I have been convinced for some time that the prevailing message of those who truly govern us is that protest is futile. The following puts the lie to that propaganda, and perhaps serves as a timely reminder of the dangers of our own pending trade deal with the European Union, CETA. (You know, the deal that Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau are so jazzed about.) The warnings in the following video are equally applicable to that deal.
H/t trapdinawrpool
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?
ReplyDeleteLivestock 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.
DeleteTrudeau is doing what John Manley tells him to do. Freeland is sacrificing her academic credibility for a few attaboys from the team mascot. Fraud.
ReplyDeleteThey think we're all as uninformed and stupid as the people tripping over themselves to have their pictures taken with Golden Boy.
Unfortunately, for too many people, John, their assessment is true.
DeleteGovernments change. But the same people are still in charge.
ReplyDeleteAll of us have to work on changing that sad truth, Owen.
DeleteThe bright side (we can hope!) - Full article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/05/protest-never-changes-anything-derailing-ttip-trade-agreement
“What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.”
– Gandhi
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.
DeleteFreeland 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.
ReplyDeleteIt would seem, Pamela, that Freeland has fallen prey to that most seductive of temptations - power.
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