction. Imagine what a voice these students CAN HAVE  by lobbying as one voice  with an issue , but done respectfully. People WOULD listen . You cannot ignore thousands of students , however, if even ONE decided to use this as a opportunity to enact violence , the media will pick up on that and THAT will be the sole sound bite that the general public will see, and identify the student movement with.

Here are two articles written about the event of this past weekend. i do not agree with what is being said, nor  do i support the groups who write this article, however, i offer everyone a fair chance to explain their reasons and / or their motivations.

http://viewpointmag.com/2012/07/20/translating-the-assembly-student-organizing-beyond-quebec/#comment-2227

 

http://socialistworkercanada.com/2012/07/29/student-strike-training-camp-brings-lessons-of-quebec-to-ontario/

 

I mentioned above how opposed I am to the co-opting of the student movement by fringe groups. the above links are two such groups  that i think the students really need to be aware of  as there are hidden  motives these groups have for  wanting to participate.  I think that the students really need to do their  home work  before they commit to participating with these groups or under their umbrellas. The sad truth is that many of these students  are not aware of who is really behind this, and why .

 

Meow everyone. Well, i knew it would not take long. the anarchists had nothing to do for the past few weeks so they created a ” student strike ” seminar at U of T to try and revive this movement and bring it to Ontario. First of all, lets get one thing very clear here, Ontario is NOT Quebec, never has been , never will be. However, these brain dead anarchist seemed to have missed a few classes , since they clearly do not know this. 

I went to the event which started off Friday night with a social at the U of T grad students Union lounge. There were already several person here from Montreal and it was nice to talk about the city from where i am from as well. I left after a few hours as I was really not into the drinking thing anyway. I came back Saturday morning only to be greeted by Anarchist Ashleigh Ingle who along with a few choice words proclaimed that i was not welcomed there. ya, right i said. Not quite sure who dies and made her god , but hey, if she likes to go on power trips, all the best to her I say. She was of course about as successful in getting rid of me as i would be as a space shuttle pilot, but give her props for trying. Here is a nice photograph taken via smart phone of the opening of the event:

As you can clearly see from this image, i was either able to invent time travel by being in two places at the same time, or the more likely possibility that  her ability to keep me out was an epic FAIL.

Next, the group decided to sent out a few twitter messages. One caught my eye in particular in that they were basically asking the students to violate their own schools policies around the non academic student code of conduct, and further, that the CFS friendly student union create committees   to  get around these same non academic codes of conduct. Behold :

Note as well that by default, university administration is to be considered  as repressive. Great, noted for future reference, oh, wait, never mind, i don’t plan to break my schools non academic code of conduct.

Lastly, allow me to really dig deep into my litter box to show you that power and impact these strikes are about to have. Why almost 250 people showed to participate in the utter disruption of civilization in Toronto on a Saturday night.  the march started from Kings college Circle at the University of Toronto, made is way east to Yonge Street, south on Young to Dundas where they, decided to block aid the intersection for a few minutes. I love how Trey Winney, Jessica Denyer and Danial Vandervoort were all tough trying to incite the drivers into submission. Yup, another FAIL. Guys, look, if you really want to piss people off, forget about occupying an intersection, block air a beer store. Oh , wait, you would then  be oppressing those who drink, sorry, my mistake. How evil of me to think that perhaps there is a person sitting in the traffic you just created who has to take a person to a hospital as a result of an emergency.

Trey, Jessica, Danial, look, and please, take this as a respectful suggestion. . cops have big cars, with lights and sirens. that sort of mean that they are allowed to go even the wrong way on a one way street if need be, so, your brilliant plan of going north on Spadina Ave. in the south bound lanes, and then west on Adelaide st. which is one way going east from west is again a pure and simple FAIL .

Oh yes, one last thing, please try a new chant, the usual ones are really not resonating with the people you are trying to convince. My guess, and this is only my guess, people will be less than supportive of those who advocate for things like ” fuck the cops ”  and  ” kill the 1% ” , something about the whole killing thing seems be a huge turn off.

Meow everyone, I am not sure how to react to this latest act of stupidity , but, here is goes . A few days, ago, just as what is taking place at most universities across Canada, people, STUDENTS are graduating this week, hoping that the next phase in their lives will be one where they will finally be able to put to use what they spent years trying to learn.  Everyone that is, except for this guy here :

I can understand protesting, hell I spent a few hours of my life doing that , and continue to this day to ensure that we all have equality . However, one thing I value above all is my education and what it stands for, what it can lead to. . Here is the story from where the above image is sourced from :

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1211711–u-of-t-graduate-refuses-degree-in-convocation-protest#.T9s29kWx4Oc.facebook

” … In a sea of smiling, young faces and black graduation robes at Thursday’s University of Toronto Convocation Hall ceremonies, one person stood out: the serious young man with the red, floppy brimmed hat, long brown hair and red square pinned to his gown.

He stood out even more when he advanced toward the podium and had words with a marshal who wanted to know why he was carrying a sign that said “no’’ and suggested he not go further with it.

But after a few awkward seconds, while the announcer waited for the small drama to be played out, the young man’s name was announced and Michael Vipperman went up to the podium, where various U of T officials and other dignitaries were seated. He turned and faced the audience, held up his “no’’ sign and said, “I hereby renounce this degree.’’

