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Joe’s Comment – Goodbye Canada
I want to say that it has been a wonderful 77 years.  And I want to assure any reader that I am not ungrateful nor am I resentful in any way.
There are many folks in America who say they have “Black Fatigue” – not a racial issue per se, but a cultural issue – they are tired of the violence, the theft, the muggings, the mobs running amuck.
I have a similar issue here in Canada; I have “Liberal Canadian Fatigue” – definitely not racial (but it might have something to do with IQ), maybe cultural, most probably TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).  Enough is enough, da?
Anyone who has read previous of these Sunday Rant issues knows my political alignment – I am a theoretical Libertarian: yearning for limited government, maximum personal autonomy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, owner of the fruits of my labor, minimal imposition by others – in other words, an Utopia, because the Human Condition© makes everyone unique, like snowflakes, ergo it is impossible to find a common cord.  Second choice, conservative financially, classical liberal socially.
The proper future for North America is a combined economic and cultural amalgam – speak English, freedom of movement from the North Pole to Panama.  Able to defend against any enemy.
The current Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is forcing the Future.  That may be the only thing he is doing right: he’s accelerating what I feel is inevitable – confrontation about a united North America.  Carney is pursuing a virtual Balkanizing – diversity is our mental illness….. those damned Americans!
Canada very rarely elicits memes.  As Kathleen Madigan (an American comedian) once said about Canada – traveling to Canada is like going into your attic and seeing all the neat things up there you forgot about!
Since Justin Trudeau became PM, and was replaced by Carney, the Canadian meme industry has seen a boom – they are coming on strong, deeply cutting, and sparing no rod.  Carney is a meme generator.  Here are just a few I’ve gathered in the last week – there are many, many more –

What does it all mean?
The time is coming when Canada has to decide who is its daddy.
The British Empire dominated the World for centuries.
The United States emerged from the Second World War as the dominant economic force in the World.
Canada shares the same continent.
Canada was a force at the close of WWII – no doubt, no question.
Those people, forged in the fires of the “dust bowl”, of “the great depression”, of extreme poverty, and of world war met the challenges and emerged proud, capable, and ready.
The post war economics were bright.  The political realities not so much.
The torn fealty – a former colony of the Crown with deep bonds and ties, but economically wed to our brothers and sisters in America – we were the same people at one time, and we need to be the same people in the future.
So much for Speaker’s Corner.
As has become usual, lots of Ub2b and Ub2b Shorts.
I do use X and Rumble for info, but my relationship with WordPress (I can’t easily embed videos from other sources) hampers my creativity.
The latest Canadian antics by one M. Carney has stirred up a number of people I would consider proud Canadians.  They haven’t much praise for the British ex-banker.  A thanks, too, to cousin Delsie for the introductions to many Canadian sources I now follow.
Lots of memes, some music, and another week goes by…..
Life Is Good.
Let’s have more of it!

Canadiana

John Bolton – Army of Elbozos
Canadian patriot and pundit John Bolton, a Calgary resident, exposes the chief elbozo – Mark Carney, the PM of Canada.
Fresh off the Internet on Sunday morning (ht – thanks Delsie!).
There are a few items from this video that need addressing.  Joe took some screenshots to capture important information – for those reading this who have no time or patience to watch the video.
First, a map showing spheres of influence –
You might be wondering if the above image represents a fantasy or a future…..
From the free speech platform X, a message from President Trump –
Either John Bolton has completely manipulated the Internet and created propaganda to support his wild ass claims, or he is presenting information that you might have an interest in understanding.
Joe and I conducted a search of the Internet to verify and validate the above claims.  We used DuckDuckGo, owned by Google, to conduct the search.
An interesting observation – yes, it is true that the Trump Administration has come to an agreement with Greenland, but finding unbiased reporting is fucking impossible with DDG or Google.  The media is so hard Left as to be ludicrous.
Watch what Mr. Bolton has to say, have a think, and use your own doG damn brain to work it out!  The times, they are a changin’, as one Robert Zimmerman once strummed and croaked into the artsy-fartsy cultural maelstrom:

