I have not blogged much lately because it seems to me that there is a story that is so big that it has taken the wind out of my sails and muted me with its raw implications. That story is the Idle No More movement and the hunger strike of
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kirbycairo: The Harper Revelation. . . .
Events in Canada are looking more and more like a kind Biblical Revelation with Harper representing a silver-haired beast who aligns himself with the great red dragon of the East. The Silver-hair beast has his minons wrench the fire liquid from the great northern landscape until it is made into
Continue readingkirbycairo: AbitibiBadwater. . . . .
You can bet that this story will not get anywhere near as much coverage as it should. For the Supreme Court to agree that Abitibibowater can absolve itself of the social responsibility of environmental clean-up is, in fact, monumental. This further solidifies the corporate society in which we now live.
Continue readingkirbycairo: Honest Disagreements and the problem of Harper. . .
Though disagreements can be difficult at times, I think the majority of us understand that honest disagreements are not only healthy but essential to growth and understanding. We have to weigh the options in life, think about the possibilities, consider not only the facts but the feelings and concerns of
Continue readingkirbycairo: Ian Capstick’s Heart of Darkness. . . .
Ian Capstick, supporting his new macho, Mulcair-like beard, boasted tonight on the CBC Newsworld Power Panel, about how hawkish he is on immigration and refuge policy, talking up his friend Jason Kenney’s new-wave of immigration controls. Mr. Capstick, quickly and conveniently attempted to guide the conversation of todays “human trafficking”
Continue readingkirbycairo: One Man’s Freedom-fighter. . . . .
Perhaps the greatest irony of the Harpercon regime (and there are literally dozens to choose from) is the difference in attitude that they take toward the people who suffer under the yoke of the Syrian government and those that suffer under the yoke of…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Political Deception and the Ford/Harper Nation. . .
The fundamental thrust of the contemporary rightwing ideology in our country, whether found in the form of the Ford Brothers or the Harper cabal, is multifold. While the overarching narrative of this movement is an entirely&nbs…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Mayor Ford, Michael Coren, and Political Hypocrisy. . . .
I am very seldom shocked by the hubris and hypocrisy of the rightwing. That is not to say that the left is never guilty of hubris or hypocrisy, but that often shocks me because at the heart of the leftwing commitment should be a principled st…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Democracy, Corporatism, and the RIghtwing agenda. . . .
Public discourse is finally beginning to wake up to the fact that democracy is now in retreat all over the world. Despite the supposed democratization of many former dictatorships that took place in the 1990s and the more recent Arab Spring, everywhere…
Continue readingkirbycairo: One Man’s Terrorist is another’s Freedom Fighter. . .
I was listening to News Radio 1010 in Toronto yesterday night and one of their many mindless, rightwing drones was rambling on about the situation in Gaza. As though the State of Israel dosen’t have enough blind and ignorant support, this yahoo was lam…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Will We Have a Haircut for a PM?
Today’s new poll concerning the possible fate of the Liberal Party in the next election (if Trudeau were elected leader), demonstrates at the very least that recent talk of the death of the Liberal Party were greatly exaggerated. I have said for a whil…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Idle Thoughts . . . .
Just Wondering . . . .- The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party consists of seven men. There are more than a billion people, don’t you think they could have found a couple of women?-How long to we have to listen to people suggest that Jason Kenney…
Continue readingkirbycairo: The Sad Liberal Spectacle. .. . . .
As expected, Martha Hall Finley announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. And, I am sorry to say, it was another sad, pathetic, spectacle of Liberal Bullsh*t and denial. Ms. Finley claimed that the Liberals need to atta…
Continue readingkirbycairo: Testament to Incompetence. . . .
If anyone is a testament to the utter incompetence and mean-spiritedness of the Harpercon government it is this man -I might even say that Jim Flaherty’s power and worldly ‘success’ is ample evidence that if there is a God, she plays no part the daily …
Continue readingkirbycairo: America Died. . . .
One time Saturday Night Live cast-member, and well-known half-wit, Victoria Jackson took her desperation out on her twitter followers as she watched the Romney presidential bid slowly go up in smoke. It seems that the comedian, who …
Continue readingkirbycairo: Message for the RIghtwing. . .
A moment of frivolity -My message for the Rightwing in the US today -A moment of seriousness -My message to the Rightwing in Canada tomorrow -And this is when –
Continue readingkirbycairo: On Language and its Organic Use. . . . . .
Listening to a professor of “language” on CBC this morning complain about the “gradual extinction” of French, I was struck by a number of things. First of all I was quite offended by her use of the word “literate.” In reference to the shocking decline of French in Manitoba over
Continue readingkirbycairo: Let’s begin to Change the rules. . . . .
It is ironic that the existence of the Harpercon government, with its secrecy, wild disregard for tradition and the law, and shocking lack of transparency, has made the basic problems of the Canadian political system obvious for all to see. I suppose that when you put someone in any job for
Continue readingkirbycairo: Haper’s Big Sellout. . . .
If you haven’t read this article by Michael Harris, read it. It is very interesting. Besides the partisan talk of Nathen Cullen, whom he quotes at length, there is something significant in what Harris is saying, and it is a sentiment with which I heartily agree. China could very well
Continue readingkirbycairo: The Sinking Liberal Fortunes. . . .
I think it is one of the great political ironies in Canadian history that Stephen Harper seems to actually believe that the downfall of the Liberal Party of Canada is a result of his strategic prowess. It must surely be clear now, to everyone except the blindest fools in the
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