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The U.S. Capitol violence could happen in Canada — here are 3 ways to prevent it The Conversation 2021-01-11 Robert Danisch, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo and William Keith, Professor, Rhetoric and Professional Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee © THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov Far-right and ultra-nationalist groups, including the Northern Guard, Proud Boys and individuals wearing Soldiers of Odin patches, gathered to protest the government's lawsuit settlement with Canadian torture victim Om...
Canadians should not view the recent mob violence in Washington as a uniquely American problem. The polarization that produced the hatred, violence and chaos unleashed by President Donald Trump’s followers on the U.S. Capitol is the product of specific forms of rhetoric — and they exist in Canada, too.
As the raid on the U.S. Capitol has shown, some kinds of rhetoric can set fire to the world — and it exists in Canada, too. Here's how to tamp it down and focus on positive forms of rhetoric.