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March 18, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Internet Sleuths

While the internet often does much harm to innocent parties, it also allows for a form of social and even criminal justice when bad things happen. Invariably, these bad things occur when people behave in ignorant, racist and unkind ways. One of the foremost sheriffs of this landscape is Michal

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March 17, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: The Will Rogers Of Politics

Despite all of the green virtue-signaling that comes from Ottawa on a regular basis, those who follow such things know that it is largely empty rhetoric that hides some very, very inconvenient truths. On the one hand, there never seems to be sufficient funds to implement meaningful programs that would improve

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March 16, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: A Clear And Present Danger

Clearly, the education system in the U.S. is subversive, eh?  H/t Walter Masterson Left unchecked, will this lead to the horrors of a more compassionate and understanding society? Recommend this Post

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March 14, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

                                                                 I do not fit the usual profile of a stalking victim. I am not young, rich, a public

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March 13, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Thought For The Day (The Week, The Month, The Year, Etc.)

This from Professor Michael E. Mann: Sagan rightly feared the “celebration of ignorance”. He didn’t quite anticipate, however, the *weaponization* of ignorance that we are now seeing. Carl Sagan predicted QAnon more than two decades ago: If you have never read the book, The Demon-Haunted World is well-worth your time.

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March 11, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Hard To Swallow

                               While there are many topics of pressing concern to write about these days, I can’t resist a lesser story that in my view underscores corporate greed, writ large. Some may have heard about the recent

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March 9, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Signs Of The Times

I’ve been really busy this week and haven’t had time to post. The following reflects just a few of the things I haven’t written about, as seen through the eyes of Moudakis: Recommend this Post

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March 5, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Catholic Love

  I offer the following without comment, except to say that it is incredible that in the 21st Century, we still have so many benighted people amongst us.  Read only until you feel your gag reflex starting to kick in: Police were called in to deal with angry parents after

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March 3, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: The Value Of Self-Censorship

  I am one who firmly believes that far too many people are far too easily offended today, whether it is reflected in demands to tear down statues because of historical transgressions, as in the case of Sir John A., or tossing out all of Winston Churchill’s accomplishments because of

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February 28, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Responding To The Corporate Siren Call

The other day, I posted about our successive governments’ inability to resist the siren call of the corporate imperative, wedded as they are both socially and ideologically to their summons. In my previous post, I explored how postal banking fell victim to that imperative. Today I explore another example of

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February 25, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: About The Company You Are Keeping

If you haven’t read it yet, check out Owen’s post today about the uproar over Conservative MPs feting Christine Anderson, the far-right politician from Germany. Now embroiled in damage control. Con leader PP insists there is no place for such extreme views in Canada, claiming that his MPs knew nothing

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February 24, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Genuflecting At The Altar Of Corporate Giants

For the longest time, I have been pondering the timidity of successive governments to be on anything but the good side of the corporate titans who walk among us. Certainly, we sometimes hear brave words that are scripted from the world of political theatre, but when the metal hits the

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February 21, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: The Real Snowflakes

The extreme right seems to take pleasure in calling progressive people snowflakes, implying that they are such sensitive souls that any criticism or views that don’t accord with theirs hurt their feelings. Of course, the real snowflakes are the rabid right, who profess outrage whenever someone calls them what they

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February 19, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: A Hidden History

Ideally, history teaches us about the past so that we can gain perspective on what came before and learn some lessons so that we don’t make the same mistakes made over and over again, ad infinitum. While recent history underscores the fact that we are not apt students, even the

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February 18, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Shameless And Incorrigible

I was going to post about Doug Ford today on another topic today, but then I came across this video, yet another testament to his shameless lack of ethics and morality. It pertains to the recent announcement that Magna International will be the recipient of a $23 million Ford government grant for

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February 17, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: About The Company We (Or At Least Some Of Us) Keep

Normally, I would say that the following consists simply of unsupported assertions. However, since it is about Doug Ford, and with the stench of corruption so overpowering, it is in my view justified, the Premier’s stout denials of impropriety notwithstanding. If we are indeed judged by the company we keep

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February 15, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: The American Taliban

One of the main joys of this part of my life is helping to look after our granddaughter, who is now 18 months old and very, very bright and engaged in the world around her. Sometimes, in order to ‘coax’ her to eat, we play some children’s programming available on

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February 14, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Such Blatant Hypocrisy

  Being on the right side of history is a popular desire these days, and many opportunities are afforded by Black History Month. It offers progressives and companies the chance to stand with the Black community in expressing pride in their multitude of achievements that many people are unaware of.

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February 12, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: It’s Not Going Away

In my post about homelessness the other day, I wrote, In Toronto, a motion that would have kept warming centres open from November to April was defeated, despite shelter space being at a premium.  Homelessness is not going away, and many citizens are acutely aware of that fact and the immorality of Toronto’s decision.

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February 11, 2023 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: My Man Snoop Dogg

Can’t beat him for colour commentary, as you will see: Given contemporary events, I thought a change of pace was called for. Recommend this Post

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