I am one Canadian who does not want Ukraine to be included in NATO. I want Canada to say no emphatically to any request by Ukraine to be included in NATO. Period. Full stop. I do not want to see one Canadian lost in any war over a fascist Ukraine. NATO is big enough already.
SHMOO REPORT A third generation Canadian who is essentially a respectable nobody. Like intelligent humor. A true Shaman
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Eastern Ukraine: Let THE People Decide:
Wow. For the first time in my life I find myself supporting the opposite side in a war. We should all pay attention to this Ukraine situation because many 10s of thousands of people may die. Firstly it must be noted that the elected President is Yanukovych not Yatsenyuk. That is an indisputable fact. Yatsenyuk is a leader by riot of masked men. Why is Canada and NATO ignoring that fact? And siding with this unelected leader who is there because (BBC special) of right wing almost fascist support and fascists rioters who were hiding behind masks? This was terrorism as much as the pro Russian demonstrators. All of which is on Russia's door step. And by right wing activists promoting the Kiev riots. One symbol which you can see from the BBC You tube report previously noted, the group behind the Kyiv riots behind Yatsenyuk, is the Wolfenangel, a neo nazi symbol.
Can you imagine if this was happening next door to us in Canada. It won't because we are fortunate to live next door to the USA. I dont blame Russia for being concerned. They have not seen much in the way of good faith from the west. The west has breached the promise they made to not enlarge NATO following the re unification of Germany after the fall of the Soviet Union. The west kept playing Diplomacy. They did enlarge to every country except for Ukraine. I dont blame Russia for not trusting us. They have had the most direct knowledge and experience in dealing with Nazis. They lost 55 million people to the Nazis in the second world war.
In large measure the current day attitude of Russia has been formed by the west. After the Soviet Union fell, NATO promised Russia that if Germany is reunified NATO will not expand to the countries of the former Soviet Bloc. They did not keep that promise. In fact they breached it by including Latvia, Estonia, Poland and others and expanding to Russia's doorstep. And now NATO countries are supporting an illegitimate right wing almost fascist government by riot in Ukraine. Do you really thing Russia will ignore this? I dont expect them too and understandably.
Before the revolution, Ukraine had been mired by years of corruption, mismanagement, lack of economic growth, currency devaluation, and an inability to secure funding from public markets. Because of this, Yanukovych sought to establish closer relations with the European Union (EU) and Russia in order to attract the capital necessary to maintain Ukraine's standard of living without affecting the local population significantly. One of these measures was an association agreement with the European Union which would provide Ukraine with funds contingent to several reforms in almost all aspects of Ukrainian society and break its economic ties with Russia. Yanukovych, at first, considered the contingencies to be fair but ultimately refused to sign the agreement considering it too austere and detrimental to Ukraine. He was right but the right wing disagreed and went on a riot. Instead, Yanukovych signed a treaty with Russia for 2 billion from Russia which sparked civil unrest in Kiev that ultimately led to violent clashes between protestors and law enforcement officers under unclear circumstances. This led to the illegitimate Russian haters and right wing and pro EU Yansenyuk government being installed.
Why does Canada and NATO recognize this illegitimate government and are willing to send money and support to them but not to the previous government? Unless they really want to start a war. Then we are starting the war. I strongly disagree with my governments approach.They don't care about the people living there. The right wingers in Kiev don't care about the people especially the Russian Ukrainians living there only about right wing power. Why are the pro Russians considered terrorist in their own country by NATO when the Kiev people are unelected and equally terrorists. Canada right wing PM Harper is showing his bias toward right wing politicians.
The Supreme Soviet transferred Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 and in 1992 and 1997 the Russians transferred it to Ukraine. At no time have the Russian Ukrainians ever had a choice in these matters. At all times it was Kiev or Moscow or whoever making decisions about what country they lived in. It is time to give the Russian Ukrainians a choice about where they want to live; in Ukraine or on their own or in Russia. Let the people decide. Given the history in Ukraine I can see why they would choose to live outside of Ukraine. If the EU or NATO or Canada or the USA believe in democracy,let's let the people decide. That is the only condition the demonstrators want. The US and Canada should lean on the Kyiv people to give the pro Russian speaking demonstrators what they are are asking for; a referendum. Non violent peaceful outcome. Instead they find excuses to blame Russia and avoid a referendum. I saw the celebrations of the Russian speaking people in Crimea and they were ever so genuine about being back in Russia
and away from Ukraine.
But no the right wing Kiev government know they will lose the vote democratically in Eastern Ukraine so they want to force their decision on the Pro Russian demostrators. NATO and the USA know that outcome too. Russia will come to their defense unless they get bullied by the USA to accept an injustice. Otherwise to avoid a war the USA would lean on the Kiev government which they aren't doing. If the USA wanted to prevent a war and lead the way to peace they could. They don't care about the people living there either, just power.
I want to see my country supporting the Russian speaking Ukrainians to have their voice heard in a democratic referendum. Let the people decide. Have a referendum.
Can you imagine if this was happening next door to us in Canada. It won't because we are fortunate to live next door to the USA. I dont blame Russia for being concerned. They have not seen much in the way of good faith from the west. The west has breached the promise they made to not enlarge NATO following the re unification of Germany after the fall of the Soviet Union. The west kept playing Diplomacy. They did enlarge to every country except for Ukraine. I dont blame Russia for not trusting us. They have had the most direct knowledge and experience in dealing with Nazis. They lost 55 million people to the Nazis in the second world war.