Anita Krishna
Ms. Krishna is close to the ground in Canada.
Joe and I think her heart is one with the average Mud Pecker you find in your town and your neighborhood.
Joe says Carney is NOT off his fucking rocker – he is serving Globalist Masters, trying to promote a global governance structure greater than any individual Nation.  And propping up the UK financial stranglehold on the world’s oil supply.
Joe and I say that Europe is a wonderful part of the history of The West.
But we are NOT European  – we are North American.
There are 500+ million souls in North America – according to Archon (our AI buddy), here’s the data –
“Current approximate populations (2026 estimates):

Where North America ends and Central America begins
Geographic (continental) definition
North America as a continent runs from the Arctic down through Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The southern boundary with South America is the Colombia–Panama border (the Darién Gap / Isthmus of Panama). Panama is the last country of North America; Colombia is the first of South America.
Central America is the narrow isthmus portion of the North American continent. It consists of these seven countries:
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Common narrower usage
In everyday North American speech and in trade contexts (NAFTA / USMCA), “North America” is often treated as just the three large countries: Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Central America and the Caribbean are then spoken of separately.
So:
Strict geography → North America includes Central America (and ends at the Panama–Colombia border).
Everyday / political usage in Canada–US–Mexico → North America usually means the three big countries only.”
The economy of the USA is almost 10 Trillion USD greater than all of Europe.
So here’s the math – North America has an economy greater than Europe / EU.  The population of the EU including the UK is similar.
Carney is proposing to ignore our continent and traipse off to the East where they produce everything and more that Canada can produce.
WTF?
Carney is off whoring in Europe, saying Canadians have more in common with them than America!
It truly boggles the mind.
Joe considers this grandstanding as a low IQ play to influence the American mid-term election – if Trump is made “lame duck”, the impeachments will fly, the Democrats will froth at the mouth, and TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) will undo all the good he has done in the short time (2 years) this administration has been operating.
Joe doesn’t hold out much hope for Canada – Canucks  fall for Liberal low IQ plays all de doo dah day.
But to bring America down?
That is treason to North America’s well-being and future.
Ms. K. is a grass roots Canadian worth considering as a source:

Hillier Investigates
What ho!
Robin Hillier (Hillier Investigates) describes what the following video shows – “What connects Canadian uranium, Westinghouse, support for Ukraine, and Canada–U.S. trade tensions? This video follows the timeline from 2020 to 2026, tracing Mark Carney’s advisory role to Justin Trudeau, his work at Brookfield, the development of its transition fund, and the Westinghouse sale to a Brookfield–Cameco partnership. We examine Ukraine’s nuclear reactor plans and uranium supply agreements alongside Canadian aid commitments, U.S. aid pauses, and the roles of Chrystia Freeland and Cameco’s Tim Gitzel.”
This introduction infuriated Joe.
There are evil forces afoot, and Canada is NOT on the side of the White Hats.
Jesus and Mary, my fellow Canadians, open your eyes and shut your mouths – you can’t learn anything with your lips flapping.
And turn off the American hatred.  We are all North Americans, not Europeans:

Firearms, Canada, and Canadian Subjects
Joe damn near puked watching this lawyer explain why you are guilty in Canada before you open your pie hole.
Of course Joe is remembering the days of his youth – walking across town with a BB gun to a local creek, and shooting innocent wildlife – frogs, mostly.  How else can you hone your marksmanship skills in the wild?
Or driving out of town to the country, to a farmer’s property, with a .22 rifle – intention, murder as many gophers as possible.  The farmer’s welcomed our arrival.
Watch the video below.
Knowing the above information, you can imagine the impact this video had on Joe – gobsmacked.
Playing script maker, the lawyer “advises” what you should do if a cop asks if you have a firearms license during a traffic stop.
What a cluster fuck….
Joe and I can only shake our head and wonder how in the wide, wide world of sports a “freeman” has lost so much freedom?
Refer to the lede in to last week’s rant for the explanation:

