Archive for June, 2011

The Consent of the Governed

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 by thwap

I’ve take some criticism for describing the harpercon majority government as “illegitimate.” This criticism tends to come from empty-headed morons whose opinions I have as much regard for as I would a huge, steaming piece of dog-shit on my front steps.
There seems to be some inexplicable confusion regarding the justification for my categorization of stephen […]

Justified Civil Disobedience and Illegitimate Governments

Saturday, June 11th, 2011 by thwap

I’ve said before that the environment isn’t my main focus. I hate camping. I hate flies and mosquitoes. I like cities, books, bars, … that sort of thing. Then there’s the science. It’s all I’ve got to grasp political-economy, … were someone to come up with some scholarly paper about soil depletion, global warming, ocean […]

Drifting Towards Oblivion

Saturday, June 11th, 2011 by thwap

I really don’t know what’s going to happen. Humanity (coerced or duped by our elites) is determined to continue along the path to ecological Armageddon. One of the worst offenders was Canada’s stephen harper government. And now he’s got a majority government. Extra-parliamentary protest is a sad joke. Tiny bands of the already converted […]

The Liberals and the Centre

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 by thwap

I think it was in the Martin or the Dion years, when, on Canadian Cynic, I told Ti-Guy that I wanted the Liberal Party of Canada to die, because they deceived progressive-minded Canadians and made them believe that they could have their cake and eat it too.
Ti-Guy replied something to the effect that by giving […]