The clock ticks on Ukraine but one thing is for sure, it has
revealed a lot of media persona's who have huge question marks over their claims
to being journalists of integrity. That is neutral seekers of facts and is the medium by
which both power and society can be informed and challenged.
In large measure the current day attitude of Russia has been formed by the west. After the Soviet Union fell, NATO promised Russia that if Germany is reunified NATO will not expand to the countries of the former Soviet Bloc. They did not keep that promise. In fact they breached it by including Latvia, Estonia, Poland and others and expanding to Russia's doorstep. And now NATO countries are supporting an illegitimate right wing almost fascist government by riot in Ukraine. Do you really thing Russia will ignore this? I dont expect them too and understandably.
The people there don't want it to happen and Ukraine right wingers brought this about. The Kiev government needs to be leaned on and told to smarten up. Have a referendum
Before the revolution, Ukraine had been mired by years of corruption, mismanagement, lack of economic growth, currency devaluation, and an inability to secure funding from public markets. Because of this, Yanukovych sought to establish closer relations with the European Union (EU) and Russia in order to attract the capital necessary to maintain Ukraine's standard of living without affecting the local population significantly. One of these measures was an association agreement with the European Union which would provide Ukraine with funds contingent to several reforms in almost all aspects of Ukrainian society and break its economic ties with Russia. Yanukovych, at first, considered the contingencies to be fair but ultimately refused to sign the agreement considering it too austere and detrimental to Ukraine. He was right but the right wing disagreed and went on a riot. Instead, Yanukovych signed a treaty with Russia for 2 billion from Russia which sparked civil unrest in Kiev that ultimately led to violent clashes between protestors and law enforcement officers under unclear circumstances. This led to the illegitimate Russian haters and right wing and pro EU Yansenyuk government being installed.
Why does Canada and NATO recognize this illegitimate government and are willing to send money and support to them but not to the previous government? Unless they really want to start a war. Then we are starting the war. I strongly disagree with my governments approach.They don't care about the people living there. The right wingers in Kiev don't care about the people especially the Russian Ukrainians living there only about right wing power. Why are the pro Russians considered terrorist in their own country by NATO when the Kiev people are unelected and equally terrorists. Canada right wing PM Harper is showing his bias toward right wing politicians.
The Supreme Soviet transferred Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 and in 1992 and 1997 the Russians transferred it to Ukraine. At no time have the Russian Ukrainians ever had a choice in these matters. At all times it was Kiev or Moscow or whoever making decisions about what country they lived in. It is time to give the Russian Ukrainians a choice about where they want to live; in Ukraine or on their own or in Russia. Let the people decide. Given the history in Ukraine I can see why they would choose to live outside of Ukraine. If the EU or NATO or Canada or the USA believe in democracy,let's let the people decide. That is the only condition the demonstrators want. The US and Canada should lean on the Kyiv people to give the pro Russian speaking demonstrators what they are are asking for; a referendum. Non violent peaceful outcome. Instead they find excuses to blame Russia and avoid a referendum. I saw the celebrations of the Russian speaking people in Crimea and they were ever so genuine about being back in Russia
and away from Ukraine.
But no the right wing Kiev government know they will lose the vote democratically in Eastern Ukraine so they want to force their decision on the Pro Russian demostrators. NATO and the USA know that outcome too. Russia will come to their defense unless they get bullied by the USA to accept an injustice. Otherwise to avoid a war the USA would lean on the Kiev government which they aren't doing. If the USA wanted to prevent a war and lead the way to peace they could. They don't care about the people living there either, just power.
I want to see my country supporting the Russian speaking Ukrainians to have their voice heard in a democratic referendum. Let the people decide. Have a referendum.
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Harper and Conservatives Have to GO
Time
to quit the Conservatives. I
made that decision today as I watched Harper voice support for Ukraine and spoke against Russia. I was previously
going to quit the Conservatives as Harper spoke in favour of the war in
Syria. He is more interested in catering to the Ukrainians living in
Alberta even if it means war with Russia. He is practicing his evangelical Christian outlook on life in a crafty way but dangerous way..
I have been thinking about dumping the
Conservatives for some time. Harper seems to want it to happen quickly even if it means the death of 30,000 Ukrainians, Harper is a post turtle. I quit the
Liberals in the 80's and became anti Liberal and initially Reform then
Conservative. But over the last few
years I have noted that Harper had
wandered away from the purview of the UN and lost their support. He has wandered away from the visions of Preston Manning as well. Harper supports starting a war in Ukraine. He
supported
Obama wanting to sidestep the UN in favour of his Syria attack. That
is wrong. But what he is really doing is siding with the US Military Industrial Complex to sell
his pipeline in the USA over Obamas opposition. Harper has to go.
Obama wanting to bomb Syria is the most idiotic plan threatened by the USA ever. .The last thing you would want to see happen is for Syria to fall into the hands of some lunatic fringe Muslim group like al-Qaida or ISIS. This needs to happen under the auspices of the UN. Harper lacks good judgement big time. Harper is a right wing salesman, period. Doesn't care about world wars. In fact he seems to want one especially with Russia.
