"For no apparent reason I'm starting another paragraph. Finally, the political and social climate of Canada will begin to transform into that of Iran if the RCMP gets away with this. What keeps the Iranian regime solvent? Hatred and fear. Hatred of people who step out of line. Hatred of people who don't conform to the most "conservative" standards of their society. Hatred of "traitors" who protest against the government while the country is surrounded on all sides by ruthless, vicious enemies. Hatred of those who would "abuse" their rights in order to "attack" the society that raised them. All those hatreds are felt by a sizeable minority in every country. In the USA it was the 30% that supported bush II through all his crimes and blundering. In Canada its the "small dead animals," "Free Dominion," "dust my broom" crowd and the much larger group of mindless, deluded harpercon voters. For everyone else, there's fear. Fear of poverty. Fear of prison. Fear of torture. Fear of death. Fear of the unaccountable goons who roam about enforcing compliance to a hateful, failed system. As the system fails it becomes more paranoid, more violent."
Allegedly , at some point in the past , these idiots were referred to as useful .......
He was right. For no apparent reason, he DID start another paragraph.
Where did you find that guy?
Is he tying to say that Iran has an affirmative action police force?
This lefties just do not have any grasp on reality anymore. To the extent that Canada is like Iran, it is because of their policies. They would have to stop doing what they do, in order for Canada to revert to the Christian, western democracy that they don't want, but that produced them in the first place.
I'm not sure what the hell that dude is trying to say.
I don't feel like wasting 2 minutes of my life reading it again. Hey, I feel just like I do after I read Margolis....
I thought rape, torture and murder was Iranian justice.
He might be surprised to find that it was our kinder, gentler, soft-power wielding, never saw a culture they couldn't excuse Liberal government who did absolutely nothing about Zahra Kazemi.
hmmm..same style and loose attempt at analogy as we read in Iggy's book.And same lack of sense or real connection to Canadians.
And he missed Joanne (BLY) and Kathy.The guy still has a lot to learn.
Kevin...Margolis is best to be avoided in occasional Sun Media print.He always sounds like he'd be much happier living under Chavez,Castro, or the in the middle east.Wonder what holds him back.Oh...perhaps the so-called freedom of the press.
My guess on why he went ahead with the last paragraph: the internet in general and bloggers in particular are getting under the skin of the likes of Margolis.
Joanne, Kathy,Kate, Connie and Mark, and Darcy...keep it!!Don't stop until they feel the rug moving out from under their feet too!
Wait, is he actually saying that SDA keeps Canada solvent? And by 'solvent', if I understand him, he is asserting that this means a regime of terror, brutality and corruptness - as in Iran. So, SDA enables a regime of terror? ahh, the power.
Is he actually saying that IF you vote for Harper/Conservatives, THEN, you are keeping Canada 'solvent' in this manner?
He mentions then, the tactics of maintaining such totalitarian solvency.
There's hatred of people with different opinions - heck, we saw the example of that in the vicious attacks by the left against Palin, against the Ms California/Ms USA contest, in the vicious attacks by the left against the Tea Parties.
Then, there's anyone who dissents from, who questions, who wants to examine the actions of govt. This is Not Allowed by the left, because the country is 'surrounded on all sides by ruthless, vicious enemies". He's referring to Canada? We are surrounded on three sides by oceans and on one side by the US. So - who are the 'ruthless, vicious enemies"?
'Attacking the society' that raised them is an abuse of rights? Again, does this mean that one is not allowed to critique, question, dissent from the Authorities?
I think he's paranoid.
a) I'm mad I didn't get mentioned
b) What's he talking about exactly?
Too funny- if the writer only knew that it is he and his ilk that are doing the very thing he accuses those he bashes of doing.
Hatred of those who want personal responsibility and choice.
Hatred of those who want the same rights as the minorities.
Hatred of Stephen Harper for being admired on the word stage and using that hatred to attack him and his supporters.
Hatred of those of us who actually believe that we should stand up for our rights, that everyone should be equal in this country, that we shouldn't coddle those, like the writer, who think that they should be taken care of.
Progressive? I think the left doesn't have a friggin clue what it means.
i have nothing but ??????????????'s
As the US declines in influence we should start to ask ourselves who or what is going to replace it. Not Britain or Europe so if these people think it is bad now what can they expect in the future? Keep bashing and trashing you will see the results in your lifetime.
Hm-m-m-m-m.
Sharia law,hm-m-m-m-m
Well after some kids broke into my friends house this week, even though they were caught, a bit of SHARIA might inject a bit of respect for other peoples property.
