LETTERS: The good side of Gondek's moral failure

Re: Cory Morgan, Calgary's Mayor Gondek is a disgraceI'm seeing Gondek's graceless gaffe as a dark cloud with a silver lining. We have all been living (in one way or another) under the influence of the deadly error and compelled mandate of "pluralism." Orwell warned us about the dangers of 'doublethink,' the compulsion to virtuously embrace opposing ideas, even while knowing they are incompatible. Under this delusion, we subject ourselves to all manners of tyranny, while removing all means of self-preservation. Tainted by such debilitating and self-induced injury, we struggle to understand that in a deadly game, we are being played. Israel versus Hamas is not a definitively simplistic issue, but good versus evil is. Wherever we have justified, overlooked or participated in even the lightest shades of darkness, we are subject to all manners of evil without any meaningful recourse. So the silver lining to Gondek's goofball morality is that we are invited to decisively ditch our debilitating doublethink. Fred Van Vliet Didsbury AB .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.