Obama should work with Russia to achieve a peace in Syria. The Crimea was part of Russia until 1954. It is the unelected right wing representative by riot of the Ukraine leading the way in the media for the NATO expansion to Russia's border. Christ. Does anyone have a brain? I can see him trying to use NATO failing the UNs support for war in Syria.
Harper's behavior has made me rethink my allegiance to the Harper team. We need someone committed to the UN running Canada. Someone who chases peace. Now that we are in the Age of Aquarius. I'm tired of him taking credit for what Chretien did in large measure. Or Mulroney for that matter.It was Mulroney who brought in the GST tax system to begin with. And the Banking system is a by product of the old Canadian Constitution, the British North America Act. So the economy is a by product of our Constitution giving control of banking to the feds, unlike the American system; nothing Harper did.
It is time to return to the Liberals under the reincarnated Trudeau. Obama's war in Syria is wrong. Harper's support for Obama and not the UN is wrong. The UN was invented following World War II based on the collective wisdom of the world due to the worst world war ever. Russia alone lost over 50 million people in WWII to the fascists not to mention the 30,000 troops killed by Europeans a hundred years ago defending Crimea against British and French troops. This is part of the Russian homeland the way Kosovo was to Serbia: someone else mistreated by NATO
This expansion of NATO is the problem. They need to be told to stop. Freeze the growth. I want peace. Putin is not the enemy.
The USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in the Kosovo conflict.The UN said no but the USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in that conflict. This was an enlargement of NATO, just like Ukraine will be. NATO and the USA has continued to play Diplomacy even after the cold war and the fall of theiron curtain with an expansionary NATO. Germany got its way in Kosovo and the Albanian Muslims got Kosovo.NATO took Hungry, Poland, Romania. This enlargement was contrary to what the USA promised after the fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany.They don't want to stop. It will start a world war unless they come to their senses. Chretien and the Liberals were smart to avoid that kind of nonsense.
Then Iraq which was a war based on a lie or so called faulty intelligence. Then I see Obama using this nonsense about chemical weapons something they said nothing about when Saddam as an American puppet used it against the Kurds. Quote frankly I trust the Russians more then I trust the Americans based on what I see.
Now I see the same sort of news coverage in Ukraine, I saw in Kosovo. There is no doubt, the Crimeans by a clear majority want to be returned to the motherland, Russia. It will be more stable and secure then Ukraine can offer as most recently viewed by the mobs and riots in the street deposing an elected President.The western media can claim whatever and undermine that view all they want. It was real
Or Syria. Recently, in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper a report that a band of al-Qaida terrorists has taken one of the last few remaining Syrian villages, Maaloula, where the original language of Christ was and is still spoken, Syrian residents told this to the London Daily Telegraph."the terrorists entered the main square and smashed a stature of the virgin Mary." This village has survived for decades under Assad much like the Kurds have survived in Kobani under Assad. TheMaaloula village was shelled by theSyrian rebels from the hills. Two shells hit St Thecla convent. St Thecla was a follower of St Paul. Christians who make up 10% of the population in Syria have lived at peace with Muslims for decades have increasingly been attacked as foreign Jihadists supporte4d by the USA gain dominance in the opposition. So Obama is arming the people killing Christians in Syria. And killing the Syrians protecting them. And Harper supports this?!? My golly
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I have been thinking about dumping the
Conservatives for some time. Harper seems to want it to happen quickly even if it means the death of 30,000 Ukrainians, Harper is a post turtle. I quit the
Liberals in the 80's and became anti Liberal and initially Reform then
Conservative. But over the last few
years I have noted that Harper had
wandered away from the purview of the UN and lost their support. He has wandered away from the visions of Preston Manning as well. Harper supports starting a war in Ukraine. He
supported
Obama wanting to sidestep the UN in favour of his Syria attack. That
is wrong. But what he is really doing is siding with the US Military Industrial Complex to sell
his pipeline in the USA over Obamas opposition. Harper has to go.Obama wanting to bomb Syria is the most idiotic plan threatened by the USA ever. .The last thing you would want to see happen is for Syria to fall into the hands of some lunatic fringe Muslim group like al-Qaida or ISIS. This needs to happen under the auspices of the UN. Harper lacks good judgement big time. Harper is a right wing salesman, period. Doesn't care about world wars. In fact he seems to want one especially with Russia.
Obama should work with Russia to achieve a peace in Syria. The Crimea was part of Russia until 1954. It is the unelected right wing representative by riot of the Ukraine leading the way in the media for the NATO expansion to Russia's border. Christ. Does anyone have a brain? I can see him trying to use NATO failing the UNs support for war in Syria.
Harper's behavior has made me rethink my allegiance to the Harper team. We need someone committed to the UN running Canada. Someone who chases peace. Now that we are in the Age of Aquarius. I'm tired of him taking credit for what Chretien did in large measure. Or Mulroney for that matter.It was Mulroney who brought in the GST tax system to begin with. And the Banking system is a by product of the old Canadian Constitution, the British North America Act. So the economy is a by product of our Constitution giving control of banking to the feds, unlike the American system; nothing Harper did.
I saw the USA do that before(sidestep the UN) in the Kosovo war where they sidestepped the UN and used NATO to war in Kosovo. Basically they sided with the KLA terrorists and gave the Serbian
heartland, Kosovo, to the Muslims. Germany got its way in Kosovo and
the Serbs got screwed thanks to the USA
and NATO. Like the USA, and NATO, are still playing Diplomacy even
though the cold war is
done and gone. Harper has abandoned the UN. That is wrong. The
expansionary NATO is wrong. We need the Liberals back. Someone like
Chretien who simply says no that is a stupid war and we wont go.
