Tag Archives: George Woodcock

shall we dance a slow one

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dave

The American flag floating over every square foot of North America, clear to the North Pole. The ancient ghosts of annexation have always haunted Canadians that reciprocity would engulf the country. To America, Canada is seen as useful, as well … Continue reading →

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the garrison

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dave

“Must be something in the water.” (Robbie Robertson ) Very potent water indeed. It was the politics of the mystic. One taken in with the idea of a New Jerusalem. This concept of the “City on a Hill” which originally … Continue reading →

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political theatre: the extent to which life is unrepresentable

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dave

Can dissidence be accomplished through the ballot box? Does voting actually change anything? As Canadians put aside their donuts and hockey to contemplate the election on May 3, a new bogeyman has emerged on the national agenda; quietly slipping into … Continue reading →

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2+2 =5 the arithmatic of rational liberalism

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Dave

Certainly, George Orwell’s 1984 struck a responsive chord among natural enemies- the left and right- that it said a great deal about the world in which they lived. Both factions draw what they please from it, but they usually miss … Continue reading →

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The Saint Urbain Horesman: a small voice and sharp lance

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Dave

Deeply flawed but compelling characters. Redeemable in ways that are hardly obvious, obscure and sometimes better left covered under the tarp. To many Canadians, Mordecai Richler is a perplexing figure; plainly put, he is often resented, and caricatured in so … Continue reading →

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JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YELLOW SNOW

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dave

Canada… the true north…..Wikileaks….It must be something in the water, and Canadians don’t want Americans drinking it or sharing it … “A few acres of snow” – “Quelques arpents de neige”- is a quotation from Voltaire popularly understood to be … Continue reading →

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ANARCHISTS WHO RUN WITH WOLVES

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Dave

… and occasionally ride camels. Nearly all exponents of anarchism, for example, have used the term to refer to a natural state of society in which people are not governed by submission to humanmade laws or to any external authority. … Continue reading →

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PROPAGANDA OF THE DEEDS AND DON'TS

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Dave

”According to an apocryphal story, Henry Kissinger/André Malraux/an unidentified journalist once asked Chinese premier Zhou Enlai about the significance of the French Revolution. Zhou reportedly replied that it was still too early to tell. Taking this story in its intended spirit, one might … Continue reading →

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ANARCHIST PAVING COMPANY

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Dave

When I die let the black rag fly raven falling from the sky. Let the black flag lie on bones and skin that long last night as I enter in. For out of black soul’s night have stirred dawn’s cold … Continue reading →