Monday, August 13, 2007

Demark, Russia, and the U.S.: the axis of territorial violation. Why are Canadian soldiers fighting and dying in Afghanistan when our sovereignty is being threatened, if not outright violated, in the Arctic? Isn't that why we have a military? (Say, if we were to plant flags in these countries' embassies downtown, could Canada then claim them? Or what if we were declare their courtyards or backyards to be international territory, could we then traipse through them? Just wondering.)

Follow-up: It seems to me that climate-change denial becomes moot in a country which is being actively invaded as a direct result of that which is being denied. (The irony here being that the invader from the south is home to the most pernicious denialists.)

posted by media_dystopia @ 02:14 [ link | top | home ]

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

I'd take a liberal elite over a secretive one any day. Why ever should reporters have access to our elected representatives? That could only lead to, um, what's that word I'm looking for? Oh, right: accountability. You know, that thing that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives campaigned on. I'd ask these people if they know -- or care -- what hypocrisy is, except that, as a measly voter and taxpayer, I'm hindered; after all, those who ask those sorts of questions on my behalf, some of whom work for the public broadcaster, are treated like pariahs by the Tories. Stand up for Canada...across the street, out of microphone range, you insolent journalists, or we'll sic the Mounties on you again. (Speaking of the RCMP officers "protecting" the Tory caucus from the media, were they wearing jackboots? Just wondering.)

posted by media_dystopia @ 20:39 [ link | top | home ]