How Conservatives Rule

I’ve been reading Thomas Frank’s latest book, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule. And I couldn’t have chosen a better book to get a hold on what’s currently happening with world economies. From a reason as to why it’s happening. But, more importantly, what small-minded American “wingers” have, in fact, done.

Why should I care? Well a few days ago I heard about our “leader,” Steven Harper, giving a speech supporting “Dubya’s” insane motives to invade Iraq. As troubling as that is, it’s not the most concerning aspect of this story. Turns out Harper, when leader of the Canadian Alliance, gave the exact same speech, three days later, word for word, as Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard.

I think it goes without saying that I expected it. But it goes deeper. Much deeper. Conspiracy theories aside, seems to me, that his “Conservative” ploy is just a front for more sinister motives…

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Become A Sustainer

I’ve been a ZNet sustainer since late last year? And I’m more than willing to admit I’m quite impressed with what I receive from my modest monthly contribution.

Honestly I don’t use my “member privileges” anywhere near its potential. I have yet to set up my “ZSpace Page.” I need to get on that. But what I do find most valuable is receiving “nightly sustainer commentary” in my email inbox. Granted it takes, at least, a $1 monthly contribution to be eligible for that “feature.” So I urge anyone who can afford to part with $12 a year to become a sustainer.

Because every so often you get little gems not unlike the one I received this morning… Continue reading Become A Sustainer

Ready To Post

Wow, been neglecting this blog for far too long. Been busy. I know, blah, blah, blah…

For those paying attention stuff is a little different here. I read an extremely important book on Web Accessibility. Jeremy J. Sydik’s Designing Accessible Web Sites, Thirty-six Keys to Creating Content for All Audiences and Platforms. And upon finishing said book, not to mention a few others, I decided to do a complete redo of the foundation this site sits a top. It won’t appear much different, at least structurally and graphically. But typographically (a.k.a. readability) it has been greatly improved upon. As well as some “back-end” WordPress going’s on. Continue reading Ready To Post

Look What I Just Tripped Over

“As I have walked among the desperate, rejected, and angry young men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems. I have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my conviction that social change comes most meaningfully through nonviolent action. But they ask — and rightly so — what about Vietnam? They ask if our own nation wasn’t using massive doses of violence to solve its problems, to bring about the changes it wanted. Their questions hit home, and I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today — my own government. For the sake of those boys, for the sake of this government, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence, I cannot be silent.” Continue reading Look What I Just Tripped Over