One of the first times I realized something was wrong with Occupy Vancouver was an incident I had with Sarah Beuhler. I noticed during the planning meeting that Sarah was rather stand-offish when unknown people approached her (hardly the trait of a true occupier), but I had no idea how radical her views would be …
Tag: Politics
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Apr 01
Officer Roadkill: “Do us all a favour and run them over!”
Today was a challenging day- both for Occupiers, and for the police. Fortunately, the majority of police acted in an entirely professional manner. And, yes, that was expected- after yesterday’s brutal violence, it was doubtful many cops would want to escalate further.
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Mar 30
Police Violence At Occupy Toronto’s New Occupation…
You know me, I’m the guy who stood-up at the planning meeting for Occupy Vancouver and stuck-out like a sore thumb after saying “Aren’t the police members of the 99%?” I meant that then, as I mean it now- that said, the police who came to our encampment at Occupy Toronto today have shown that …
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Mar 30
My Disillusionment With the Toronto Robocall Rally…
The moment I heard about the Toronto Robocall rally I knew I must get involved. I was deeply disturbed to hear about the possibility that someone manipulated Canada’s last election, and I wanted to help effect change. But, this wasn’t my main motivation- there are bigger fish to fry…
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Mar 29
Phil Donahue Discusses America’s War Mentality… (with a special poll!)
I’m still not sold on Ron Paul- his position on gun ownership and social services are counter to my beliefs. That said, the idea of going to war with Iran scares the bejezus out of me- not a very good idea…
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