Media Cheers Canada's Military Future
C. L. Cook
PEJ News
April 13, 2006
What is this place we've found ourselves in? Am I alone in discomfiture?
Canada's flower, "our" young men and women serving in uniform far afield demand support. They beg, so their spokesmen would have me believe, I cheer they and their mission for fear of otherwise being deemed a coward, or worse. They demand, as the body count rises, I keep council of my grave doubts and trust the men at their head have my and mine's best interests at heart.
And yet, I doubt.
Though I would enjoin my fellow's enthusiasms for the latest season's heroes and their exploits, I find myself nagged by images of exploding babies, their entrails splayed against nursery walls, and find I can find no comfort, while considering this, in media diversions. While my peace-loving Canada moves into the play-off season, agents paid by We, and named as working in our interest are moving ever deeper into the dark water.
Aside the moral midgets, nominally emplaced atop the pyramid of "our" system, (General Rick Hillier and his ilk springs immediately to mind), America's trained torture and Nazi-minded settle, incumbent it seems for the prosecution of perpetual warfare. It is they and their vision that commits Canada to the "long war." Yet, Canada's public seem content too to disregard civic and humanitarian duty, and allow the nation subverted, as long as it serves a cosseted comfort. Comforts in service, not coincidentally, to service of the new realization of Empire’s pre-eminence.
Last week, as the rockets and artillery fell upon the hapless residents of ‘Concentration Camp Palestine,’ the “Canadian” government, under steerage of our own Jaruzelski, denied humanity through its denied support of Hamas, the duly elected rrepresentatives of the Palestinian people. The vicitims whose daily fate is too gross for the tender tummies in Ottawa, to base to display in the evening paper, or State TV. But for those whose tum tums are not so weak to withstand the widespread blitz currently underway, courtesy of Israel’s armed actors, I pray you, fellow Good Canadians, look at what is wrought in your name.
All while the Good people of Canada, you quietly pay the piper for these outrages.
Another hump for the furtherence of "Canadian" militarization was proferred tonight by the weasels presiding over 'The National,' Canada's pre-eminent news progam. It seems, the hub city media would have you believe all that is worthy to publicise is: Prince Harry's debut in the military, a dutiful youth, head-long diving onto the pyre of 21st Century large "I" Imperialism.
Right Speech
Right speech dictates I consider the whole, and meditate the issue
before smoting. So, I ask: What does it serve Canada?
Very well...
There be glory in defeat. We, Canadians, the most glorious example of this, having snatched through our ever-surrendering to the diktats of imperial masters, a collective prosperity, serve exemplar of how far one can go, simply by going along. Never mind, going along now means booting in doors, and delivering sacked prisoners into the hands of the infamous jailors. We are making safe the world for the principles of emancipation, though sacrificing its avowed principles.
All in an noble effort, no doubt. Yet, I still doubt.
Chris Cook is a contributing editor to PEJ News, and hosts Gorilla Radio, a weekly public affairs program, broad/webast from the University of Victoria, Canada. You can check out the GR Blog here
Stay informed. Su
C. L. Cook
PEJ News
April 13, 2006
What is this place we've found ourselves in? Am I alone in discomfiture?
Canada's flower, "our" young men and women serving in uniform far afield demand support. They beg, so their spokesmen would have me believe, I cheer they and their mission for fear of otherwise being deemed a coward, or worse. They demand, as the body count rises, I keep council of my grave doubts and trust the men at their head have my and mine's best interests at heart.
And yet, I doubt.
Though I would enjoin my fellow's enthusiasms for the latest season's heroes and their exploits, I find myself nagged by images of exploding babies, their entrails splayed against nursery walls, and find I can find no comfort, while considering this, in media diversions. While my peace-loving Canada moves into the play-off season, agents paid by We, and named as working in our interest are moving ever deeper into the dark water.
Aside the moral midgets, nominally emplaced atop the pyramid of "our" system, (General Rick Hillier and his ilk springs immediately to mind), America's trained torture and Nazi-minded settle, incumbent it seems for the prosecution of perpetual warfare. It is they and their vision that commits Canada to the "long war." Yet, Canada's public seem content too to disregard civic and humanitarian duty, and allow the nation subverted, as long as it serves a cosseted comfort. Comforts in service, not coincidentally, to service of the new realization of Empire’s pre-eminence.
Last week, as the rockets and artillery fell upon the hapless residents of ‘Concentration Camp Palestine,’ the “Canadian” government, under steerage of our own Jaruzelski, denied humanity through its denied support of Hamas, the duly elected rrepresentatives of the Palestinian people. The vicitims whose daily fate is too gross for the tender tummies in Ottawa, to base to display in the evening paper, or State TV. But for those whose tum tums are not so weak to withstand the widespread blitz currently underway, courtesy of Israel’s armed actors, I pray you, fellow Good Canadians, look at what is wrought in your name.
All while the Good people of Canada, you quietly pay the piper for these outrages.
Another hump for the furtherence of "Canadian" militarization was proferred tonight by the weasels presiding over 'The National,' Canada's pre-eminent news progam. It seems, the hub city media would have you believe all that is worthy to publicise is: Prince Harry's debut in the military, a dutiful youth, head-long diving onto the pyre of 21st Century large "I" Imperialism.
Right Speech
Right speech dictates I consider the whole, and meditate the issue
before smoting. So, I ask: What does it serve Canada?
Very well...
There be glory in defeat. We, Canadians, the most glorious example of this, having snatched through our ever-surrendering to the diktats of imperial masters, a collective prosperity, serve exemplar of how far one can go, simply by going along. Never mind, going along now means booting in doors, and delivering sacked prisoners into the hands of the infamous jailors. We are making safe the world for the principles of emancipation, though sacrificing its avowed principles.
All in an noble effort, no doubt. Yet, I still doubt.
Chris Cook is a contributing editor to PEJ News, and hosts Gorilla Radio, a weekly public affairs program, broad/webast from the University of Victoria, Canada. You can check out the GR Blog here
Stay informed. Su