Then
we have the Iraq war based on lies or so called faulty intelligence.
Somebody has to tell the Americans to stop going to war which is the
UN’s job. The |US military Industrial complex wants to dom the world Now
I see Obama using the same approach in Syria as used in Kosovo. He
doesn’t have the support of
the UN and can’t get it. This war should be done under the UN or not
done.
Someone needs to tell the Americans to stop. They are being war mongers.
Still playing the cold war scenario despite the fact the cold war is
over. Why are they provoking the Russians? Accusing them of violating borders which the US want to do in Syria.
They want to get into a war just like in Viet Nam that won’t be to win. Yankees are stupid when it comes to wars. Plus why would they want to get rid of Assad? Getting rid of Saddam wa a mistake.Do they want al-Qaida or ISIS running the show in Syria?
They want to get into a war just like in Viet Nam that won’t be to win. Yankees are stupid when it comes to wars. Plus why would they want to get rid of Assad? Getting rid of Saddam wa a mistake.Do they want al-Qaida or ISIS running the show in Syria?
It is time to return to the Liberals under the reincarnated Trudeau. Obama's war in Syria is wrong. Harper's support for Obama and not the UN is wrong. The UN was invented following World War II based on the collective wisdom of the world due to the worst world war ever. Russia alone lost over 50 million people in WWII to the fascists not to mention the 30,000 troops killed by Europeans a hundred years ago defending Crimea against British and French troops. This is part of the Russian homeland the way Kosovo was to Serbia: someone else mistreated by NATO
This expansion of NATO is the problem. They need to be told to stop. Freeze the growth. I want peace. Putin is not the enemy.
The USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in the Kosovo conflict.The UN said no but the USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in that conflict. This was an enlargement of NATO, just like Ukraine will be. NATO and the USA has continued to play Diplomacy even after the cold war and the fall of theiron curtain with an expansionary NATO. Germany got its way in Kosovo and the Albanian Muslims got Kosovo.NATO took Hungry, Poland, Romania. This enlargement was contrary to what the USA promised after the fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany.They don't want to stop. It will start a world war unless they come to their senses. Chretien and the Liberals were smart to avoid that kind of nonsense.
Then Iraq which was a war based on a lie or so called faulty intelligence. Then I see Obama using this nonsense about chemical weapons something they said nothing about when Saddam as an American puppet used it against the Kurds. Quote frankly I trust the Russians more then I trust the Americans based on what I see.
Now I see the same sort of news coverage in Ukraine, I saw in Kosovo. There is no doubt, the Crimeans by a clear majority want to be returned to the motherland, Russia. It will be more stable and secure then Ukraine can offer as most recently viewed by the mobs and riots in the street deposing an elected President.The western media can claim whatever and undermine that view all they want. It was real
Or Syria. Recently, in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper a report that a band of al-Qaida terrorists has taken one of the last few remaining Syrian villages, Maaloula, where the original language of Christ was and is still spoken, Syrian residents told this to the London Daily Telegraph."the terrorists entered the main square and smashed a stature of the virgin Mary." This village has survived for decades under Assad much like the Kurds have survived in Kobani under Assad. TheMaaloula village was shelled by theSyrian rebels from the hills. Two shells hit St Thecla convent. St Thecla was a follower of St Paul. Christians who make up 10% of the population in Syria have lived at peace with Muslims for decades have increasingly been attacked as foreign Jihadists supporte4d by the USA gain dominance in the opposition. So Obama is arming the people killing Christians in Syria. And killing the Syrians protecting them. And Harper supports this?!? My golly
Harper was gutless. He had the chance to tell Obama to stop
and he didn’t. He wants and supports wars. Harper has to go. Its Harper that doresnt know what he is doing not Trudeau. Peaceniks in North America need to watch Harper.
Harper has to go. I am going back to the Liberals who seem more into grass root politics the way Preston Manning was looking at it. The Military Industrial Complex is back under Harper and Obama.(would you believe) Harper is selling oil, oil pipelines and war.
Harper has to go. I am going back to the Liberals who seem more into grass root politics the way Preston Manning was looking at it. The Military Industrial Complex is back under Harper and Obama.(would you believe) Harper is selling oil, oil pipelines and war.
Meanwhile the Kremlin has announced it was boosting it’s presence in the Mediterranean and have outlawed Genetically Modified Foods.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Samhain--This Friday to Sunday-- Harper n Duffy
Happening on the day of the Samhain. Samhain is celebrated from sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1, almost halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. Samhain is the day when the veil between worlds is the thinnest.
Wow! This Friday to Sunday will be fireworks. As Bette Davis says in the movie All About Eve, ""Fasten your seat belts its gonna be a bumpy night". Three of them in a row. We have a heavenly triple slam. A Pluto/Uranus square which happens this Friday. This week our Sun has had two X class (the highest magnitude) flares sending hughmongous waves of electromagnetic radiation towards Earth culminating on Sunday. Plus as well we have a solar eclipse/New Moon happening on Sunday A triple slam happening over the weekend of the Conservative Party meeting in Calgary not to mention the Senate hearing/non hearing over the suspension/nonsuspension of Mike Duffy
If you have been feeling more emotional, tired, or reactive, more so then usual, any of these events---the eclipses, the Pluto-Uranus square, or the solar flare up---- could be seen as having a causative effect.