Promethean Action
Barbara Boyd explains the latest Canadian idiocy.
The best analogy Joe can provide is Canada is acting like a flaming Feminist to the All American Boy.
Let’s be part of the EU.
Let’s provide a 100 year pact with Ukraine.
Go further – let’s be a major supplier of drones to fuel the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Fuck it!
Canada can’t even supply it’s own diesel and gasoline demand.
Canada’s industrial sector is second to every developed country, and to most of the undeveloped countries, too.
Joe and I are offended that the political elite are committing Canadian suicide on our behalf – that’s a personal choice!
I hope Mr. Trump has some (more) aces up his sleeve.  It shouldn’t be too much of a chore to hoodwink that idiot Carney, and expose his obvious plot to disrupt the American mid-term election(s):

 

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

Americana Shorts

UK Follies

UK Shorts

The Culture

Mark Dice
Mr. Dice is a steady source of interesting perspectives about current events.
We have been watching his material for years; the first instance we embedded his commentary was Sunday Rant – 4619.
The following video, Mr. Dice discusses the ever looming highly anticipated much misunderstood AI tsunami – also referred to as Singularity.
When ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence) is born.
Although Joe and I have our reservations about AI, the examples Mr. Dice shows are better quality than many early attempts – definitely good enough to bamboozle an old codger like Joe or me.
The entertainment industry, Hollywood, is in a panic according to Mr. Dice.  The days of uber-wealthy super stars may be sun-setting.  When you watch the “trailer” for a new Duck Tails movie included in this video, the individual who created it, Gabriel Olson, was able to produce product equal to or better than the original 1987 movie.  A fan built trailer, fancy that!
You can imagine the lawyers will be working double shifts making sure that the future fortunes are safe with the correct future wealthy.  If you remember the rise of the Kennedy family in America (prohibition bootlegger to POTUS in two generations), these “deep fake” cloning creations may be a preview of what is soon to be legitimate and worthy – Joe says follow the $$$ to ascertain which is which, and whom is who.  Take a gander and have a ponder:

Culture Shorts

Nature

Nature Shorts

 

Technology

Technology Shorts

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Joe’s Comment – Freedom
I’ve got a lot to say about choice, about spectrum, about options, and about freedom; especially the degrees of – does it exist?
Let’s start with a song that was very popular in the days of me yout’:

The lyric goes like this –
“Freedom is just another word
for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don’t mean nothing honey,
if it ain’t free….”

Well, you can read this over and over.  It sounds very deep and consequential…..at first blush.  After a few more focused and careful readings, you should be saying WTF?
An interesting philosophical challenge is posed by the first sentence – if you have nothing, does that imply a form of Freedom?
While you are pondering that twisting squirming use of the word Freedom, you hear the second sentence.
Hold the phone!!
What does “Freedom” have to do with “free”?
This comparison makes no sense; it is nonsense.
Let me introduce you to “Professor” Stanley Unwin:

The term used to describe the word salad so convincingly delivered from Mr. Unwin’s mouth is called “Gobbledygook”now.  He called it “Unwinese“.
His tenor, tone, phrasing, appearance, and body language tells you one thing, but your ears hear nonsense.
Before I talk about Freedom, a mention of Reality is necessary, and crucial.
A person with imagination doesn’t need too much provocation to imagine an Ideal (to them, i.e., WIIFM (What’s in it For Me), or to us (WIIFU)) in contrast or comparison to Reality, aka what they perceive.  What I mean is very clearly explained by Konstantin Kisin in the following Ub2b Short:

