tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post4828613906997356748..comments2024-03-26T20:19:35.180-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Making The Same MistakeOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66611034490664568142016-04-07T18:55:53.428-04:002016-04-07T18:55:53.428-04:00I've had some health issues, ron. I've jus...I've had some health issues, ron. I've just published a brief post to that effect. I hope to be back in about a week.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-45837589792010458552016-04-07T18:53:41.841-04:002016-04-07T18:53:41.841-04:00I've never objected to the creation of Israel,...I've never objected to the creation of Israel, Anon. But I do object to equating the state of Israel with the Netanyahu government. Netanyahu does not speak for all Jews. He speaks for the Likud Party.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20956514354220735212016-04-06T00:31:49.305-04:002016-04-06T00:31:49.305-04:00Owen, I know that my comments will generate some r...Owen, I know that my comments will generate some rabid feedback; however, I feel so strongly about this subject that I must comment. I have to agree with Rural. My father started life in Northern Ireland and the religious issues there are well known. He taught me that categorizing any of us based on our religious beliefs just created so much prejudice that he wanted nothing to do with it. When I grew up in BC, it seemed that in Canada we were basically classified either Christians or Jews. Christians encompassed Roman Catholics and Protestants, who were primarily Anglican, United Church and Baptists. Nowadays, the evangelicals have co-opted the Christian appellation as only referring to themselves. We've seen how well that works in the USA. I feel very strongly that post WWII should never have created a country for only Jewish people. Instead, as they were uprooted from Europe by Hitler they should have been allowed to stay in Europe, preferably to take up residence in the areas of Europe that they were murdered and/or uprooted from. Taking land from the Palestinians was the worst decision ever. It is unfortunate that this decision has created a Jewish Homeland that is practicing aparthied in their dealings with the Palestinians which is terrible, considering the prejudices they themselves suffered from. Will we ever learn? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-39070970945898765292016-04-05T13:12:10.846-04:002016-04-05T13:12:10.846-04:00Seems as though your locations out here in the wil...Seems as though your locations out here in the wild wild west have dissolved into the ethers. Where might you be found or perhaps you are on a leave?ron wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395990851263472440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-76332430319674451722016-03-30T14:27:59.484-04:002016-03-30T14:27:59.484-04:00Trudeau promised a change in tone, Pam. And, on ma...Trudeau promised a change in tone, Pam. And, on many files, he has delivered. But this song is the same song.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21882439099907534932016-03-30T13:29:21.470-04:002016-03-30T13:29:21.470-04:00Harper use to go after people that he thought were...Harper use to go after people that he thought were not clicking their heals and saluting Israel. I see Owen, that Dion in the process of doing Israels bidding also has no problem doing that. Canadians do not want a subservient Minister of Foreign Affairs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-43837039344050494452016-03-30T12:50:53.122-04:002016-03-30T12:50:53.122-04:00This episode was easily avoidable, Mound. A little...This episode was easily avoidable, Mound. A little forethought can be very useful.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-4477406748693028272016-03-30T11:44:04.871-04:002016-03-30T11:44:04.871-04:00Harper always sought for the Conservatives to emul...Harper always sought for the Conservatives to emulate the Republicans and it seems Trudeau and Dion, on foreign policy and some other matters, are happy enough to emulate the Democrats. I was never a Dionista. He was a weak leader and bungled his Green Shift initiative, allowing Harper and Layton to bludgeon the Liberals with it, yet I found his efforts to push back against Quebec separatists inspiring. Whatever he once had seems to have evaporated during the Harper years. Now he comes across as unprincipled, a weasel and a hack. C-51, the Saudi death deal, BDS, pipelines and now professor Lynk. For all the nice, mainly gestural things this government has done, its stance on the big issues will prevent me from returning to the Liberal fold.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-77086754453964995742016-03-30T11:16:50.116-04:002016-03-30T11:16:50.116-04:00Assuming that Mr. Netanyahu speaks for the majorit...Assuming that Mr. Netanyahu speaks for the majority of Israelis, Rural, is as fallacious as assuming that Mr. Harper spoke for the majority of Canadians.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-89881535513868145072016-03-30T11:09:39.366-04:002016-03-30T11:09:39.366-04:00I rarely comment upon international politics Owen,...I rarely comment upon international politics Owen, it is a swamp which I do not wish to enter, however I have never understood the blind support of Israel and the condemnation of any who would criticize that state and those that cannot separate state from religion. Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.com