Worth a shot...
Before political correctness in-the-extreme took over, Policemen, er Policepersons were of the rather 'well-put-together' and 'rugged' types. In a dicey situation they could handle themselves armed only with themselves.
Today, I notice many, many smallish Police Officers. Can you blame them if the tazers come out quickly ? Too many tazer jolts in the Van airport ? Sure. But it is probably their first reaction when confronting someone bigger than them.
An interesting passage.
Mostly autobiographical, I'd assume.
I pray he will find a way to conquer the hate and fear that fuel his paranoia before coming up with the inevitable violent end that many of these ‘mentally challenged' human beings drift toward.
Of course, without somebody stoking these self-generated feelings of paranoia, there cannot be drug market.
There is no other way to interpret this - it's a tremendous compliment to the people he singled out. And, by extension, i think we can all pat ourselves on the back to start our Saturdays.
It's gratifying to see this formerly influential windbag whining about bloggers who are gaining importance and providing a forum.
In some ways I think the election of obumble prompts a lot of outbreaks like his; they thought paradise would be on its way, but the dream is fading fast and there's nothing to take its place.
a. I'm mad he didn't mention Kathy or Ezra.. and no mention of going back to anyone's welfare livelihood...? it could be so much more than this..
b. Is this a part of the NDP primer for the next Sask election?
At least he is correct about one thing:
From watching the Braidwood Inquiry we see that these goons and the institution that they belong to and the state which it serves are all more than happy to insult the intelligence of the entire country with the most stupid lies, in some twisted attempt to "tough it out" and hope that they can get through this Kabuki theatre piece with their careers intact.
Somali thugs are fearless when there's someone white like Eric Cartman leading them.
Shocking! Criticism of an Islamic regime! Send in the thought police (RCMP? Bernie Farber)!
Also posted on that idiot's site ...
What you describe and rail against is 'statism'. That is a hobby horse of the far left and fascist governments where they exist. The urge to have conformity is a collectivist view. That is far left.
The police state of Nazi Germany came from the statist desire for control and conformity. Hitlers socialist party wanted everyone to be an obedient Arian.
The conformity in the former Soviet Union and of China and North Korea are all of the Statist variety that comes from far left collectivist thinking.
That is what Obama is working toward in the USA.
Only individualism and free enterprise can protect us from this sort of hell.
That is the what SDA and the other blogs you mention are working for. More freedom and self-reliance, more individuality in our society.
You must not being actually reading those blogs, but insist you understand their nature. That is what millions of uninformed Americans do to Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly.
You are confused and do not understand whose who and what's what on planet earth at this time.
Please do some reading and education yourself. Your teachers and university profs were lying to you.
Learn the meaning of freedom and forget about the false security of the entitlement culture.
We asked for this with our cowardly obsequiousness and refusal to stand up for our right to decide what Canada is.
If you want Canada to be a liberal civil rights hovel - you got it!
We have fewer and fewer people paying for more and more of the resentful, the "victimized" the "entitled".
Not sustainable, people!
Since the collapse of the Reform Party there has been no organized/effective conservative movement in the country. Who can he be thinking about? The open cheque book form of government that exists around the world should be his best dream come true! The best form of government is that, that insists the grassroots people take responsibility for their governance not the bureaucrats that actually run things. It is no mistake that there has never been another referendum in this country since Meech Lake.
Obviously a product of our esteemed public education system.
This nin com poop must be a smoker - everyone now knows that it was the lack of, or overdose of, nicotine that caused the death of Mr. D (from Poland). The Nazi type laws created for tobacco smoking citizens go so far beyond rational that people are dying! The extreme anti tobacco laws are all provincial and municipal laws; he is barking up the wrong tree by blaming our anti ban Prime Minister. (It is on the record, for those interested, Stephen Harper is in favor of individual choice for businesses and individuals re smoking tobacco). The guy should go ask for a job with the Owe, down south, this is the type of radical that the gang in the Whitehouse favor - the fact that he and the new President could have a smoke together should make him a shoo in!
Go Eric - don't miss your 'moment in time'.
The ranting lefty at that site reminds me of a guy I saw the other day who was pushing a shopping cart down the street and yelling at people who weren't there. Maybe the lefty blogger is that guy.
Alberta Girl said" Too funny- if the writer only knew that it is he and his ilk that are doing the very thing he accuses those he bashes of doing.
Hatred of those who want personal responsibility and choice.
Hatred of those who want the same rights as the minorities.
Hatred of Stephen Harper for being admired on the word stage and using that hatred to attack him and his supporters.