Reality and measures of Value are comparative.
If you compare Reality A with Reality B, and they are both realities (i.e., existing in the same or a relative time frame) all good and OK.
However, if you compare Reality A (an actual reality) with Reality B (an Ideal or imagined yet non-existing state – a Utopia), this comparison has an immense burden – the need to establish the “frame of reference” required to have a logical discussion or conversation.  Endless examples of this fractured comparative analysis exist all around us.  Consider the discussion of slavery – to have a discussion about an evil value (slavery) needing suppression in 1000 BC  Greece by referencing the value system of 2026 Germany (for example), the “frame of reference” discussion would be more lengthy and convoluted than the actual discussion about slavery.
Or the above excellent example – The West is the best civilization in existence today, frame of reference being all other civilizations extent today, not Utopian or ideological or imaginary.
Back to the word “Freedom”.  This word has been massaged, chewed, rolled, patted, stretched (as in the Kristofferson lyric above), and “put in the oven for baby and me”.  Some philosophers will insist that it is a false or illusionary state of mind, because physics playing out in real Time is determined by universal “Laws” – ergo no “freedom” is possible.  Other folks will insist that Free Will is doG given – and the argument extends back in Biblical history to the Garden of Eden drama.
Here’s my run at the word.
Consider an infant.  Can’t speak, can’t feed itself, can’t walk, can only communicate in a binary or tertiary way – cry, nothing, smile.  Add another communication – a full diaper sends a strong message.  Totally dependent on the benevolence of parents / cultural norms.   You can argue, especially if you are of the dread lawyer tribe, that the infant has ultimate Freedom – no worries, everything provided, no commitments or duties, 100% self centered.
In my mind, an infant has a Freedom quotient approaching or equal to zero, depending on definition.
Here’s an example of my way of thinking about Freedom.  Freedom comes with a cost, and is categorical – i.e., there are types of Freedom.
Freedom has boundaries; otherwise the expression is meaningless.
There is intellectual Freedom: what you think and how you think it, is only bound by your personal limitations – a boundary or limit self imposed.
There is physical Freedom: limited by a plethora of boundaries or criteria.
I went to the AI buddies for some research: such a slippery word (i.e., so flexible and adaptable in definition as to be meaningless without additional information) requires careful context.
This request for research produced thousands and thousands of words couching the argument from various perspectives and proposing various formulae to capture all the variables.
Percy, Claude, and Fred each gave a reply, which to an AI man, I inquired further, which led to more and more thousands of words and complicated definitions.
I will share one of Percy’s early replies:
“A dimensional model of freedom
I would define freedom using at least eight dimensions.

Autonomy is especially important. A common philosophical account treats autonomy as requiring appropriate mental abilities, an adequate range of options, and independence from controlling forces.
This gives us a more useful representation:
F=(N,L,C,A,E,S,X,R) F = (N, L, C, A, E, S, X, R) F=(N,L,C,A,E,S,X,R)
where:
$N$ = non-coercion;
$L$ = legal permission;
$C$ = practical capacity;
$A$ = autonomy;
$E$ = exit;
$S$ = scope;
$X$ = externality;
$R$ = responsibility.
Freedom is not a light switch. A person can score high on one dimension and low on another.
Reality versus utopia
This is the boundary you are reaching for.
Actual freedom
Actual freedom concerns real agents, real bodies, real institutions, finite resources, and observable consequences.
Examples:
Can I legally leave the country?
Can I refuse medical treatment?
Can I afford a second opinion?
Can I speak without being threatened?
Can I exit a religious community?
Can I own property?
Can I decline employment without starving?
Can I choose treatment outside the public system?
Ideological freedom
Ideological freedom is a political promise such as:
“Everyone is free because the law says so.”
“Everyone is free once private property is abolished.”
“Everyone is free once the nation is unified.”
“Everyone is free once the correct religion governs.”
“Everyone is free once the experts are obeyed.”
These claims usually elevate one dimension and hide the others.
Utopian freedom
Utopian freedom imagines choice without trade-offs:
unlimited options;
no scarcity;
no conflicting rights;
no coercion required to enforce the system;
no unintended consequences;
no need to prioritize;
no one harmed by anyone else’s choices.
That freedom does not exist for embodied social beings.
The Authorship Gate should therefore ask:
Is this a description of an existing option, a desired institutional arrangement, or a metaphysical fantasy?
Those are different claims and must not be debated as though they were the same.
Freedom is bounded by other people
A person’s freedom cannot be defined only from inside that person’s head. Humans occupy shared space.
If I am free to drive at 150 km/h through a crowded school zone, the word “free” is hiding the victims’ lost freedom to remain alive and uninjured. If I am free to dump poison into a river, downstream people are less free to drink, fish, farm, or live safely.
A useful liberal boundary is:
Your freedom to act ends where your action imposes unjustified coercion, injury, fraud, or domination on another person.
That does not mean every unpleasant effect is a rights violation. Competition, criticism, disappointment, and ordinary risk are not automatically coercion. The key questions are:
Is the harm direct or remote?
Is it foreseeable?
Is it imposed without consent?
Is it serious?
Is the restriction proportionate?
Is there a less coercive alternative?
Are the supposed victims identifiable, or is “harm” being used as a political fog machine?
Responsibility should be graded
You are right that responsibility should be graded to degree.
Responsibility is not binary. It should increase with:
knowledge;
capacity;
voluntariness;
available alternatives;
control over the action;
foreseeability;
magnitude of consequence;
reversibility;
benefit received;
duty owed.
One possible model is:
R∝K×V×C×F×PR \propto K \times V \times C \times F \times PR∝K×V×C×F×P
where:
$K$ = knowledge;
$V$ = voluntariness;
$C$ = control;
$F$ = foreseeable consequence;
$P$ = power or position.
If all five are high, responsibility is high. If coercion, incapacity, ignorance, or lack of control is substantial, responsibility should be reduced.
Examples:

