Random thoughts occurring to a random bloke…
This morning I was listening to CBC Radio One’s program The Current where they spent a half hour talking about the Vatican’s decision to reinstate or was it promote a Priest or a Bishop who has long publicly denied the Jewish Holocaust ever happened.
The details on this story are somewhat fuzzy, in my head at least, for rather obvious reasons. I’m no fan of religion. And honestly I wasn’t paying much attention.Â
Not my point…
In the run-up to Obama’s inauguration, tomorrow, I’ve heard some pretty mind-numbingly absurd things.
Yes this is an incredibly significant event, based on what he happens to be, not in the least the person he is or the job he will do. What if he resumes business as usual once in office? I think a lot more hesitancy is desperately needed, people.
Keep it in perspective. With all do respect, he has not changed or accomplished anything, yet. Least of all anything he was elected President for…
Wow. I’ve yet to read it in its entirety, I started it yesterday and it’s a rather large bit of reading, but people NEED to check this out;
“ZCom/ZNet has been has been addressing the rapidly worsening conditions by publishing numerous articles each day from diverse international writers. However, by far the most extensive piece so far is the very important Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Z’s own Stephen Shalom…”
It’s so very sad…
With news of Israel’s insane, criminal, and immoral “caged hunt” for Hamas in Gaza continually worsening, I could not help from laughing out loud (odd response, I know) at Yves Engler’s piece, published yesterday at ZNet, Canada & Israel’s Occupation;
“The Canadian Left has taken a major step forward in opposition to Zionism. […] On Thursday 20 people blockaded Israel’s consulate in Montreal, a day after a group of Jewish women occupied the Israeli consulate in Toronto. Two weeks ago Sid Ryan, the head of 200,000-member Canadian Union of Public Employees-Ontario, courageously denounced Israel’s “genocide” in the Gaza strip and this weekend influential Canadian author Naomi Klein published an article supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel called for by Palestinian social movements. In the face of media hostility, CUPE-Ontario, The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the teachers Federation in Québec and the 40,000 members of Québec student Association ASSE have all supported the international boycott campaign against Israeli apartheid.”
It gives me some desperately needed hope that, despite powerful Israeli “interests” within Western Governments and media, people are getting motivated by what lobbyists are working so hard to keep from us. And, as a direct result, are acting against the needledick policies of the Canadian (for one) and Israeli (for another) governments…