You Just Never Know

In reiteration to yesterdays post I have no opinion in Eluana Englaro’s “right-to-die” case. I see and understand both arguments. But at the same time her wishes to die, if she ever found herself in a state like she happens to be in now, were given in haste, from an “ableist” state of mind;

“A year and a day before her own accident, a friend of Eluana called Alessandro crashed his motorbike, suffering serious brain damage. In great distress, Eluana told her father: “If something like that ever happened to me, you have to do something. If I can’t be what I am now, I’d prefer to be left to die. I don’t want to be resuscitated and left in a condition like that.”1

Who is to know what will happen? I’m a perfect example. I was merely amazing prior to my accident. But now I’m so Goddamned super incredible…

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‘A Right To Die?’

Earlier today an article over at al Jazeera caught my eye. Then an hour or two later I was wandering around in a forum I recently joined when I saw a post talking about the very same case, yet, from the likes of the Guardian. The source of the details are irrelevant.

But the ensuing discussion was much too tempting for me to leave be. But something happened, I have no idea what, and I couldn’t post my two cents. So, lucky you, here they are…

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Any Less Interesting?

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. 

Not my point…

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Let’s Not Get Ahead Of Ourselves

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…

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