The 26-year-old also handed out pamphlets to a few people on the podium explaining why he was rejecting his honours bachelor of arts degree and left the stage.

Vipperman, who grew up in Toronto, said he stands in solidarity with “the courageous students of Quebec’’ and their fight for accessible education, the right to protest and against corruption in government.

He said university education is becoming elitist and exclusionary with “only certain people able to afford it.’’

“Education is being treated like a product, a commodity. Education should be an ongoing process rather than a product which can be sold or received.’’

Vipperman’s protest was a momentary blip at the convocation of more than 400 St. Michael’s College students, one of several such ceremonies this week.

Some students looked surprised at Vipperman’s pronouncement, as did several officials on the podium like U of T chancellor David Peterson. Others didn’t seem to notice. It was all over quickly and Vipperman returned to his seat along with his fellow students.

Afterwards, he told the Star he was happy he did it and had mostly positive feedback from other students, several of whom asked to have a post-ceremony photo taken with him.

He said he also believes it’s wrong for the University of Toronto to have a close relationship with certain “venomous institutions’’ and corporations and that its funding priorities “have emphasized generating wealth for industry over providing a quality education.’’

Vipperman admitted his parents tried to talk him out of his protest because they thought it might be seen as disrespectful and have ramifications. But Vipperman said he has fond feelings for his time at the U of T, and his fellow students and respects many of the faculty.

When asked for comment after the convocation, Vipperman’s mom, Deborah, smiled and said, “I love my kid.’’

The university did not respond to a request for comment. … “

 

I happen to know this person and he is actually a very bright and intelligent person . As I said, I am really not sure what to make of this story and this event but I am really not convinced that this action is what will solve the issue of high tuition fees.

 

 

 

Meow everyone. last night I had a chance to attend the support for Quebec students rally at George Brown College in Toronto,  and before the march got under way, a few persons made some speeches. Now, before I get to the speeches , and one in particular, Allow me to draw your attention back to a post I made a few days ago where this was posted:

Remember how our CFS friend Ms. Loreto is advocating here for acts of criminality by ” encouraging actions to break this law ” . She starts off  by saying how the CFS in indeed encouraging these laws to be broken by the students and protestors.

Now. lets go back to last nights protest event. One of the speakers was from the CFS  who proudly proclaimed that $30,000.00 of YOUR student dollars was donated by the CFS to further this cause in Quebec. That is $30K of YOUR tuition fee monies,  to support actions,  to break laws. Here is the link to show what I am referring to :

https://kitty.protestnerd.com/2012/06/06/report-from-tonights-casseroles-march-at-torontos-george-brown-college/

Now, the CFS makes wonderful statements about how tuition fees are sky high. Don’t get me wrong here, I do agree that our fees are very high and something does have to be done to make post secondary education affordable and accessible for everyone. However, the CFS seems to talk a lot and do nothing to actually accomplish this . In fact, that same $30,000.00 they gave away to condone actions of criminality could have been used to offer students in need,  bursaries, REAL help . For example, 30 needy students could have received $1000.00 each towards post secondary education had the CFS actually was interested in making PSE accessible and affordable to all, ad per their ad nausium claims .   So, once again, we see clearly that the CFS  is about double standards,  and double talk, but no real action to help and support students in need, the same students they profess to want to help. So, $30,000.00 of YOUR student money  just went into the litter box and YOU get to clean up the mess you didn’t even make.

Lastly, let me leave y’ all with this small video of how these so called peaceful protestors  have no interest in anything other than being confrontational. These are the same protestors who seemingly claim to be doing this in the name of accessible, affordable post secondary education , and this, somehow, will be a great motivator of government to act quickly to reduce my tuition fees.  $30,000.00 of my student money went to support this type of idiocy. And look carefully our friend and resident idiot  Occupy Adam makes a cameo appearance. I am not sure how this is actually helping students like myself and many others attain those lower tuition fees . However, I suspect this guy here will certainly contribute to the positive attributes of peaceful and respectful advocacy. He also is the star of the video   :

Image is sourced from here at ;

https://kitty.protestnerd.com/2012/06/06/report-from-tonights-casseroles-march-at-torontos-george-brown-college/

http://vimeo.com/43510170

meow everyone.

I have written and / or added many links to the threads here on the CFS and member student unions and what they REALLY do, or do not do. however, what i have not yet touched upon was the real impact these events in Montreal will have / do have on students NOW.

As a student, a summer job is huge as it will at least help in getting funds together for the upcoming semester to help pay tuition fees , books, materials and equipment. However, with the rioting taking place thee now, one must wonder what employment prospects are in store for students there now . Here is a great video that shows the effect that these riots have on the tourist industry in Montreal, an industry that has traditionally hired students.

https://kitty.protestnerd.com/2012/06/02/5428/

the person who posted the above video on his site as linked here is a very well respected and very well versed on what is going on with the Montreal situation, as well, has made some very well documented connections between the student movement and the real forces behind what is going on in Montreal. You can read his very well laid out and highly detailed and accurate blog here at :

https://kitty.protestnerd.com.php53-3.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/