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Jamie swift

@jamieswift44

Kingston writer Jamie Swift, author of numerous books. Interests include cultural politics of commemoration, confronting inequality and sorcery of the sardonic

Joined August 2016
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Carol Off@CarolOff_10 Apr 2017
Does the #BattleofVimyRidge really mark the birth of a nation? Historian debunks *Vimyism* on @cbcasithappens lede #cdnpoli @jamieswift44
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Trudeau sips Vimyist koolaid, claims canada born in battle theglobeandmail.com/news/nat… let's grow up -- real war lessons btlbooks.com/book/the-vimy-t…

‘This was Canada at its best’: Remembering the fallen 100 years after Vimy

A tribute from Prince Charles was just one of many from high-profile personalities on the 100th anniversary of the critical Great War battle in a ceremony hosted by the Canadian government

theglobeandmail.com
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thanks @saskweekend for interview debunking Vimyism and promoting post patriotic take on the Vimy anniversary @HuffPostCanada @MikeHudema
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Thanks, historians re prize nomination cha-shc.ca/english/what-we-d… Validation within Vimyist tide. Remember Group of 7's Fred Varley "For What"?
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Fake News! "unity of purpose" ottawasun.com/2017/03/14/war… Vimy battle led to conscription crisis, near-death for Canada #vimy100 #canhist
Fake News! "unity of purpose" ottawasun.com/2017/03/14/war… Vimy battle led to conscription crisis, near-death for Canada #cdnpoli #cdnhist
PostPatriotic war memorial! Will Cdn Vimy visitors visit poignant new reminder of war’s futility? cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/en/… #cdnhist #canhist
Post Patriotic war memorial! Will Cdn Vimy visitors visit poignant new reminder of war’s futility? cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/en/… : #vimy100
Ottawa's new toonie = image of Vimy monument "Sermon against futility of war" explained designer Walter Allward #cdnhist #canhist
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Ottawa's new toonie = image of Vimy monument "Sermon against futility of war" explained designer Walter Allward. : #vimy100 #cdnpoli
Fake News! 3 days = 10,000 Cdns Killed/Wounded on Blood-Soaked Hill = “Birth of a Nation” #vimy100 btlbooks.com/book/the-vimy-t… #cdnpoli #cdnhist
The Vimy Trap

The Vimy Trap

or, How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Great War. An essential antidote to “Vimyism”!

btlbooks.com
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Watch out for Vimy Trap as Canada prepares to send soldiers to Mail.... or somewhere cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot… atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?cl…
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