"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out." - Pierre Berton After all of the news regarding the Alabama legislation today to redefine abortion, the White House basically flipping off the Congress by refusing … Continue reading The Influence of Youth
Tag: Politics
PUSHING THE REFRESH BUTTON
"The process of empowerment cannot be simplistic defined in accordance with our own particular class interest. We must learn to lift as we climb". ANGELA DAVIES COURTESY OF GLENBOW ARCHIVES (Calgary early 60's when the Palliser Hotel was the high structure in the city Well for the sixth time in my life I have returned … Continue reading PUSHING THE REFRESH BUTTON
Forgetting How Tyranny Grows
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" - Thomas Jefferson It is kind of a dull grey day here which is very much the way I am feeling right now with a tinge of anger. I try not to write from the perspective of anger but … Continue reading Forgetting How Tyranny Grows
Word Whispering
"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrows questions" - Edgar Cayce I spend a good part of the past week data mining the information sources for my last article, time to kick back...put the feet up by the fireplace...oh damn the cable fireplace is down for the season...oh well. On a dark, rainy and windy evening in … Continue reading Word Whispering
Whispering Words…
"But if thoughts corrupt language, language can also corrupt thought." - George Orwell 1984 Friday's confession has to do with a topic dear to my heart, the use of words or the science of semantics. With the pending BC election people need to start paying attention to what lies below the words (some call this … Continue reading Whispering Words…
I’m Coming Back…
"As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships" - John Mark Green I thought I was done and was packing up the keyboard. I was just going to shut the site down, rearrange my life and keep my opinions to myself. I was feeling … Continue reading I’m Coming Back…
Ms. Leitch Please…
I have been making a real effort to avoid any return to political blogging but this one I can't let slide. Ms. Leitch please, you went from asking what you referred to as a simple question regarding Canadian values to "enhance a unified Canadian identity". Words are powerful and emotive. From a semantics perspective there … Continue reading Ms. Leitch Please…
A Poster Child's Perspective 