tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post1058878306851380763..comments2023-10-28T01:08:17.601-07:00Comments on David Talks/The Berner Monologues: TEA FOR TWODavid Bernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05707698404226464547noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-69008397255468324902011-06-11T10:02:27.264-07:002011-06-11T10:02:27.264-07:00Canada is a cesspool of corruption. Once politici...Canada is a cesspool of corruption. Once politicians allowed corruption in their ranks. It is only a matter of time, before the country is taken over by the very corporations, they accept the money from. <br /><br />Canada has been sold out. Harper gives banks, mines, large corporations, gas and oil company's, billions of our tax dollars. I watched that happen, on the House of Commons TV channel.<br /><br />So, ask yourselves. Why Harper gives the wealthiest corporations in the world, our tax dollars? These giant company's are also given huge tax reductions. Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-23094246659902842692011-06-10T11:49:00.942-07:002011-06-10T11:49:00.942-07:00The South Asian community is the most catered to e...The South Asian community is the most catered to ethnic community in the history of Canada.<br /><br />Unless it is something really bad, the South Asian community is given a free pass.<br /><br />It is our politician's fault for 'Balkanizing' our political system along the lines of race and religion. You think we have a problem now, just wait until we are forced to tolerate third world practices, like bribes and other inducements as common place.<br /><br />You think the "Eye" is a racist, I got kicked out of the Canadian Legion years ago by questioning their 'no head gear' policy at a general meeting by pointing out that Sikhs went into battle wearing a turban because it was part of their religion and to not recognize such bravery was childish and puerile.<br /><br />If Canada is to survive, we must ensure our political system is honest, if not, we are no better off than the old USSR, which despite anti-Soviet rhetoric, held elections every few years as well. That the outcomes were preordained is another matter altogether, but the electoral antics I see today makes me think our electoral process has not only been greatly diminished, but is so corrupt it is not a valid institution anymore.Evil Eyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-2510752199566130732011-06-10T09:32:17.554-07:002011-06-10T09:32:17.554-07:00Political Parties allow non citizens to join. It g...Political Parties allow non citizens to join. It goes back to a time when Commonwealth citizens were allowed to vote in Canadian elections. That is no longer the case, and Political Parties must change their rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-68018366866358780902011-06-10T08:55:55.769-07:002011-06-10T08:55:55.769-07:00We wonder why most people are so disengaged from c...We wonder why most people are so disengaged from civic affairs. This ethnic-based gamesmanship is one primary reason.<br /><br />I have witnessed first-hand the rapid deterioration of political participation over 34 years of direct involvement. A significant factor in this degradation of our democracy has been the way a few players have enticed political parties to opportunistically wholly embrace these tactics of ethnic-based manipulation. Not only have these mainly unethical practices eroded democracy, they have made a mockery of the basic values of our society-- values like honesty, individual choice, etc.Bob Ransfordnoreply@blogger.com