Democracy, Corporatism, and the RIghtwing agenda. . . .
Public discourse is finally beginning to wake up to the fact that democracy is now in retreat all over the world. Despite the supposed democratization of many former dictatorships that…
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One Man’s Terrorist is another’s Freedom Fighter. . .
I was listening to News Radio 1010 in Toronto yesterday night and one of their many mindless, rightwing drones was rambling on about the situation in Gaza. As though the…
Will We Have a Haircut for a PM?
Today's new poll concerning the possible fate of the Liberal Party in the next election (if Trudeau were elected leader), demonstrates at the very least that recent talk of the…
Idle Thoughts . . . .
Just Wondering . . . .- The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party consists of seven men. There are more than a billion people, don't you think they could have…
The Sad Liberal Spectacle. .. . . .
As expected, Martha Hall Finley announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. And, I am sorry to say, it was another sad, pathetic, spectacle of…
Testament to Incompetence. . . .
If anyone is a testament to the utter incompetence and mean-spiritedness of the Harpercon government it is this man -I might even say that Jim Flaherty's power and worldly 'success'…
America Died. . . .
One time Saturday Night Live cast-member, and well-known half-wit, Victoria Jackson took her desperation out on her twitter followers as she watched the Romney presidential bid slowly go up in…
Message for the RIghtwing. . .
A moment of frivolity -My message for the Rightwing in the US today -A moment of seriousness -My message to the Rightwing in Canada tomorrow -And this is when -
On Language and its Organic Use. . . . . .
Listening to a professor of “language” on CBC this morning complain about the “gradual extinction” of French, I was struck by a number of things. First of all I was…
Let’s begin to Change the rules. . . . .
It is ironic that the existence of the Harpercon government, with its secrecy, wild disregard for tradition and the law, and shocking lack of transparency, has made the basic problems…
Haper’s Big Sellout. . . .
If you haven’t read this article by Michael Harris, read it. It is very interesting. Besides the partisan talk of Nathen Cullen, whom he quotes at length, there is something…
The Sinking Liberal Fortunes. . . .
I think it is one of the great political ironies in Canadian history that Stephen Harper seems to actually believe that the downfall of the Liberal Party of Canada is…
Dalton McGuinty and the legacy of inequility. . . .
The prorogation of of the Ontario parliament yesterday by Dalton McGuinty was probably not unconstitutional the way Stephen Harper’s was. Harper’s act of prorogation violated the British parliamentary traditions because…
Novelty, Hockey Strikes, and iphones. . . .
I supposed many people have always been obsessed with novelty. For some people the new is always better than the old. But, at the risk of sounding old myself, it…
Our Political Legitimation of Bullying. . . . .
In the wake of the tragedy of the suicide of Amanda Todd, blogger are understandably talking a lot about the question of bullying. What do we do? How do we…
Obama’s Predictable Failure. . .
I am somewhat bemused by the surprised being expressed by many people concerning Obama’s rather poor performance in the presidential debates last night. Have people simply not been paying attention…
Justin Trudeau and the "substance" question. . .
Everywhere (on blogs and in the MSM) I keep hearing people tell me that Justin Trudeau has to demonstrate that he has substance as well as style. They say that…
Building prisons in the world and the mind. . .
I admit that I am very far gone down the path of misanthropy. My opinions of society and those who inhabit it are so low that I find it challenging…
Statesmanship and decay of the State. . .
The so-called Appeal of Conscience Foundation has ruined any small shred of credibility that it had (not that it ever had much) by giving a statesman award to a man…
So it goes. . . . .
I haven’t blogged much lately. I don’t know about the others out there but the situation (at least here in Canada) is increasingly disheartening. When you live under a government…