In the long run, Donald Trump is going to win. The recent ruling that his felony sentencing will happen after the election is yet another instance of how the cards are stacked in his favour. The Ultimate Goal If you are a completely self-absorbed person, you live your life with no regard for anyone else,…
Politics
Political Sacrifice
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It doesn’t happen very often. A candidate or — even more rarely, a party — steps aside from an election to avoid vote-splitting and a win for their polar opposites. But it seems to be trending. People are forgoing the luxury of having their own little party, and cooperating with others of a like mind…
Election Watch
Kamala’s Tasks
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The Democrats seem to have learned their lesson. Left wingers in the United States have benefitted from the minority rule bestowed on them for the last 50 years by the First Past the Post electoral system, and they have become a bit too big for their britches. They have used this time in power to…
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Wildfire Prep
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https://begins-at-home-guide.firesmartbc.ca Growing up as I did in the logging industry in Northern B. C., the threat of forest fires was an element of my environment. The subject was part of the dinner-table repertoire, especially during fire season. I even fought a couple of small fires in my teenage years. And one thing I learned is…
Election Watch
The Data on Democracy: USA 2024
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As a proponent of Proportional Representation, I am always looking for ways to make our messed-up election systems reflect the real opinion of voters. To do this, I try to look at the most accurate data I can find. For example, in US, people actually register their preference before they vote. Thus, we have a…
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Bear Scare
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Last week I had the most dangerous bear encounter I ever had, and I have played and worked in the forest literally all my life. I mean when my mother first sent me outside to play, we were living in a cabin in a logging camp, and the forest was our back yard. Over the…
Social Commentary
Cracks in the Competition Myth
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Intense competition brings out the best in people. It also brings out the worst. Undeniably, cheaters often prosper. The downside is that when they get caught, they bring the whole delicate house of public relations cards tumbling to the ground. The selfish, incredibly stupid action of this year’s Women’s Soccer coaching staff has thrown a…
Politics
A New Political Landscape
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I think there has been a great misconception in the news and social media as to what has been going on. Everyone has been judging Biden’s actions by the Trump standard. They have cast him as another typical narcissist, clinging to power for egotistical reasons. This is not the Joe Biden that has been in…
Politics
Which Shooting is More Important?
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The shooting that has made the news is an attempted assassination. It’s a comment on the nature of the victim that most commentators agree the shooting was a stroke of good luck. However, I can’t see that it will matter much in the long run. Sure, it makes fine news that a great NRA supporter…
Politics
The Retreat of the Right
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Okay, I’m going “pie in the sky” today. Like many voters in the developed world, I’m just so tired of all this populist/rightist/personality-cult politics we’ve been suffering through, I’d like to daydream a bit. The penchant for right-wing parties to choose leaders based on paternalistic qualities, combined with the evolution of new and complicated economic…