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About jgold1

I am a retired professor living in a somewhat remote location near Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. I spend much of my time thinking and reading and writing about what it means to be human. I think that being aware or conscious means being a story creature. My story is made up of experience and how this is woven together is my identity. I story-make and therefore I am.

May 22, Harperism

Before he waved goodbye and fled the country for far flung hideaways, the Acting Prime Minister, Stephen Harper”, addressed a Caucus meeting where the Press, admitted in a rare pointless act of “openness”, screamed for answers to ignored questions. I … Continue reading

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May 20, 2013

Sir Walter Scott wrote ” O what a tangled plot we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Apply this to Ottawa and remember to use “Harperism” whenever you want to explain or illustrate this quotation. How perfect. The concept … Continue reading

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May 19, 2013 Unite the Right

My story continues like this: Unite the Right had as its goal precisely this kind of cult-like Christian Right/Oil Cartel/Arms boondoggle that we have seen for a few years now in NeoCon Ottawa. The Non Scandal sponsorship tempest in teapot … Continue reading

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May 18, 2013

Hey, we have all worked very hard to understand what is going on in Harper’s Canada. So here goes again, and let us share and enjoy this story. My version of the story goes like this. Harper is a puppet … Continue reading

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May 13

Congratulations Canada. The people of Labrador have restored our faith in Democracy. Greed was defeated. Fraud was defeated. Lying and arrogance and people contempt was defeated.And hope for our value system and the democratic process was restored. Let’s all party.

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May 12, the Labrador Syndrome

The Labrador Syndrome. Tomorrow the election in Labrador will reveal whether there is any hope for Democracy left in Canada. Harperism means that partisan politics is policy for Neo Cons and elections are to be bought by bribery. Some will … Continue reading

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May 12, 2013

The Labrador Syndrome. Tomorrow the election in Labrador will reveal whether there is any hope for Democracy left in Canada. Harperism means that partisan politics is policy for Neo Cons and elections are to be bought by bribery. Some will … Continue reading

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April 22, 2013

Rationalize means to explain AWAY, using reasoning to excuse some behaviour. For Instance, “good will come from this because even though he got lost for three days because I hid the compass, he came out of the bush having learned … Continue reading

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April 20, 2013

Sorry guys but I can’t get over it, I mean the idea that wanting to know root causes is something anyone can be attacked for. My entire adult professional life has been devoted to understanding stories that shape people’s lives, … Continue reading

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April 19, 2013

Watching the news reports on both Boston bombing and Texas industrial disaster, I am struck by the continuous search for the root causes of each event. Americans want to know what happened, how it happened, how it grew from idea … Continue reading

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