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Thursday, August 11, 2016
j reacts to the right-wing media's play on the elizabeth may resignation
i just want to add that mulcair's rejection of bds was one of the reasons i lost interest in the party. if the ndp wants to be the liberals, it should merge with them. and, if they're going to present themselves as the same as the liberals anyways, why not just vote for the liberals?
trudeau's popularity right now is only partly a consequence of the anti-harper confluence. it's also a consequence of apathy on the canadian left. if we're just going to get the liberals anyways, why bother splitting the vote?
the left is looking for a new vehicle and wants to take over the green party. nor can the greens move forward with her.
she should just join the liberal party.
http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/elizabeth-mays-split-with-the-greens/
fwiw, i don't really think that apartheid is a good comparison, either. the south african state was a type of slavery - the blacks would do the work for the whites and live apart from them. the israelis have actually rejected calls for apartheid, which have been presented repeatedly by the americans. a commitment by israel to apartheid would be a step forwards. what the israelis want is a final solution, not slavery & apartheid. it's a full genocide that is in process. so, the south african comparison is not very good. the better comparison is to the american genocide of native americans.
i don't think bds has a high likelihood of success, but i think it's an important moral position to take.
maybe it's better to phrase it like this: i may agree that supporting bds is likely futile, but i think that rejecting it is morally reprehensible.
trudeau's popularity right now is only partly a consequence of the anti-harper confluence. it's also a consequence of apathy on the canadian left. if we're just going to get the liberals anyways, why bother splitting the vote?
the left is looking for a new vehicle and wants to take over the green party. nor can the greens move forward with her.
she should just join the liberal party.
http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/elizabeth-mays-split-with-the-greens/
fwiw, i don't really think that apartheid is a good comparison, either. the south african state was a type of slavery - the blacks would do the work for the whites and live apart from them. the israelis have actually rejected calls for apartheid, which have been presented repeatedly by the americans. a commitment by israel to apartheid would be a step forwards. what the israelis want is a final solution, not slavery & apartheid. it's a full genocide that is in process. so, the south african comparison is not very good. the better comparison is to the american genocide of native americans.
i don't think bds has a high likelihood of success, but i think it's an important moral position to take.
maybe it's better to phrase it like this: i may agree that supporting bds is likely futile, but i think that rejecting it is morally reprehensible.
at
15:14
Location:
Windsor, ON, Canada
what they're saying is that they think there is something inside my ear, rather than inside my brain.
i was thinking that something was structurally damaged - a broken bone, or perhaps a severed nerve. something lodged inside my ear is kind of half way between both theories.
i'm going in for a second mri at the beginning of september - without the ions. until then, they can't say if it's a growth or a foreign object, or if it's benign or not.
but, it seems like my brain is safe. for now, anyways. it may be one of those "caught it early enough" things. or, it may be earwax.
i was thinking that something was structurally damaged - a broken bone, or perhaps a severed nerve. something lodged inside my ear is kind of half way between both theories.
i'm going in for a second mri at the beginning of september - without the ions. until then, they can't say if it's a growth or a foreign object, or if it's benign or not.
but, it seems like my brain is safe. for now, anyways. it may be one of those "caught it early enough" things. or, it may be earwax.
at
14:55
Location:
Windsor, ON, Canada
j reacts to the challenge of low functional literacy rates for political campaigns
i think this is the kind of story she needs to tell if she wants to bring the middle of america back to the democrats, which is where they should be. they don't benefit from republican policies.
however....
1) they can't read. that's not hyperbole. the published literacy rates were just cold war propaganda. large percentages of americans around the mississippi delta are simply unable to read an article like this. and, they're the people the democrats need to swing the most.
2) they won't read an article in the new york times. you'd might as well have published it in the guardian.
it's reflective. i'm forgiving. but, they need to get this kind of messaging across in spoken language. this is the value of the republicans' control of the churches and of talk radio. television is declining in importance. how about pod casts? youtube personalities? you can only do so much in three months.
but, as amazing as it is, you cannot forget this truth: they can't fucking read. and, you need to convince them to vote for you before you can teach them....
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/hillary-clinton-money.html?_r=0
the united states has a long history of integrating illiterate people into the political process. there's a lot to learn by dusting off some old nineteenth century textbooks.
...and a lot to learn in realizing that it's necessary to do so.
however....
1) they can't read. that's not hyperbole. the published literacy rates were just cold war propaganda. large percentages of americans around the mississippi delta are simply unable to read an article like this. and, they're the people the democrats need to swing the most.
2) they won't read an article in the new york times. you'd might as well have published it in the guardian.
it's reflective. i'm forgiving. but, they need to get this kind of messaging across in spoken language. this is the value of the republicans' control of the churches and of talk radio. television is declining in importance. how about pod casts? youtube personalities? you can only do so much in three months.
but, as amazing as it is, you cannot forget this truth: they can't fucking read. and, you need to convince them to vote for you before you can teach them....
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/hillary-clinton-money.html?_r=0
the united states has a long history of integrating illiterate people into the political process. there's a lot to learn by dusting off some old nineteenth century textbooks.
...and a lot to learn in realizing that it's necessary to do so.
at
08:01
Location:
Windsor, ON, Canada
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