This Blog best viewed with Ad-Block and Firefox!
What is ad block? It is an application that, at your discretion blocks out advertising so you can browse the internet for content as opposed to ads. If you do not have it, get it here so you can enjoy my blog without the insidious advertising.
Contact Info
Need to send me email? I have a infrequently monitored email account. Reach me at : arbourist at hotmail dot com.
See what is in bloom at DWR.
Abortion
Afghanistan
Alberta
Anecdata
Anti-Choice Zealotry
Atheism
Bach
Canada
Capitalism
Christianity
Conservative Politics
Creationism
Creationists
Debate
Education
Fail
Feminism
Friday Classical Music Interlude
Funny
How Religion Poisons Everything
Humour
Islam
Liberal Viewer
Media
Misogyny
Morality
Noam Chomsky
Patriarchy
Politics
Pro-Choice
Pro-life
Rant
Rape
Rape Culture
Rationality
Religion
Reproductive Freedom
Science
Steven Harper
The DWR Friday Musical Interlude
The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice
The Sunday Smackdown
The War on Peace
Things I do not neccesarily want to understand
Torture
TAG CLOUD:What is growing at DWR
The best of the bouquet.
Your opinions…
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges June 19, 2013
- 2 men jailed in Dominican wedding fight return to Canada June 19, 2013
- Senators call for 'zero tolerance' on harassment in RCMP June 19, 2013
- Are e-cigarettes safe to puff? June 18, 2013
- Most groups don't want return of Trudeau speaking fees June 18, 2013
Atheism
Blogroll
Feminist
- Academic Men Expain Things to Me
- Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome
- Everysaturdaymorning
- Fanniesroom
- Fat Ugly or Slutty
- Feminist Current
- Feministe
- Feminsim 101
- Herlanderwalking
- I blame the Patriarchy
- I Once Had A Guy Tell Me…
- Lipstick Feminists On Tumblr
- man boobz
- Shakesville
- Shrub Blog
- Slendermeans
- tehbewilderness
- The Pervocracy
- Yes Means Yes.









3 comments
Comments feed for this article
September 25, 2012 at 9:11 am
Reneta Scian
Also, a big thing floating around right now, something that was released in Texas (Of Course) and a few other places was 2016 Obama’s America. I’d be interested in hearing what you think about that movie. It’s full of conspiracy theory and junk like that, but what’s so funny about it is that when you peal away the bullshite, and look at the policy thought that may actually have a basis in reality, I don’t have a problem with Obama. In fact, I hated him when he was first elected because I was in the military and brainwashed into that way of thinking growing up, and I am not any more.
Certainly, I am not fond of Citizens United, Corporate Personhood, or the corruption of politics with unlimited corporate money, but when I have actually gone out looking for information myself, I certainly don’t hate the man anymore.
Some of these “profound claims” in the film, which could actually be correct but the reason they are so shocking is because the makers of the film are “pro-capitalism, pro-imperialism, pro-dominance slanted” and they don’t realize that you can’t buy freedom with capitalism. I may wish to reform the American Political system, but I am with Obama about his policies on many points, not out of some conditioned loyalty like I was when I was a conservative. It’s funny how they complain about the kind of America Obama is building, demonize socialized systems, demonizing Obama’s family, policy and further and all the same non-sense which has gotten us no where but into a situation with a shrinking middle-class, and stifled growth.
The effect the cold war had on policy is chocking America, and honestly we need someone who isn’t going to follow with more of the same. Policy wise Obama appears to believe that, but it seems either he is unable to get others on board, or is unable or unwilling to do it… I don’t really know. But I do believe society creates wealth, and giving the keys to capitalists will end in a future dystopia of Corrupt Corporatist Government, much like that of the video-game series Deus Ex, made written and produced by Square Enix in Japan. I think other nations see these things about American politics and policy and are just playing off of one predictive outcome for a future America.
What’s sad is that I don’t think most conservatives realize that the kind of America that corporate control will produce isn’t an America that will benefit anyone but the top 1%, of which most of us are not. Aggressive Market control and manipulation for profit is all this breed of capitalism produces… And people are eating it up with this movie because they don’t have a clue that capitalism isn’t “economic freedom” it’s monetary slavery for the majority who aren’t CEOs. Capitalism wasn’t what made America what it is, it was the socialization of programs which created social safety nets, and moves to check and balance against greed.
I am surprised that the Cold War mentality has survived this long and because of that message is lost on the religious and right-wing conservatives because they can’t think critically for long enough to unhinge the religious suppression of the USSR from socialized anything. I just really hope that we aren’t in for a future of oppression via the wealthy, but it’s already starting to look that way. Wonder how long it will take for them to abolish the minimum wage they have been refusing to raise in spite of spiking cost of living increases. And guess who as made record profits off of it? Need I say?
September 25, 2012 at 10:59 am
Rob F
Take the rich, big business, and religion off welfare.
September 25, 2012 at 11:26 am
Reneta Scian
Agreed. Wholeheartedly,