An immigrant from Venezuela shared his fear.
He and his wife fled Venezuela to escape what they see emerging in Canada today.
An insight from Venezuela
A virtual farewell
A dear friend of mine passed away recently. He contracted and reacted badly to the Covid virus, which I prefer to call the Wuhan flu.
His wife was not able to be at his side. She was allowed to see him through Facebook as they removed life support.
This Time is Different
All financial crises are defaults in debt repayments. Nearly all of them start with government defaults.
Like all other debts, government debts come due and must be repaid; usually, with more debt, the government borrows money and pays the loan payment due; in the financial jargon, the obligations are ‘rolled over.’
Relying on our betters, the road to perdition
I commented to a friend, “with the loosening of the virus restrictions, we are finally being treated like adults.”
Correctly sensing my disapproval of the lockdown rules, he replied, “Well, they have to aim for the lowest common denominator.” He continued, “Some people are just not going to govern themselves properly.”
Hope and Despair
I alternate between despair and hope. Despair because of public acceptance of government encroachments on our freedoms; we are slipping towards a new ‘Dark Age’ where we will be oppressed and subject to faceless government workers.
Socialist government
We have elected a socialist government in BC. It is amazing to think that we have eliminated the horrors perpetrated by the National Socialist Democratic Party from our memories; and are willing to elect socialist governments today. When will we learn?
Socialism
Stephen Lewis once said, “I don’t understand how a person can be a Christian and not be a socialist?” I remember thinking, “I don’t understand how a person can be a socialist and claim to be a Christian?” My understanding…
Coverings
If the men of a society are so weak in controlling their desire for the opposite sex, require the women of that society to cover themselves, what does that say about the men?
Fingers in the pie
I used to be a supporter of government funding for arts, media and culture. But the more I studied the history of Germany in the 30’s, the less enamored I became with state playing a role in these areas. It was a slippery slope then, and it is a slippery slope now.
A new relationship with Canada
Separation is not desired, but it is an option. I don’t want to separate from Ontario and Quebec, but to quote a Quebec separatist leader, “I do want a new relationship.” And let’s be clear, that new relationship will mean…