Well, we survived another long American political campaign and tomorrow it will (we hope) all be over. I believe it is pretty simple, people who are voting for Trump are crazy and/or stupid. At this point I really don’t know how to sugarcoat it. This is a racist, misogynistic, profoundly
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kirbycairo: "President Trump"… History could bite us in the Ass. . . .
In the early 1930s many people in Germany and throughout the world were simply incredulous at the idea that Hitler would come to power. Mussolini had already come to power and more or less constructed a police state. But Mussolini was a bit of a buffoon and Italy, in its
Continue readingkirbycairo: "President Trump"… History could bite us in the Ass. . . .
In the early 1930s many people in Germany and throughout the world were simply incredulous at the idea that Hitler would come to power. Mussolini had already come to power and more or less constructed a police state. But Mussolini was a bit of a buffoon and Italy, in its
Continue readingkirbycairo: Trump vs. Clinton, different models of Conflict. . .
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pose very real threats to Democracy and peace, but for different kinds of reasons. The US has always pursued its economic/political interests in aggressive ways regardless of which party occupies the White House. The US has never shied away from supporting the worst kinds
Continue readingkirbycairo: Trump vs. Clinton, different models of Conflict. . .
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pose very real threats to Democracy and peace, but for different kinds of reasons. The US has always pursued its economic/political interests in aggressive ways regardless of which party occupies the White House. The US has never shied away from supporting the worst kinds
Continue readingkirbycairo: Turning our Backs on Prime Ministers, the necessity of Protest. . . .
“When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We simply revolt because, for many reasons, we can no longer breath.” -Franz Fanon Years ago (so long ago that I can’t even find the post anymore), I wrote about the democratic deficits of modern democracy. The argument went like this
Continue readingkirbycairo: Turning our Backs on Prime Ministers, the necessity of Protest. . . .
“When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We simply revolt because, for many reasons, we can no longer breath.” -Franz Fanon Years ago (so long ago that I can’t even find the post anymore), I wrote about the democratic deficits of modern democracy. The argument went like this
Continue readingkirbycairo: So-called "Free Trade" and the Presidential Election. . .
Trade is one of the stranger political issues in recent years. For more than two decades now the left has been saying that the trade deals (even going back before the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations), are not really “free-trade” deals at all, but are rather ‘corporate rights’ deals that
Continue readingkirbycairo: So-called "Free Trade" and the Presidential Election. . .
Trade is one of the stranger political issues in recent years. For more than two decades now the left has been saying that the trade deals (even going back before the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations), are not really “free-trade” deals at all, but are rather ‘corporate rights’ deals that
Continue readingkirbycairo: What’s a Progressive to do?
As much as I would like it to be otherwise, I really think that any optimism that the Liberal government would be significantly different from the Harper government on some of the most substantive issues, has turned out to be misplaced. I understand why a number of progressives are having
Continue readingkirbycairo: What’s a Progressive to do?
As much as I would like it to be otherwise, I really think that any optimism that the Liberal government would be significantly different from the Harper government on some of the most substantive issues, has turned out to be misplaced. I understand why a number of progressives are having
Continue readingkirbycairo: Neo-Liberalism, Sexism, and the Presidential Dilemma….
I oppose Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for some of the same reasons: I am a socialist and they are both part of the financial elite; they support the neo-liberal economic agenda; they have both supported radically pro-corporate trade policies (Trump acts as though he hasn’t but he has for
Continue readingkirbycairo: Neo-Liberalism, Sexism, and the Presidential Dilemma….
I oppose Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for some of the same reasons: I am a socialist and they are both part of the financial elite; they support the neo-liberal economic agenda; they have both supported radically pro-corporate trade policies (Trump acts as though he hasn’t but he has for
Continue readingkirbycairo: Narcissism and the Growth of Hate Politics. . . .
David Brooks wrote an excellent op-ed piece for the New York Times today entitled Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life. Brooks recounts the genuine state of mental illness and isolation in which Trump lives. Most poignantly, Brooks writes: “Trump continues to display the symptoms of narcissistic alexithymia, the inability to understand
Continue readingkirbycairo: Narcissism and the Growth of Hate Politics. . . .
David Brooks wrote an excellent op-ed piece for the New York Times today entitled Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life. Brooks recounts the genuine state of mental illness and isolation in which Trump lives. Most poignantly, Brooks writes: “Trump continues to display the symptoms of narcissistic alexithymia, the inability to understand
Continue readingkirbycairo: Trump and the new Fascism. . .
John Ibbitson, the conservative shill who told us not that long ago that Harper’s Conservative Party would be in power for a century, (to give you some idea of his ability to predict the future) wrote in the Globe and Mail today that “He’ll likely lose – but Trump is
Continue readingkirbycairo: Trump and the new Fascism. . .
John Ibbitson, the conservative shill who told us not that long ago that Harper’s Conservative Party would be in power for a century, (to give you some idea of his ability to predict the future) wrote in the Globe and Mail today that “He’ll likely lose – but Trump is
Continue readingkirbycairo: Our Era; enlightenment in reverse . .
Mr. Britling, the title character of H.G. Wells’ 1916 novel Mr. Britling Sees it Through, is haunted by the reality of the First World War, a conflict that had been years in the making but which, with his optimistic and compassionate sensibilities, he had always publicly and privately denied as
Continue readingkirbycairo: Our Era; enlightenment in reverse . .
Mr. Britling, the title character of H.G. Wells’ 1916 novel Mr. Britling Sees it Through, is haunted by the reality of the First World War, a conflict that had been years in the making but which, with his optimistic and compassionate sensibilities, he had always publicly and privately denied as
Continue readingkirbycairo: Kellie Leitch and the generating of Hate. . . .
The roots of racism, those feelings of fear, resentment, and hate, run very deep in the human psyche. I don’t believe anyone, no matter how benevolent or compassionate, remains unscathed. We are all, in one way or another, the victims of racism, whether directly or indirectly, because it poisons our
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