tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3180078212090635739..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: And Now, a Few Timely Thoughts from Bob RaeThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26317681277423563532018-06-29T09:48:58.226-07:002018-06-29T09:48:58.226-07:00Mound, what had/has me wondering is Dyer's pre...Mound, what had/has me wondering is Dyer's prediction that the time would come when Americans would demand that their government build the wall. After it is built, militarizing it is an easy step. Will they? I think it is just a matter of time. What we are witnessing now is pretty much blow back from a century of US intervention in Central and South America. Climate change, drug cartels and expanding populations are ramping up and the flow of refugees and migrants is going to grow exponentially. <br /><br />Paralleling this is the US withdrawing inside of itself. The Donald is right in line with Dyer's prediction.Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-7531754668399512662018-06-29T08:13:42.311-07:002018-06-29T08:13:42.311-07:00Toby - I should probably add my copy to my "t...<br />Toby - I should probably add my copy to my "to read" stack(s) of books growing ever larger in my livingroom. I suppose you and I are both wondering about Dyer's claim that the Americans may move to militarize their southern border so that migrants face the prospect of being gunned down a'la the Korean DMZThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88336750430876503432018-06-29T08:09:42.518-07:002018-06-29T08:09:42.518-07:00NPoV - the Finns. Good idea only I think they'...<br />NPoV - the Finns. Good idea only I think they're booked for the upcoming Trump/Putin summit.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-74268230454627184792018-06-29T08:08:57.787-07:002018-06-29T08:08:57.787-07:00Anon, I've removed your screeds because - well...<br />Anon, I've removed your screeds because - well, because they're screeds. You can't seem to comment without being obnoxious. My blog, my call. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-81411203966028199792018-06-29T07:48:18.610-07:002018-06-29T07:48:18.610-07:00"Quisling bastard" perfect description o..."Quisling bastard" perfect description of Stevie.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-15007782300585208272018-06-29T03:45:08.927-07:002018-06-29T03:45:08.927-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-58373041742056903672018-06-28T19:49:59.275-07:002018-06-28T19:49:59.275-07:00Rereading Gwynne Dyer's Climate Wars. (publish...Rereading Gwynne Dyer's <i>Climate Wars</i>. (published 2008) He included several futuristic scenarios in which the US has turned in on itself and,surrounded by hostile neighbours, has built a wall along the Mexican border. <br /><br />Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37225667635098518462018-06-28T19:00:47.194-07:002018-06-28T19:00:47.194-07:00I wish I knew if Trump is simply an aberration or ... I wish I knew if Trump is simply an aberration or he's revealing the true face of an America <br /><br />You hit the nail on the head.<br /><br />As long as the wallet was full we and our UK counterparts have willfully towed the American line.<br />I only hope that the world has learnt it lesson and that trade agreements and foreign policy will reflect it.<br /><br />TB Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28009840366094068582018-06-28T18:58:37.664-07:002018-06-28T18:58:37.664-07:00We should hire Finnish advisers about how to survi...We should hire Finnish advisers about how to survive next to a toxic, savage hegemon. Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-86583992930589825242018-06-28T18:45:18.637-07:002018-06-28T18:45:18.637-07:00.. great post.. ! Now I need tl go away and chew o..... great post.. ! Now I need tl go away and chew on kt ..the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-522701618002193782018-06-28T17:32:08.105-07:002018-06-28T17:32:08.105-07:00Who can forget, Cap, Harper's vow to so transf...<br />Who can forget, Cap, Harper's vow to so transform Canada that we wouldn't recognize it? The opposition during that decade was pathetic and, you're right, it was the courts - and Pierre Trudeau's Charter of Rights and Freedoms - that protected our democracy.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-14159048382386886162018-06-28T17:30:34.241-07:002018-06-28T17:30:34.241-07:00Trailblazer, I wish I knew if Trump is simply an a...<br />Trailblazer, I wish I knew if Trump is simply an aberration or he's revealing the true face of an America we've tried to avoid noticing.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-8661194165646355212018-06-28T17:25:40.430-07:002018-06-28T17:25:40.430-07:00Canada's parliament didn't exactly cover i...Canada's parliament didn't exactly cover itself in glory when Harper took the boots to its rules and norms. Fortunately, our judicial branch wouldn't put up with his crap or we'd have been in a lot more trouble.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37614058404164017282018-06-28T17:03:22.933-07:002018-06-28T17:03:22.933-07:00America's vaunted system of "checks and b...America's vaunted system of "checks and balances" has utterly failed...<br /><br />The mirage disappears.<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.com