Tag Archives: jean charest

three way street: la “swell” province

A three-way street is how the Quebec election finished showcasing the strengths and pitfalls of third parties and fairly vigorous identification with the democratic process. All three top finishers, who had a near even separation of popular vote, are going … Continue reading

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national brotherhood day

I’m okay. You’re not okay. At all. This idea of moral relativism is the most twisted and perverted ideal going; any stink-job piece of crap, including murder but starting at the bottom-feeding level of character assassination is permitted in the … Continue reading

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A Serious Man

Amir Khadir. I suppose, one day, if they throw shoes at him, he’ll know where they were launched from. Like a hit the dummy contest at a country tombola. Part George Galloway, part warm up act in the generic comic … Continue reading

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nationalize the individual

Elections in Quebec are always festive events. Part of the cultural heritage that is much more impassioned than elsewhere in Canada. There is always that glint, that glimmer of messianic frenzy that hints that The Redemption must first pass through … Continue reading

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little criminals: occupy modify commodify

The ingenious part of our system, our “culture” is its ability to absorb and renew the top twenty percent of the population. These newbies, if you could call them, what Pierre Vallieres might term the new “white niggers of America” … Continue reading

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free goods* ( some restrictions do apply )

The garbage pickers reaching into the container hoping to scour a few empties, the pan handlers outside the fitness club, the little rogue businessmen washing windows, the petty thieves, minor hustlers, cheezy salesman that are part of the pulse of … Continue reading

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