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Bill C-38 completely emblematic; share it
And Stephen Harper eats seal boogers
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The greatest threat to Canada is voter apathy.
And the current foofaraw over Bill C-38 is an example of what happens when a population rolls over and shits the bed and lets an out-of-control megalomaniac with a sizable temper and uncomfortable looking seams of narcissism stitching his flabby skin together seize a majority government.
If you thought that last sentence was ridiculous. Check this one out. An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and Other Measures.
That’s Bill C-38 to you.
An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and Other Measures is what happens when you have a majority party politics government.
A majority government that respects the people it represents, listens to the people. It allows the representatives of the people (the MPs) to cast votes based on how he/she perceives them to be. A good MP spends enough time in his/her riding, with all aspects of its social network, to know the general mood about any number of issues. A lousy MP allows him/herself to be chain-yanked into a whimpering subservient puddle.
It’s party politics. Crack that whip and all that jabbering jazz. Well to heck with that. It is time we said “fuck party politics” and used our collective wits to design a new form of government that embraces free enterprise and democracy but with our deeply felt Canadian sensibilities. That’s what we have now, you postulate? Feh, I clean my nostrils on the entrenched and immobile; on the narrow and inflexible.
The right and left wing war is slowly killing democracies the world over. If politicians actually spent time learning about important issues, instead of just how to get their party re-elected, and acted in accordance to the best interests of their ridings and nation, and the results were there in black and white for all to see (or technicolour for you weed heads), voter apathy would begin to subside.
People in this country, and in our poor mixed up cousins’ country (America, not Mexico), are so fed up with the same old-same old nonsense of our political system, they’ve stopped giving a shit.
The trick to curing apathy when it comes to voting isn’t finding a way to bring them back to the polls. It is finding a way to fix what chased them away in the first place.
Whatever, curing apathy should remain a key goal of Canada’s.
Ottawa is such a fucked up place! We all acknowledge that. Yet a puny percentage of Canadians actually try to DO something about it. And I’m not talking about jabbering about Stephen Harper being a booger eating megalomaniac who in his spare time dabbles in epicurean adventure while listening to Doris Day records (in the background of this scene is a black and white poster of Ronald Reagan posing in a bathing suit and holding a gravy ladle), like I do now and then, and so many others do on a daily basis on Facebook.
I’m talking about the people who become engaged in their own communities and have the wherewithal and fortitude to care about how the future may unfold. If more people spent time thinking about what the future holds based on the outcomes of today, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in. The informed can help the uninformed understand that they are being anally violated, in a political representation way – and social media, like it or not, will play a vital role.
It can play a key role in educating more people with a wider range because it is stomping the guts out of the traditional medias.
If you know what is happening in your own community and have a good understanding of its political climate, you can follow the proverbial bread crumbs to the provincial and federal government systems and develop an understanding of them. Once you get it – you get it. And when you get it, you fucking vote instead of getting stoned on your couch after work and slaying zombies until your thumbs spasm, or shrugging off your blood-won right by thinking your vote doesn’t mean shit.
That excuse is so lame it should be shot.
There is much whining about our current Prime Minister, as there usually is much whining about our Prime Minister. Whine whine whine – wah wah wah – bleak bleak bleak. Right or center or left. On and on and on.
Who’s getting sick of this stupid ride?
We’re a much smarter collective in this nation than the current pack of trough slurping mongrels in Ottawa gives us credit for.
To all the folks who show they give a shit on Facebook and in other social media outlets; good on you. May your activism spur others to action – or at least to ‘share.’ At least frigging ‘Like’ it you lazy bastards!
Please read the large volume of material that is being shared about Bill C-38 because it ranks as one of the most truly frightening pieces of so-called legislation in decades. Its murky nature and the savagery contained within it will resonate with Stephen Harper and his whiplashed underlings long after they’re taken to their retirement homes just southwest of Fort McMurray – ‘Welcome to Grey Snow Manor!’
Stephen Harper is hogger No. 1 in a runaway omnibus train. There’s isn’t enough track or sheer bulk to slow him down or stop him, this time down the tracks. Canadians’ only hope for dealing with Harper is in the next election.
So what do you think we are going to do? I fear apathy will remain because there are so many other ultimately less important things to worry about than the foundations and future of our nation and world. I mean, the Conservatives, NDP and Liberals (may they, in their ruin, lead us to a different political landscape beyond the limiting walls of party politics)… and yes, the Greens have to get re-elected. Fuck the issues!
In closing, there really is a potential savior for our nation and for those of you who hate the notion of social media, it is time to hit the ‘escape the change’ chute and leap to the warm, comfy surrounds of the same old-same old. Just don’t let me hear you say you’re concerned about your kids or grandkids’ future. Catch the wave one last time, champ. This ride will benefit you in the long term, and all of us.
Social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) is going to play a massive role in all upcoming elections (think of how television altered the approach to getting elected) and it will serve as a tool to engage and ignite many more voters to get off their complaining arses and actually VOTE. When voter apathy becomes a thing of the past, Canadians will begin to see a federal government that works more to their liking. Apathy begets despotism as much as corruption. Don’t forget that.
So keep on sharing and liking, following and friending-up folks because social media is going to be the frequency that finally overpowers the non-stop nonsense that is our federal and provincial governments’ cacophonous drones as they toady and mewl and suckle up to their pleasure-groaning masters.
And we all know who Stephen Harper’s master is, right? Right? Go on, you know – say it. Don’t worry, you’re not in his party. His lead-tipped whip and spittle cannot reach you. Be bold – step forward and shout ‘Stephen Harper is big oil’s bitch!’
But don’t expect 13 heroes to emerge to defeat Bill C-38. If one Tory came forward to oppose Lord Stephen and his ‘Piss on all of you I will do whatever I want to do’ Bill, I would begin to call myself Trudy the Wonder Gadget and begin wearing bright pink trousers and a twirly-top beanie.
To take a gander at Bill C-38 go to:
https://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3293341&Language=E&Mode=1
Sadly, there is no ‘unlike’ button – yet.
Ian Cobb/e-KNOW
