This is the story of two ‘realities’; one is grounded in the ugly facts of a respiratory illness, RSV, in children; the other, essentially an anti-reality, revolves around shortsighted, reactionary hysteria that does nothing to serve the public good. First, a tale of a medical emergency involving RSV. When Weronika
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Politics and its Discontents: The People Speak
H/t Moudakis H/t de Adder Following up on yesterday’s post, here are some of the things people are thinking about when they consider Doug Ford and his unholy relationship with developers: Doug Ford shows his true colours with attack on the Greenbelt, Cohn, Nov. 11 Premier Doug Ford and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Doug Ford Paying His Debt To Developers Act
One will no doubt remember this infamous video from over four years ago, prior to Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative’s first victory in Ontario: Although he later disavowed his comments, promising to protect the Greenbelt from development, he has, of course, gone back on his ‘word’, the crisis in affordable housing
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sad, But Not So Surprising
As I have written before, the evasion of responsibility on the part of the Ford government and its chief medical flunky, Dr. Kieran Moore, is deeply disappointing but not really unexpected. Ideology and political culture almost guarantee that his official stance (get your shots and masks in crowds) will be
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It’s Easy To Pierce Thin Skins
Not to mention, it also looks like fun. To quote Mr. T: I pity the fool! (But not really.) Mrs. F @ms_frazzled Your tan looks so good up there, friend! Let’s go play something else for a while. #TrumpAnnouncement Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Our Inability to Behave Humanely Or Reasonably
H/t Moudakis Many years ago, I would periodically buy The National Lampoon, the era’s pre-eminent journal of satire. One of its covers has always remained in memory: Presumably a spoof on the tendency of fund-raising organizations to use emotional ploys to encourage donations, it was also a devastatingly effective
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Time For Some Truth
In Doug Ford’s Ontario, the answer is, “Plenty of people.” Yesterday I attended a rally to protest the provincial government’s plans to override local democracy and extend urban boundaries into the valuable Greenbelt and farmlands (a.k.a The Doug Ford Discharging His Debt To Developers Act). By the robust turnout,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Biggest Danger To America Today?
Single women. That’s right, single women. According to Jesse Watters, the only way to combat such an insidious threat is for those ladies to get married, where, presumably, they will fall into line with the natural (or God-ordained) hierarchy. ‘We need these ladies to get married’ — Fox News’ Jesse
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Strange Times Indeed
Having taught for 30 years, I had my fair share of classroom experiences, both good and bad, as is the norm in a long career. Fortunately, most of the students I interacted with over those years were good and earnest, eager enough to benefit from educational opportunities as they anticipated
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Readers React
I’m on a bit of a tight schedule today, so I cede to newspaper letter-writers their thoughts on Doug Ford’s tactics and values before his province-wide blink yesterday. Premier Ford’s decision to withdraw Bill 28, and go back to the bargaining table shows the kind of things that can happen
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATE: Breaking: Doug Ford’s News Conference In Which His Credibility Further Erodes
I just watched Doug Ford’s news conference, prompted no doubt by the fury people feel in Ontario over his government’s heavy-handed use of the Notwithstanding Clause to try to break CUPE’s strike. Replete with inaccuracies and lies, Ford tried to present a conciliatory tone, but hyperbole such as the province
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Upon Awakening
It would be nice to think that the slumbering masses have awakened to a new understanding of government and its relationship to the people, but I abandoned magical thinking a long time ago. Nonetheless, occasionally our overlords overplay their hand, and people do get a glimpse behind the curtain. Such
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Finally, Some Passion!
Watching the American news this week in the leadup to their mid-terms, I was struck by the dichotomy between Democratic leaders and candidates and their Republican counterparts. On the one hand, you have people like Joe Biden and Barrack Obama trying to appeal to reason in their stumping, and on
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Brittlestar Understands
… what the Ford government is either too arrogant or too stupid to get: H/t Brittlestar I imagine only those who favour government by a cadre of contemptible clowns are content right now. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Mr. Musk Unmasked
Once more, Unlearn16 reveals something important, and her observations I could not disagree with. Yesterday, she pierced the facade perpetrated by the Ford government about the soon-to-be striking school support staff in Ontario. This time, she turns her laser-focus on Elong Musk and his purchase of Twitter. Well-worth the three-minute listen.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Simple Amongst Us.
The older I get, the less satisfied I am with life. Probably because I have a lifetime of context, events bother me a lot more now than they did earlier in my life. Indeed, my bleaker moments see me almost envying the simple-minded who view the world through a bifurcated
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just Wondering
I’ve got a busy day ahead of me, but I do have a question: Now that Team Ford in Ontario has brought down the notwithstanding clause hammer to thousands of education workers seeking relief from low wages, thereby making a mockery of collective bargaining rights, do you regret not voting
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It’s All So Simple
… if you are a devotee of Fox News and its ilk. I talked to this lady who says drugs will be handed out tonight for Halloween by “illegals” because she saw it on an “episode” of Fox News. Happy Halloween and stay safe out there. H/t Davram Recommend this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Cool And Rational
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day, and I suggested to him that people like us (we who strive to be rational, critical thinkers) are an endangered species and becoming largely irrelevant in the world today. It is good to know, however, that there are passionate
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just Because I’m In A Mood
Make of the following what you will. If you view it, be sure to watch right to the end. H/t Annie Recommend this Post
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