Tag: fear
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The Fragility of Life
Bad things can happen to good people. Know your risks, train, prepare and still be willing to do what you love.
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To Retain Democracy, Americans Must Think Strategically
Americans will either stand up and fight, peacefully with determination, or get on their knees forever.
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Canada: Only One Option Exists: Permanent Divorce
Canada’s relationship with the U.S., is at an all time ebb. Personally, I would go further and suggest that Canada truly only has one option, — avoidance. In my previous article, I suggested that attempting to ‘deal’ with Donald Trump is fraught with problems. Problems that Canada cannot solve. Irrespective of how you view Trump,…
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A Question for Americans
“Suppose I Told You That For You To Invade My Country Would Cost You the Life Of One of Your Children, or Your Family.” “Is Stealing for the Benefit of Capitalists, of Billionaires, of and for Those Who Will Definitely Not Be Risking Their Lives, Worth it For Yours?” What if I told you with…
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The Messenger
What if you knew the future? What would you change? What would you do? Would you even believe?
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Were I Palestinian…
This morning I woke to the news on my phone that three Israeli hostages were to be released by Hamas in Gaza. I started the coffee machine and gave my dog his breakfast, then showered and wandered over to the couch to watch Fareed Zakaria, which has become a Sunday staple for me. The celebratory…
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“First They Came for the Communists”
Reflections on the Loss of Reason This morning I am feeling restive. The angst that eats at me is a reflection of books, articles and memoirs read long ago, slowly percolating through me in a very disquieting way. “Remember what ‘they’ said?, it asks. It brings a physical chill, amplified by the sense of apartheid…
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Madness
I have spent an inordinate amount of time, missing a man, I never knew. A man whose talent was so wonderfully, beautifully human that if I were able to bring him back, just for awhile, and so that I spend that time in his company, I would happily forego many of the so-called pleasures of…