Complementary Videos
I think the readers of this blog will have no problem understanding why the second video naturally follows the first one: NowThis @nowthisnews ‘He wants to create a kind of…
Amerika
Then They Came For The Educators
As a longtime educator, I have always believed that whatever progress we can make as a species resides within the domain of knowledge and its concomitant, critical thinking. When both…
From The Land Of Freedom
It’s hard not to be inspired by our southern neigbours, eh? Recommend this Post
This Is Not A Parody
A little something for those Canadians who pine for the re-opening of the border to Amerika. Rarely have I seen such a sterling expression of commitment and leadership: Recommend this…
A Clear Threat To The World
I know that I probably allot an inordinate amount of space on this blog to the United States. I wish it were otherwise, but the fact that they are the…
Toxic Nation
Recent events here have served to amply remind all of us that, as Canadians, we do not walk on the side of the angels. However, events south of the border…
Will Trump Embolden Bigots in Canada?
Yesterday we read Kinsella’s post about a white power, Alt.Right handbill posted in his neighbourhood. Today we have an account from CBC Ottawa of a woman, Anna Maranta, a rabbi…
Let’s Not Be Under any Illusions. Alt.Right Lives and It Will Have a Voice in Trump’s White House.
I’ve been using the word “AmeriKa” to refer to Trumpland. Now it seems I might be infringing on somebody else’s intellectual property rights. Kinsella found this handbill plastered on what…
The Dangerous Demonization of Justin Trudeau
It's a strange thing about Justin Trudeau. He may be the most popular Prime Minister in recent Canadian history, and a nice guy.But nobody is hated and demonized by some…
Donald Trump and the Lord of the Pigs
As you know, when Donald Trump began his campaign for President of the United States I thought he was just a bad joke.And it was just another insane bigot eruption…
Why Does Stephen Harper Want to Turn Us Into Bloody Amerika?
I try not to watch too much American TV news, because what's happening in this diseased Harperland is crazy enough.And because every time I do watch it these days, it…
Nightmare in Amerika, and the Lesson for Canada
At first sight it couldn't be a more depressing sight, or more of a nightmare.Team Mitch McConnell and his ghastly Republican tea baggers, seizing control of Congress, and promising to…
The Tea Bagger Tim Hudak and the American Invasion
Damn. What a happy coincidence. Last night I was complaining about how the Liberals and the NDP were failing to go after Tim Hudak for his botched million job plan.And…
Could Stephen Harper Bring Back the Death Penalty?
I've always thought that capital punishment was one of the things that prevented the United States from being a truly great country. Along with racism, religious bigotry, and the culture…
Breaking: Right-Wing Terrorists Shutdown U.S. Government
Well yank my doodle dandy. One more good reason why right-wingers should never be allowed anywhere near a democracy. In Canada they've closed down Parliament, in the United States they've…
Mitt Romney and Wrath of Lord Mo Mo
Golly. I've spent the last two days sacrificing one shrimp after the other on the barbie. To the eternal glory of the angry weather god Lord Mo Mo. Hoping that…
The Bigot, the Blowtorch, and the Flaming Cheerios
It must have seemed like a great idea eh? To a bigot as dumb as this one. Show how much you hate General Mills for supporting gay marriage. "We do…
Harperland and the Chicken Homophobes
It's hard to believe that this is still happening in Canada, even in a city as diverse as Toronto. It's hard to believe that some crackpots still think that religious…
The Gays and the Church of the Bigot Chicken
I don't really know what to say about this Made in Amerika story eh? Because it's got EVERYTHING. Bigots, gay marriage, Jesus, and a steaming heap of deep fried chicken.…
Obama and the Cruelty of Hatred
It was long overdue. “At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples…