Indefinite Detention
Posted December 14, 2011 under Government, Rant
When anybody can be locked up indefinitely for nothing, there is no reason to follow any law anymore, ever.Rick Falkvinge
Life Is Getting Too Easy
Posted December 14, 2011 under Rant
I think it’s time I start really evaluating what I want to do in life, and just DO it… Stop playing it safe.
Canada Becoming More Corrupt
Our primary area of corruption? Politicians.
Canada’s CD Tax
Posted October 14, 2011 under Government, Rant
This is why we shouldn’t let America or an industry decide our laws… We should also put a 10c tax on each gallon of gas which goes to what remains of the stagecoach industry.
Tough on Crime is Tough on Canadians
People often look to the Conservative party as the party to Americanize Canada… and for good reason, the proposals by the Conservative government have been downright scary (like the attempt to have the United States maintain Canadian boarder crossing or the recent “tough on crime” nonsense). The Torry government isn’t the only scary party though: Every mainstream party has proposed or supported legislation which will invade the privacy and endanger Canadians basic rights afforded to them by the charter.
We need to move forward, and realize that the world isn’t as scary as people in power want us to believe it is. The simple fact is that the more fear that a government creates within it’s citizens, the more motivated they are to support them. Self preservation will always be an issue that brings a person to the polls, and you can count on the fact that the people in power know that.
The Internet is not some great abyss that is only used by criminals to do horrible things, terrorists have no strong interest in hurting Canadians (outside of the abuses that were carried out under the current Prime Minister), and the big pushers of child pornography are not sharing their collections using means that would be detectable by these methods. The government can make a nice shiny graphic to show you the dangers of the world but the dangers are not real. Crime is down in Canada, more people use machetes for murder than long guns, and we have a pretty high population happiness.
Let’s start focusing on issues that matter, social issues, technology issues, the economy, and helping our citizens with disabilities. That’s what I am focusing on, that’s what most third parties are focusing on…so why let the big 3 (I include NDP) steal votes from third parties?
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