Let me start by saying that I speak from the libertarian left – meaning, I fiercely believe in freedom, compassion, voluntary mutual aid, decentralization, and the sovereignty of individuals, communities, and nations. (Anarchism, I would urge, but only, “when men are prepared for it”, as Thoreau said – simply a
Continue readingTag: US Election
Writings of J. Todd Ring: A Sinking Ship On Fire: The Dismal State Of A Civilization (sic) In Slow Motion Collapse
(Written this morning as an open letter to a fine independent journalist) Patrick, I found you on 21st Century Wire and was very impressed. Before I listen to this TNT talk on Rumble, and get a glimpse of your focus now, or foci, I want to say what comes to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Joe Biden – Political Seppuku
Paul Edwards has a entertaining style of apocalyptic prose. He writes this screedy piece in Counterpunch, but you can feel his frustration directed toward a political system engineered to maintain the plutocratic status-quo. “Well, partly, yes. Hillary, for what she’s worth, swore nobody liked him or wanted to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: An Open Letter to our American Friends
Dear US citizens who want to move to Canada because of the election, Recently your country has elected Donald Trump to be your president for the next four years. This concerns a great deal of us up here in Canada (and conversely there are some up here that think it’s
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Reckoning With A Trump Presidency And The Elite Democrats Who Helped Deliver It — Betsy Reed, Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald
THE UNITED STATES has been plunged into a state of purgatory following the election of Donald Trump. In all political quarters, people are engaged in their own of how this happened and what Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Democrats Turned Their Backs On Their Traditional Base-Many Of Whom Voted for Trump.
The numbness is beginning to wear off following the strangest election campaign in modern history. I do not choose to write off all Trump voters as misogynists, racists, and the like. Sure there were some, Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Our Deficient Democracy Needs An Overhaul
The US election should ring a bell, a very big bell. Voters stayed at home in droves and they did because the tired old two party charade did not speak to them or for them. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: John Pilger: ‘The truth is… there was no one to vote for’
Originally posted on Truthdigg
Continue readingScripturient: Dear USA: I’m sorry for your loss.
Dear United States of America and my American friends: While I am sorry for your loss on election night, I’m afraid, however, I cannot agree to open the border and let you flood in. Canada is a country, not a convenience for Americans trying escape a self-made disaster. You made
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: America “B” – John Feffer
Who doesn’t like to kick back and watch the US primary election campaign? I just scan the highlights, but John Feffer is big picture prognosticating with his recent article on Tom’s Dispatch titled Donald Trump and America B. The article examines the disaffected people who make up America B and who have bought into his […]
Continue readingTrashy's World: That point when you know that something has gone too far…
You know, extreme fashion like bell bottoms and clothes made from meat, a practical joke that pushed the limits of good taste, Boy George… That kind of too far. Sooooo, America? You have now and officially gone too far. Stop the stupidity. Now, p…
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Frank Luntz and his very own Trumpenstein
The Luntz Nightmare … Poor Frank Luntz! He’s got his knickers in a knot about Donald Trump’s Patton-like charge across the 2016 Republican convention battleground: And you look at the Trump situation, where he can say just about anything, and it doesn’t seem to affect his support. It is not
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio November 9, 2012: Elizabeth May, Obama re-election and Hurricane Sandy
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we take a look back at the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, consider the environmental implications of President Obama’s re-election in the U.S. and catch up with the leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May. Click the audio player above or right click here to download. We’ve been trying […]
Continue readingRedBedHead: Joy At Republican Humiliation Shouldn’t Make Us Forget The Choices Sucked
I was in a bar/restaurant near my house on election night, trying to get some work done and watching the results come in. At first it seemed like a nail-biter (though I was convinced that it would be a fairly easy sweep for Obama) and people were texting and Facebooking
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: No Accountabilty For Pundits-Jon Stewart
Nate Silver nailed it but these guys give the Daily Show Host Jon Stewart plenty of ammunition. (See Nate Silver story On the Left Side.)
Continue readingLeft Over: Is the Grass Greener in the States, Now?
Marijuana Legalization: BC Effects Of Washington Vote The Huffington Post B.C. | By Jesse Ferrera Since Jesse is obviously from TO, I won’t comment much on this except to opine that: Since the only thing the Right here in Canada … Continue reading →
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Should The UN Have Been Monitoring The US Election?
I often thought that the UN should be here to monitor the election. Go Obama!
R
Trashy's World: What was really an earthquake not far from Ottawa…
… Was first mistaken by me to be the thundering feet of millions of Americans heading to Ottawa en masse in the event of a Romney win tonight. I suspected the border guards were overridden! But no, it was just an earthquake. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, O…
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: We didn’t start satire
Heard the start of this on the Sunday Edition on the CBC, and thought it was worth sharing. Alltop didn’t start humor blog aggregation either, but they’re still around!
Continue readingRedBedHead: Obama’s Betrayals Made Romney Credible
Everybody’s biting their nails and holding their breath. What’s going to happen? Who’s going to win? The “Hollywood liberal” machine is out in full force with clever ads by luminaries like Joss Whedon of Avengers, Buffy and Firefly fame and hipster filmmaker Lena Dunham chiming in. There’s no doubt that
Continue reading