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Angry Obama

Dear Old People! Stop Blaming Us for Your Shit Society

You know.  I have been busy lately and unfortunately I haven't been able to write for this blog; however, after reading an article  about how the Issues of today's society have been brought on by a spoiled youth who refuse to grow up.... a reply was needed.

This belief that the issues of today's modern society is due to today's youth is preposterous and ridiculous!  yes, we do have surreal expectations for work...yes, we do expect to be nurtured and babied throughout our lives...But to blame these issues on the youth is unfair and down right a lie!  In fact, the issues with today's society belong with the previous generation... our parents!

That's right!  The generation before the iphone-wearing-latte-drinking-overeducated tool is to blame for the issues of today and I'll explain why?

They Wont Growup!

We are currently suffering from an epidemic that has not been reported by our media today!  Today, 53% of people under 30 are unemployed.  This number is extremely terrifying considering the fact that a high number of these unemployed are college and university graduates.  The media argues that Today's youth is lazy and they refuse to work hard; however, what they fail to realize is that the issue is not with the youth trying to find jobs, it is with their parents giving them away.  More and more seniors are continuing to work way past their parents age of retirement-failing to provide positions for the young.  Not only are these seniors working longer, they are usually paid far more than the youth. With so many seniors refusing to retire, many business can not afford to hire new employees and our youth are forced to suffer.

They took our debt

Following the Second World War, the economy was booming.  With all this wealth, our parents began demanded the government to fund for many services they believed were rights of a citizen.  Even while the economy was slowing in the 70's, our parents continued to demanded services forcing the governemnt to fall into debt!
But while their protests were uprising and uplifting, our parents argue that the  protests of today's youth are a sad example of a spoiled generation of cry babies.  While they both argued for the same rights, the previous generation believes that their fight was righteous over the current one.

They are Far too proud

Oh Please, You know it is!

One thing that annoys me about the previous generation is how proud they are about their useless generational accomplishments!  From Music to"war", our parents over praise their own history as if they are a talking Facebook timeline.  Their music was decent at best and aside from a few Pacino movies, their film industry was a complete flop... But they really have nothing to truly be proud of! The wars,and social movements that actually mattered happened before (civil rights, women's suffrage) or following(gay marriage, Native rights) this generational gap!  Yet even though they have nothing to fall on, many historians and writers still believe we are the forgotten generation.

The previous generation have a sense of importance that is undeserved! their social accomplishments were mediocre and overrated and their wars were non existent; however, many people believe that the issues with our world stem from our youth!  Instead of criticizing our youth, the previous generation must take a stand and strive to get them on their feet!  You wanna see half the youth mature?  lower the 53% unemployment rate and you'll see how we can make you proud!

Typical metality of our parent's generation

"It was better under Margaret Thatcher"

For all the oasis fans out there, Noel Gallagher shares his opinions on life, politics, and growing up.
Noel Gallagher: 'It was all better under Margaret Thatcher' | Mail Online

By SIMON LEWIS

He's cleaned up and straightened out, but remarkably, given his own wild past, he despairs of today’s feckless youth...

'Under (Margaret) Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive,' said Noel Gallagher

'We were brought up under Thatcher,’ Noel Gallagher is saying.

‘There was a work ethic – if you were unemployed, the obsession was to find work. 

'Now, these kids brought up under the Labour Party and whatever this Coalition thing is, it’s like, “Forget that, I’m not interested. I wanna be on TV.” It was a different mindset back then.’

We’re halfway through a wide-ranging conversation in a north London studio, and the man whose brawling band’s conspicuous drug use, bad language and swagger were irresistible to Tony Blair (you’ll recall the 1997 photo opportunity) is sipping a hot drink and telling me this country was better under Margaret Thatcher.

‘Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod,’ he says, ‘great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive. 

'Now, no one’s got anything to say. Write a song? No thanks, I’ll say it on Twitter. It’s a sad state when more people retweet than buy records.’

 

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• 'I gave up drinking for three years. My kids liked me more': Liam Gallagher on Oasis, style and changing his habits

Gallagher, who doesn’t tweet, has got a point. He may yet prove to be the last British rock star. 

It’s hard to imagine another arising whose hold on the public imagination is so strong that the News At Ten reports when their single fails to hit No 1, as happened in August 1995 with the great Oasis v Blur clash. 

‘I had a tendency to say horrible things about Blur,’ Gallagher says ruefully. ‘We were like two fighting cocks for the music press. 

