Are You Afraid!

Some might think the "culture of fear," generated by those in control today, is fairly new; e.g. Fear of H1N1 pandemic, bad breath, Iran and/or nuclear attack...

You might think that the use of fear was not as sophisticated centuries ago but reading up on the Inquisition will help dispel that notion. The Roman Catholic church terrified the homefront as much as those in the colonies. Jews (1288), Protestants, Moslems were all included. Not that the Protestants were kindly to RCs! Burning books, as well as adherents, was entertainment. (No TV!) Odd that all major religions have included that tenet about loving our brothers - as you hope they will love you. Not much luck there. Fear remains, today, the greatest force to ensure our obedience.

Is Stephen Harper Desperate?

Recently he wanted to save the poor, the hungry and the devastated homeless of the world. Today he is a different saviour; he must get on that white horse and save us all from Iran.
The USA has thousands of nuclear warheads. Pakistan has fewer but they are, perhaps, less stable. Israel, China, India, the UK, France, et al, have more than enough. It is easy for the 'haves' to tell the 'have-nots': "Pull up the ladder, Jack, I'm on the wall!" That is perfectly normal in the right-wing world. It is hard, however, to justify preventing nations from developing atomic energy that provides services for their people.
Harper has now announced that an attack on Israel will be considered an attack on Canada...oh dear.
Surely he is not hoping to get our minds off him by developing our own nuclear weaponry?
What next can Mr. Harper think of to recover from proroguing Parliament? After all, "Canadians don't care," he said.
His time might be better spent doing the job we pay him for - running a Canadian parliamentary minority government.