All leading to the day when Prime Minister will look the Conservative Party and all Canadians in the eye. He will have the whole country in his hand on a solar triple slam as he talks about the Mike Duffy affair to his Conservative Party. Wow. Stay tuned. If this sounds like a lot is going on your are right. Like a meeting of people all on conference calls about the world as they know it with a guest speaker in the middle. It will be hard to focus on one conversation or topic. The Solar eclipse provides the energy of beginning anew. I foresee the end of the Senate
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Canada-Muslims-and Sikhs
To be honest, I don't like Muslims and Sikhs. I don't think they are compatible with the values of Canada. Their have a religion that trumps Canadian values. We would not have the Canada we have today if we had been founded by Sikhs or Muslims. The very values that attracted Muslims and Sikhs to want to live here would not be here if we had been founded by Sikhism or Islam. I like Canada the way it is. My grandfather died in WW 1 fighting for this country and I would fight for this country.
I don't know what happened but over the last 50 years the RCMP changed. When the Sikhs were allowed into the RCMP their religion trumped the image of the RCMP . They put Turbans on their heads and a badge on the Turban. These Turbans can't be taken off the way Constable Bob took his cop hat off to me and my friends so very long ago. I don't like that their religion trumped a National symbol.
Muslims are the same as Sikhs. Their religion trumps our culture, our values.. Yes Trudeau got his Charter passed turning Canada into a multi cultural country. We didn't have an election or choice about the contents of the Charter. Only Quebec was really up to speed and now I am beginning to understand why they didn't sign on. Prior to that we had been a Bi-cultural and Bi-lingual country. The USA was a melting pot but aside from the bi-cultural and bilingual aspects of Canada we used to be a melting pot as well. I grew up in that country and liked it.
Now in Vancouver BC when I go out I feel uncomfortable when I am completely surrounded by a foreign culture speaking their religion and making no effort to fit in. Rather it is I who must adapt to fit in. I do it but I'm getting pissed off about it. I recently went into a McDonalds in Surrey and every single person was an East Indian or Sikh and speaking in their language.
I never saw that in Quebec, or Ontario or Alberta when I was growing up. The Italians,the Europeans. the French or the English and the Germans and the Chinese and the Japanese, Hungarians, the Russians, the various blacks and all the others made efforts to fit in. They spoke their language at home. I don't see that with Sikhs and Muslims. Rather I see the opposite. They want to change my country and I begrudge that. Canada is a very accepting and fair minded country. It doesn't need any fucking changing.
If you have to use violence to get your way then you lose in Canada automatically. If you have to use a gun or a knife then you are wrong and lose automatically no matter what the cause in Canada.If you have to use violence in Canada then you are on the losing side of any argument. The Sikhs and East Indians in Surrey who think guns are cool should go back to their country and leave Canada alone. Muslims need to accept Canada the way it is and do more to fit in. The RCMP need to quit killing people and get back to their roots , their old image before they put Turbans on and let "religion" trump the law or the keeping of the law.
I can remember as a 17 year old when my buddy, his girlfriend and I got a 6 pack of Molson Canadian and drove out to the wiener roast area in the bush to go drink it. Back then in Alberta the drinking age was over 21 years of age. Suddenly out of nowhere the RCMP car drove up and out popped Constable Bob. I can't remember his last name. Because he came up to us and took off his hat and said "Ok listen up I want you to hear this so I am taking my hat off. My name is Bob."
He then proceeded to give us a little chat about drinking and driving and the horrors of drinking and driving. He explained why being responsible drivers was so very important. He didn't take our beers and pour them out. He then put his hat back on and left. But that little speech he had given us has made Constable Bob and his message live in my head ever since the early 60s. I think his last name was Hault but I cant remember cause he had become Constable Bob. And I remember him as Constable Bob. That day we finished the beers we had open but didn't open the second ones. We left them in the case. I have been a responsible driver ever since.
He then proceeded to give us a little chat about drinking and driving and the horrors of drinking and driving. He explained why being responsible drivers was so very important. He didn't take our beers and pour them out. He then put his hat back on and left. But that little speech he had given us has made Constable Bob and his message live in my head ever since the early 60s. I think his last name was Hault but I cant remember cause he had become Constable Bob. And I remember him as Constable Bob. That day we finished the beers we had open but didn't open the second ones. We left them in the case. I have been a responsible driver ever since.
I don't know what happened but over the last 50 years the RCMP changed. When the Sikhs were allowed into the RCMP their religion trumped the image of the RCMP . They put Turbans on their heads and a badge on the Turban. These Turbans can't be taken off the way Constable Bob took his cop hat off to me and my friends so very long ago. I don't like that their religion trumped a National symbol.
Muslims are the same as Sikhs. Their religion trumps our culture, our values.. Yes Trudeau got his Charter passed turning Canada into a multi cultural country. We didn't have an election or choice about the contents of the Charter. Only Quebec was really up to speed and now I am beginning to understand why they didn't sign on. Prior to that we had been a Bi-cultural and Bi-lingual country. The USA was a melting pot but aside from the bi-cultural and bilingual aspects of Canada we used to be a melting pot as well. I grew up in that country and liked it.