This avoids two opposite errors:
blaming people for what they could not reasonably control;
treating every chosen consequence as someone else’s fault.”

The above is only one of Percy’s replies, based on my questions and declarations.
Fred and Claude also had lengthy and complex parameters to help the accuracy implied when using a word we all think we know the meaning of, and how to use.
So the next time you listen to some lyrics, do yourself a favor and just sing along mindlessly.
It will save you Time!
This week’s rant is what has become the norm – lots of Ub2b videos and Shorts, some commentary, a shit load of memes, cartoons, and graphics.
The weather is acceptable, the health wealth and security gauges are all in the “normal” range – Life Is Good!

 

Canadiana

The Canadian Shield
Joe and I think Sterling Thomas (The Canadian Shield – Sterling Thomas Report) does an unbiased fair analysis of the gasoline-on-a-fire response of Carney to the American tariffs and trade talks in his analysis.
The Dachshund vs Shepard analogy is accurate – this isn’t just a minor pissing contest – this is the challenge of Canada’s future prospects.
Does Canada want to continue as a British Commonwealth holding, or become a part of the future North American economic and cultural entity?
In Canada, you are a subject of the Crown – the constitution restricts the “freedom” of the subject.
In America, you are a Citizen, one of We The People – the constitution restricts the “freedom” of the government.
Refer to the lede in today’s rant for more freedom unwinese.
In microcosm, it is a parallel to the mess created by the British when the French were accepted as Canadians and the entire cluster fuck of Quebec began.
Somebody somewhere has to educate Canada on who the fuck they are.
Joe and I know who the fuck we are.  Job half done!:

Trump the Troll
Preston Manning thinks Donald Trump is “trolling” the Canadian government.
When Mark Carney says Canada is “at war” with the United States, how can We The People, us who believe we are Canadians and believe we DO have a culture, what can we do to counter the bullshitter from Ottawa?
Recent election results indicate that Drover and Droveria are out of step – we DO NOT represent a typical Canadian in any way shape or form (recent eastern election results were pro Liberal) – ergo we are something else.
Joe says Carney is distracting Canadians while serving a British banking Master – global control of oil was a British financial hegemony.
The Americans, under the Trump administration, have successfully disassembled the British stranglehold, and are putting the financial future of oil on an American standard.  Ergo, Carney says look over here!, while sending Canadian wealth to prop up the British model.
These are dark times for Canada:

COVID in Canada
This video is a brief summary of the 4 day COVID vaccine inquiry, and what the implications are to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
The actual vaccinations took place in 2020.
The impacts and consequences of that mass vaccination are still being felt.
The last thing Joe and I want is more government.  Hell, we don’t even want same government – we want less.  In darker moments, Joe has suggested that the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang would govern more effectively.
What we would like to see is along the lines of “never again”, even though that seems a remote possibility.  One can always dream….
As for “Justice”, that is an illusion.  In the final analysis, the most valuable commodity each Individual has is their Time alive.  This bullshit called COVID robbed millions of their Time.  No amount of mia culpa prostrating or monetary awarding can replace lost or degraded Time:

