An interesting essay from George Monbiot today on the grooming of oligarchs and why, even though they govern in our name, they don’t rule on our behalf. They rule as they were born and raised to rule. An excerpt. In the Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt explains that the nobles
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The Disaffected Lib: To the Big Picture, Does the White House Matter?
A substantial majority of Canadians want to see Barack Obama re-elected. Why? To be sure, the Republican offerings of late have been unpopular here and pretty much around the world, Israel perhaps excepted. It could be that Ike was last truly popular conservative president of the United States on the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Amerika Exposed
We can thank Chris Hedges and his colleagues for this. They had the guts to sue Obama and Panetta to challenge the constitutionality of the National Defence Authorization Act and, at least in the initial ruling, they beat the government. Hedges provides a look into today’s America that we should
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: “Obock Obama”
Wearing a matching sweater vest, Foster Friess, the billionaire investor backing Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum’s frothy campaign to be Theocrat-in-Chief of the Free World, introduces his pet candidate at CPAC 2012: After opening with a mildly amusing joke at the expense of Mitt Romney, Friess goes on to observe
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Goldman Technocrats Take the Throne in Europe
Did Goldman Sachs play a key role in Europe’s fiscal meltdown and are Goldman Sachs alumni now moving into top positions in the most unstable Euro nations? Apparently so. This one’s a true eye-opener. “According to its detractors, the European network of influence woven by American bank Goldman Sachs (GS)
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Der Spiegel Says the "O" Word
Spiegel Online has come right out and asked whether America has been transformed into a true oligarchy?It’s an perfectly legitimate question and the answer is plainly “yes.””Inequality in America is greater than it has been in almost a century. Those …
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Lifestyles of the “Job Creators”
Danish luxury retailer Aesir hopes to sell its $57,400, limited-edition 18-carat gold phones to the burgeoning market of elite “job creators” in the world. The solid gold mobile phone doesn’t provide an email service or internet access, has no built-in … Continue reading →
Dead Wild Roses: Class War – 10 things you should know about what is going on in the United States
Keeping with the light blogging schedule, this is a repost from Alter.net about why the people of OWS are so ticked off and why they are protesting. Consider it a primer to help in understanding their positions. 1. Wall Street caused the crash: Unless you are suffering from financial amnesia, you should remember that it […]
Dead Wild Roses: US Debt – The Shock Therapy Begins
The US debt crisis is being oversimplified. The message we here is we cannot pay our debts and therefore we need balance our spending and balance the budget. Average people can understand that – but here is what has been done so far to combat debt via Whatever Works and a big thanks to Moe […]
The malignant influence of the Kochtopus
Via Montreal Simon and Alison at Creekside, this little gem:
Teabaggers, Astroturfers, the Fraser Institute, robocalls directing voters to the wrong places, Harper wanking on about Canada being an “energy superpower” … all part of the same noxious…
Continue readingAmnesty International concerned about Bradley Manning
Amnesty International has taken up the case of Bradley Manning. In an open letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the organization expresses its concern regarding the treatment of Manning: The harsh conditions imposed on PFC Manning also undermine the principle of the presumption of innocence, which should be taken into account in […]
All Hail the Oligarchy
Yes, of course it’s obscene that the minority Conservative government is going to spend an estimated $1 billion for security for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits as a result of political grandstanding (remember 9/11?!) and in the shallowest attempt to highlight one of the Cons’ ridings (which those attending
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