May 2012
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Oh my word, Ayer and Francois, love you!
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April 2012
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Cynics are Killing Activism
Aspiring war documentary/photographer Dave Laferrière brought this Atlantic article to my attention. Entitled “The White Saviour Industrial Complex”, it is essentially a cynical look at so-called ‘humanitarian’ work, or in other words, a rehash of The White Man’s Burden of the 1800’s and the 1970’s ‘white guilt’ conversation.
Here are the...
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A Conversation With Jon Reece →
Observations, Cynicism, and a Tinge of Alcohol By Jon Reece
The world is one buggered up place. We have over-saturation of insanity in our media, a species that is either intent on destroying itself, or simply too bloody stupid to realize that’s whats going on, and a government where people actually say that Tax Laws are a greater violation of our rights than removing equal pay legislation.Each...
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My own little reflections on the Tarek Mahenna... →
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Tarek Mehanna Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
Here is the statement he made during his sentencing on April 12th 2012.
In the name of God the most gracious the most merciful… Exactly four years ago this month I was finishing my work shift at a local hospital. As I was walking to my car I was approached by two federal agents. They said that I had a choice to make: I could do things the easy way, or I could do them the hard way. The...
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March 2012
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ambiguouslysavvy asked: Hey, how was your day? :)
activistfratboy-deactivated2012 asked: so i decided to deactivate facebook before i had chance to ask about what that mention of your food blog was about.. something regarding wanting me to discuss my usual diet? haha
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The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience,...
– Gandhi
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You know that every time you buy something you’re donating to that...
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February 2012
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Entire village in India relocates to save tigers →
Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do...
– Eckhart Tolle
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Canada strengthens economic ties with China,... →
Our huge economic ties with the United States used to be mutually beneficial. Recently (beef crisis, softwood lumber, oil pipeline, etc.) they have been screwing us through dependancy, so hopefully these new agreements with China will help diversify our profile and keep America from taking advantage of what used to be a partnership and has turned into bullying.
Apparently in this trip PM...