tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post588263399741567075..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: A Timely ReminderLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-2928592547078382142016-05-10T20:09:43.769-04:002016-05-10T20:09:43.769-04:00It would seem, Pamela, that Freeland has fallen pr...It would seem, Pamela, that Freeland has fallen prey to that most seductive of temptations - power.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-13221656370623191992016-05-10T18:08:33.010-04:002016-05-10T18:08:33.010-04:00Freeland called CETA gold-plated Lorne. The greate...Freeland called CETA gold-plated Lorne. The greatest deception of the public , especially the TPP is the fact that they call these deals "trade" deals. Trudeau may be following what his advisors tell him, probably without asking too many questions about whose interests these deals serve, but Freeland promoting them is appalling. She knows exactly whose interests these deals serve and it's not Canadians interests.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-82285404271198551832016-05-09T09:02:27.171-04:002016-05-09T09:02:27.171-04:00Thanks for the quote, ninente. It is something we ...Thanks for the quote, ninente. It is something we should all bear in mind. BTW, I actually did put a link to the article in the post.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-69959518435236485422016-05-08T22:23:01.288-04:002016-05-08T22:23:01.288-04:00The bright side (we can hope!) - Full article:
htt...The bright side (we can hope!) - Full article:<br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/05/protest-never-changes-anything-derailing-ttip-trade-agreement<br /><br />“What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.”<br />– Gandhi<br />ninentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408172336560602724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-88483828345043057802016-05-08T17:23:40.689-04:002016-05-08T17:23:40.689-04:00All of us have to work on changing that sad truth,...All of us have to work on changing that sad truth, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-20361270223045180522016-05-08T17:07:51.487-04:002016-05-08T17:07:51.487-04:00Governments change. But the same people are still ...Governments change. But the same people are still in charge.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-89231928756630331272016-05-08T14:53:10.666-04:002016-05-08T14:53:10.666-04:00Unfortunately, for too many people, John, their as...Unfortunately, for too many people, John, their assessment is true.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-2738044182111054342016-05-08T14:50:53.976-04:002016-05-08T14:50:53.976-04:00Livestock at least have an excuse, Mound. They don...Livestock at least have an excuse, Mound. They don't know they are being led to their deaths until it is too late. Canadians have no such excuse.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-36289367018836676702016-05-08T14:49:53.187-04:002016-05-08T14:49:53.187-04:00Trudeau is doing what John Manley tells him to do....Trudeau is doing what John Manley tells him to do. Freeland is sacrificing her academic credibility for a few attaboys from the team mascot. Fraud.<br /><br />They think we're all as uninformed and stupid as the people tripping over themselves to have their pictures taken with Golden Boy.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-64400801922913912982016-05-08T13:36:03.525-04:002016-05-08T13:36:03.525-04:00Young Mr. Jones makes a compelling argument, Lorne...Young Mr. Jones makes a compelling argument, Lorne. Yet I believe you're right when you observe that Canadians have been thoroughly conditioned to be complacent, to think protest futile. Why does it feel like we've become livestock at some abattoir?<br />The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com