'But this is what Damon and I were saying when we saw each other recently: we were of the shared opinion that it was bloody great. And that it doesn’t happen any more. We were two great bands who had big egos. Me and him, and Liam. We wanted to be the best.’ 

So Gallagher has mended fences with Damon Albarn, having once wished he’d ‘catch Aids and die’. 

Noel is entirely clean now, bar the odd beer or cigarette. He's in no doubt as to what turned him around. 'Meeting my wife (Sara MacDonald). She was the catalyst for everything,' he said

He hasn’t done the same with his younger brother, whose yobbish behaviour supplied the bulk of Oasis headlines when times were good. When times were bad, they couldn’t be in the same room. Liam’s behaviour drove Noel to walk out of tours in 1994 and 2000. 

A backstage altercation in August 2009 saw Noel walk out for good, effectively ending Oasis. 

Before this interview, I was told Noel wouldn’t be answering any questions about Liam.

‘I decided, now I’m not in Oasis, I don’t have to do that any more,’ Gallagher says when I ask him why. 

‘Because all that needs to be said has been said. There’s no need any more. I just want to forget the personality wars.’

There’s more to it than that. Last August, Liam sued Noel for saying he’d pulled out of the 2009 V Festival because of a hangover.

In November, Noel lodged his response with the High Court: a writ accusing Liam of leaving abusive voicemail messages on his wife’s phone, attacking him with a guitar and ‘spiteful and childish’ behaviour on 12 occasions. 

It’s not hard to deduce the ban on discussing Liam could be for legal reasons.

Since 2009 the Gallaghers have pursued rival careers; Liam with three Oasis bandmates under the name Beady Eye, Noel with session musicians as Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Noel’s album went to No 1 in October and a UK tour begins this month. 

‘I still need a band on stage, because unfortunately I can’t play everything at once,’ he says. ‘But I’ll master it one day.’ 

Noel's album went to No 1 in October and a UK tour begins this month

He seems happy on his own. I wonder, if he hadn’t fallen out with Liam, might he have disbanded Oasis anyway?

‘I did find it difficult the longer Oasis went on,’ Gallagher agrees, ‘because no one out there was really interested in the next record.

'We rode out a few bad tours and bad albums, then got it back. But put it this way – three million people were coming to see us play live; we weren’t selling three million records.’ 

You’d become a nostalgia band?

‘In the same way that no one at a Rolling Stones gig cares about their next album. The more records you make, the more difficult it is to say new things. 

'Anyway, in the end personal things had got so bad that it was best for everybody if we just called it a day.’

Two years on, and despite the court case, Gallagher hardly looks freighted with woes. Five feet eight inches tall, he’s wiry and alert, with a confidence £30 million in the bank will tend to give you. 

He’s toned down his wolf-man eyebrows, too.

‘Grazia put me at the top of their Chart of Lust twice last year, so I must be doing something right,’ he says. 

‘A woman of a similar age wouldn’t look as good. I feel sorry for girls in the music industry. They do have a very short shelf life. For instance, Duffy: who? Gone. She was massive. And I don’t doubt for a second that the same thing will happen to Adele.’

Although he’s bullish now, there was a time when Gallagher wasn’t so sure of himself. Oasis’s fortunes peaked in 1995 with the Knebworth gig attended by 375,000 over two nights. Then the troubles began.

‘We went through a period as a group from 1998 to 2000 where everyone was getting divorced,’ Gallagher says. 

‘Creation (the record label) was going down the toilet. My daughter didn’t have two stable parents: her mother wasn’t a rock star, but unfortunately was behaving like one. 

'I was trying to get off drugs, but I only swapped illegal drugs for prescription drugs. If you’re on private health care, they’re only too willing to dish them out. Ask Keith Richards.’

Gallagher is entirely clean now, bar the odd beer or cigarette. He’s in no doubt as to what turned him around. 

‘Meeting my wife,’ he says. ‘She was the catalyst for everything.’ 

Noel met publicist Sara MacDonald in Ibiza in 2000 when still married to first wife Meg Mathews. She was cited in the 2001 divorce, although Gallagher later said he’d only claimed to have committed adultery to speed up the proceedings. 

'I did find it difficult the longer Oasis went on, because no one out there was really interested in the next record,' said Noel (pictured: the band in 1999)

‘When I met her, I was in a circle of friends where the party from the Nineties was still raging,’ he says. 

