It’s called schadenfreude, the satisfaction you get from someone else’s misfortune. Some Albertans may be feeling it this week after the referendum in Maine that rejected a Hydro-Québec transmission line through their state. Projected to generate $10 billion US for Hydro-Québec over 20 years, the project, known as the New
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Dead Wild Roses: Oh, to a Wild Rose – The Sweet Smell of Schadenfreude
Why isn’t unabashed self interest paying of for meeeeee? The politics in Alberta usually annoy the hell out of me. How can the people of this province continue to elect a party that is puts the interests of Big Oil first in every fiscal decision. For the latest example please
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Schadenfreude, evidence and politics: a half-hearted defence of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford as he might have appeared in ancient Rome, whence comes the idea that in politics public figures and their associates must be above suspicion. Below: The real Rob Ford; Caesar’s wife. Schadenfreude is all very well, but this whole Rob Ford video scandal has me feeling
Continue readingConfirmed by science, or, Just as I always suspected…
I’ve often said here and elsewhere that, in my observation, conservatives tend to be very lazy-minded and/or drink-addled. Now, it appears that science bears me out: And now there’s the new study linking conservative ideologies to “low-effort” thinking. “People endorse conservative ideology more when they have to give a first
Continue readingCampaignus Interruptus
So long, Rick…and thanks for all the wanks.
Continue readingA novel use for eggs and yogurt
What happens when you host a neo-Nazi on your TV show in Greece? Nothing…for about a week. And then, you get THIS: According to Russia Today, here’s what happened: A Greek TV host has become the target of a massive egg-and-yoghurt attack carried out by leftist activists angry that he
Continue readingDear Harper Government™: Fuck You. Love, Quebec.
And thanks so much for forgetting the Montréal Massacre, too. It only took you bastards 23 years to set us collectively back half a century. Bray-fucking-vo. Meanwhile, les Québécois(es) se souviennent: On a day the government fulfilled a long-standing goal and saw legislation to destroy the federal long-gun registry set
Continue readingMan up, Vic!
You want a piece of me? First, Vic, get a warrant: And when you’re done that, get a life: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews claims he was attacked on two internet fronts from inside the House of Commons last week and says in a letter to the House Speaker that
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