CDNS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canadian Studies, History Of The Petroleum Industry In Canada
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*anti modernism is the idea that things were better in the past and we"ve lost something from the good old days. *radical conservatism the idea that there is a tradition that is rooted in something that is old and true and good, work values, etc. tends to be anti technology and anti industry. Had a radical aspect in canada against socialism. *anti modernism connects well with the idea of the volk. *difference between the official definition of who we are the reality of history. Rhetoric-reality gaps are discrepancies between cherished values, popular myths, and public/political discourse, on one hand, and the actual state of affairs on the other. The difference between the popular image and the truth. Ie// i"m so proud we"re so friendly and have always been so welcoming and nice; when in reality we turned away the st. louis and persecuted first nations, the war measures act, etc.