‘I’d sold my house in Primrose Hill to get away from it, but the party just moved out to the country with me. I’d done too much and my insides couldn’t take it any more. I decided I’d go straight for two weeks. Then two weeks became two months. 

'Suddenly you think, “Hang on, these people are quite mad – I’m not sure I like any of them.” My entire life was 12 to 20 people and I walked away from them for good. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. Then out of nowhere, I met Sara and the road to where I am now became apparent.’

The couple have been together 11 years and have two sons – Donovan, four, and Sonny, one. They married last June. Asked why he bothered after 11 years, he plays it down. 

‘There comes a point where a 44-year-old man sounds stupid saying, “This is my girlfriend.” What am I, Rod Stewart?’

Nevertheless, marriage is an institution he didn’t need to enter. Could he finally be turning… conservative? 

He bridles. Don’t use the c word. He never would have visited Number 10 if John Major had invited him, he says. But, it turns out, he will be sending his sons to private school. 

‘I don’t want them coming home speaking like Ali G,’ he explains. ‘Anyone in my position, you owe it to your children to send them to a school where they don’t have to walk through a metal detector in the morning. 

'There were riot police outside our local school the other morning. Turns out there’d been a stabbing. Rival gangs. We shouldn’t need riot police at schools. This is Maida Vale. This isn’t Handsworth or Tottenham, do you know what I mean? I don’t want my kids going to a school like that. I’d rather they were at a school with Russian oligarchs’ children.’

We talk about how his boys’ childhood is going to differ from his own. Gallagher’s mother walked out on his abusive father in the Eighties, taking Noel, Liam and their elder brother Paul with her. In a way, Gallagher says, it was the making of him.

'I found solace in music,’ he says. He doubts his own sons will have the same need for songs. There’s too much technology, too much Twitter. That’s when he says people were more ambitious under Margaret Thatcher.

‘Kids now watch America’s Hardest Prisons and want to be in a gang,’ he says. ‘They’ve no imagination. When I was 16 I’d watch The Godfather, but I didn’t think, “Right, I’m going to go down the barber’s and get some protection money off him.” 

Noel and Sara have been together 11 years and have two sons - Donovan, four, and Sonny, one

'Our generation was more likely to go, “I wonder where the nearest acting school is? Who wrote that soundtrack? Who’s Francis Ford Coppola?” It’s the de-education of the masses.

‘Last August I was on tour in Europe and people were asking me about the riots. All over the world, Syria and Egypt, people were rioting for freedom. And these kids in England are rioting for tracksuits. It’s embarrassing.’

Gallagher was arrested in his early teens for petty crimes including stealing a milk float. He puts this down to a hatred of authority, a reaction against his abusive father. 

One of the rioters arrested came from Burnage, where the brothers grew up – in fact, he stole £175 of clothes from Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green shop. But Noel has no sympathy at all with the looters.

‘It would have been beautiful if, after the MPs’ expenses scandal and the bankers’ bonuses scandal, people took to the streets and smashed the living daylights out of the City of London,’ he says. 

‘Instead, it started because a drug dealer was shot. He was carrying a gun, he was shot by a policeman, it’s all on Twitter and before you know it there’s a riot going on. It was a mass outbreak of robbery and I was embarrassed to be a Mancunian. I saw kids on the telly saying in their Ali G voices, “It’s payback for the po-lice.” What does that mean? “Cause they arrest yer for stupid things.” Like what – hopping on one leg? Doing a silly walk like John Cleese? Get home, you idiot.’ 

Gallagher is by now in his stride. He’s seldom been at a loss for an unkind word about his fellow man – and nowadays, the things he’s angry about are the same things The Mail on Sunday’s readers are angry about. And the things he cares about, we do too. Older, wiser and rid of his brother, it’s starting to look like Noel Gallagher’s one of us.

‘It’s a sign of the times that I used to get offered sex and drugs after gigs and now it’s free driving lessons,’ says Gallagher, who was offered lessons by a fan last year. 

And his politics have been shifting recently.

‘Up until the last election, I voted Labour all my life,’ he says. ‘But I’ve lost all faith in the Labour Party. After the expenses scandal and what happened with the banks – that “There’s no money left” note and all that – I just look at them and think the Labour Party should really be ashamed of themselves for the way they let the country down. I voted for a pirate at the last election.’

