I would emphasize there are better and worse forms of nationalism, but stress that nationalist political-economic policies can be highly beneficial for the people, as opposed to neoliberalism, globalism or neoconservatism, so long as they are combined with robust democracy, human rights and freedom, and a spirit of friendliness and
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wmtc: pacific northwest labor history association conference: the keynote address
It has been on my mind, and on my to-do list, to write more about the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Conference*, which I was fortunate to attend in May of this year. In my post twelve reasons i loved the pacific northwest labor history association conference, I listed: The
Continue readingwmtc: fact: you cannot wave the confederate flag or the swastika flag and rightly call yourself a patriotic american
This post has been half-written and sitting in drafts for many months. Days after an armed mob tried to violently subvert the results of an election seems like a good time to finish it. * * * * Here’s a statement that should be completely obvious. You cannot wave the
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Patriot Games
“Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.” Mark Twain Last week Mr Kenney joined the patriot squad. On August 4 and August 7 he released two odious videos on social media. Let’s call them “Patriot Games One” and “Patriot Games Two.” Patriot
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: An Excellent Introduction to Neoliberalism. It’s Essential to Grasp How Its Adherents in Our Political Caste Undermine Democracy.
A lot of us see neoliberalism, manifested in the rise of market power and the spread of globalism, as a plague on society. It is a plague on democratic society. That purpose was forged almost a century ago in Austria as it emerged from the ashes of WWI. With the end
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The NYT Asks: What Does Real Populism Look Like?
The term “populism” has been smothered in negative connotations lately as though it is the preserve of sketchy characters like Donald Trump or Victor Orban. Yet theirs is a perversion of true populism, a ploy to foment and harness public discontent for ulterior purposes. Having spent some time over the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Political Shakespeare?
Looking back at the pleasure I always took in teaching Shakespeare’s tragedies, I realize my attraction to The Bard had a great deal to do with his eerily penetrating insights into human nature, arrived at long before the advent of modern psychology. Similarly, for a non-fiction titan, I have long
Continue readingwmtc: thoughts on canada 150
It’s Canada Day, this year dubbed Canada 150, with its own corporate brand and a carefully worded story of that number 150. We also have Canada 150+, which acknowledges that human cultures and societies have been living in what is now Canada for thousands of years. I have mixed feelings about Canada
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Nationalism on the Rise – Trump and Bannon speak.
Nationalism is one of the major currents in US society that is wearing away the roots of their democratic nation. The capitalist 1%’ers are using their political and media distractors in a desperate ploy to place the blame for working classes on immigrants and people who are not white.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Canadian nationalism: left- or right-wing? #nlpoli
Economist Stephen Gordon argues that “in Canada, the nationalism is as likely to form on the left as on the right.” (National Post, 2017). What’s more interesting, though, is that this might not make any difference when it comes to the political or policy consequences. Nationalism is deeply-rooted on the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Canadian nationalism: left- or right-wing? #nlpoli
Economist Stephen Gordon argues that “in Canada, the nationalism is as likely to form on the left as on the right.” (National Post, 2017). What’s more interesting, though, is that this might not make any difference when it comes to the political or policy consequences. Nationalism is deeply-rooted on the
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: The world does indeed need more Canada
I wrote the title to this post with some reluctance. I am not a patriot and have little use for flag-waving. Nonetheless, I believe Barack Obama was right when he declared, “the world needs more Canada.” The reason came home to me while reading an essay in the Guardian by
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: The world does indeed need more Canada
I wrote the title to this post with some reluctance. I am not a patriot and have little use for flag-waving. Nonetheless, I believe Barack Obama was right when he declared, “the world needs more Canada.” The reason came home to me while reading an essay in the Guardian by
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Oh Yeah, About that "Post-National" Business
Justin Trudeau has proclaimed Canada the “first post-national state.” In fact, we’re not the first country to be smeared with that label. In fact we may be the last. Justin’s world view is hopelessly outdated. …one of the paradoxes of globalization has been that, as cross-border travel, migration, and trade
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Three for Thursday #nlpoli
Quebec opposes more federal cash for Muskrat Falls The Government of Quebec has always opposed federal loan guarantees for Muskrat Falls on the grounds that it skews the hydro playing field. This week, they just renewed their objections as the provincial government tries to score a second $5.0 billion guarantee.
Continue readingLeft Over: O, Can We Not Just Do This?
ANALYSIS Changing O Canada: Is God next?: Terry Milewski Christians warn that changing O Canada is a slippery slope to removing God and the Holy Cross By Terry Milewski, CBC News Posted: Jun 11, 2016 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jun … Continue reading →
The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Townies and Baymen #nlpoli
Last week’s post on the political narrative war currently under way was a combination of two separate, but related ideas. The incoming Liberal administration – like all political parties – is faced with the challenge of identifying itself or def…
Continue readingwmtc: 11.11: honour the dead by committing to peace
Robert Fisk, in The Independent: But as the years passed, old Bill Fisk became very ruminative about the Great War. He learned that Haig had lied, that he himself had fought for a world that betrayed him, that 20,000 British dead on the first day of the Somme – which
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: And a Happy Labour Day Weekend to You, Mr. Harper
The Times Colonist got the Labour Day weekend off to an early start with two op-eds this morning. Both of them concerned our prime minister, Stephen J. Harper. Mike Robinson provided a piece exploring Harper’s performance as Canada’s CEO. Robinson, who has spent 28-years as CEO of various science and cultural
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Inside Vancouver’s Sanctuary City Movement (VIDEO)
In Vancouver, human rights groups and immigration advocates are fighting to make the city a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. The post Inside Vancouver’s Sanctuary City Movement (VIDEO) appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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