On this time of remembering and not forgetting… Handsome Johnny by Wally Dae And remember that Wally Dae will continue to be the Special Guest at the Jam at Cafe Kali every Friday through November.
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Walking Turcot Yards: Arlington West Memorial Santa Monica
“Each Sunday from sunrise to sunset, a temporary memorial appears next to the world-famous pier at Santa Monica, California. This memorial, known as Arlington West, a project of Veterans For Peace, offers visitors a graceful, visually and emotionally powerful, place for reflection.” From the web site. In Canada we currently
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: “The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the…
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout
from the album Dismantlement (Insurgence Records, 2007)
We hold our breath and we wait
for some for some good news to hear.
A scrap of faith in which to believe,
but all we get are reasons to fear.
Our son…
The Ranting Canadian: “Power & The Glory” by Cockney…
“Power & The Glory” by Cockney Rejects
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Those years ago our ships set sail to restore England’s pride.
Thousands of blokes like me and you, were on their way to d…
The Ranting Canadian: Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008.
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Remembrance Day 2012 at Queen’s Park, Toronto
This year, since November 11 fell on a Sunday, I managed to attend two Remembrance Day ceremonies at Queen’s Park in Toronto.
First I obse…
The Ranting Canadian: The Harper Conservatives must really hate Canadian military…
The Harper Conservatives must really hate Canadian military veterans.
The HarperCons seem to prefer that our armed forces members either die in action or commit suicide due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder than live to require healthcare and other b…
The Ranting Canadian: "The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day" – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012
“The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day” – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012: Excerpts:
The greatest trouble with Harper’s Conservatives using Remembrance Day to construct an image of Canada as one of history’…
The Ranting Canadian: This Youtube link is “War in the East”, a dub…
This Youtube link is “War in the East”, a dub reggae-influenced song by Canadian punk band D.O.A.
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I wear a poppy and commemorate Remembrance Day…
The Ranting Canadian: “Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers This song was…
“Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers
This song was specifically written about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but many of the lyrics apply to almost every military conflict in the entire history of the world, including those still happening.
War…
The Ranting Canadian: No more war but class war. Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day,…
No more war but class war.
Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day, but also curse the politicians, businessmen and monarchs who sent them to kill and die in conflicts that, for the most part, have been pointless and unnecessary. War is hell, and those wh…
350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
This is a time to hold Norway and Norwegians, especially the victims of the horrific bombing and shooting rampage, in our thoughts and prayers. Extremism of any kind is a blight on civilization.
Continue readingFive of Five: James Travers: Remembrance,Country
James Travers is such a great writer. Here he says exactly what needs to be said, at a politically incorrect time.There are many things my father and uncle wouldn’t recognize. They wouldn’t understand a country where patriotism is partisan, where…
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