Ah. Not quite the doughty burgher I’ve been trying to paint him as, then. Fair enough. As if to prove a point, he tells me about the psychedelic album he’s working on for release at the end of the year, which will alienate his more musically conservative fans.

Is the idea to show that he’s more than the crowd-pleasing rocker once taunted with the jibe ‘Oasis Quo’?

‘I don’t want to be “interesting”,’ Gallagher scoffs. ‘I don’t want critical acclaim. I don’t want my songs to be social commentary. Radiohead can have that. That’s why they’ve never done three nights at Wembley. I want the money. I want the jet, the holiday and the first-class lounge.’

But he’s already got all of that, in spades. He says he wishes his sons were old enough to come out on tour with him now – implying that by the time they are he’ll be retired. I suggest he could retire now and enjoy the fruits of his labours. 

‘Paul McCartney’s still touring,’ he counters. ‘While you can still write songs, you should.’ 

With respect to McCartney, nobody wants to hear his new songs. They all want to hear Beatles songs. Which brings me to the inevitable question. Given that an Oasis reunion tour, once his feud with Liam is patched up, would be one of the biggest money-spinners in history, how long is he going to wait?

‘I don’t mean to straight-bat this,’ he says, ‘but what people want me to say is, “Yes, I’m bang up for the reunion.” They’re talking about 2014, the 20th anniversary of Definitely Maybe.

‘As it draws closer, yeah, the bandwagon will get rolling, the drums will beat louder – but let’s wait for then, eh? It’s years away.’

It’s two years away. If I were you, I’d book your seats at Wembley now.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2094856/Noel-Gallagher-It-better-Margaret-Thatcher.html#ixzz1lcUY44ec

Be Politically Correct, Call it a Christmas Tree

Over the past few years, many issues have arisen concerning Christmas and the holidays.  The corporations and governments choice to celebrate the "Holidays" has offended many christian groups who strongly believe that it is crucial for us to keep the Christ in Christmas.   Personally, I always wish a Merry Christmas, and I understand these groups and their strive to protect their Christian traditions; however, I  believe that corporations and our government  have every right to include as many ethnic groups during this joyous occasion.  Christians are not the only group celebrating an event and the government has an obligation to appease all citizens.  Christmas itself was moved to December by Christians to model a Roman gift-giving holiday in the Church's beginnings.

While this issue may not bother me to an huge extent, an issue that does offend me during this time of season is the alteration or change of christian traditions to appease other groups.  More specifically, the strive to change the Christmas Tree into the Holiday Tree.
Recently, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee created controversy when he named the state's decorated spruce the "Holiday tree" - a name that brings great offence to me and should being great offence to other Christians.  People may think that by allowing our government or other groups to alter the tree to appease other traditions, we are being more inclusive and less offensive - this however is not the case.  The Christmas tree is filled with symbolism that is of great importance to Christians. - the star, the type of tree, the ornaments - all have symbolic meanings that not only reflect this holiday season, but more importantly to Christ.  By renaming the spruce a holiday tree, Christians are losing the symbolism and meaning of this figure, and instead it has turned into a corporate image for consumption - the tree becomes a resting place for our presents, rather than a meaningful expression of our faith
I feel that people should always welcome other groups to experience and understand their traditions; however, to change your tradition to appease them is wrong and should not be tolerated.

We do not call the menorah a holiday candle, so why is it fine to change this?

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BREAKING NEWS - Good Bye OWS - Toronto

Dear Occupy Toronto, Fuck off! Love, Mayor Rob Ford

By: Colin Perkel

TORONTO - Allowing Occupy Toronto protesters to remain in a downtown park would amount to supporting anarchy, something Canadians have rejected, a judge ruled Monday in upholding the city's trespass bylaw.

There was no immediate word on when the demonstrators might be evicted or whether they would appeal the ruling.

But the city's mayor said he expected the protesters to get out of the park immediately.

"We've asked the protesters to leave as soon as possible," Mayor Rob Ford told a news conference.

"We'd appreciate their co-operation."

In a 54-page decision, Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown upheld the city's trespass bylaw as a "reasonable" infringement on the demonstrators' freedom of expression.

"Anarchism has a long political history," Brown stated in his ruling. "But Canada has not chosen anarchism."

Some protesters in the park said they would defy any attempt to remove them, while others did not want to risk a confrontation with police.

Sakura Saunders, a volunteer with Occupy Toronto, said those who choose to stay will be "non-violently resisting" attempts to tear down their mini-village of tents and other shelters.

