A new protection against Corvid-19 has been found! Rejoice, Brothers and Sisters. And can I get a big AMEN? Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: Straight Talk From Italy
Perhaps more people would obey the mandate to self-isolate if more politicians spoke like this: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Opportunities Exist
During this time of crisis, it is easy to forget other, equally vital issues and the fact that the problems we currently confront do not exist in isolation. Climate change and the myriad emergencies it has spawned are not going away. Two letters in the print edition of the Toronto
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Barbra Streisand’s Searingly Accurate Assessment Of Trump
My friend Steve sent me this. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: God Or Trump? You Decide
Your Sunday afternoon (rueful) smile. God only brought one guy back from the dead on Easter. Trump is here to bring back the whole economy on Easter 2020. Enjoy this clip (possibly, like, the best ever), share and be sure to subscribe to Making Podcasts Great Again (@TrumpPod) – new
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Imagining A New World
Having the underpinnings of our daily lives so radically altered is immensely unsettling. The things we have always taken for granted, be it a daily walk, a quick trip to the store, a handshake with a friend, a rubbing of the eye, all of these and many more now come
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Glaring Omission
Anyone who may read this blog regularly knows that, for a number of reasons, I am not a fan of Justin Trudeau and his government. However, I give him top marks for his consistently calm and measured demeanour during this crisis. And the financial measures announced thus far, with some
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Thank You, Corona Virus
A friend sent the following to me this morning. It is quite powerful, and reflects the kind of thinking I and I’m sure countless others have been engaged in of late. May we truly take some lasting lessons from this ongoing catastrophe. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Time For A Massive Reorientation
It is perhaps to state the obvious that a crisis of the scale the world is currently experiencing is also an opportunity to reorient our perspective and our society. As many of us are now acutely aware, and despite the ‘social distancing’ we are observing, none of us live in
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Big Fall
The Greeks were well-familiar with the concept of hamartia, which can be defined as follows: The term hamartia derives from the Greek ἁμαρτία, from ἁμαρτάνειν hamartánein, which means “to miss the mark” or “to err”.[1][2] It is most often associated with Greek tragedy…. In literature, it is usually associated with
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: You Really Don’t Need Me To Offer Any Comment Here, Do You?
The Reverend Kenneth Copeland is up to his usual mischief: Multi-millionaire televangelist Kenneth Copeland tells viewers that even if they lose their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak, they must continue giving to the church: "Whatever you do right now, don't you stop tithing!" pic.twitter.com/Xp154Fm1rn — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch)
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: About That Other Crisis
As we remain fixated on the immediate, acute crisis that has engulfed the world, it is easy to lose sight of the other crisis that continues to engulf the world: Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland –
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: From The Ministry Of Truth
Pay no attention to the left side of your screens. Goldstein has been very busy. This video on Fox News messaging around the coronavirus is really something. They are truly a propaganda outlet for Trump – nothing more – their messaging changed exactly when his did. pic.twitter.com/vSNJSpNqGY — Amy Siskind
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Gallows Humour
For technical reasons related to the site, I can’t put up the cartoon here, but if you click on this link, you will see something from the Far Side’s Gary Larson that is both funny and relevant in a macabre kind of way. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Larger Perspective
In these uncertain times, we are all seized by concerns about Corvid-19. The prospect of death invariably focuses the mind, especially in the short-term. Facilitated by fossil-fuel propaganda and an often uncritical media, it is unfortunately easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, one that we have been warned
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Corona Public Service Announcement
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
Kenneth Copeland is on the job! No crisis is complete without #FakeChristian charlatans using it to make a tax-free buck. Notorious conman Kenneth Copeland will “cure” #coronavirus over your TV — if you send a love offering! Glory! pic.twitter.com/UZGWEsnGvm — Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) March 12, 2020 Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: When Is Discrimination Not Discrimination?
Answer: When it occurs in Quebec. Question #2: Where is teaching tolerance, respect and understanding considered contrary to the public good? Answer: Quebec It would seem that in La Belle Province, a little learning is a dangerous thing: Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Missing Sense Of Urgency
After taking it out of the library twice, I have finally mustered the psychic strength to begin reading Bill McKibben’s Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? A grim read, its central thesis is that things are very bad, but it is still not too late to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It Makes Perfect Sense
While many bemoan the fate of the Teck Resources Frontier tarsands project as yet another example of restrictive regulatory measures, others, as the following letter from the print edition of the Toronto Star suggests, say its death makes perfect corporate sense. Free market now realizes carbon reserves best left alone
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