Majorities Don't Whisper

Well, Kyle, apparently Ralph Klein heard what you had to say... but didn't care to listen. When asked to comment Friday about the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, King Ralph replied : "I don't know what the percentage of the majority is, but the majority of people are opposed to same-sex marriage."

Riiiight. Next thing you know, Ralph will stand up and say: "Shhh. Can you hear that? That's the 'silent' majority of people who reject same-sex marriage. What? You can't hear that? You must be crazy, they're everywhere." Sorry Mr. Premier, your superhearing is, well, superficial. There is no silent majority -- just an obnoxiously loud minority.

This is just another variation of what Rick Salutin of the Globe and Mail (Dec. 3) refers to as the most offensive phrases in public life: "Mr. Speaker, Canadians know..." and "Mr. Speaker, Canadians are tired of hearing..."

It's a good thing that Canadians rarely listen to what politicians have to say, otherwise we might have to tell them the truth: we're tired of them.

posted by G E @ 2:53 p.m.