Fifteen months into Israel’s holocaust some leftists continue to uphold Jewish supremacy. Many supposedly on the side of humanity continue to boost an ideological stick enabling a genocide, authoritarianism and a movement promoting “mass deportation”. Recently Caitlin Johnstone posted: “First end the active genocide, THEN talk to me about your concerns regarding a rise in... Continue Reading →
Curious case of Maude Barlow, promoter of US Empire
The case of famed free trade opponent Maude Barlow helps illustrate the contrasting reaction to Donald Trump’s tariff threats from Canada and Mexico. Even though it’s more dependent on US trade, Mexico has offered some resistance to the returning narcissistic bully president. Recently Donald Trump posted about imposing 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican... Continue Reading →
Limits of the ‘acceptable’ left
A Canadian icon is also a symbol of the limits of the “acceptable-to-the-system left” in this country. Maude Barlow is anti-Palestinian, staunchly pro-NATO and supportive of the US empire. The long-time head of the Council of Canadians highlights the western chauvinism that grips much of Canada’s left. I recently looked through two months of Barlow’s... Continue Reading →
If Lula can call for peace in Ukraine, why not Canada’s left?
Is Lula a pro-Russian “tankie”? Should the Canadian left echo or marginalize his outlook on Ukraine? Last week Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on the US and other countries to “stop supplyingweapons and encouraging war” in Ukraine. He said, “the United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace;... Continue Reading →
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