Now in Vancouver BC when I go out I feel uncomfortable when I am completely surrounded by a foreign culture speaking their religion and making no effort to fit in. Rather it is I who must adapt to fit in. I do it but I'm getting pissed off about it. I recently went into a McDonalds in Surrey and every single person was an East Indian or Sikh and speaking in their language.
I never saw that in Quebec, or Ontario or Alberta when I was growing up. The Italians,the Europeans. the French or the English and the Germans and the Chinese and the Japanese, Hungarians, the Russians, the various blacks and all the others made efforts to fit in. They spoke their language at home. I don't see that with Sikhs and Muslims. Rather I see the opposite. They want to change my country and I begrudge that. Canada is a very accepting and fair minded country. It doesn't need any fucking changing.
If you have to use violence to get your way then you lose in Canada automatically. If you have to use a gun or a knife then you are wrong and lose automatically no matter what the cause in Canada.If you have to use violence in Canada then you are on the losing side of any argument. The Sikhs and East Indians in Surrey who think guns are cool should go back to their country and leave Canada alone. Muslims need to accept Canada the way it is and do more to fit in. The RCMP need to quit killing people and get back to their roots , their old image before they put Turbans on and let "religion" trump the law or the keeping of the law.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The Swinging Pendulum
One thing I remember Trudeau saying "always follow the pendulum of political choice. It will swing to the left and when it reaches to far switch to the right and follow that pendulum back in the other direction until it reaches to far right then switch to the left" I quit the Liberals and joined the Reform party in 1986. The first 10 years were frustrating years because the Liberals made the right seem evil. I hated the CBC. But eventually Canadians saw the Liberals for what they were a conceited self centered party that felt they were entitled. The family compact! The Criminal element seemed to rule the roost. Bleeding Liberals were more concerned with the rights of the Criminal.
Now I am have been right wing or 20 years, it is time to go back to the center/left. I refuse to rest. I fear that the Conservatives are going to get Canada into a war and won't listen to the grass roots. That is already obvious with regards to the pot issue. I predict the Conservatives will lose the next election by a few seats and BC will pick those seats and the pot issue will decide those few seats that the Liberals get to win.
Now I am have been right wing or 20 years, it is time to go back to the center/left. I refuse to rest. I fear that the Conservatives are going to get Canada into a war and won't listen to the grass roots. That is already obvious with regards to the pot issue. I predict the Conservatives will lose the next election by a few seats and BC will pick those seats and the pot issue will decide those few seats that the Liberals get to win.
My favourite piece of packing...my laptop
Well I have to be honest my favorite thing to take with me on vacation. in fact my favorite piece of inclusion in my luggage is not clothes but my laptop. It used to be that I always made room in my luggage for more clothes. You know the clothes one might need but no way Jose, it's my laptop. It used to be when looking for a rental I wanted a view or ocean slapping on the shore. Now I want Wifi and it is everywhere even before running water. A rental will always have free Wifi included these days and maybe water down the street. I check in and the first thing I set up is my laptop assuming my computer doesn't need some laptop repair.
I love my laptop
Saturday, September 07, 2013
Time to go back to the Liberals; Harper is a Post Turtle
Time to quit the Conservatives. I made that decision today as I watched Harper voice support for Ukraine and spoke against Russia. I was previously going to quit the Conservatives as Harper spoke in favour of the war in Syria. He is more interested in catering to the Ukrainians living in Alberta even if it means war with Russia.
I have been thinking about dumping the
Conservatives for some time. I quit the
Liberals in the 80's and became anti Liberal and initially Reform then
Conservative. But over the last few
years I have noted that Harper had
wandered away from the purview of the UN and lost their support. He supports
Obama wanting to sidestep the UN in favour of his Syria attack. That
is wrong. Harper is siding with the Military Industrial Complex to sell his pipeline in the USA over Obamas opposition. Harper has to go.Obama wanting to bomb Syria is the most idiotic plan threatened by the USA ever. The last thing you would want to see happen is for Syria to fall into the hands of al-Quaida. This needs to happen under the auspices of the UN. Harper lacks good judgement big time. Harper is a right wing salesman, period. Doesn't care about world wars. In fact he seems to want one especially with Russia. Obama should work with Russia to achieve a peace in Syria.
Harper's behavior has made me rethink my allegiance to the Harper team. We need someone committed to the UN running Canada. I'm tired of him taking credit for what Chretien did in large measure. Or Mulroney for that matter.It was Mulroney who brought in the GST tax system to begin with. And the Banking system is a by product of the old Constitution, the BNA Act. So the economy is a by product of our Constitution giving control of banking to the feds, unlike the American system; nothing Harper did.
I saw the USA do that before(sidestep the UN) in the Kosovo war where they
sidestepped the UN and used NATO to war
in Kosovo. Basically they sided with the KLA terrorists and gave the Serbian
heartland, Kosovo, to the Muslims. Germany got its way in Kosovo and the Serbs got screwed thanks to the USA
and NATO. Like the USA, and NATO, are still playing Diplomacy even though the cold war is
done and gone. Harper has abandoned the UN. That is wrong. The expansionary NATO is wrong. We need the Liberals back. Someone like Chretien who simply says no that is a stupid war and we wont go.