Saskatchewan
The following video starts by discussing the possibility of drilling for H2 (hydrogen) as an energy source – conventional drilling has been aware of Hydrogen underground, but hasn’t considered drilling exclusively for Hydrogen.
There are conflicting theories about Hydrogen trapped as a gas underground – one of the theories supports a continuous creation of more due to subterranean activity.
Then the video turns to Saskatchewan – one of the wealthiest provinces in Canada.  According to the video, Saskatchewan can include Hydrogen as another of it’s natural resources:

One Canadian
Joe and I are including this video not because there is supreme wisdom revealed, or there are “state secrets” exposed that will shape or re-shape your understanding of how the political world affects and effects your life.
We include this because from our perspective, this is a Canadian man speaking what many Canadians are thinking.  Canada is controlled by Britain, and exists at the “pleasure” of the King.
Our closest neighbor is family.  Resolution of differences is essential:

Quick Dick McDick
QDM has been quiet for a few whiles (thank you, Donald).
In this video, Canada’s agrarian ambassador to The World® delves into the War of the Centuries – USA and Canada working out their trade issues.
As usual, QD cuts to the quick, quickly.
His bottom line is we are the same people, divided by an imaginary line, “controlled” by elites who are perpetually locked in a big dick contest.
Joe says QD is touching on the real solution – this is a matter for We The People, not some elites puffing up their chests like prairie grouse:

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

9/11
Joe and I remember vividly the day The West fell hard.
We were still employed – working as a dispatch manager in the Kelowna office of TELUS.  Our shift started at 6:00 a.m.  There were televisions around the dispatch floor, mostly showing news channels – remember when CNN was unbiased?
Some footage of the collision of the first aircraft with the north World Trade Center Tower was being looped – we turned the volume up so all could hear.
Joe’s knees felt weak.  His head was spinning.  Was this a terrible accident, some defective aircraft out of control?
Soon, that thought was dispelled – there was a second aircraft, and the south World Trade Center Tower was struck, another aircraft.
Joe thought who the fuck would do such a destructive thing?
The destruction wasn’t finished.  Two more aircraft had been commandeered – a history of events here.
This year marks the 25th remembrance, some ceremony, some obfuscation.
Joe asks was justice ever served?
We answer, after much reflection, no.
For those who survived, for those who died, for those whose lives were irrevocably altered, no revenge or amount of compensation or recognition can bring reality back, can re-set Time to moments before the chaos, and deliver a different outcome.  That would be justice.
Some of us don’t demand justice; justice cannot reverse events – we swear such villainy will never happen again.  Not on our watch.
That doesn’t mean there will be no consequences.
Some of us will never forget.
We demand accountability.
A brief but passionate segment from the Jesse Waters Show below.
25 years hasn’t blunted the passion for the truth in many people.  These people keep the memory alive and demand answers.
Joe and I are with them:

More, if you can take it:

Promethian Updates
Susan Kokinda gives an outline of what might be an emerging USA / Argentina alliance – the Falkland Islands may be in the balance.
In addition, the USA has renewed negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, and the American representatives get high praise from Putin & Co.
The World turns.
What once was need not be what is, and what will be is yet undetermined.
Interesting politics leading up to the mid-term elections in early November:

Americana Shorts

UK Follies

UK Shorts

Achtung! Spitfire!

German Shorts

Barbara Boyd explains the impact of the AfD upset in a German provincial election.  There is mention of the Mark Carney promoting Canada-European Union opposition to America.  All in 2 minutes.  Gotta love us some Shorts! –

China Capers

China GT
There was a GT3 race in China.
An accident occurred – a car crashed and burst into flames.  The driver was knocked unconscious.
Another driver stopped to help.
He was able to drag the unconscious driver to safety.  Here’s an image –
Dutchman Loek Hartog abandoned his own vehicle during the China GT Championship race in Shanghai and doused the flames of Ollie Millroy’s Ferrari with a fire extinguisher before dragging him from the vehicle.
The Chinese newspapers, organizers, and most probably the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) obfuscated and outright lied about the accident, the fire, and the rescue.
Our friends at The China Show explain:

China Shorts

The Culture

AI Future
The wonderful folks at The Babylon Bee have asked AI about the future.
This is the result (satire, in case you can’t tell):