Hatred of those of us who actually believe that we should stand up for our rights, that everyone should be equal in this country, that we shouldn't coddle those, like the writer, who think that they should be taken care of.
Progressive? I think the left doesn't have a friggin clue what it means. "
You forgot Hatred of living within ones means. What we also see is the 'newspeak' from the like of Carole James in BC, that her promises have been 'fully costed'.....that is not the same as pays for themselves, it's just colorful language that sounds like it's accountable, but really isn't.
What we see in Obamaland right now, is the essence of living beyond one's means, and instead of dealing with the pain of it all, and getting over it, The Anointed One is just prolonging, and likely making the pain more unbearable in the long run.
It will be interesting to see how devalued the American Ruble becomes!
Unfortunately, he's article means that at least 200 other lunatics feel the same. That's usually the proportion between those who post and those who keep to themselves.
It's natural for the flat headed folks to ask 'What the hell is he doing?' after reading this drivel. However, we need to try to understand where he is coming from. I don't see anything other than indoctrination from his early education years. The poison is in the public school system and academia. This is what the conservative folks absolutely must root out if we don't want to live in real Iran, not imaginary Iran of his.
But, my god, what a piece of crock!
Unfortunately, he's article means that at least 200 other lunatics feel the same. That's usually the proportion between those who post and those who keep to themselves.
It's natural for the flat headed folks to ask 'What the hell is he doing?' after reading this drivel. However, we need to try to understand where he is coming from. I don't see anything other than indoctrination from his early education years. The poison is in the public school system and academia. This is what the conservative folks absolutely must root out if we don't want to live in real Iran, not imaginary Iran of his.
But, my god, what a crock his drivel was!
There's this concept of free will, something that every human being has within them.
Free will basically means people have the ability to decide for them the direction of their life.
They are free to appreciate what they have, to overcome any obstacles thrown in their way and to define their own inner peace through a series of decisions that are based on knowing the difference between right and wrong.
The writer is the author is his own misfortune and tragically lives in a prison of his own design in a self-imposed slavery that rages against those have found contentment.
I won't comment on the politics of the author, but what really concerns me is the RCMP's downward slide for the last thirty years, as politically correct hiring policies have castrated a once excellent police force that was respected world -wide.
The town in Manitoba I grew up in, 1950's and 60's, was policed by two RCMP officers. Their territory included five of what we used to call, in unenlightened times, "Indian Reservations", and about four other small towns.
On Saturday nights, the officers regularly had to break up fights at the local bar, featuring persons of all ethnic background, but the largest percentage of brawlers were what we ignorant peasants used to call, "Drunken Indians".
I personally witnessed many instances of RCMP officers wading into a brawl. It wasn't easy, as both unarmed combatants would usually turn on the cop.
The cops they stationed in my home town were usually well over six feet tall, and over two hundred pounds, and were always first rate street fighters.
The end result was always the same, everyone involved was battered and bruised, the brawlers always ended up arrested, and the cop had another chapter added to his local legend.
It was SOP for cops to engage in fights to keep the peace, and those guys did a damned good job. We all admired their fearlessness in taking on two or more snarly brutes at once.
The new breed of RCMP, those who aren't tiny women officers, seem to have a dread of physical contact, and fear for their well being well beyond reasonable concern.
In short, they are physical cowards, and are more than willing to use weapons on anyone they encounter.
The Dziekanski affair was a national disgrace, and the officers involved should all be fired. I watched the video of the affair with several nurses, and they all said they deal with far more dangerous people on almost every shift, with no violence resulting.
Some of it is due to their lack of proper training, and a lot of it has to do with character, and lately,the RCMP seems to lack officers with any character, willing to lie under oath,bully ordinary citizens, and say or do anything to save their precious careers.
The RCMP has come along way from Sam Steele, to Canada's great loss.
The moonbat linked to is rapping at an ad-hoc seance, creating a "Granfalloon" in its own mind.
This is the modus operandi of the Goreacle/AGW warmists/the mad mullahs of Iran/ antisemites, etc.
Shades of Edgar Cayce, et al.
SDA, etc., are the "evil ones".
Katmeat and his ilk use this method constantly.
...-
"Establish a Granfalloon
Granfalloons are powerful propaganda devices because they are easy to create and, once established, the granfalloon defines social reality and maintains social identities. Information is dependent on the granfalloon.
Since most granfalloons quickly develop out-groups, criticisms can be attributed to those "evil ones" outside the group, who are thus stifled.