"That's simply us standing our ground," Saunders said.

"We do have charter rights to be here and it is the opinion of everyone here that our charter rights should ... be greater than the right of someone to walk their dog through this park."

Brown, however, disagreed.

"The tents and other shelters hog the park land, and non-protesters who seek to use the park face a chilly and somewhat intimidating reception," he said.

"The charter offers no justification for the protesters' act of appropriating to their own use — without asking their fellow citizens — a large portion of common public space for an indefinite period of time."

Members of the Occupy Toronto protest, who took over St. James Park in the city's downtown Oct. 15 as part of the global protest movement, went to court to block the trespass notice issued last Tuesday.

In its notice, the city said putting up tents or being in the park between midnight and 5 a.m. violated bylaws.

City Manager Joe Pennachetti said the city did not consider midnight to be a deadline for the protesters to be gone.

"We want to move quickly and hopefully beat that time frame," Pennachetti said.

Police said they were in discussions with the city, but would not speculate further.

Five protesters argued the occupation of the park, including tents, were an intrinsic part of their right to protest and hence their ability to assemble and express themselves.

Brown rejected the notion that the Occupy Toronto protesters were worthy of a special exemption.

"It would be a most curious constitutional exemption which would have the effect of excluding many members of the public from a park, while granting a small group exclusive possession of it," he wrote.

The judge, who heard a day of arguments on Friday, said the notice represented "minimal impairment" on the protesters' freedoms.

On agreement of the parties, Brown made no order as to costs given the "public importance" of the issues.

Across the continent, civic authorities have either evicted, or moved to evict, their Occupy protesters.

Most protest sites in Canada have already been dismantled but some remain.

A judge in Victoria has said the demonstrators have to go, but has not yet given the city the authority to evict them if they don't.

In Vancouver, a judge has given Occupy protesters until Monday afternoon to clear their camp in front of the downtown art gallery.

Montreal has taken no action against its downtown protesters.

Police have also cleaned out Manhattan's Zuccotti Park near Wall Street, where the Occupy movement began in mid-September.

While most of the protests have been peaceful, there have been violent clashes as police moved to evict the demonstrators in places such as Oakland, Calif., and mass arrests in New York City.

SOURCE: The Canadian Press

Why OWS Will Fail

This past week, the Occupy movement has been dealt a massive blow with the destruction of their settlement in New York and others cities throughout the nation.  While many supporters may try to spin these events  in a positive manner, the truth of the matter is that this movement is collapsing and  bound to fail for a number of reasons.

1. They are Exclusive

OWS protesters may reflect the public's displeasure with the status quo; however, their solution - or lack of solution -  fails to appeal an be inclusive to the nation's general population.  Also, many people who were once neutral towards the protesters now find them very confrontational and their patience has been tested.  People do not want to be lectured, but they are willing to enlightened.  Today's pompous protesters tend to speak down towards the general population in a manner that goes against their general beliefs.  

2. They are too Divided

Similarly to the general public, the OWS protesters are solely united by their dislike for the status quo;  however, they fail to share a common solution and are actually a very divided group.  While they all argue that the system is corrupt and there must be change, each group has their own agenda and they are competing amongst themselves to obtain the spotlight and propose their form of solution to the media.  We can see this division by their inability to define success. While the protests have been going on for over two months now, they have failed to propose any demands that they may consider a success because "success" to one division will be considered a failure to another.  Without a uniformed solution or demands from this group, they can not propose anything to the public, and very little can be done to help their cause.

3. They have no Leader

We may further see the grand divisions amongst the OWS movement due to their lack of leadership or idolatry.  Throughout history, every successful social movement has had a leader that organized the masses and kept them on track towards their goal.  These leaders always related to the general population and was able to convey the movements message to the people in a manner that was enlightening and forceful.  Without a leader, this movement has gone aimlessly and has failed to connect to the general population.

Should the group attempt to elect a leader, other issues will arise.  Due to their divisions, no leader will be able to successfully appease all these groups and thus forcing many of them to break off, weakening the movement. 

3. Too Many anti-American Entities

Finally, the last reason why i believe that the OWS protesters will ultimately fail is due to the huge number of anti-American entities in the movement.  If you want to have a successful movement in your country, you must show the general public that you love the nation and you are fighting for it.  While most protesters in this movement may love America, there is a large entity that is very anti-American and prefer to have the country and its economic system destroyed.  These people tend to argue that the problem of the nation is America, and America must be changed.
  

