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Politics and its Discontents: Willful And Egregious Ignorance
I suppose that all political campaigns, to one extent or another, require some willful ignorance or selective memory. If they didn’t, how could so many voters support so many obviously unsuitable candidates?
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The High Price Of Willful Ignorance
The other day I wrote a post entitled The Cost of Disengagement. Today’s post might be considered a companion piece, inasmuch as disengagement and ignorance often go hand-in-hand. And sadly, much of that ignorance is willful. I have been a lifelong reader of newspapers; my first memory of them is
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Egregious Stupidity And Willful Ignorance
I readily admit to being intolerant of people at times. Not for me are the excuses that others may make for their shortcomings, such as the limitations of their upbringing, their education, or their natural abilities. At the top of my list are those who either embrace or promote egregious
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: The BC Government Doesn’t Know Who Graduates With What. What?
I know. It’s true. The BC government’s Ministry of Advanced Education has no data on who has graduated with what from BC universities in the last 40 years. I know, hey. You’d think it would be interesting to them, even because maybe some of them were curious. Maybe some of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Sporadic Blogging And Willful Ignorance
We are hosting our dear friends from Cuba for about the next week, so depending on our sight-seeing schedule, my blogging may not be quite as regular as usual. But then again, I am an early riser, so perhaps nothing will change. Here is something I prepared the other day
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