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Human rights gone awry

09 October 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Politics outside Canada, Pointless legislation, Social values
A lot of news stories I read while in England used the term "human rights" to describe some failure of the powers to be to come to terms with the demands of the disputants - or their perceived "rights." But most of the stories weren't about human rights at all, but rather about personal choices, lifestyles and fashion....

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The Mayans were right!

12 February 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Politics outside Canada, Humour, Uncategorized
Apparently the world WILL end in 2012, as some folks claim the Mayans predicted.* Well, at least common sense, wisdom, intelligence and likely many freedoms will end, if not necessarily all life as we know it.

Why? Because it seems Sarah Palin - the dimwit who ran for vice president against Obama in 2008 - seems to be planning to run for...

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Hilarious political satire on YouTube

09 November 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Politics outside Canada
Found two brilliant, political satire videos on YouTube today. And if you follow US politics, you really have to watch these two. You will be amused. First is a take-off on Gilbert and Sullivan's "Model of a Major General" for a defence of Obama's presidency that hits home quite...

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Tags: America, political satire, YouTube, US politics 3 Comments


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