In order for a movement to get the population to support and follow their cause, they must relate to the people and speak to them at their level.  Where the civil rights and other movements succeeded was their ability to have Americans look at themselves and see how their actions or laws that were in place were unAmerican.  These movements made people reflect amongst themselves so that they may see that the problem with nation lies with them, and America is the solution.  This is the reason why these movements succeeded and why OWS will ultimately fail.

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Want to stop the influence lobby groups and donations have on your government....go speak to your union

Many of the individuals at the OWS protests are complaining that the federal government is deeply influenced by donations and lobby groups...and I actually agree with them.... Today's government is totally influenced by these groups and it most stop!  Unfortunately, our opinions of with whom and where the influence lies greatly differ.

OWS protesters argue that Wall Street and huge corporations have far too much power and influence amongst our politicians.  Look at any OWS forum and you will repeatedly see people arguing for the elimination of private donations in America.  

This however is far from the truth.  

According to this chart by opensecrets.org,16 of the top 20 political donors in America give a vast majority of their funds to the democratic party.

Source: Opensecrets.org

  By calculation, 77.3 %  of the funds donated by the top 20 donors will be headed to the Democrats.  This is of little surprise to me considering the fact that 13 of these donors are Unions and traditionally democratic supporters.  Left wing organizations constantly exaggerate the financial influence of corporations and Wall Street have on our politicians while the influence of Unions has been ignored.  If you want to stop the influence lobby groups and donations have on your government....go speak to your union

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Why not Squinty?

On October 6th, Ontario will be headed to the polls to elect their next premier.  Rather than give a lecture about the strengths of one party of the other, I feel it is more suitable for me to explain why I believe that you should not vote for Mcguinty in the upcoming election.  

1. Taxes and Lies

During his campaigns, Mcguinty has consistently  promised the province that he will not raise our taxes; however, due to his record, it is hard to take him seriously. For the past two terms under this Liberal government, Ontario has seen their largest tax increase in its history with the introduction of the Health Care levy, and the implementation of the HST- a tax that the liberals claimed would actually be easier on our wallets.

This election, Dalton has once again promised Ontario that their will be no new taxes and fees.  As annoying as those PC commercials may be, I think they may be on to something.

this election, he has repeated his promise of no new taxes and fees for Ontario.  as annoying as those  PC commercials may be, I think they may be onto something.

2. It's the Economy, Stupid!

During the last Economic downturn, Canada has emerged fairly unscathed and in a strong position compared to their global counter parts; however, much of this nation's stability can be attributed to the pulling of Alberta and other provinces rather than Ontario.  Ontario economy has been stagnate during Mcguinty and it is no longer the top destination for national migrants; rather, we are exporting our talent to other provinces for better job opportunities. 

 There are more reasons to reconsider this man (ie, his limitations of our liberties, his paternalistic laws he has implemented in our province), however, I only have 20 min...  On October 6th, vote the party that will make our province thrive, not the one who will only say they will.

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Rioted and Looted so Hard Last Night LOLZ!! Best Time Ever!!!

WTF?
We live in a democratic society where everyone has an opinion and they have a right to be heard.  Throughout history, once a people feel ignored or persecuted they often rise and protest against the state.  a recent example of this can be seen in Iran where thousands of brave souls have risked their lives to rise against their state and be heard world wide.
Recently the cities of Toronto,Vancouver and London have received unwanted publicity due to their recent rioting and "sacking".  While many claim that there is an underlying cause for their anger and revolt,  it is wrong and unfair to associate these opourtunists to the struggles faced in Iran.

Most recently in London's riot, many believe that the rioting was triggered by the death of unarmed black man at the hands of the police.

This is far from the truth.

We're Rioting.....from high prices!

Many British political scientists and politicians have began laying the blame for these riots on each other - the left claiming that this was due to the frustration from the nation's segregated communities, while the right blamed England's failed attempt at multiculturalism- while little has been written about the most important issue about these events...Rioting has become cool.

Sweetness

Also, with the creation of Social Networking sites and tools, people are more connected than ever.  Unfortunately, our generation is suffering from becoming a lost one due to our inability to create a significant history - few significant wars, and cultural movements.  Due to this, many of us strive to be remembered and want to be involved in historical opportunities.  These protests not only connected people, the perpetrators were given a false sense of being involved in a historical event.