Culture Shorts

Nature

Nature Shorts

Technology

Technology Shorts

Joe’s Garage

Garage Shorts

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Joe’s Comment – Perspective
I very rarely lede with a political hair across my ass.  This week, a bit of a different approach.  Some of you Canadian sympathizers will be upset (or furious) about the memes I used at the top of the page.
I’ve been grinning like a jack o’ lantern – there is talent out there on the Internet that voluntarily provides humor for free!
No need to get all sideways.  What was the first lesson you heard from your parents as a child when you first experienced the hot flush of embarrassment at being called something unflattering, or felt ridicule over a comment or two directed at you?
I would bet the bank that it was some version of “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me”.  Not the best advice, because any deeply thinking person is keenly aware that they may not be perfect; the comments and opinions of others matter to a social animal.  Humans are social animals.
The meme factory has been working overtime.
I especially like “Dontario”.  Maybe its the way the cartoonist presents The Man.
The ultimate jokester, the court jester supreme, the master of the meme, troller extraordinaire, Donald J. Trump has a large number of Canadians close to apoplexy – in any and all of the meanings ascribed to that word.
“Elbows up!” is a bullshit coinage with hockey origins.  Anyone who has played hockey knows that elbowing will get your ass handed to you – either by the referee or by the player (and his team) who was on the receiving end.
Geez Louise, keep your eye on the ball.
Canada was once worthy.
Not now, not for a long time.
Since Diefenbaker defused the momentum Canada built during World War II – fighting well above their “weight class” – the opportunity to create stronger bonds with our brothers and sisters in America has waned.
The top talent in Canada is drawn like iron to a magnet toward the USA.
Not hyperbole, it is a fact.
An analogy would be the NFL (National Football League) vs the CFL (Canadian Football League).  I’m not an avid fan, but I’m thinking that the best CFL team that ever was couldn’t hold a candle to the worst NFL bunch.
The USA has 10 times as many citizens as Canada has subjects.
In studies with the Four AI Amigos, the geographical hot spot for long term productive civilization is between 20° and 60° latitude – a Goldilocks and the Three Bears story – not too hot, not too cold, not too many bugs and pestilence, not too much leached and barren soil.  Just right! as the yellow haired wench exclaimed as she ate someone else’s breakfast.  The lower 48 is all in that range.  Canada?
Only 11º of latitude in the sweet spot.
California and Texas have economies as large as Canada’s.
The USA has the best and most unique Constitution (with Amendments) ever written AND implemented.
To get in a pissing contest over perceived slights, or feelings of superiority which cannot survive the light of day, is fiendishly childish, and a diversionary tactic.
While you are hating on Donald Trump, the economy is crashing in Canada, and the political will is NOT in favor of the Middle Class, which is the heart and soul of  Western Civilization.
Take a re-read of the last meme above.  The statement rings true – without perspective you cannot tell the “Good Guys” from the Black Hats.  Walt Whitman not withstanding, Canada is “blades of grass”, and the USA is a proper lion.
The quote below (not attributed) has a modicum of wisdom to proffer – 

Maybe take a hint from that flaming fag Oscar Wilde – “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken“.  Or another of his witticisms – “Always forgive your enemies; nothing (else – ed.) annoys them so much“.
Maybe Marilyn Monroe is more to your liking – “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
The problem as I see it is you better not get into a big dick contest if you don’t have a big dick.  Simple as that.
There are very few disciplines or arenas or contests that Canada can claim  superiority over the USA.  Don’t have a cow!  Do some thinking…..
Maybe read John Cleese’s quote below – The advantage North America has over the rest of the best of The West is it hasn’t been Balkanized – think about Europe –  I asked Percy (Perplexity AI) for a brief summary; how many countries and languages in Europe?:
Percy says “The cleanest answer is: 44 sovereign states are commonly counted as European; 50 sovereign states belong to the Council of Europe’s broader political/cultural space if you include its 46 members plus the European states outside it in the usual way—though Russia, Belarus, and Kosovo complicate institutional counts. The European Union is a different creature entirely: 27 member states.  Europe has well over 200 languages in active use, depending on what one counts as a separate language rather than a dialect. A cautious headline number is about 200–250 indigenous languages, plus many additional immigrant/community languages; the European Union alone has 24 official languages, 26 state languages across its members, and more than 60 recognized regional or minority languages. That linguistic fragmentation is a real historical constraint on Europe—though it is not the whole explanation for Europe’s wars, divisions, or present political problems.”
To my way of thinking, there is an opportunity for a united North America.
The past fucked it up.  The future has unlimited possibilities, if the squabbling can be kept to a minimum, and the giant egos can be subdued.
Or you can live with your head up your ass, and you can preen your ego until you pass out.  Or on….
Perhaps the crooning of Jimmy Durante will sooth the fierce Canadian patriot – “fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you“:

