I am beginning to think that those who travel to Florida to live or play are either living in ignorance or engaged in some sort of massive cognitive dissonance. How else to explain the fact that it is is the fastest-growing state in the Union, despite the existential threats it
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Politics and its Discontents: Psst! Got Any Extra Kerosene?
I know of a state that would gladly accept your contribution. And should presidential-hopeful DeSantis secure the high office, expect conflagrations throughout The ‘Union’ that will rival their worst wildfires. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Where The Sun No Longer Shines
That would be the so-called Sunshine State, Florida, under the heavy hand of its governor and apparent presidential aspirant, Ron DeSantis. Things are becoming so repressive there that a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Face Of Pain
Pain, both physical and mental, comes in many forms; not all instances are remediable, but some are, if we really put our minds to it. The following video is of an American vet whose (mis)treatment by the Veterans Administration (VA) has only aggravated the problems he brought back from battle.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: When They Start Talking About Ideologies And Agendas
… you generally know where they are coming from. “We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia. The sexualization agenda is robbing children of their innocence.” “I am a very concerned person who has done research on the subject of the LGBTQ ideology” . Thus spaketh Lorraine Hackenschmidt, described
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Things Could Be Worse
These days, I take my comforts wherever I can find them. In contemplating the state of my province, Ontario, under the administration of the Doug Ford government, I’m deriving some small solace in the fact that there is a jurisdiction even more ineptly led: Alberta. The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB WOW! Smith’s presser
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A PSA From The FBI
I can’t imagine living in a country where this kind of Public Service Announcement is necessary. And on a slightly different note, we now know why “thoughts and prayers” aren’t working. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Brief Programming Note
I have been a bit under the weather for the past few days, a bit of a virus that repeated testing has shown is not COVID. (Whew!) I have also begun work on a new writing project that includes some research, so I expect for the next little while
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Demons Among Us
H/t MacKay History teaches us that the capacity to demonize ‘the other’ seems almost limitless. Whether it be the Jew, the Black, the Roma, the Indigenous, or any other group, there will always be those who find people unfit to be members of society. Hence the role of propaganda, allegations
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: By Any Other Name
Perhaps it is because I experienced a small amount of peer-bullying as a student. Perhaps it is because I experienced a large amount of both physical and psychological abuse from my teachers, as did many of my fellow students. It was, after all, the Catholic school system, where mistreatment was
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Getting Things Done
Those who prize quick decisions and action will no doubt applaud the likes of the Doug Ford government. As pointed out in my previous post, the premier and his coterie are not very often burdened
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Burden Of Thought
Over the years of writing this blog, I have made fairly frequent mention of the importance of critical thinking. At the same time, I have usually been quick to add that it is an ideal toward which I constantly strive, one that I frequently fall short of. There are,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Snowflakery Spreads
It is common for the hard right to accuse progressives of being snowflakes, meaning, I guess, that they are inordinately sensitive and easily offended. The shoe, however, now appears to be on the other foot, as was recently demonstrated with the expulsion of two black state representatives from the Tennessee
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Still Lessons To Be Learned
The older I get, the more I realize how little I know. And to me, that is a good thing, because there is something both grounding and humbling in realizing the extent of one’s ignorance. And it is also an invitation to continue learning, right up to the end. While
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Beam In Our Eye
When you think about it, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with national myths. They seek to convey something special about one’s country. For example, there is the American myth about being a country where anyone can become anything by dint of hard work. In Canada, there is the myth that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Ode To Democracy
A busy day ahead, so I shall let Theo Moudakis speak for me: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: God’s Second Gift To Humanity
But, as Jesus said, “A prophet hath no honour is his own country.” Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sharing Incompetencies
I was talking to my good friend Dave, from Winnipeg, the other night. Dave and I have been friends for 40 years. The affinities that bind us include books, movies and, of course, politics. Like me, Dave has a jaundiced, cynical view of those who represent us, seeing them
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Ideological Soulmates
Well, it appears Pierre Poilievre, that would-be master disinformation-trafficker, has found his true soulmate in another man-child, Elon Musk. They have had a meeting of the minds when it comes to the CBC – dearest Elon has agreed to PP’s request that the publicly-funded networked be labelled “government-funded
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Eerily Prescient
In 1986, Frank Zappa appeared on Crossfire, a show that billed itself as a forum for debate between opposing views. In the following clip, (you can see the entire episode here), Zappa makes an observation that, although hotly contested by the other guests, proves to be eerily prescient, given the
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