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Really think about it

So we’re well into another federal election campaign here in Canada. Exact same shit, exact same pile. I’m so very tired of electoral politics. Voting for things that don’t really matter, all at the expense of everything that does. It’s all so very maddening. If there wasn’t so much at stake, I assure you, it would be virtually impossible for me to pay attention. Not that what I do pay the political process, in my country at least, could qualify as attention. Even in the loosest definition of the word.

As such what follows will not be an endorsement of any particular candidate. Casting my vote May 2nd will be much more an effort in futility than realistically should be in a so called democracy, right? Is this really the state of the country I live in?

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Accepting Myth as Reality

I just watched Chris Hedges give a talk concerning his new book, The Death of the Liberal Class. And I know I say this much too often to remain relevant anymore, but if you’ve ever taken my advice and actually visited any of the websites I’ve cited here in the past, I assure you this is not the time to start ignoring me. Everyone must witness what was said for themselves.

In short;

We can’t talk about hope until we’ve grasped reality…

Keep in mind, I saw these series of video’s after reading Yves Engler’s piece UN vote reveals what world thinks of Canadian foreign policy this week.

We all, Canadian’s most definitely included, need to swiftly remove our heads, as abruptly as possible, from our collective hind parts and stop accepting myth (a.k.a. illusion) as reality…

‘Empire Of Illusion’

This morning, on CBC’s The Current (Part II), Chris Hedges was on, promoting his new book, “Empire of Illusions: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.” I’ve to say, if his other books I’ve had the most fortunate opportunity to read, and all he had to say on this, his latest work, are any indication on what I should expect, then shit, I can’t wait…