Category Archives: Politics

Religiosity and Flags

Let’s preface everything by saying that religious symbols make poor symbols for a country. Even in the most devout religious areas, I doubt that adherence to a particular religion exceeds 90 % of the adult populace. Certain areas claimed and … Continue reading

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Legalization

The legalization of marijuana seemed to pick up some steam last year as Washington state and Colorado both voted to legalize the substance. But there are federal laws which seem to trump those votes. So now the legalization of marijuana … Continue reading

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The Ads About Nothing

Twice now the Canadian political comedy show The Rick Mercer Report has said that the many, many ads for the Canadian government’s “Economic Action Plan” point out the ordinary spending of any government and call it their “Action Plan”. Really … Continue reading

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What Has Really Happened to Germany’s New York Gold

According to this article, the island of Manhattan has the United States’ biggest gold reserves. Bigger than even Fort Knox. An intriguing twist is that much of the reserves belong to Germany. Before Germany’s currency was taken off the gold … Continue reading

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Big Bro: The Secret Plan for UK Dominance

The very first stage in this plan is the installation of video cameras everywhere. Practically everyone has heard of the ubiquitous cameras all over London. Recently bigwigs in the London video camera complex were worried that games in Europe, where … Continue reading

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The Insulting Clock Radio

It was awhile ago when I first noticed it. My own clock radio, without any provocation at all, called me 4 eyes. The nerve of it. I mean I feed it electricity just how it likes me to and this … Continue reading

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We Need More of the Mentally Ill in Our Schools

I’m expecting that title to inflame some of you. Maybe then you will get the idea what the NRA did to me when they suggested the answer to school shootings is more guns in the schools. I came up with … Continue reading

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Stealth Harper

It is my belief that Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, thinks that flying invisible to the radar of Canadian journalists is the best strategy he could use. Firstly he believes in shortening sessions of parliament (note the Vancouver Olympics) and … Continue reading

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I Thought It Was a Starvation Strike

Some of you may have heard of the Canadian aboriginals protest Idle No More. It is a protest put in place to get some movement on aboriginal rights and to help enforce some signed treaties and land claims. The most … Continue reading

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Faves of 2012

It’s the end of 2012 so let me share a couple of stats with you. I’ve received over 80 000 unique visitors in the three years I’ve had this blog. And in the last year I’ve contributed a 100 new … Continue reading

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