[fvc-wat-disc] A letter re electoral reform from SeánOS

[Jennifer Ross]

Really great letter, Sean!  My sentiments exactly this morning.

Jenn

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Sean OS <fifthprovince at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Honorable Karina Gould M.P.
>
> Minister of Democratic Institutions
>
> House of Commons
>
> Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A6
>
>
>
> January 20, 2017
>
>
>
> Dear Minister Gould,
>
> Congratulations on your appointment to the most important post in the
> present parliament. This is not *plámás** - it is *not* ‘empty flattery’
> or ‘ingratiating talk’. It is a serious and sincere expression of hope and
> trust. I am writing this in the morning of Friday January 20, 2017 – a day
> in which much of our attention is inclined to focus down south on Disunited
> Distopia and what is expected to be a cacotopia **circus. It is a possible
> foretaste of what could happen in Canada.
>
>
> Unless, of course, you do a Trojan job - for which you are noted - on
> reforming our electoral system. When our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (In
> 1971, I celebrated the Eucharist for his parents on their honeymoon in
> Tobago), whispered in French some months ago that he didn’t think people
> were that keen on electoral reform, he betrayed the trust and hope that so
> many of us had for this very thing if he was elected; and he promised it!
>
>
> So please do not just give us platitudes that may be placating for the
> non-plebs and the impious ears of the self-clowned Emperor of Amerikay. Let
> Canada continue to be a beacon of benevolence and constitutional democracy;
> and not pander, nor be a hostage, to the friendly fascism being bequeath to
> our brethren “South of the Border” but certainly not “… down Mexico Way”.
> We do believe in you … at this moment.
>
>
> Keep the momentum going.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Seán O’Seasnáin
>
>
> References:
>
> * It means: 'Pay no attention to his flattery.' Don't and mind were
> merged, so the phrase sounded like /do:'maɪndɪz 'plɔ:mɔ:sən/. Plámás
> /'plɔ:mɔ:s/ ['plaw-mawse'] is an Irish noun and verb used in
> Hiberno-English; it means empty flattery, ingratiating talk, disingenuous
> praise. https://www.google.ie/#q=pl%C3%A1m%C3%A1s+meaning
>
> ** Cacotopia (κακό, caco = bad) meaning “a cataclysmic decline in society”
> and was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 19th century works
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
>
>
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