Comments for Blind Man with a Pistol

Comment on Back Bacon by JXL20

JXL20 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:05:36 +0000

Still other people with mental health problems do not know where to get help or how. ,

Comment on Back Bacon by Coder83

Coder83 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:19:24 +0000

For example, multi-party electoral democracy is lauded because it allows those who assume a leadership role in representing the interests of capital, to have the best chance of being elected. ,

Comment on Happy 90th, Pete by Don Coker

Don Coker — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:48:10 +0000

Happy Belated Birthday, Pete! You are an inspiration.

Comment on Free and Fair by croghan27

croghan27 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:13:15 +0000

My general rule #2 * is to support, in my own way, movements/revolutions/actions of the people. (“Don’t forget the masses, croggy, don’t forget the masses.”) Sometimes it is difficult to discern what movements are genuinely representative of the popular will. I was tempted a few years ago to, if not support, at least withhold judgement, on the ‘coup’ that overthrew Chavez in Venezuela until I saw the MSM cheering for the plotters. That was my first inkling that all was not kosher there. You can seldom go wrong in taking an opposite position to NY/LA Times, Wapo and the G&M/Nat Post.

Iran is another ball of wax altogether. The situation there is far more (to use the Elizabeth May word)nuanced. I would find living in a theocracy ..er….er.. constraining, to say the least. But it is their government and these Persians do not seem to be into empire building, so let ‘em go for it.

Yes, they managed to kill a Canadian journalist – but I put much blame for that on our government that is only now discovering that Canadians overseas are still Canadians.

Yet the people of Iran are not pleased with how their form of rule is playing out. I say “seem” because I am not sure how much foreign shit disturbing is going on – the Americans for some reason do not like the Ayatollahs. While the British assume a very Miss Piggy “MOI?” stance. (Always suspicious.)The MSM in this case is FOR the demonstrators – a bad indication there! A short view of history shows that this has nothing to do with freedom, truth and justice – I suspect it has more to do with a ridiculous hope of some corporations that they will once again rule the Iranian oil fields and not the Russians as it now looks. From what I see the demonstrating people are for adherence to their constitution, not extra constitutional change. (Like the American public should be doing with Bush’s depredations of the American constitution, but are not!**)

Anyway – good observations, fine conclusions … thank you for that.

* General rule #1, of course, is to avoid general rules.

** Note to self – think about how the Republicans are trying to take legitimate revulsion to Bush and trying to use it for their own racially charged purposes.

Comment on Ragged Jamal by Sharmila Mukherjee

Sharmila Mukherjee — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:00:29 +0000

Mitu Sengupta’s article on Slumdog Millionaire writes that the film misrepresents Dharavi. First of all, an artist’s primary obligation is toward the maintaining of the artistic integrity of her work. Danny Boyle’s film comes wrapped up in fantasy and the Dharavi we see in the film is consistent with that fantasy.

Secondly, Sengupta talks about the “dynamic” yet “informal” economic life of Dharavi. I believe she speaks of the sweat shops where workers work at measely pay and abysmal working conditions. Is that a sign of development? Again, is it a sign of overall psychic and emotional health of the Dharavi community if people are seen carrying cell phones?

In short, poverty is rampant in Asia’s biggest slum. It’s futile to escape this hard fact.

Comment on Ten Things I Will Miss About Scotland by Blind Man

Blind Man — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:35:31 +0000

Lovely, Simon. Moray must have been beautiful to live in. I’m glad I was able to rekindle some nostalgia for the old country. Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Ten Things I Will Miss About Scotland by Simon

Simon — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:40:58 +0000

Hi BMWAP…beautiful post. I don’t drink whisky myself, although I did live in the Moray region which isn’t far from the Speyside distilleries.
But I sure do miss the battered haddock, the chippies, and of course the mushy peas… :)

Comment on Happy 90th, Pete by Toe

Toe — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:55:48 +0000

Rat ta tat tat yeah!

Comment on Happy 90th, Pete by croghan27

croghan27 — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:32:58 +0000

It is good to see something constant in the world …. governments come and go, fashions fade in and out, even in music (remember surfing and disco?) – but Pete has been about and carrying the same message of song, culture, peace and mostly joy in living for better than 60 years ….

Comment on Pyrrhic Victories by Beijing York

Beijing York — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:46:07 +0000

What a tragic mess, especially for the people of Iraq. The word democracy has been thoroughly cheapened by these illegal and morally ambiguous invasions.