People taking part in these protests don't give a damn about the struggles of minorities, or the death of a black man. rather, these people are opportunist.  These people are not acting towards a cause or an idea; rather, they are acting for the simple case of acting....kind of like the Paris Hilton of civil disobedience.  These cowards saw an opportunity for civil unrest and took it. These people became obsessed from the idea of what they can take from these acts, rather than what they can change.

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In Socialist Toronto, Books Read You

This week, Toronto City Council endured the longest meeting in their history.  Spanning over 22 hours, 168 socialists, labour union leaders, and lobbyist argued, complained, and in some cases ridiculed Rob Ford over the city's proposed service cuts and privatization of other services.  The message I got from these people was very simple - DO NOT CUT ANYTHING.  Apparently, these people believe that Toronto does not have a spending problem.
I am shocked and also amused at these people and their disapproval for the current Mayor of Toronto and his attempts to fix many of the spending issues we have had since the election of David "the Swiffer King" Miller.  Where were they when Miller decided to spend $400 000 to build $0.25 public pay toilets (if you do the math, it is going to take 1.6 million flushes to pay off these shitters)?  Or those wonderful gourmet food stands that no one wanted, but apparently we needed? How about the cities decision to create a  $60.00 Vehicle registration tax?  Wasn't the city taking the money out the hands of hard working Torontonians and giving it to a wasteful council?  I guess these people thought that this was fine.

After researching this further, I have come to a few conclusions about our city

1. There are 169 annoying people in Toronto (Adam Vaughan is one of them)

Sure does!

Whether you are a crying 14 year-old girl, or a Grandmother with a bad haircut, if you were one of the 168 people that decided not to go to work and instead go to this speak or cheer at the last city council, - you are annoying.  I don't mind you coming and speaking your mind at the council, what do I mind is when people bring sock puppets, write songs, or do really bad impressions and expect people like me to take you seriously.  I wont.

Not only are you all annoying, you are absolutely selfish.  Instead of proposing ways the city may cut some "grease", the only option I tend to hear continually is "tax the rich"...which leads me to my next point

2. Tax The Rich(er than me)



Over and over again we hear the same thing, "share the wealth", "tax the rich"... it never seems to end.  But here is one thing people never seem to notice, when one says that the rich should be taxed, he is talking about those that are richer than himself.  A person who makes $30 000 will consider a person that makes $60 000 rich; however, if you ask him if he thinks he is rich,  he will disagree and state that a person who makes $120 000 is rich.  Whenever someone states that the rich should be taxed, they are considering people that make more than them, and do not place themselves in the "rich" bracket.  I bet if these people were placed in the rich bracket, they wouldn't be so supportive towards taxation.
And here is another thing... the rich don't pay taxes!  They have enough accountants to find loopholes in our system so that they do not pay; instead, it's the middle class that is forced to pay the taxes that fund these services.

3. Toronto Does Have Too Many Libraries

"and so they told me there is no 'H' in Italy..."

That's right, I said it! While the Toronto Libraries are some of the most frequented in the world,  the city has far too many establishments for its population.  The city of Toronto has 99 locations!  That is 12 more than New York (87), 22 more than Chicago, and 27 more than Los Angeles  (72) - all cities with a greater population than ourselves.  I feel that city is wasting a crap load of money on many of these buildings when they can do something things that can save them.
One way the city can save is by becoming digital.  By having a great deal of your resources available online, Torontonians are able to access the libraries services from home 24 hours a day.  Another way the city may save is by placing an extra emphasis on school libraries.  Every school in Toronto has library that is barely used.  The city should find ways that the school library resources are more available to the public.

4. The City Should Review The Funding of The City Arts/Theatres

Indie...the new emo

The city should seriously consider reviewing its funding for many art programs that run throughout Toronto.  I am a big fan of the arts and believe that they have a strong influence in the city's culture; however, any conservative that has gone to any recent art exhibit or theater show knows that these programs are not the most welcoming.  People that do not fit in or agree with the "artists" opinons or views are placed in uncomfortable situations where they are not only not welcomed, but also openly chastised and criticized.  City of Toronto funds should go towards programs that encourage all people to be involved regardless of race, gender, or religious or political beliefs.

So here is my two cents
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Rob Ford....Show me some Pride

I wouldn't call myself a man that stands up for gay rights or take a stand on the legalization of gay marriage- I just do not care enough.  However, I also feel that if something doesn't affect me in anyway, I don't believe I have a right criticize.  Who am I to judge if two guys or two gals want to express their feelings for each other in such an intimate way? I like to take a libertarian view with this issue - as long as you do not bother anyone, enjoy yourself.

