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NDP and GPC, Democrats and Greens by Brodie (post # 33)
Sorry about bringing them up. As I said, I'm not a member of the party and I know their dogmatism is a bit nauseating at times, but they seem to be one of the few radical left groups who have regualar meeting here in Victoria. I need somewhere to ...
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news
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OCAP vs. Jim Flaherty by Sam (post # 128)
We have seen increasingly over the years an alienated citizenry in relationship to "democratic" institutions, with lower and lower voter turn out.We have seen increasingly over the years an increasing divide between the haves and the ...
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What's your heading? by Dawna Matrix (post # 38)
Ecoleft/right, -1.02Authoritarian, Libertarian, -3.25.HMM. Sounds about right.
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politics
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Know thine enemy by meades (post # 30)
You're all a bunch of Commie Pinko's!!!!! Using your big fancy mumbo jumbo, "elites" this, and "liberal" that. They're called fat cats, and commies or Pinkos! As for the Hebes, at least their aren't as much of 'em, but don't get me started on ...
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activism
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Protest Rights vs Fear Recrimination by Liam McCarthy (post # 31)
I have been looking all over this site for substantial incidents of violence, and I keep running across a microwave getting trashed or people tearing down a temporary fence. Now Walkerton, there's violence. ...
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Dogs have it better than imported nannies. (english) by Dawna Matrix (post # 24)
Abuse is abuse, human or animal. Both are equally important, if not from the gooey mushy feelings involved with animals, but just from their importance in the food web. We may be eating 'Spot' in a few decades, and relishing his flesh. Okay, ...
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rabble reactions
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The Babble Dinocracy by Ian the second (post # 57)
After violently projectile vomiting on my computer screen, I now have gathered my thoughts enough to respond to LEX's post. LEX wrote: "A LEGAL OPINION" I'd like to think that all opinions are legal, LEX. L: "There is a difference between ...
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left leadership by jrootham (post # 19)
Apologies for the slow reply. I missed the post from rasmus_raven until now.My recollection is that I originally read the description of the Zapatista organization in Now, but I can't cite that with any accuracy, so I went looking.In ...
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A rabble affinity group for the NDP convention by vickyinottawa (post # 13)
Michelle is right - the delegate fees are prohibitive, esp for younger and low-wage members. I suppose the standard response would be "well, you get a tax credit for it". That doesn't go very far for folks who don't happen to have a spare few ...
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Who's discussing the Left's dire durges? by Ian the second (post # 40)
Michelle, and anyone else, I highly recommend the book "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal" by Rand. It should be in your local library. It's interesting to note that Rand, one of capitalism's most ardent proponents, came from Soviet Russia. ...
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activism
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Computer Hacktivism by Michelle (post # 14)
Add another vote for clear, concise writing (even though I don't do that all the time - I have a really bad habit of using too many parentheses). I think it's just a hallmark of bad writing when people try to throw in as many $5 words as possible ...
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ask the rabble-rousers
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Best road trip ever by skdadl (post # 10)
I just adore Peeperkorn as a character -- what a creation! -- but worse, I identify with him. It's the aphasia, y'know -- he can't talk fluidly, right up until the end, when he suddenly makes that (supposedly eloquent) speech at the ...
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Natural Rights... by stile (post # 8)
Thanks Brodie, and DrC! That document kicks ass. But it's amazing how many countries do NOT abide by the Declaration. (including Canada?)From Article 26 of the Declaration: quote: (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living ...
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body and soul
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Choose Your Own Religion! by Michelle (post # 42)
Regarding the whole rebirth thing for Buddhists - I never understood how they could believe that people have no souls or enduring self, but also believe in transmigration. After all, if there is no soul, then what part of "you" is reborn ...
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pop culture
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Favourite Movies? by rasmus_raven (post # 43)
skdadl, the best thing about fellini movies are all the beautiful people. And you get to see a lot of them, for a long time. Well I'm thinking La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2. Mind you Latin/Italian and me, I dunno, maybe I'm biased, but the Italian ...
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pop culture
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kick out the jam's by Brodie (post # 17)
I've got a few jazz CD's of Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and T. Monk (I'm not even going to try to spell his first name) in my player right now. However, over the past few weeks I've been listening to everything from Morcheeba and the Cowboy ...
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media/publishing
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A Daily for Lefties by DrConway (post # 102)
agent007, what I and a lot of other people are wondering is, basically, can you put your money where your mouth is? Is it possible to put together a coherent business case for funding?Et cetera. As well, the board of directors pro tem needs to ...
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Do NOT miss Counterspin tonight!! by DrConway (post # 18)
Well, interesting. Wonder what HIS nick is. And yes, I would say that a person schooled in basic principles of denial of service attacks is infinitely more useful than some doof who thinks hacktivism in cyberspace requires cramming a ...
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pop culture
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Cliches you're tired of. by Michelle (post # 24)
That reminds me, VerbaTim, of another legal phrase that always makes me laugh - on affidavits. That qualifying line at the end that goes something like, "I make this affidavit in support of x and for no inappropriate purpose" or something ...
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Ideal Communism vs. Practical by SOOTHSAYER (post # 41)
I would like to say, at the outset, that I obviously do not spend a lot of time writing these posts. This is not due to any sort of disrespect, I simply do not have the time to get deeply involved in these issues here. In addition, the questions I ...
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How should we go about lowering taxes? by Michelle (post # 12)
Regarding Employment Insurance:Before we start diverting the surplus towards free university and college tuition (something that would benefit me greatly, by the way), I think EI should be brought back up to proper levels. It's ...
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body and soul
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Contraception by Trisha (post # 31)
I don't find that, but I do find some problems with sensation. However, I have solved that with a moisturizer. Some hormones are necessary, I agree. I just wish they were safer. The newer, reduced dosage ones are likely better. ...
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Hattersley vows to fight Blair coup by rasmus_raven (post # 3)
Well, first the unions came out with a warning. Then Roy Hattersley. Now this:Blair lashed over private sector planStark warning against flawed strategyTony Blair will today suffer a big setback when Labour's favourite thinktank ...
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