Thursday, April 10, 2008

Chock Full of Postage


More posts, more fun.

Free China, free the world. Sure, we could free Tibet, but if we free China we can free the following: the Chinese people, victims of a draconian one-child policy, the ethnic and religious minorities within China, North Korea, the Darfurians, the average consumer AND the Tibetans. Kill one bird with several stones.

North Korea has proven- again- how unwilling it is to unlatch itself from Chinese-backed power. Any South Korean president who is unwilling to deal with them on their terms is considered an enemy. North Korea is already impoverished and its people are steps away from starvation. Nevertheless, Kim Jong-Il will instill in them a state of fear and promote war until he gets his sushi. Forget the myth of the American warmonger. The crisis in the Korean peninsula still isn't over.

A distressing letter proves how utterly nasty, immature and brutish multiculturalism is. Where is the tolerance in bullying? Where is the communion in complete difference? Where the basis in the baseless?
Sarah Polley proves why no Canadian taxpayer should ever fund the arts. The baseless claims that Bill C-10 will lead to all-out censorship completely belie the fact that a good chunk of what is paid for not only doesn't represent Canadians or Canadian culture, but that Canadians will not watch anything produced in Canada. Or maybe paying for stuff that has no bearing on the Canadian public good is the Canadian thing to do.
Stephen Harper proves he is a weasel. Remember when South Africa faced boycotts, or when the former Soviet Union threw a diplomatic hissy-fit? Those worked, didn't they?
Kevin Rudd does something right. I realise the Chinese are used to thuggery but at least keep it on their own soil.
Oprah Winfrey is a self-important moron...but you already knew that.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I too cannot understand people's admiration for Oprah. Her key anthem is to get people motivated. The basis of her wealth, however, depends on unmotivated slobs who sit around all day and watch TV.