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RandySF

(59,657 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:42 PM Dec 2016

Outrage as 'lock her up' chant hits Canada

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Canadian politicians have expressed outrage after protesters at a political rally chanted "lock her up" about Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.

Protesters erupted into jeers at a rally against a carbon tax, hosted by the right-wing Rebel media group.

"Lock her up" was frequently chanted by Donald Trump supporters in reference to Hillary Clinton during the US election.

Mrs Clinton was under FBI investigation over her emails but Ms Notley has not faced any criminal probe.

But the New Democratic Party leader has been subject to threats of violence since her election in 2015.

The crowds began shouting the phrase outside the province's legislature on Saturday at a rally over the provincial government's planned carbon tax.

The rally was organised by Rebel Media, an online news and right-wing opinion outlet.

Conservative leadership hopeful Chris Alexander, who was criticising Ms Notley in a speech when the shouting began, said he was "shocked" and mortified" by the chant.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/outrage-as-lock-her-up-chant-hits-canada/ar-AAldKL8?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

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Outrage as 'lock her up' chant hits Canada (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2016 OP

fucking right wingers.. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #1

this is like a cancer bdamomma Dec 2016 #2

Right-wing white populist nationalists are getting uglier, everywhere. And they really do Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #3

With regards to Hillary Clinton, "lock her up" was never a reaction to perceived corruption tandem5 Dec 2016 #4

Gee and here I thought the whole thing was about a proper economic message ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #5

I have to ask because I am seeing it a lot lately awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #6

mountain grammy

(26,663 posts)

1. fucking right wingers..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:44 PM

Dec 2016

they want to lock everyone up.. especially "hers"

bdamomma

(63,959 posts)

2. this is like a cancer

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:46 PM

Dec 2016

that is spreading fucking trump, this man/child is going to do some deep damage to humanity.

Maru Kitteh

(28,345 posts)

3. Right-wing white populist nationalists are getting uglier, everywhere. And they really do

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:56 PM

Dec 2016

hate women.

tandem5

(2,072 posts)

4. With regards to Hillary Clinton, "lock her up" was never a reaction to perceived corruption

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:56 PM

Dec 2016

(that was just cover). The chant simply means punish a woman who has overstepped her social station. It seems the Canadian audience gets the abstraction. "Make America great again" is code for let's go back to a time when women and minorities were sidelined and punish those that had the temerity to say otherwise. It dovetails nicely.

ismnotwasm

(42,023 posts)

5. Gee and here I thought the whole thing was about a proper economic message

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:59 PM

Dec 2016

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

6. I have to ask because I am seeing it a lot lately

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 11:16 PM

Dec 2016

What is up with the duplicate paragraphs? Four of the paragraphs are duplicated.

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