tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post6525320337392469217..comments2024-03-20T01:03:09.526-07:00Comments on phantsythat: Oh! Canada..susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-35087327267444442882015-08-18T04:50:46.152-07:002015-08-18T04:50:46.152-07:00I'm rather enjoying watching the sillines that...I'm rather enjoying watching the sillines that passes for those who think they would like to be president of this great land down here..... You couldn't pay me to do it nor take it on and my lack of a sliver of patriotism is even more slim. It really is just a party for fools I believe.... Perhaps I should just look away... What do you think? <br /><br />much love... i get to partying here and just can't sit down and shut up! ;)L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-13005462789620509382015-07-06T19:50:28.980-07:002015-07-06T19:50:28.980-07:00I'll try not to get you started, Sean, but it ...I'll try not to get you started, Sean, but it looks to me like you needed no assistance :) He is a very nasty man - and unfortunately he's not alone as someone in a position of power who doesn't deserve his own shoeshine stand.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-61851639316892383122015-07-06T14:29:01.146-07:002015-07-06T14:29:01.146-07:00Oh, Canada! Don't get me started. Although: Fa...Oh, Canada! Don't get me started. Although: Far am I from calling Mr. Harper a ruthless bastard with almost no brain below his toupee, but I do know people who do and wish him to become 500 years old, with lots of pain, slowly rotting testicles would be fine, and that he may lose all teeth except one (for 59 minutes toothache per hour).Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-25246798038146851782015-06-30T14:37:09.004-07:002015-06-30T14:37:09.004-07:00The funny thing is, Mike, that while I was spendin...The funny thing is, Mike, that while I was spending 35 years in the US being blown away by just how much worse things were getting I imagined Canada had stayed just the same. Stephen Harper was re-elected just months after we arrived here where he rules parliament with 36%. The other 4-5 parties never managed a coalition against him and when they did get close he'd cancel the session (it's called Proroguing). <br /><br />As another friend of mine said: The head of our government (the Prime Minister) is an American-thinking Canadian. (Some people are using the word "fascist" to describe him!) His rise to power, we now know, happened with the help of the CIA and a Republican party offshoot. (We have the documents demonstrating this.)<br /><br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-74847211584526695092015-06-30T14:27:26.317-07:002015-06-30T14:27:26.317-07:00Hello, sweet Linda! Yeah, this is Brutalism at its...Hello, sweet Linda! Yeah, this is Brutalism at its worst right as we thought Stalin was gone forever. Most of the people who live in the small town closest to the site are very upset about the idea. Of course there are always a few idiots who think they'll get jobs but we both know how that will work out.<br /><br />You did tell me about the danger of wildfires up there on the 4th and how your husband and other ranchers have to keep an eye on things. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you that night.<br /><br />We used to live in a big old house overlooking the park in Providence where people would come to watch the fireworks over the lake and also set off M-80s on their way there. Every year I breathed a sigh of relief once it was all over and our roof hadn't been set on fire.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-83156024890789881522015-06-30T13:43:47.743-07:002015-06-30T13:43:47.743-07:00Well, hell. I had thought you northern folk were s...Well, hell. I had thought you northern folk were somehow better off than we your southern redneck cousins. Down here that crap passes for 'patriotism' Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-46718500902166369952015-06-30T10:23:45.097-07:002015-06-30T10:23:45.097-07:00This IS one of the ugliest things I've ever se...This IS one of the ugliest things I've ever seen and naturally, the "donors" must be recognized, not the dead.... This sickens me but doesn't surprise me. I don't think anything much surprises me anymore. It's one long slip-slide into disgrace and chaos where money and power are the name of the game. I say no thanks and turn my back tho if that were in MY backyard, it would be another story. I'm glad you are writing about it... <br /><br />And I'm hoping that this summer is holding nice walks along the beaches for now. The weather here is abominable with temps in the 100's and drier than a bone. Seems i said that last year on the fourth too, worrying about the idiots who come up here with their kids to watch the crazies below send up the usual fare(boring), sell them to everyone with a dollar so they can lug them up into the grasslands and set the whole damn place ablaze... crap, pay no mind to me... been in a bad mood long enough. xoxoxox (second time is the charm where publishing these are concerned. )L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-54464531238212704682015-06-30T07:40:13.146-07:002015-06-30T07:40:13.146-07:00Hi Lindsay
It's true what you say about not ob...Hi Lindsay<br />It's true what you say about not objecting to war memorials but what was also mentioned quite often by commenters is that Canada does have a lot of those in appropriate civic environments. You're correct that this is simply an excuse for rich people to make more money at the expense of one of the country's most beautiful natural settings.<br />I agree the indigenous peoples of the world suffered greatly from western European expansion. It's one of the great tragedies of our world.<br />Best wishessusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-45916340918511321192015-06-30T07:35:18.023-07:002015-06-30T07:35:18.023-07:00I don't often do politics but this was just to...I don't often do politics but this was just too egregious and example to miss.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-15333966347413432252015-06-30T07:33:32.778-07:002015-06-30T07:33:32.778-07:00Unfortunately, Harper himself doesn't seem to ...Unfortunately, Harper himself doesn't seem to be embarrassed by anything. I agree that this (never mind the Monument to the Victims of Communism!) appears to be his final straws. At least I hope that Canadians are disgusted enough with the PCs that there'll be none of this first past the post trickery. Maybe the next gov't will get rid of that - and let the scientists speak again and provide proper care for veterans. Harper's attitude toward the First Nations people is shameful.<br /><br />Yes, let's hope for Happier Canada Days in future :) <br /><br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-6233793486102561282015-06-30T00:15:29.092-07:002015-06-30T00:15:29.092-07:00Hi Susan
It does seem rather odd to me as I gathe...Hi Susan <br />It does seem rather odd to me as I gather most people don’t object so much to the idea of a war memorial, but rather to the location in a national park. Personally I think war memorials serve a purpose, to remind us of the horrors of war and the sacrifices made, but are usually best suited as part of a civic centre by way of shrine with due consideration to the respective communities. This seems to be more of an excuse for a commercial venture then in genuinely honouring the fallen. What also is a sobering thought in Australia is that so many indigenous groups died fighting (or because of the foreign plagues visited upon them) at the hands of the European invaders confiscating their lands- lest we forget. Best wishes <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-64589654554974968652015-06-29T23:40:50.235-07:002015-06-29T23:40:50.235-07:00Yes!........Better I just bite my tongue.Yes!........Better I just bite my tongue.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-17062859123823715862015-06-29T20:45:30.509-07:002015-06-29T20:45:30.509-07:00Yes, I saw that news item - just disgusting and an...Yes, I saw that news item - just disgusting and another embarrassment by Harper! Great comments! Now it's time to get rid of the worst PM we've ever had, and we've had a few such before.<br /><br />Happy Canada Day! Hope we'll still be around in the next decades if Harper and his oil buddies haven't destroyed everything.marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.com