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The TOTALitarian Picture of Fascism/Socialism
American Fascism – A Brief History
So Who’s Scared? Environmentalist Fear Tactics
Fear of Chemicals – John Stossel
David Suzuki – No Matter How Bad…
Al Gore – “That’s Not Funny”
Ecotheology: Religion, Yes; Science, No
Global Warming Believers vs Skeptics
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Left, Right & Center – A re-definition
Left, Right & Center – Bans
Left, Right & Center – Environmentalism
Left, Right & Center – Political correctness and discrimination
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The Forest City Institute:
Civic Governance In The City Of London, Ontario
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Contradictions plague justice as we confront the Marc Emery extradition battle, where selling marijuana seeds to consenting adults draws potential decades in American prison while co-accused face varying fates. Hypocrisy runs deep in drug prohibition, especially when medical users gain freedoms even as enforcement crushes activists.
Sentences expose deeper flaws. A remorseful first-time offender like Rob Ramage receives years for a fatal accident, yet Karla Homolka walks free after unspeakable crimes against multiple victims. Marc Emery risks severe punishment for voluntary transactions. We insist true justice demands judging the individual’s character and context, not rigid crime equivalence or message-sending.
Public ownership proves equally illusory. Activists and politicians push municipal control of utilities or public-private partnerships, but these mask force disguised as collaboration. Private property rights ground reality; government “ownership” fiction leads to arbitrary power and lost freedoms. Even personal spaces face invasion when landlords swap light bulbs under energy edicts, eroding privacy in one’s home.
Rational principles cut through these confusions, affirming individual rights over collectivist myths. Freedom emerges as the genuine common interest. It all fits together just right.
Media distortions demand our scrutiny, particularly when a London Free Press headline touts a teen activist’s dedication to peace while the story reveals a campaign against military recruitment lacking balance or substance. Such coverage polarizes falsely, conceals counterarguments, and leaves readers chasing details online.
Marc Emery’s defiance against prohibition laws grips our attention amid his tentative plea with American authorities. Karen Selick analyzes the pressures, jurisdictional puzzles, and his targeting for effective activism rather than mere commerce. His candor stands in stark contrast to the underground trade, raising questions of political persecution and heroic resolve in challenging state power.
Critics assail the new atheism of figures like Richard Dawkins as intellectual totalitarianism, yet overlook how books advance ideas through persuasion alone. Surveys claiming believers embrace virtues more deeply invite examination, for many qualities listed represent values or even potential vices absent true moral anchors like justice and reason. Atheism signals absence, not dogma, underscoring rationality’s role.
These explorations of media, activism, faith and morality expose vital tensions in liberty and thought that strike just right.
Christmas arrives with its familiar calls for peace on Earth, selfless giving, and denunciations of commercial excess. Yet these very ideals warrant closer scrutiny.
Commercialism lies at the heart of the season’s joy. Trading goods and celebrating material abundance reflect human productivity, not greed. Pagan roots of winter festivals honor harvest and survival through reason and effort—values worth embracing openly.
Ebenezer Scrooge suffers misrepresentation as a miser. His wealth arises from honest effort, voluntary exchange, and refusal to live at others’ expense. Condemnation of him reveals envy of achievement, not moral failing. True generosity emerges from personal gain, not forced sacrifice.
Altruism promises virtue but delivers hidden costs. Mandating service to others treats individuals as means to ends, undermining genuine relationships built on mutual benefit. Even well-intended giving can humiliate recipients or mask power plays.
Peace on Earth remains elusive because rising prosperity sometimes fuels conflict, and aid can breed resentment rather than harmony. Reason, not sentiment, offers the clearest path forward.
Challenging these holiday myths while affirming life and achievement feels just right.
As Remembrance Day draws near, reflection turns to the Canadians who risked everything in battle. Courage lies not in sacrifice but in the refusal to surrender life, liberty, or property to aggressors. Soldiers fight to win and survive, not to die. Their stand against force preserves freedom, distinguishing battlefield losses from everyday peacetime tragedies.
Current events and past discussions add depth. Marc Emery’s case underscores a broader fight for liberty beyond marijuana. Currency shifts show how a strong loonie pressures prices and rewards cross-border shopping, reminding everyone that real value matters. Job stress patterns confirm routine work heightens depression while choice and variety ease it.
Afghanistan reports challenge media narratives; polls reveal most Afghans welcome foreign troops and reject the Taliban. Robotics point to a future of intelligent companions and household helpers. Gun control efforts backfire, while concealed-carry laws link to falling crime rates.
Light-hearted definitions expose contradictions in political language, from bureaucracy as a perpetual inertia machine to a candidate as someone who stands for what voters will fall for.
These threads weave together insights on war, peace, and rights that feel just right.