To maintain a desired social identity, such as that of a seeker or a New Age rebel, one must obey the dictates of the granfalloon and its leaders.
The classic séance can be viewed as an ad-hoc granfalloon. Note what happens as you sit in the dark and hear a thud. You are dependent on the group led by a medium for the interpretation of this sound. "What is it? A knee against the table or my long lost Uncle Ned? The group believes it is Uncle Ned. Rocking the boat would be impolite. Besides, I came here to be a seeker."
Essential to the success of the granfalloon tactic is the creation of a shared social identity. In creating this identity, here are some things you might want to include:"
http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/pratkanis.htm
How To Sell a Pseudoscience
Incoherent. It's all I have to say.
Margolis is usually right on the mark. Great commentary! Great insight.
Reading that screed reminded of those movies where the police detectives are exploring inside the home of the psycho suspect and find all kinds on nonsensical conspiracy theories written over every available inch of wall space!
Am I just the only one who is sick & tired of seeing such small minded "truthers" using the term "Progressive" with an absolutely straight face? What on earth is progressive about such descent into unbridled, unsubstantiated comparison madness?!?
In point of fact, I've even stopped calling them "liberals" because the true meaning of that word has been hijacked as well. So instead I use "Leftist" or "Radical Leftist". Though for this fellow that Kate found, nothing short of "Leftard with Teddy Kaczynski Underpinnings" will do!
If by "right on the mark" you mean delusional and irrational, then I would have to agree.
I can't imagine that any conservative would feel anything but concern and revulsion for the over-reaction of the YVR police in the tragic tasering incident. People make mistakes and perhaps we are inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt, but clearly this was not something that should ever be repeated in Canada. This taser technology needs a serious overhaul for one thing.
So I don't know where this person got their idea that some screaming crowd of Harperites wanted this to happen. In fact, with regard to Free Dominion, he/she seems blissfully unaware that Harperites are an endangered species thanks to the Section 13 debacle.
But for or against Harper, there are no screaming crowds of conservatives anywhere but perhaps at a human rights tribunal, where they are screaming for mercy. Or perhaps gathered around a TV set watching the weather report and screaming with laughter.
Who's afraid of the RCMP?
Waking Up Canadian
/They are from the guvamint and just want to help.
dmorris - Up here in the Yukon an RCMP officer chased down a car thief - in the stolen car - the thief stopped the car and jumped out and headed out across some open lots. The officer ran him down and in a one to one with the thief; the thief had learned some Martial Arts in the jailhouse, the thief deadlocked the officer and began choking him to death. The officer pulled out his gun and said that he would shoot if the thief did not release him, the thief kept chocking so the officer shot the thief in the knee; the thief did not let go - so the officer shot and killed the crook to save his own life.
Followed by a court martial for the RCMP officer in the court house and the local North American Indian 'spokespeople'. The officer was accused of racism and murder, his life here became impossible - he left the Yukon and I think he left the force.
Not once was the issue of the owner of the car addressed , the criminal record of the crook was blamed on Residential schools. Now why is it , again, that RCMP officers don't like to touch the crooks? The hospital in Kamloops called the RCMP to taser an 81 year old man who had 'lost it' - the taser killed the old man. The health outfits are no more 'hero's' than the rest of the PC idiots that run all the s(n)ival Services in this control freak society. RCMP officers are individuals - some good, some bad.
The airport in Vancouver is to blame for the death of Mr. D, the Polish Immigrant, not the RCMP. The RCMP were following orders, the PC Airport nitwits were rude and negligent. Mr. D's mom was there to pick him up and the airport sent her away , saying that her son was not there. Why did the airport officials do that? Why was it Soooo important that they clear out this 'off the wall' white man so everything was 'peaceful' for the Asian plane due to arrive? Those officers, IMO, did not intend to kill Mr. D. and 1000 to 1 the RCMP did not know that they were dealing with a chain smoker who had not had a smoke for 18 hours and was in nic withdrawal or he overdosed on nic drugs. Either would make this man's heart very vulnerable. What do you think - yes they were told or no they were not told? If they were told then I do agree with you, the officers should all be charged and put in the jailhouse...otherwise other heads should roll.
I saw 4 RCMP kill someone who was scared they would hurt him... they did way more than that and got away with it. They belong behind bars with the general population of scum that inhabit prisons.
Maybe someone should tell him that Iran will be invaded in his honour ;)
Jema 54,
Are you saying that control freak Canada allows filthy smokers to immigrate here? ;o)
I too blame the Airport wogs, but I still blame those four nitwit RCMP officers for killing that man. They could have dealt with it better if they had given it more than the 30 seconds they waited before tasing him five times and putting a heavy knee on his throat.
