John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY JOHN HELMER IN RUSSIA INSIDER
“Ukraine's Anti-Globalist Vote Bad News for Canada's Russia Hating Foreign Minister Freeland”
The past is the past, and I wouldn't accept anyone’s using Freeland’s dark family history (involving the Nazis) against her if she were trying to be a fair and decent Foreign Minister, but she most certainly is not trying, so I do not object to others repeating the family tales she avoids.
Chrystia Freeland is an embarrassment to Canada and its traditional twentieth century image in the world, one of fairness and decency and moderation in international affairs.
She has done not a single thing right. Not about Russia, not about Ukraine, not about Venezuela, not about Saudi Arabia, and certainly not about the United States, the biggest bully on the world’s stage.
I don't know whether her family background plays a role in her attitudes, but it may. Genes are pretty decisive, and old attitudes and prejudices keep influencing younger generations brought up with them.
Of course, we have to add the name of her boss, Justin Trudeau, the guy who appointed her and appears to depend on her more than he does any other Minister. What a disappointment he has been compared to his father's independent-minded and sharply intelligent leadership of the same political party decades ago.
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Response to a comment:
Her husband writes for The New York Times, the paper once, and best, described as "the official house organ for America's establishment," one closely connected with American intelligence.
That is a rather ominous connection.
Her language and attitudes resemble those of Nikki Haley, who served the interests of Israel better than those of the United States, and she repeated every piece of clap-trap that came along.
Freeland better represents the interests of the United States than those of Canada, and she repeats every piece of clap-trap that comes along.
