Comment 119660

By Kris (registered) | Posted July 05, 2016 at 14:28:13 in reply to Comment 119647

To be fair, I don't think the use of the term "rape" was metaphorical. And the non-sexual, non-metaphoric use of the word is hardly unheard of in political discourse. Both of these points where made by the Councillor. I suspect making his use of the word "rape" such a big issue is really about the politics of disliking Mr. Whitehead in general (perhaps for good reasons) and is not really in good faith, nor on point regarding the issue at hand regarding the value of downtown development. I think the worst you can say about his rhetoric is that he was being hyperbolic, which is a common enough vice for political participants or all stripes. When a Marxist or environmentalist talks about capitalism raping the environment for profit no one invites them to a SACHA workshop.

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