Category: Political Discourse
-
Canada: At a Crossroads
Canada is at a crossroads. Closely aligned with the United States, it finds itself in a position that would have been unthinkable a scant ten years ago. Should Canada acquiesce to American populism, or should Canada chart a new path that would see it redefine its interests? The United States, under trump, will withdraw from…
-
Living with Pain
One Perspective That May Offer Some Useful Answers We’ve all lived with pain. If you’ve lived a challenging or adventurous life, you might have lived with more than many. Where the difference comes, is when pain becomes your constant companion. Constant pain that is endemic affects all aspects of your life, but most importantly your…
-
Why “Weirdo” Unnerves the Right.
It’s interesting that the extreme right are not offended by words like traitors, thieves, kleptocrats, sociopaths, pathological liars and perverts, but call them weirdos, and suddenly they’re deeply offended. It speaks to the fact that the right have no concept for what is abnormal, unfit, antisocial and unacceptable. But call them weird? Well they know…
-
It’s Time For a Realignment of Wealth
The gap between rich and poor, has never been greater. Today’s Billionaires, soon to be Trillionaires possess unspendable fortunes while ordinary worker’s wages have been stagnant for decades, and the poorest are living in tents on America’s streets. There is a point at which the lack of fairness combined with the countries enormous social problems…
-
What Happens When Political Identity Overrides Rationality?
Democracy or Autocracy? This will likely be my last article in relation to what is happening with respect to democracy in the United States, as it appears America has set its own path and will soon have to live with the outcome. Being a citizen of Canada, I have never lived in an autocratic state,…
-
Collapse
—
by
Global Civilization Collapse Maintain the status quo, whatever we do. We continue to hear an ongoing diatribe about sustainability. According to the work of Dan Brooks Humans have become dependent upon technology, assuming that technology can and will save us from ourselves, from our behaviors. In reality, we should be considering how survival is to…
-
Trepidation
The End of Reason This morning I awoke at 4:30 am, which of itself isn’t entirely unusual. I have a few physical issues that affect my sleep, but this was different. In the back of my mind was, and is, this amorphous, soft, but deliberate and intrusive voice. It is never explicit. Subtle, yet consistent…
-
The Republican Party is Dead
All Hail the Authoritarian Neofascists If I hadn’t lived it, I would have said it wasn’t possible. American Republicans have become Anthoritarian Neofascists (ANists from here on). Gone are the days of a balanced two party system capable of governing. As Robert Reich wrote in the Guardian on April 19th of this year, “America…needs two…
-
Republicans: The Most Shameful Response Possible
Today American Law triumphed. A man, willing to do anything to maintain power finally faced justice. No more excuses, no more pretense, and no more lies. Now a convicted felon, Donald J. Trump was proven beyond any doubt to be a man devoid of character, honor, truth, or trust. A man so damaged he is…
-
The Finlandization of Canada
ON MAY 24, 2024 an editorial BY Photomotoman in Political Discourse. Finlandization noun Since the summer of 2015, it has become clear that maintaining alignment with American interests is likely to be a losing strategy over the long term. America has steadily moved to the right, both politically and religiously, with what today can only be called a…