What does bother me is when people go and ruin a perfectly good career on stupid decisions such as the recent one by Toronto mayor Rob Ford.  For the last four-to-five years, I have been following Mr. Ford and have had supported him throughout his rise in Toronto politics.  For the most part I have always agreed with his views and his opinions, but his refusal to attend the Pride parade is not one of them.

I am going to give Mr. Ford the benefit of the doubt and believe that he has an annual tradition with his family that he feels that he must attend, and I also know that he is a very busy man that must cancel numerous events that occur throughout the city.  However, by refusing to attend this parade he has created a lightening rod for his opponents to pounce on and label him as a bigot and homophobe.

Ford promised to be a mayor for all of Toronto and this parade gives him an opportunity to prove it!  By not attending the parade, he will further alienate homosexuals and prove what his naysayers have been preaching - it's not like the liberal and gay community have accepted him since he announced his nomination against Smitherman.  For this week, let's just hope that he makes the right decision and stands beside the LGBT community during Pride.  Finally, Should Mr. Ford attend the event, let us also hope that the gay community makes the right move and accept their mayor and applaud his decision to attend.

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Hey Canada, Multiculturalism Failed

           That is right! I said it!  We are a nation of dreamers....liars...phoneys! We present Canada as a nation that strives to build tolerance and acceptance towards all races, ethnicities, and religions.  From the dawn of the great European diaspora of the late 19^th century, Canada has become a prominent hub for international migrants.  Early phases of Canadian immigration saw the resettlement of Europeans who were escaping economic issues, famines, and religious and ethnic persecutions.  These immigrants were of the same racial background and shared similar history and culture.  Today’s immigrants suffer from similar issues; however, their religious, and cultural backgrounds differ greatly.

            To present ourselves as a nation of tolerance, our political figures have strived to remind us and the rest of the world in their involvement towards many important social movements such as the Underground Railroad, and the legalization of gay and lesbian marriages.  We have also gone so far as to place a legislature within our constitution that protects the religious and cultural practices of immigrants.  The Multicultural act was created in an effort to protect the mosaic multicultural society Canada had become (Thanks Pierre!  Not working as it was supposed too!).  Because we have done all these things,  many foreigners view Canada as  multicultural utopia where there is no racism and all live in peace.  This, however, is far from the truth...and we know it

            Just like any nation -ahem USA- Canadian history is plagued with racist instances and prejudice polices.  While Canada was an important hub for run away slaves during its early tears, few Canadians know about the slavery that did exist in our nation.  Also, our history books have ignored the religious and cultural Injustices that occurred in the 20^th century.  While our history books are proud to display the storming of Normandy and the sacrifices Canadians made during World War One and Two, they seem to forget Canada’s refusal to accept European Jews as refuges and sent them back to be executed.  

Also during this time, many recent immigrants were placed into interment camps without trial due to suspicions of being spies.  While some literature touches upon the Japanese internment, little has been written about the injustices that occurred to Italians at Camp Petawawa.  Italian and Asian immigrants also suffered under lax employment laws that forced many new Canadians to work dangerous jobs at underwhelming wages.  These poor employment practices and employers’ refusal to implement safety standards and equipment led to many tragedies including the Hogg’s  Hollow disaster that resulted in the deaths of five Italian immigrants - If you are part of a constructions union in Toronto, you can thank this tragedy because it was a main inspiration for their creation.

            Even today, we are a divided nation.  Federal governments have always struggled with Québec, and their persistence refusal to assimilate with the rest of Canada.  Also, within the city of Toronto, people are encouraged to segregate themselves and live in an area that shares their own cultural identity.  Ask any Torontonian where you can find Italians (Woodbridge), Jews (Thornhill), Blacks (Scarborough), or Indians (Brampton), and  they would be able to tell you where to go.  Hell, even gays have their "special area" in this "liberal" city,  I noticed this cultural segregation within my own classroom this year.  The students with Italian heritage were all placed within one corner of the classroom, the Indians sat themselves at the back, and all the other students sat at the other corner.  Coincidentally, the only students that chose to sit away from their presumed nationality where the Americans.  Surprised?  I am not. we are full of shit!

sorry for the serious tone in this writing... just came back from vacation and thought this up while I was there! 

I hate  my sister! :)

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