Harper, regarding Israel, has also fallen into the Netanyaho
camp, because of the specific domestic Jewish support he has, and Netanyaho with his 1800 year old Zionist dream about the Promised Land (the West Bank). No room for two
nations there. That is wrong. Harper has to go. I would trust Trudeau
under the guidance of Chretien more than
I would Harper. He is undermining the efforts to achieve a two state solution. The Conservatives need time for a puff and a breather.
Then we have the Iraq war based on lies or so called faulty intelligence.
Somebody has to tell the Americans to stop going to war which is the UN’s job. Now
I see Obama using the same approach in Syria as used in Kosovo. He doesn’t have the support of
the UN and can’t get it. This war should be done under the UN or not done.
Someone needs to tell the Americans to stop. They are being war mongers. Still playing the cold war scenario despite the fact the cold war is over. Why are they provokoing thr Russians?
They want to get into a war just like in Viet Nam that won’t be to win. Yankees are stupid when it comes to wars. Plus why would they want to get rid of Assad? Do they want al-Quaida running the show in Syria?
They want to get into a war just like in Viet Nam that won’t be to win. Yankees are stupid when it comes to wars. Plus why would they want to get rid of Assad? Do they want al-Quaida running the show in Syria?
It is time to return to the Liberals under the reincarnated Trudeau. Obama's war in Syria is wrong. Harper's support for Obama and not the UN is wrong. The UN was invented following World War II based on the collective wisdom of the world due to the worst world war ever. Russia alone lost over 50 million people in WWII to the fascists.
The USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in the Kosovo conflict. The UN said no but the USA used NATO to sidestep the UN in that conflict. The USA has continued to play Diplomacy even after the cold war and the fall of the iron curtain with an expansionary NATO. Germany got its way in Kosovo and the Albanian Muslims got Kosovo.NATO took Hungry, Poland, Romania. They don't want to stop. It will start a world war. Chretien and the Liberals were smart to avoid that kind of nonsense.
Then Iraq which was a war based on a lie or so called faulty intelligence. Then I see Obama using this nonsense about chemical weapons something they said nothing about when Saddam as an American puppet used it against he Kurds. Quote frankly I trust the Russians more then I trust the Americans based on what I see.
Now I see the same sort of news coverage in Syria I saw in Kosovo. Today in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper a report that a band of al-Qaida terrorists has taken one of the last few remaining Syrian villages, Maaloula, where the original language of Christ was and is still spoken, Syrian residents told this to the London Daily Telegraph."the terrorists entered the main square and smashed a stature of the virgin Mary." This village has survived for decades under Assad. The village was shelled by the rebels from the hills. Two shells hit St Thecla convent. St Thecla was a follower of St Paul. Christians who make up 10% of the population in Syria have lived at peace with Muslims for decades have increasingly been attacked as foreign Jihadists gain dominance in the opposition. So Obama is arming the people killing Christians in Syria. And Killing the Syrians protecting them. My golly
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Harper was gutless. He had the chance to tell Obama to stop
and he didn’t. Harper has to go.
Harper has to go. I am going back to the Liberals who seem more into grass root politics the way Preston Manning was looking at it. The Military Industrial Complex is back under Harper and Obama.(would you believe) Harper is selling oil, oil pipelines and war.
Harper has to go. I am going back to the Liberals who seem more into grass root politics the way Preston Manning was looking at it. The Military Industrial Complex is back under Harper and Obama.(would you believe) Harper is selling oil, oil pipelines and war.
Meanwhile the Kremlin has
announced it was boosting it’s presence in the Mediterranean.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Christie Clark and Rip-Off BC Ferries
On an American boat, the same trip to Seattle from Victoria costs me $47.50 as in Forty seven dollars and fifty cents or 20 dollars less for a longer more beautiful trip.The Swartz Bay (Sidney) to Anacortes type run cost me $47.50. Why do the Americans do it for so much less? Plus I get to feel like I am still in Canada, well the old Canada before the Chinese invasion; before Trudeau's multicultural bullshit. Forgive me I grew up in a Bi-lingual and Bi-cultural Canada. Je parle francaise, pas Mandarin. Anyway back to the BC ferry's rip off which is a rip off in either Canada, the old Bi-Cultural one or the new Multi-Cultural one.
It always takes two hours to get on the ferry and then another two hours to get across the waters. $67.50. Every time I think of it I get pissed off, again. In Gaglardi's day it would cost me $22.00 plus the Hope/Chilliwack RCMP roadside robbery for speeding; when speeding was 80 MILE'S per hour not the school zone kilometer speed limits on the highways of today. And when speeding tickets were points not $200.00 and a mortgage.
That BC Ferry head honcho is making $544,000.00 a year. I had to work 10 years to make what he makes in one. A bloody janitor could run the ferry system and run it better. The government people in Canada and BC are all overpaid hogs at the pork barrel. There needs to be a tax revolt. That was obvious right after Christie Clark's Liberals got elected and she gave her executives excessively high raises. The only reason they got reversed is because she didn't initially get elected and had to go through a by election in Kelowna to get herself elected. We in BC are idiots. We truck along like zombies and are not paying attention to the constant BC government rip off. Being conned by a smile and a handshake.
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We need to tell the MLA's in Victoria in no uncertain terms things need to change wholesale.