The content of this week’s rant is varied and mostly plucked from Ub2b.
My fascination hasn’t abated yet.  The medium is incredibly rich with interesting tidbits that mesmerize me.
The length is beginning to be such that it takes about 4 hours to read and view the entire shebang.
A last song from Mickey Newberry – “Time Is a Thief” seems appropriate:

It is your time.
And mine.
Life Is Good!

Canadiana

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

Promethean Updates
Suzan Kokinda explains what the American objective is in the Middle East.  The crux of the issue is uncoupling the British strangle hold on finance and consequently, oil economics.
Joe and I appreciate the Promethean Updates perspective:

Americana Shorts

UK Follies

Tommy Robinson (Death Threats)
Joe and I are supporters of Mr. Robinson.
He became active way back when the Pakistani “grooming gangs” were forcing/enticing/kidnapping young English (read: white) women into sexual service.
Our first mention of Mr. Robinson was in Sunday Rant – 21b13 (26 May 2013), which was before the current numbering system was first used.
The UK government presents a true conundrum: Tommy Robinson has been jailed multiple times for telling the truth, in a country that historically has been at the forefront of human rights.
The following video tells quite a story – a white British subject perpetually harassed, threatened, and jailed, for speaking truth and presenting facts:

Nigel Farage
Mr. Farage has decided to leave his elected position.
Hatred for him has “inspired” the media to dox him and his family.
He has and continues to have death threats uttered against him.  The latest transgression was The Times newspaper revealing the location where his daughter lives.
The constabulary, much like with the situation of Mr. Tommy Robinson, do nothing.
Joe and I are Nigel Farage fanboys.
The first mention of him in this rant was “Sunday – Rant con Blaspheme“, December 2nd, 2012.  That precedes the current dating schema.
We like him for his sincerity, his command of the English language, his excellent sense of humor, and particularly for his role in supporting the Brexit movement that released the UK from the grips of Brussels unelected bureaucrats.
That is enough accomplishment in any man’s political career.
But Nigel (we are taking fanboy privilege calling him by his given name) didn’t retire from the battlefield – he went on to found the Reform Party: the party that gives a voice back to the UK middle class.  doG bless the man!
His resignation is a brilliant political move which will force an election.
He will then run again, and gain more momentum for We The People of Clacton and the UK.  Joe and I wish you full sails and fair weather!:

UK Shorts

Joe and I admit to being fanboys for Katie Hopkins.  She is bright, sharp, and a thorn in the side of UK bureaucrats and elite wankers.  More Katie! –

Germany

Germany Shorts

The Culture

Culture Shorts

The following Short regarding “fractional reserve banking” says more about banking corruption in 3 minutes than most lengthy lectures –

Nature

Deep Drill Conundrums
This video seems to be AI generated / assisted in composition, but Joe and I found the contents very interesting.
If you think about it, all of surface life is riding on a “scab” of solid rock, surrounding a molten center.
It sounds like a delicious caramel and chocolate treat.
It is not.
Watch the video and you will see that there be dragons AND many brave souls are asleep in the deep, so beware….

Nature Shorts

This Short is about GMO – a subject close to Joe’s heart.  The furor about mad scientists splicing genes and disturbing DNA/RNA for filthy lucre is actually a drop in the bucket.  Humans have been “bending reality” in their favor for as long as conscious thought has existed –

Technology

Technology Shorts

Joe’s Garage

Garage Shorts

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