“Now I’m not condoning such acts of violence. Nor am I defending them. I’m merely citing the discrepancies between what is labelled and thought of as one thing, when in reality, they are, as in the case of the events that occurred in Norway this past Friday, the exact same as other heinous acts of terrorism…”
Posts Tagged with ‘Justice’
“Witnessing various reactions on the radio and internet today over the U.S. finally finding and killing Osama bin Laden — though when and how the U.S. knew where he was, not to mention what justification they had to go into Pakistan to get him, are well on their way to becoming the “stuff of legend” (surprizing, I know) — I can’t help but feel concerned over what comes next. Frankly, exactly how his death equals “justice” is beyond me, and is beside my point…”
“I guess the moral of the story is, there is a pretty good chance if I’m thinking about and regretting something that happened nearly 25 years ago, yet I wasn’t directly involved in, people who were responsible do, too? Or that is my hope. At least for Christie’s sake…”
“It wasn’t so much the words he spoke, Corporate Power is probably the greatest threat we face as a planet, but rather it was the context he so neatly provided his argument. I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry about being so sad…”
“But I often wonder if those people, while telling me I’ve affected them, are curious about who moves me…”
“I urge all my fellow country people to wander over and bask in the pride of what it truly means to be a Canadian…”
“A lot of what was said wasn’t new to me, some I’ve even written about here (the bit about everyone needing each other’s help, how we’re all “interdependent”), but framing interdependence under the guise of capitalism, and how it is actually contrary to the notion of individuality, capitalism’s whole schtick, is something I’ve never much thought about…”
“Greed and a seeming impetus to profit from anything that could be held for ransom is a common theme in todays world. And at any cost, right? And “water” is such an important element of life people will pay for it. If forced to. It hardly seems that far fetched…”