We the people need another political party in BC and Canada. Carol James was taking the NDP in the right direction but the unions wanted control and dumped her. I don't see much benefit to the people. We can't afford either party. Left wing, right wing what difference does it make? We need a political party that puts the people first not the ones working for government, unionized or un-unionized, but the people. We need a government of the people by and for. My god, what is happening to my country. Quebec seems to be the only part that has it right politically.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Zimmerman Trial: Knock Knock, whos there?
To all my American friends please let me say, "Wow" That is the only
word I can use to describe the entire Zimmerman fiasco from the beginning to the
end. Initially he wasn't charged but, after there was a political uproar
from the black community, he was. That seemed wrong.
From the system I know in Canada charges are laid by the Crown Counsel after reviewing the file submitted by the police. But only after that review by the Crown Counsel. Only after the Crown Counsel determines there is a substantial likelihood of conviction are charges proceeded with. Not based on the newscasts or the police wants or the public perceptions or some uproar from a particular community.
To me in the Zimmerman case from the news I saw charges were only laid to appease the public outcry from the black community. From the facts reported by the news I didn't think then that there was a substantial likelihood of conviction from the get go based on the available defense of self defense. And that is from 4000 miles away which is not a distinct advantage.
I'm not John Adams but I'm sure he'd agree with me. Your famous early President John Adams when he was a young lawyer defending some British solders accused of shooting Americans said "facts don't lie" And you can only convict based on the facts. He got those British solders off based on the facts. Anyway you don't need a Canadian telling you your history. As a friend, I'm suggesting to you guys you need to reestablish a faith in your judicial system. That is important and key to your society, to its survival. You must trust your judicial system.
As it turns out the Zimmerman jury agreed with that conclusion based on the evidence, on the facts, as well. Now the black community having bullied officials and got their way with the laying of charges now want to get the same results with the court system and bully them into overruling the jury findings. That cant happen or you have even bigger problems. Politics and public wants have nothing to do with the judicial system. It must be neutral, judicial, impartial equal and fair. It must be devoid of politics when making decisions. It can not be bullied.
Once your general public distrusts the fairness of your judicial system your whole political system is in deep trouble. If the public thinks it can bully the decisions into happening you have really big irreversible problems until trust returns to the judiical system.
Even the defense counsel made a joke in his opening remarks about that perception when he told the "knock knock" joke to the jury in his opening remarks to the jury no less.
"Knock knock"
"Who's there".
"George Zimmerman"
When the response from a prospective juror was "Zimmerman who" he was accepted onto the jury. He made a joke about this fact.
Considering all the press about the uproar from the black community and no charges being laid initially and then the laying of charges against Zimmerman but only after the public uproar, I thought the defense lawyer won that case in his opening remarks with a knock knock joke. That was the "if the glove don't fit, you must acquit" moment.
Now the black community seem to think they can bully a conviction into happening. And with all due respect to the black community that is wrong.. The laying of charges was wrong. The overreaction by the black community is wrong.Only the jury got it right in this whole fiasco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF-Ax5E8EJc
From the system I know in Canada charges are laid by the Crown Counsel after reviewing the file submitted by the police. But only after that review by the Crown Counsel. Only after the Crown Counsel determines there is a substantial likelihood of conviction are charges proceeded with. Not based on the newscasts or the police wants or the public perceptions or some uproar from a particular community.
To me in the Zimmerman case from the news I saw charges were only laid to appease the public outcry from the black community. From the facts reported by the news I didn't think then that there was a substantial likelihood of conviction from the get go based on the available defense of self defense. And that is from 4000 miles away which is not a distinct advantage.
I'm not John Adams but I'm sure he'd agree with me. Your famous early President John Adams when he was a young lawyer defending some British solders accused of shooting Americans said "facts don't lie" And you can only convict based on the facts. He got those British solders off based on the facts. Anyway you don't need a Canadian telling you your history. As a friend, I'm suggesting to you guys you need to reestablish a faith in your judicial system. That is important and key to your society, to its survival. You must trust your judicial system.
As it turns out the Zimmerman jury agreed with that conclusion based on the evidence, on the facts, as well. Now the black community having bullied officials and got their way with the laying of charges now want to get the same results with the court system and bully them into overruling the jury findings. That cant happen or you have even bigger problems. Politics and public wants have nothing to do with the judicial system. It must be neutral, judicial, impartial equal and fair. It must be devoid of politics when making decisions. It can not be bullied.
Once your general public distrusts the fairness of your judicial system your whole political system is in deep trouble. If the public thinks it can bully the decisions into happening you have really big irreversible problems until trust returns to the judiical system.
Even the defense counsel made a joke in his opening remarks about that perception when he told the "knock knock" joke to the jury in his opening remarks to the jury no less.
"Knock knock"
"Who's there".
"George Zimmerman"
When the response from a prospective juror was "Zimmerman who" he was accepted onto the jury. He made a joke about this fact.
Considering all the press about the uproar from the black community and no charges being laid initially and then the laying of charges against Zimmerman but only after the public uproar, I thought the defense lawyer won that case in his opening remarks with a knock knock joke. That was the "if the glove don't fit, you must acquit" moment.
Now the black community seem to think they can bully a conviction into happening. And with all due respect to the black community that is wrong.. The laying of charges was wrong. The overreaction by the black community is wrong.Only the jury got it right in this whole fiasco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF-Ax5E8EJc
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