Some of you may have heard of Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his current cocaine scandals. Its one of the few times that a Canadian politician has gotten this much international attention, and from a simple mayor no less.
Fellow traditionalist Richard Anderson thinks he should leave his office, but I disagree.
Sadly, Rob Ford is one of the few vaisya politicians in Canada willing to stand against a political culture made almost entirely of Brahmin. Because of this he’s popular, at least in Toronto’s suburbs, which “aren’t part of the real Toronto” if you ask any of the elitist Brahmins who oppose Ford. Some thought Harper and his conservatives might fight, but aside from a few minor changes (the gun registry and dismantling the wheat board) their rule has been almost insignificantly different from those of the Liberals prior.
He’s not a reactionary in any sense, but he is a vaisya’s vaisya, because of this he has earned the enmity of the brahmins far out of proportion to his actual power and status. He has been hounded mercilessly by the Cathedral. Really, has any other Canadian politician, even our prime minister, received as much international attention, all negative, this year as this one mayor?
His cocaine scandal has dwarfed that of a national (socialist) party leader being caught naked by police in a massage parlour known for trafficking in underage prostitutes. In fact, shortly after those revelations, “Smiling Jack” was all but deified upon his death. They dwarf the revelations of another national party leader. Trudeau, who admitted to smoking weed while working as an MP. despite this, his hereditary assumption to the liberal throne was all but a given despite his sole qualification consisting of being substitute teacher (and being named Trudeau).
Nope, Rob Ford has been demonized because he is not one of them. He is not the inner party, the enlightened. He is an outsider that dares defy the brahmins in their Citadel; the home of the (Red) Star and the state controlled CBC. Even worse, he has the unmitigated gall to be successful in opposing them and being popular while doing so, turning democracy against the champions of it.
The fight over Rob Ford is one of the prime examples of the democratic, class war between the vaisyas and the brahmins. The brahmins control every bit of leverage, almost all the press coverage, most of the major blogs, all of the universities, and the bureaucracy. The entirety of the Cathedral in Canada, along with parts of international Cathedral, has been been arrayed against him, yet he stands against them where they are strongest, with only the quiet support of his class.
So here’s to Rob Ford. Long may he govern.
Is Rob Ford a good politician? No, not really. But, he is the best the vaisyas have in Canada. He is the only one sticking it to the Cathedral; the only one even trying to fight the left.
Every day he remains in office is one more day the brahmin’s are blasphemed in their strongest cathedral. That alone makes him worthy of support, whatever his other failings.
The system has failed, as it was designed to, and the collapse is inevitable; at the very least we can enjoy the mockery Ford is making of of our self-proclaimed betters.
The only sad part is, that this is what one bumbling man with a spine fighting for the vaisyas can accomplish. What if the vaisyas could actually produce real politicians that had the courage of their convictions? What if we had a charismatic, competent leader who was ideologically strong and firmly loyal to his class?
Think of how successful he could be; we might even be able to turn the tide against the collapse.
If only better men of our class would stand and fight as Ford has.
Spot on! I liked Ford when he first came onto the scene because of his willingness to stand up to the gay rights lobby, in not attending Toronto’s gay pride parade, going to the family cottage instead, and otherwise not going along with any of their agenda; alas, eventually he caved in that regard, though I think he still has stayed away from the parade since then.
But the more he got attacked, the more I thought, good on ya.
The laws do not require him to quit; why should he? He is effectively lifting his middle finger to everyone who hates him; I hope he keeps doing so.
What is this “vaisya” word you are using?
I’ve heard brahamin meaning upper class.., So, does this mean you are against bourgeoise culture and people, “Free Northerner”?
A.J.P.
Vaishya, are the third rung in the old Indian caste system. They would be similar to landed gentry or artisan class roughly (or in modern terms, middle class or professionals). Brahmins were the priestly elite class and the intellectuals.
Vaisya are white people who aren’t SWPLs. The ‘wrong kind of white people’ per their worldview.
S.W.P.L. is too feminized (ironic) and left-wing. “Preppy” is still good, though.
The use of Brahmin and Vaisya to describe western castes was popularized by the blogger Mencius Moldbug. You can read about it there:
http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/05/castes-of-united-states.html
http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/05/bdh-ov-conflict_07.html
@Alan:
http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.sg/2007/05/castes-of-united-states.html
It’s Moldbuggian terminology.
“The Vaisya caste is the most difficult to define. It’s tempting to say that a Vaisya is anyone who is not a Brahmin, Dalit, Helot or Optimate. Status among Vaisya men is conferred by productive employment, generally defined in monetary terms; by a successful family life; and by participation in church or other formal social groups. Status among Vaisya women is conferred by attractiveness, motherhood, and social participation, with an increasing number of Vaisya women entering the labor force, typically in unintellectual white-collar jobs.”