I have tried to give Stephen Harper the benefit of the doubt but all I got for it was a lot more doubt. This guy is giving clear signs of full-bore megalomania.
Stevie seems bent (and I mean that) on transforming Canada into something of his own image. When he speaks of it there's often an obvious element of grandiosity in his words. Can you see Steve's biceps bulging?
He presents Canada as an energy "superpower." Just what is that? Superpowers throw their weight around. They're superior to ordinary states, lesser nations. They dominate others and bend them to their will. Let's see: we're environmentally devastating northern Alberta in order to pump massive amounts of SUV juice to the United States and that makes us a superpower? How 'bout "SuperDupe" instead? It's a neat trick to leave the enormous pollution related to the production of American oil in Canada. We get the fallout and the blame, they get the gas. Super! Power! Okay, I get it. Only a real chump would take this rotten business as making Canada a super anything.
Then there's Little Stevie's war of words with China. Hey, you can't be a world leader of a superpower without taking a few swings at the big guys. Washington is out, they're Steve's buddies, mentors even. Europe doesn't give a damn about Ottawa. Not many biggies left except, of course, China.
Then you come up with a nice, muscular pitch such as "human rights trumps money" and you're off to the races. Little Stevie stands up for human rights even against the superpowerful China. Gee, we really must be a superpower to do that, eh? The buttons on his shirt begin to pop as Steve's pecs flex powerfully.
Of course China really doesn't give a hoot about this self-righteous freak show in a suit. Who would? If Steve was really concerned about human rights, maybe he'd stop kissing Hamid Karzai's ass and use his Superpower clout to tell the Afghan puppet that we won't tolerate his people selling their daughters or the rampant corruption in the Afghan police that oppresses his people. Karzai is too small a target and, besides, criticizing him wouldn't look good for "the mission." Aim big, aim high - China Smackdown!
Oh, oh - the bulging is spreading, fast and it's heading south of the beltline. Somebody's about to get - well you know, screwed. Oh my God, it's US - the megalomaniac is coming for us! We're next. Run, head for the hills.
You mean like telling the good folks at the Francophonie to include Israel??? And looking down at China regarding human rights?? It gets kinda silly really. There are probably about 30 to 35 percent of the population that were embarrased at the sight of Jean Chretien representing Canada...those would be Tory's, and no matter what Chretien did or said, it was wrong and it was bad for Canada, to me, those are small and closed minded people. Stephen Harper is a Conservative, so, of course, he represents a different side of Canada, its not wrong, its not bad, its just different. There are some things he does that makes me shudder, but, I like what he did and the Francophonie, and, you gotta love the China repremand on Human Rights. Chretien never embarassed Canada and Harper hasnt either, unless of course your part of the 35% small and closed minded.
ReplyDeleteJust hold out a little longer. The fact is the world, including China depends on Canada's substantial energy reserves. Fact is we are a 'energy superpower' and therefore, at the moment, have a certain degree of clout. It does not mean we are obliged to do 'illicit business' in this regard. On the contrary, we should support the 'principled way' which I believe the present Conservatives are trying to showplace. Hold out a little longer for the long term benefits.
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