oh the humanity

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Oh the humanity!*

Are these the last days of life as we thought we knew it?

* Herbert Morrison in the year 1937, reporting on the Hindenburg, a zeppelin that was the largest aircraft ever built at the time. It was meant to be very luxurious.

There's so much craziness afoot I hardly know where to begin -- or end. So this is a bit of a throw-together.

NatObserver: World leaders meet to ‘reconcile humanity with nature’

• In an interview after the summit, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul accused Trudeau of showing up to the meeting with recycled material, “like when you make a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy — every time it looks just a little bit weaker than the time before.”

That's our boy!  Every time Trudeau speaks it's clear he's not his own person; he's studied drama; he's an actor; he memorizes and regurgitates with a series of hesitant "uh"s, that reveal his worry about flubbing the lines that his long-time pal Gerald Butts coaches him to get just right. (Yes, Butts is back; in fact he wasn't really gone, by all appearances.)

Nevertheless: 

• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday at the One Planet Summit that “up to $55 million” would go towards a UN fund meant for projects that protect from desertification and other degradation of landscapes.

The term "meant for" is a bit worrisome; it's too often followed by "however ....".

What a rich country Canada is that it has such astounding wealth to just give away, especially with so many jobless at home. Truth is, we'll be indebted to our friendly World Bank for a long, long time to come.  It kind of rips a hole in the old caveat: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be."

• For loan oft loses both itself and friend.” It means do not lend or borrow money from a friend, because if you do so, you will lose both your friend and your money. If you lend, he will avoid paying back, and if you borrow you will fall out of your savings, as you turn into a spendthrift, and face humiliation.

Even the WWF itself is a tad vague:

• In Canada, mammal populations are down over 40 per cent, while amphibian and reptiles are down by 34 per cent and fish populations by 20 per cent ...

It may be factual, or it may be just another dog-whistle. It certainly doesn't elucidate: X per cent of what? And if it's called the World Wildlife FUND,  instead of World Wildlife PROTECTION ... one might wonder if it's only certain two-legged "reptiles" they're interested in preserving.

They also need to be a bit more specific about which types of mammals they're worried about losing, since humans are mammals also, and there are some serious Malthusiasts at the helm.

In fact, the WWF was a brainchild of certain eugenicists, such as:

Founding Member Julian Huxley and also Prince Philip, who said openly to the Press:

• “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation.”

Note also that the organization is formally named "World Wildlife Fund for Nature", but the "for Nature" part is ignored by both Canada and the U.S. -- maybe only because it spoils the nice, neat acronym?  Or maybe because it isn't really about Mother Nature at all?

The WWF also has a checkered background with regard to corporate ties, human rights violations, and some other less-than-fuzzy-warm traits. 

And what have we here? The WWF directly supports a commercial project -- an "eco brand":

• "Healthy Grown Potato ... provides high-quality, sustainably grown, packaged, and shipped potatoes to consumers by leveraging integrated pest management (IPM) farming practices on large scale farms."

I would imagine these are pretty expensive spuds; not for your average "useless eaters" (Henry Kissinger being said to have himself employed that term.)

If you want to know who said it first: Glossary of Nazi Terms under "U" -- Unnütze Esser –

• (lit. "useless eaters" or "useless mouths") Similar to life unworthy of life, a designation for Jews unable to work, people with serious medical problems or disabilities, and other Untermenschen not deemed to be useful ...

Not intending to change the subject, but Wow!  Have we ever seen Trudeau genuinely and ferociously angry and upset?  He blurted out a whole sentence without saying "uh"!

GlobalNews: Trudeau slams Blanchet for ‘pandering’ to ‘worst elements’ with comments about new minister

• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is playing “dangerous games around intolerance and hate” following comments Blanchet made about the new transport minister.

Seems Alghabra has a past that makes some people worried about Islamic influence in government. (I know some people like this: a Jewish person, for instance, who worries that Islamic Law may be instituted in Canada if any more Islamists are allowed in -- even though Jewish Law exists here and most people aren't even aware of it.)

It doesn't bother me at all that Alghabra may have been/is a leader in the Arab community, but here's something written by Alghabra himself that does bother me greatly:

HuffPost: The Best Way to End Election Scandals
By Omar Alghabra -- Former Liberal MP & A Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Ryerson University:
 

• In the almost evenly divided Supreme Court decision on the Etobicoke Centre election case four out of seven judges decided that even though information about some voters was missing, the burden of voter's verification should not be placed on the voter. Suppressing opponents' voters is much easier than trying to convince Canadians why they should vote for you. In fact, it encourages campaign strategists to avoid serious debates and concentrate on demonizing opponents, misleading voters and undermining confidence in our institutions. One effective way to prevent against cynical gamesmanship is to implement mandatory voting.

Maybe the best way would be for candidates to stop misleading voters ... ?

I'm getting pretty sick of the word "mandatory".  It's popping up all over the place lately, especially with regard to lockdown rules, curfews, masks, and vaccines.  It's as if Canada's Constitution had never been written, or hasn't been consulted in a while.

Fearful people -- a surprising number of folks with seemingly no inner resources -- hang onto every word mouthed by "authority", even though it's acknowledged that they don't always tell the truth or even obey certain laws -- in the hope they will be spared from a flu-like disease that actually seriously affects a tiny percentage of the population who have been weakened by some other ailment.

Happily, it turns out, there are some members of our police forces who have the required inner resources against the word "mandatory":

“Police on Guard for Thee” retain Rocco Galati as legal counsel with regards to their unconstitutional concerns.
See also: Police on Guard for Thee Facebook Page.
See  their Press Release on Facebook

How many times does it have to be said that Mandatory Face Masks and mandatory voting are unConstitutional!  You'd have to be a candidate for a looney bin to think we have to live this way.  I'm reminded of a line from the movie "The Snake Pit" 1948:

•  "I am the first lady of the land; no one can stop me from covering my face."

Well, she was crazy, okay?  Still, if people feel better wearing them, that's fine and dandy; just don't expect a lot of other people to be enamored of them -- and please don't toss them onto the streets when they become so filthy even you can't stand them.

MASK IMAGE from TheSpec.com.