The insanity of people continues with a
beheading on public streets in England and a stabbing in the neck in
France by what authorities claim are religious terrorists.
It does not stop does it?
Murder in the name of religion.
And the speakers for the faith remain
silent.
Maybe the world is just too small these
days with the far reaching effects of communications. Now what
happens in a corner of one country is spread world wide in less than
12 hours it seems, actually sometimes it seems to spread in seconds.
Many long for the days of telegraph and
ticker tape as means of spreading news.
And there is something in that concept.
Perhaps the instant rage and reaction to events nowadays would be
tempered and slowed if time would be taken for events to be
understood.
Who knows....
So many people are so done with flash rallies
and artificial concern and rage that seems manufactured on a moments
notice.
Indeed, just the other day on an Island
news broadcast some city councillor is earnestly promoting the
concept of a bylaw banning the riding of dogs in the back of truck
beds as a safety concern.
Really?
And in the same city a proposed sewage
treatment plant is being apparently dropped into a residential area
with no recourse to the people living there.
And he spends his time on dog welfare
instead of representing the people in the city?
Really?
In what seems another step in equality
for women in Europe, suicide bombers are more and more of the female
sex these days. Just recently one exploded herself in Dagestan
killing 18.
You ever notice young people never seem
to actually lead conflicts? All the head honchos are older men
usually and there is no way you would ever find them at the “front”
lines would you?
You have to wonder how long these
conflicts would last if the old guys would be put in a room and told
to fight to the death don't you?
The mayor of the Canadian city of
Toronto is in the news lately over alleged video footage supposedly
showing him using crack cocaine. Comedians all across the United
States are having a field day with this item. From way out here on
the Island I am puzzled at the ferocity of the continued and virulent
attacks on the Mayor by the media in that city. If, he is
incompetent, inept or just over his head in the political field and
office, then start a campaign to replace him at the next election.
But not this way by slander, innuendo and “unnamed” sources
stating unverifiable facts bound to alarm and anger the voter.
Once again it brings to mind the role
of media these days and where it is going as impartiality no longer
seems the rule but as shown first by Fox News and CNN in America,
blatant bias scores ratings and apparently, the truth be dammed as a
consequence.
And that is too dammed bad.....
Once again in the Ya Gotta Love dem
French folks come this little item in the news this week. During the
French Presidential elections last year, the successful candidate,
Mr. Hollande promised stiff new laws on executive compensation as a
way of “levelling” out wealth in the country. You know, the head
of a corporation employing a couple hundred workers should earn just
a little more than one of the staff members. (similar to what
Socialists in Canada believe in and dream of) Well, that plan is now
in the dustbin of history it seems.
No explanation given, just dropped.
As George Orwell said, not all pigs are
equal are they?
And from Germany comes the fun word of
the week my friends – sitzfleisch-cool
word indeed. Look that up and have a chuckle. Indeed, one of the
things I love about the German language is how they can use 57
letters to make a Germanic version of a 5 letter English word –
brilliant!
And I
would be remiss if I did not mention that this is the anniversary of
the 200th
birthday of the famous German composer Wagner.
In Spain a large
bank named Bankia lost half its value in one day this week, savaging
once again the savings of depositors. Is the middle class doomed in
this world? Are we going to end up with rich, very rich, obscenely
rich and as well the rest of the people living well below middle
class expectations of a generation ago? Somewhere between making ends
meet and living on the public dole?
Sure seems like
that at times.
This week in
Argentina celebrations were marked on the 203rd
Anniversary of National Day. Thar day was the start of independence
from colonial Spain. Quite a long and storied history in that
country.
In America, this is
Memorial Day weekend. They celebrate this day as well as Veterans Day
in the Fall of every year. Here in Canada there seems to be less
appreciation of the vets from the Federal Government as it continues
to diminish benefits to them even while there seems to be an upswing
in interest and respect from the general public for them.
Brazil has written
off over 900 million in debt from various African countries this past
week. All in part of an aid program to the sub continent. The
question to be asked is this – will Africa ever be self sufficient?
For a part of the world blessed with massive resources and people,
there never seems to be an end to corruption, violence, death and
poverty there.
Sad.
Well, Farmers
Market season is in full swing here on the island and there are so
many weekly ones to go to in the area. There is quite the variety of
food and consumer products available for one and all. From wild rose
honey to custom smoked jerky to various articles of clothing, there
is lots to spend ones money on.
It is a slower
paced life here and that is kind of fun for us.
Take care out
there,
flatlander52
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