: Behind the hatred for Justin Trudeau is a racial power dynamic that Canada has failed to address #IndiaNEWS Canada’s snap election has increasingly featured threats of violence against Liberal Leader

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Behind the hatred for Justin Trudeau is a racial power dynamic that Canada has failed to address #IndiaNEWS
Canada’s snap election has increasingly featured threats of violence against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Though not the only leader to be harassed, Trudeau’s campaign stops in recent weeks have been disrupted by small, hostile, mostly white crowds – one protester was charged with throwing gravel at Trudeau during a campaign appearance.Polarising figure Outside of Canada, people might be surprised to hear about the anger directed at a politician known internationally as a youthful, charming, energetic progressive. But our research into Canadian memes has found a persistent, visceral dislike of Trudeau among many right-wing online communities.In Canada, Trudeau is a polarising figure – online, people either love or immensely dislike him.Trudeau, the son of famed former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau who enjoyed a similar international celebrity, ushered in another bout of Trudeaumania when he won his first election in 2015. That campaign was defined by a focus on “sunny ways� and Instagram style as part of a progressive reset after years of Conservative rule.Trudeaumania 2.0 was real, another example of how closely linked celebrity and political culture can sometimes be.Two years later, Trudeaumania had largely dissipated, though it never existed among right-wing groups. In 2017, a friend shared a post from Ontario Proud, part of Canada Proud, a popular Facebook page run by a right-of-centre media strategist. It was a cartoon that originated on...Read more

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