They are all guilty.
How many times a year are tasers used in Canada ?
What percent cause injury to the perpetrator ?
What percent help protect others from the perpetrator ?
Again, if it wasn't so politically incorrect to hire Officers who could manage the situation, Officers may not be relying on tasers and guns so often.
The rule of unintended consequences. aka latte liberals always get it wrong.
This fool surfaced a couple of days ago over at 'Dust My Broom'. He was voicing his displeasure over gov't vehicles sporting 'support our troops' decals. Along the way he posted a few of the usual childish personal slurs against Darcy,some of which have been removed.The best thing you can do for these people is to gently guide them back to their basement bondage,maybe point them to a free porn site,and hope they eventually mature... The internet is a great information source,but like most things in life there is a balance,this ranter is part of the down side. Unfortunately,his site will now have more hits than he ever thought possible,and he will try to replicate this joyful day with another,which he does not deserve.Who knows where that will lead? Feed the a-hole sparingly,his delusions will grow with attention.
The thing which annoys me most about our little friend thwap is that he doesn't listen. At all. Ever. I've crossed swords with him a time or two, and he immediately defaults to ad hominem with some crude homosexual inuendo for flavoring. Typical Lefty troll, in other words.
The biggest concerns I have about Canada are the increasing centralization of power in the Federal government and the usurpation of traditional freedoms by the police. Cops are never found guilty of anything anymore, never punished even for obvious and egregious violations of innocent individuals. The difference between Canada and Iran is one of -degree-, not kind. Most people who comment here share these concerns.
And yet, our little troll friend there will rage on and on and ON about Small Dead Minds and how -I- am the problem. Me, the Phantom, who's pet peeve is over-reaching government.
So if thwap is Eric Margolis he needs a friggin' boot to the head. Maybe it'll rattle that peanut around in there and get his single neuron firing again.
."The best thing you can do for these people is to gently guide them back to their basement bondage,maybe point them to a free porn site,"
LOL. Thanks, wallyj!
To be fair, what does Eric Margolis have to do with a nutbar who has a keyboard and mom's basement?
Fear of death. Fear of the unaccountable goons who roam about enforcing compliance to a hateful, failed system. As the system fails it becomes more paranoid, more violent."
A perfect descriptor of Socialism in its terminal phase. Eric Margolis would have been one of those useful idiots that supported the New Soviet Union, you see in the movie Reds. Always had the suspicion he was a Muslim himself with all the time he spent in Afghanistan. Than of course there is his anti-Christian rants.
Add to this his American hating to a myopic view of Socialism & you have disaster walking on two legs. As a "Journalist" you have a rabid West Hater who thinks he's a citizen of the world. European cowardice being the height of civilization.
In reality he's nothing but a mouth piece for the psycho’s of the World who would bring lawlessness to us all, if not slavery.
Kate & others mentioned have more integrity, if not more real time facts than he has ever seen. Its Blogs like these that are defeating folks like him who would take our individual liberties away. I am just surprised he didn’t dis. Ezra as well or call us all baby murders. I think he started out okay, but he started to believe his own game. Now he really has drunk the Kool-Aide.
JMO
The moonbat linked to is rapping at an ad-hoc seance, creating a "Granfalloon" in its own mind.
This is the modus operandi of the Goreacle/AGW warmists/the mad mullahs of Iran/antisemites, etc.
Shades of Edgar Cayce, et al.
SDA, etc., are the "evil ones".
Katmeat and his ilk use this method constantly.
...-
"Establish a Granfalloon
Granfalloons are powerful propaganda devices because they are easy to create and, once established, the granfalloon defines social reality and maintains social identities. Information is dependent on the granfalloon.
Since most granfalloons quickly develop out-groups, criticisms can be attributed to those "evil ones" outside the group, who are thus stifled.
To maintain a desired social identity, such as that of a seeker or a New Age rebel, one must obey the dictates of the granfalloon and its leaders.
The classic séance can be viewed as an ad-hoc granfalloon. Note what happens as you sit in the dark and hear a thud. You are dependent on the group led by a medium for the interpretation of this sound. "What is it? A knee against the table or my long lost Uncle Ned? The group believes it is Uncle Ned. Rocking the boat would be impolite. Besides, I came here to be a seeker."
Essential to the success of the granfalloon tactic is the creation of a shared social identity. In creating this identity, here are some things you might want to include:"
http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/pratkanis.htm
How To Sell a Pseudoscience