Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Even at -30, Lest We Forget
It was a very cold day at the Beverly Cenotaph...
In memory of Corporal Michael Starker, 15 Field Ambulance Regiment.
Corporal Starker was the 83rd Canadian soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan. He was killed while on patrol in Pashmul. Corporal Starker was only 36.
Today, along with 395 Air Cadet Squadron, Corporal Starker's unit, 15 Field Ambulance Regiment, hosted the Cenotaph Ceremony.
Since 2002, nearly 160 troops have died in Afghanistan.
Bow your head and give them and all those who have served Canada a couple minutes of your time. While you're doing that, reflect on the fact that you live in the greatest country on the face of the planet.
For Flight Corporal, Second Class, Dunahee and Master Corporal Riddell, thank you for your devotion and willingness to protect and serve your country. For the 395 and the 408, WHOOOAAAHHH!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Free At Last
The West Memphis Three are finally free. You can go here to get caught up.
Why does this case matter to you? We live in a fucked up world where your civil liberties can evaporate in seconds, where someone can point the finger at you and implicate you for something you did not do, and where innocent until proven guilty is a steaming pile of bullshit. Ever found yourself in trouble with the law but were completely innocent? I have. Innocent until proven guilty is one of the biggest lies ever foisted upon our society by our alleged justice system. Even if you are innocent, even if you can prove it in a court of law, it will take you years and thousands upon thousands of dollars to do so. I imagine this would be an even more complex situation if you are incarcerated while all of the finger pointing and allegations are occurring.
The reality is this: you do not have civil liberties. What you do have is the illusion of freedom and justice for all. Be mindful of the fact that those who grant you your alleged rights and freedoms have no qualms whatsoever about taking those things away and will do so at their own leisure, regardless of what you think your rights and freedoms are.
Wake up. Watch your back.
Why does this case matter to you? We live in a fucked up world where your civil liberties can evaporate in seconds, where someone can point the finger at you and implicate you for something you did not do, and where innocent until proven guilty is a steaming pile of bullshit. Ever found yourself in trouble with the law but were completely innocent? I have. Innocent until proven guilty is one of the biggest lies ever foisted upon our society by our alleged justice system. Even if you are innocent, even if you can prove it in a court of law, it will take you years and thousands upon thousands of dollars to do so. I imagine this would be an even more complex situation if you are incarcerated while all of the finger pointing and allegations are occurring.
The reality is this: you do not have civil liberties. What you do have is the illusion of freedom and justice for all. Be mindful of the fact that those who grant you your alleged rights and freedoms have no qualms whatsoever about taking those things away and will do so at their own leisure, regardless of what you think your rights and freedoms are.
Wake up. Watch your back.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Blessed
For never in this world
Do hatreds cease by hatred.
By freedom from hatred they cease:
This is the eternal dhamma.
~Dhammapada 5
Do hatreds cease by hatred.
By freedom from hatred they cease:
This is the eternal dhamma.
~Dhammapada 5
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