Okay, last week I gave some historic background to the use of religion to increase the power of government, and our eventual removal of the church from political power. A legitimate comment is that nowadays we are not so gullible to allow that to happen. However, a new version of the trick has taken over…
Month: March 2019
Social Commentary
Government and Business: Immoral Bedfellows
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Those Romans. You gotta hand it to them. Ever since Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Empire (With him as head of both church and state) power has poured out of Rome (and riches flowed in) for about 1700 years. First Constantine’s Christianized Roman Empire, then the Holy Roman Empire, then the Roman…
Politics
5 Points to Ponder – SNC Lavalin
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As the week progressed, so did the SNC Lavalin scandal. However, several points appeared above the morass, and when we connect the dots, we get a disturbing picture. Point 1. Bastions of Male Supremacy I made the point in an article in 2015 that the reason we have so much harassment of women in traditionally…
Politics
The Cult of Power in Ottawa
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Quitcherbitchin, Canada. You have exactly the government you wanted. Politicians practised in the use and abuse of power, elected with a false majority, under the sway of multinational companies who hold our workers hostage to achieve their demands. It doesn’t matter if they’re Liberal or Conservative. The system elects people like that, because that’s the…