Humans are a lamentably short-sighted species. Sure, we understand some of the basic underlying principles that govern our existence, but that knowledge seems to have
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Politics and its Discontents: Days Of Outrage
The expression of outrage can serve a useful purpose, no doubt. It can promote new awareness that facilitates change; it can lead to levels of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: George Orwell Meets Rudy Giuliani
“Truth isn’t truth,” proclaims the increasingly zany and demented uncle known as Rudy Giuliani. Start at the 1:20 mark to take the full measure of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Jack Dorsey, Hypocrite
I am posting less these days, likely because I am losing faith in the possibility of positive change. I realize now, more than ever, that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Playing To The Lowest Common Denominator
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Canadian Hypocrisy
While many (but not our strangely silent allies) have cheered Canada’s tweet critical of Saudi Arabia’s abuse of human rights’ activists, it has not escaped
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Putting Everything Into Perspective
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Hothouse Earth
Hot on the heels of the news that Justin’s folly will now cost taxpayers at least another $1.9 billion comes widespread acknowledgement that we may
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: I Don’t Know Why
… but I never tire of watching lunatics like Jim Bakker and his brethren. Guess I am just desperate in these trying times for some
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Betrayal With Far-Reaching Implications
Despite the inspiring persona he peddled to win the last election, Justin Trudeau has turned out to be just another politician. As hard as that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: In The Realm Of Canadian Political Whoredom
I nominate Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine Mckenna as Queen: And here is what she had to say after news of the Trudeau
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Speaking Of Neoliberal Tools
It is never nice to shatter someone’s illusions, but sometimes it is necessary. That is exactly what iPolitics is doing as it reports a not
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Flying The Not-So-Friendly Skies
One of the major disappointments I have lived to experience is the fragility of democracy. That democratic traditions, customs and practices are so vulnerable to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: My Catholic Upbringing
It is a long time since I believed in Hell, yet the following scenes are eerily reminiscent of what the nuns used to warn would
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sad Beyond Words
If you are at all familiar with Ansel Adams, you will know that much of the palette for his photographic genius was Yosemite National Park.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The New Normal
Watch or don’t watch the following; it really won’t make any difference, as the trajectory is already firmly set, momentum is building, and catastrophe can
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Second Verse, Same As The First
The playlist is, I know, increasingly repetitive, but Earth-station has but a few records remaining on the turntable, and they will only be played louder
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Further Down The Road
For those whose sense of weather peril is somewhat muted, the following picture of a London park, the top part showing it in May, and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Rising Tide
I have just begun a book called Extreme Cites, by Ashley Dawson. As I have discerned it thus far, its thesis is that the world’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Be Skeptical. Ask Questions.
Given the very strange times in which we live, some sound advice from Jonathan Jarry: Recommend this Post
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