Richard Hughes-Political Blogger McDonalds, and several other Canadian firms are being investigated following reports of exploitation and abuse from victimized foreign workers. I have often wondered about the staff at many different fast food outlets who might have been brought in on the foreign worker program, but did not know
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The Misanthropic Bird: Guilty Indifference
This world is going up in flames, and nobody wanna take the blame. – Charles Bradley This years Oscars have come and gone, and each year becomes more forgettable in nearly the time it takes to broadcast, at least for me. But this year, one notable moment held my attention.
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Flag Waving
The twin-cities, Kitchener and Waterloo, have both decided to put a rainbow flag inside city hall for the duration of the Olympics rather than fly one outside the building. From The Record: [Coun. Frank] Etherington [who proposed the motion] was critical of the city’s flag solution. “My argument was (putting the
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Fear of the Worst Thing and First-World Anxiety
I just successfully transferred four years of family photos onto albums on-line that got shipped to my home as big colourful books. Then I breathed a huge sigh of relief. I was ever anxious about anything happening to my laptop because I’d be devastated to lose all my photos, and
Continue readingLeDaro: Brothels and Massage Parlours: Girls are bought for prostitution
America talks about spreading democracy and freeing women in Afghanistan. Why doesn’t the American Government do the same in their own country? The situation in Canada is not much different. The majority of these victims are Asians. Slavery continues to exist in some form or even worse than slavery. These
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Can Animals Provoke Action?
Whenever I talk about atrocities around the world in class – slavery, oil spills, and the like, and I get the class to talk about what bothers them most or what most influences them to change, or get them to do a project on it, a good 70% of the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Biblical Slavery
NonStampCollector enlightens us with the special case of slavery in the bible. Feel the moral goodness flow. A great place to start if you need encouragement to stop drinking the religious Kool-aid. From the video description – Whether you’re a believer or non-believer, when confronting bible slavery, don’t let anyone
Continue readingEclectic Lip: Norquist knee-capped by Koch-backed “Shift Disturbers”
Well, it looks like Grover Norquist’s support for a carbon tax shift last Monday (Nov 12) lasted as long as a mayfly. By the time Tuesday (Nov 13) rolled around, he was back to opposing it, and likening government to a tapeworm. I suppose it’s a brave thing to say, considering that the highly-trained, armed […]
Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Slavery approved by jesus, god etc.
I love the Bible. I love christians who don’t actually take the time to read this heinous turd of bronze-age mendacity. I extra-love christians who claim that there can be no morality without god. Basing your morality on the dubious actions and pronouncements of a god-head who is self contradictory
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: A Happy Birthday for Haiti
So I’ve just turned 45. What a sweet age! Instead of asking people to only bring a quirky 45rpm record to my party next month, I’d rather give people an opportunity to donate money to the Canadian Red Cross for Haitian earthquake relief. As many of you know, the case
Continue readinggay persons of color: Kenyan men trafficked as sex slaves for men in U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, and Qatar
According to a report in the December issue of the magazine Identity, young gay men from Kenya are being trafficked as sex slaves for men in Persian Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. One of the alleged victims “Paul,” who had been promised a job with
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Lessons from the ancient Greek island of Delos
I had the chance to visit the amazing archeological site that consists of the entire Greek island of Delos. Beyond the aesthetic appeal of such a large, ancient, and naturally preserved city full of history, I was struck by how, despite the over two thousand year gap between their civilization
Continue readingHarper Valley: What is North America Truly Asking For?
The turbulence is growing….England, Greece, Spain….where’s next? It could be our own backyards. This from Mohawk Clan Mother, Kahentenita Horn: Youth Riots – Ravenous Hunger for Freedom MNN. August 9, 2011. People and animals don’t live or breed well in captivity, unless they think they are free. Indigenous had mental, physical and spiritual freedoms. Europeans were born into […]
The Disaffected Lib: Michelle Bachmann Now Says Slavery is "Horrible"
Gaping maw Repugnican Michelle Bachmann is racing to distance herself from a statement that said American blacks were better off back when they were in slavery. Last week Bachmann was the first candidate to sign a religious group’s pledge that in…
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": This Is Where We Are Heading
Slavery isn’t just a historical oddity anymore. Companies are taking advantage of a poor job market to squeeze free labor out of our children. These companies are who the Conservatives and Liberals are working to promote and protect. People like this w…
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