{"id":18808,"date":"2024-02-21T13:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=18808"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T21:01:38","slug":"saskatchewan-soviet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=18808","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan Soviet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The buzz this week is about (aboot<\/em>) a Saskatchewan <\/strong>family that moved to Russia to escape woke-ism, gays, freedom of speech, etc. Things are not going well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The universe<\/strong> can often speak to us in unique and mysterious ways. Other times, if answers our questions by laughing in our faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the case with parents of 8 children Arend <\/strong>and Anneesa Feenstra<\/strong>, who decided that their home was just too liberal for them to raise their large family in. Instead, they moved to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that seems extreme, it\u2019s because it\u2019s freaking insane<\/strong><\/span>.<\/em> Sorry, I guess that\u2019s a little opinionated for a standard news article. But this is like saying \u201cWe don\u2019t like the rain all that much, so we\u2019re moving to the Sahara.\u201d
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\u201c[Our home] is not the same country it used to be and we didn\u2019t feel safe for our children there in the future anymore. There\u2019s a lot of left-wing ideology, LGBTQ, trans, just a lot of things that we don\u2019t agree with that they teach there now, and we wanted to get away from that for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can imagine, however, the Feenstras bit off a little more than they could chew. After having their bank accounts frozen, they realized that maybe, like so many other immigrants around the world, they should have learned at least a little of the language before pulling up their roots and relocating.<\/p>\nAndrew Simpson \/ Political Flare<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For Reference Purposes Only:
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Wonkette.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Semi-Sequitur: Wonkette<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wonkette<\/a> <\/strong>is a pretty off-the-wall, and highly entertaining, something<\/sup> something<\/sub> something<\/em> site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their staff includes<\/a>, but is not limited to….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unidentified Wonkette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Doktor Zoom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Martini Glambassador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The site includes the Ten Steps for a perfect wedding<\/a>. We don’t want to spoil the fun, so we’ll just give #1:

1) Move someplace where people are going to have to travel a very long way to attend your nuptials. That way, you will have a house full of 15 people for a minimum of three days, and you can get the long-festering family-drama<\/strong> fights out of the way in the comfort of your own home instead of leaving them for the reception.<\/em>
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We are thankful that they don’t cover twine-related issues, or we’d face some serious competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to the Bone Heads: The YouTube Channel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even for YouTube, Mr. Feenstra’s channel is profoundly dull. Up until he made the big move, his slice-of-maga-life (Canadian style) videos were getting between 300-500 views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you must: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@countrysideacreshomestead2008\/videos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Feenstra, who became disillusioned by the challenges of immigration (frozen bank accounts, “they talk funny over here”, <\/em>etc.), posted a YouTube video to vent his frustration. Mr. Feenstra was politely, yet firmly,<\/strong> encouraged to take down the video, and in it’s place is his profound apology to the good people of Russia<\/a>.
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Cream Skimmers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Feenstra is riding the crest of technological, economic, social, and scientific progress. Instead of using this Crown of Creation<\/a><\/strong> to, say, improve the lives of 3rd world children ($1.09 will treat one child with a vitamin A deficiency<\/a><\/strong>), he squanders his talents by getting a huge motor home and driving his family around the US, complaining about everything that doesn’t fit his narrow world view. Or he pours his energies and resources into the Canadian Convoy Protest[1]<\/sup>, to protect the rights of virus particles because, you know, …. freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Profoundly Shallow Theology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If I were granted an interview with Mr. Feenstra, my first question would be, “Name ten books you’ve read in the past year.” My next question would be, “Okay, name one<\/em> book you’ve read in the past ten years.” Then, just for laughs, “Could you please give us your definition of ‘freedom’?”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Do Not Disturb:<\/strong> Freedom in Progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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In The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory<\/a><\/strong>, Tim Alberta describes the idolatry of Christian nationalists and fundamentalist. The idols that have been prioritized are:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n