The US government is a deranged, terrorist state. There is a broad epidemic of people throughout America with damaged mental health who are unhinged from reality. That people are trolling Las Vegas shooting victims, calling them frauds, that the shooting … [Read more]
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Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Night of the Nazis
At a time when Donald Trump is threatening to lead his nation to war, and making ugly noises about the freedom of the press. At a time when neo-Nazis are on the march again.The distinguished documentarian Marshall Curry thought it might be time for a cautionary tale.And remind Americans of the night
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Spain’s Fascist Assault On The People of Catalonia
Just over a week ago I wrote a post on the Catalonian people's long struggle for independence.And I made it clear I supported their right to determine their own fate with a democratic referendum.But when the Catalans held, or tried to hold that referendum yesterday, this is how the Spanish police reacted.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why I Support the Struggle of the People of Catalonia
It's hard to believe it's happening in Europe, and in an ostensibly democratic country like Spain.But just as the autonomous region of Catalonia was planning to hold a referendum on whether or not to secede from Spain, the Spanish government has tried to block it by arresting some separatist leaders. The
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: When is Violence Acceptable in Society? – The Fascist/Antifa question.
I am playing catch up with the recent dust-up around the choice of tactics used by Antifa in the United States in it’s struggle against the proto-fascist elements energized by the current Republican Administration led by Trump. There are several sources in this brief overview, first from a academic
Continue readingMontreal Simon: So, Once Again, Is It OK to Punch a Nazi?
Two days ago a small group of anti-fascists or antifa attacked a larger crowd of right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley, California. And triggered that old question again: is it OK to punch a Nazi?And now Martin Patriquin, after seeing that and what happened in Quebec City recently. Jumps into the fray with this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: When Fascism Finally Came to America
When I was in university I used to bore and no doubt depress my friends, by frequently and confidently predicting that fascism was coming to America.And that it would be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross, as Sinclair Lewis said it would in his 1935 novel It Can't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Donald Trump Went Full Fascist
It's hard to find a pattern in anything Donald Trump does. He's here, he's there, he's everywhere, he's out of his mind, he's making it up as he goes along.But ever since that Nazi party in Charlottesville, a clear pattern is emerging, and it couldn't be more disturbing.Trump has always
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump: When a Fascist Is a Fascist is a Fascist
For a long time I hesitated to call Donald Trump a fascist. I thought he was just a bloated clown, and I didn't want to devalue the word.But not any longer. Not after the way he is going after transgendered soldiers, or the way he is threatening the media.Or the way
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Donald Trump Revealed His Inner Fuhrer
He's been rehearsing for the role for a long time, from the days when he kept a copy of Hitler's speeches on his bedside table.And yesterday Donald Drumph finally got his chance to play his Nazi hero. When he turned a Boy Scout Jamboree into a partisan political meeting.Read more »
Continue readingWe Pivot: Community First, Deportations Second?
Residents were upset that the president who promised to deport undocumented immigrants was rounding up undocumented immigrants in order to deport them. “I knew he was Mexican, but he’s been here so long, he’s just one of us,” Debra Johnson, … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: Countdown to Impeachment
As we pivot to a new world where political lies and corruption get the boot, let’s begin the countdown. T$$$p must go, Trudeau’s lies and family foundation apparent conflict of interest must go, Clark’s electoral finance corruption and just plain … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: T$$$p and His Cabinet Are TRYING to Trigger Us All
Like a 3-year-old trying to bug siblings and parents to receive ANY kind of attention, T$$$p and his cabinet are on a distraction campaign to trigger people to flip out so that we’re distracted from their agenda of deconstructing America … [Read more]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Real Steve Bannon
Saturday Night Live likes to portray Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's chief strategist, as the Grim Reaper.And the real president of the United States.But now that Bannon has emerged from the shadows, and outlined his master plan for total Trump domination, I think SNL's portrayal is far too generous.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Real Steve Bannon
Saturday Night Live likes to portray Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's chief strategist, as the Grim Reaper.And the real president of the United States.But now that Bannon has emerged from the shadows, and outlined his master plan for total Trump domination, I think SNL's portrayal is far too generous.Read more »
Continue readingWe Pivot: Mobilize Now Against Local and Global Fascism
Don’t be stunned or rest in a superficial analysis of our new world with this president, Trump. There’s a chance you’ve just been missing out on how Canadian and American societies have been changing. Perhaps you’ve been living in an … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: Listen to Refugees; Don’t Ban Them
Canadians are awesome, tolerant, opening and welcoming. Sure. To a degree, but even to the point of self delusion. We often feel morally superior to the Americans, particularly now as they slide from proto-fascism to soft fascism to jackboot fascism. … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: Psst, Wanna Stop Protecting the Environment?
On December 31, 2018, the US government will stop protecting the environment. If the Kill-the-EPA bill passes, the US government will certainly slow down protecting it until they blow out the EPA candle in 22.5 months. How is Congress doing … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: What are White Supremacists and Misogynists Afraid Of?
So, let’s dig into the fear that motivates white supremacists and misogynists. Are they in backlash/whitelash mode, afraid of losing centuries of entitlement? Because their hate doesn’t start AS hate, but as fear. And if we can understand what they’re … [Read more]
Continue readingWe Pivot: Of Impeachment, Conflicts of Interest and T***p
T***p said he’s ceased to operate business while in the White House. Beyond being a liar and someone who makes things up, even if he were being honest about this, it’s pretty gosh darn impossible. Don’t click on this link; … [Read more]
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