In Defence of Professor Noam Chomsky
Chomsky is about as corruptible as Gandhi, from my perspective. Further, he is the precise opposite of a globalist – he’s a self-defined anarchist, a libertarian socialist. He’s not omniscient…
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Taking Charge of Your Own Health, Happiness & Well-Being
It is difficult to be peaceful or happy when you are not well. Health is important. We need to take responsibility for our own health and well-being, not live as…
Reflections on the good life – Simplify, simplify
What brings true happiness? A healthy lifestyle; a positive attitude, outlook and philosophy; a simple life close to nature; meaningful work; time spent in solitude and stillness, reconnecting with yourself;…
On Narcissism & Independence
The fourth of July….I realize only now, that is today’s date, as I finish writing this short reflection. How fitting. Independence Day. Now, let us talk about where real independence…
Wisdom from the East, Clarified: Paradigm shifts, dying ideologies, and real feng shui vs fast food feng shui
E=MCsquared. Energy = mass x the speed of light squared. What does that mean? Among other things, it means this. Einstein showed matter and energy and interconvertible. In fact, both…
Canada Day 2021: Reflection, Land Rights, and Restitution
Reflection, remembrance and mourning are important. So too is restitution. And the best way to do that, is to respect indigenous rights, including land rights. Returning significant portions of land…
Electric awesomeness. Harley Livewire.
LiveWire Electric Drive Motorcycle – Harley-Davidson USA It’s beautiful, it’s fast, it’s a Harley – and it’s electric. Instant torque from an electric motor means great acceleration. An electric motorcycle…
Population Growth & The Environment
There has been a debate going on for over 50 years as to whether the primary cause of the growing environmental crisis is over-population or over-consumption. The debate still continues,…
The death and rebirth of Pelagius, and the (still unfolding) history of Christianity: A New Renaissance, or Hell On Earth?
Pelagius: it’s a soft g, as in germane, not a hard g, as in gorilla, but otherwise the discussion here in this podcast below is good. Here are a few…
Rebooting Canada, eh!
Tax the rich. That would be a good start. Close the loopholes, implement capital flight controls, tax financial speculation, tax the richest 1% and the large, profitable corporations, along with…
Rethinking Education
Chomsky is right: in the Western world, what we call our “education” system, is in practice a system of indoctrination. This is its primary result, regardless of good intentions or…
Oh, Canada
Loyal subjects: that is what we have been trained to be – first to the British Empire, then to the American Empire, and now, to Beijing and the global coporate…
Land Reform and The Birth of A Revolution
Half of the world’s people live in the countryside. Three quarters of the people living in poverty live in the countryside. Two-thirds of the income of the rural poor comes…
Libertarian Socialism & The Rebirth of Freedom & Democracy
What is libertarian socialism, and why should we be interested? Libertarian socialism is a long term goal, I would say, agreeing with Chomsky, who is the most prominent libertarian socialist…
The New Renaissance
There is a renaissance emerging now across humanity, as well as a paradigm shift in science; and a spiritual awakening is occurring, along with a political and cultural awakening. How…
I Have A Dream
I Have A Dream: surely, and unquestionably, that great speech by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is one of the most important, and most beautiful, uplifting, empowering, ennobling,…
Chomsky: Corporate Fascism Clarified
Exactly as I said this spring, in an essay titled, Sinking All Ships (Except Our Own), Chomsky is saying, as well, what by now should be obvious to all: the…
Enlightenment & The Power Of Emptiness
OK, gangster punks, rebels and revolutionaries, free spirits and seekers of truth, hear this: People don’t understand the power of emptiness. With all my heart, I wish they did. And…
Big Brother Is Watching You – and Yes, It Matters
I talked to my boy in the car this past weekend about what to do when he drives, if he has any problems; and he talked to me about the…