25-11-2015: the vampire diaries

tracks worked on in this vlog:
1) https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/aliens-are-more-likely-than-god

see, this is why it is so important to have democratic oversight over banking institutions.

the primary purpose of a central bank is supposed to be to prevent inflation. that is a central bank's democratic mandate - it's purpose in a free society. europe had managed to achieve almost zero inflation. this is a great victory, in fact, for the people over the plutocrats. but, as soon as you allow the bank to operate without oversight, they show up at the brookings institute and start making speeches about how they're putting "unconventional" policies in place to increase inflation.

in neo-fascist europe, inflation regulates banks!

i think it's pretty obvious that he threw an arbitrary date out in the election without really doing the research on it, and now the bureaucracy is telling him it's impossible. i think it was kind of clear that would happen from the start.

the error he made here was waiting too long to be more realistic about it. now, it looks like he's caving to pressure and being told what to do by brad wall, rather than just reacting to the reality of the situation regarding available resources.

but, i don't expect anybody that supported the plan is going to get upset about this. nor do i think the timeline change will soften up the opposition. nor do i think anybody will even remember this four years from now...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/justin-trudeau-interview-refugees-1.3333632

this is a poor narrative that will backfire, politically. it makes him seem like he's soft on xenophobia and willing to compromise with conservatives. that makes him an easy target from the left. and, it's a fool's game to expect reciprocation from the conservatives he's reaching out to.

he should be sticking to the narrative about simply needing more time. it's reasonable and believable and doesn't set himself up like this.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/paris-attacks-changed-refugee-plan-trudeau-says/article27477121/

i'm going to go with hypocrisy.

there was nothing wrong with admitting that the time tables were unrealistic. but, caving into pressure like this is very disappointing.