It’s terrible, isn’t it, when people resort to stereotypes to express their political displeasure? An absolute disgrace. Unconscionable. Heh heh. H/t Occupy Canada Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: Another Clear And Cogent Explanation Of The Polar Vortex
This explanation is offered by President Barack Obama’s science advisor, Dr. John Holdren. Even if Stephen Harper hadn’t abolished the position of National Science Advisor in 2008, it is hard to imagine anyone in his employ speaking so frankly. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: That Didn’t Take Long
Bob ‘Mad Dog’ Runciman has a solution for those pesky protestors who dare embarrass the Prime Minister. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Things Never Change
Although the following Rick Mercer rant was made early in 2013, most, I think, would agree that nothing has changed in the interim: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Letter We Should Widely Share
Although he likely doesn’t articulate anything that progressive bloggers don’t already know, Star letter-writer Paul Kahnert of Markham neatly and succinctly addresses the real design behind tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. It deserves to be shared widely with those who may not be fully aware of some essential
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s New Year’s Resolution?
Thanks to the Salamander for alerting me to this tweet from Stephen Lautens: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: I Am Nobody
Something for all disheartened Canadians to keep in mind, eh? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Happy New Year
With the dawning of 2014, may the new year see increasing numbers of Canadians who: REJECT the Conservative Party of Canada and its efforts to excise the heart and soul of our country; RENEW their faith in a fair, just and compassionate Canada REENGAGE in the democratic and political process
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Towards Greater Clarity Of Language
A little something from the conservative lexicon: H/t I don’t like what Stephen Harper is doing to Canada Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Charlie Angus Sings ‘The Reactionary Blues’
Kind of catchy, and makes for a great singalong, don’t you think? They’re melting down the ice caps And raising up the trolls.Putting shutters on the windows And burning all the notes.The climate bell is ringingBut they’ve turned it back to snooze. I’m here a-singing the reactionary blues.There’s a war
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: All It Takes Is One Ant
H/t Occupy Canada Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rather Apt, Don’t You Think?
h/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Responsibility We All Must Assume
In a column entitled A disheartening year in Canadian politics published on Dec. 20, The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson recounts the corruption, buffoonery and scandals that permeate our municipal, provincial and federal political governments. Whether we look at the antics of Toronto’s Rob Ford, the widespread venality, graft and ties to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guest Post: The Salamander’s Innovative Ideas For Bringing Down Harper
Come, my friends. ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows; – Ulysses – Alfred, Lord Tennyson I awoke this morning with a renewed sense of optimism, in part owing to a post that The Salamamder left on
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Good Question
But what is the answer? Re: ‘Golden age’ for Poland caps 500 years of pain, Dec. 22 Seeing the statement “communism’s iron grip” was too much. What about capitalism’s iron grip? Communism has come and gone in Poland, Russia and many other countries. But we have endured capitalism for centuries
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Tory Policy-Making: The Dangers Of Simplistic Thinking
Fallacies of reasoning are easy traps to fall into. Whether it is absolutist thinking, straw man arguments or any number of other errors of thought, we are all prone to them, and I am sure that I am no exception. Our best defense against such faulty thinking is to try
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Timely Reminder From Canada Post
Perhaps the new levels of geriatric fitness to be achieved by ending home service will save government so much in health care costs that they can someday restore service? Just askin’ H/t The Toronto Star Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Were This The Best Of All Possible Worlds…
Were I of Dr. Pangloss’ rosy outlook and believed that this is the best of all possible worlds, I might have some sympathy for people like Industry Minister James Moore who, as most will probably have heard, recently opined that it is not his job to feed his neighbour’s child,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Canada’s Sad Devolution
What was once Canada the cool, the country a 1991 Economist cover story called the “post-modern nation-state”, has now devolved into a rightwing hellhole. So says The Guardian in an article entitled Sadly, Rob Ford epitomises what Canada has become. Using Toronto’s Chief Oaf Rob Ford and the hard-right policies
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Not In My Name, Please
In a regime rife with duplicity, one of the most dishonest aspects of the Harper cabal is its endless capacity to pretend that the decisions it makes and the legislation it enacts are being done ‘for the people’. One of most recent examples of this egregious misrepresentation is the decision
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