tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post8854760320016458373..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Dr. Freud Would Be FascinatedOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-38497740528840546412013-05-29T07:45:01.511-04:002013-05-29T07:45:01.511-04:00I admit that it's pretty depressing, e.a.f. An...I admit that it's pretty depressing, e.a.f. And some of my fellow bloggers seem to be taking a rest because they, too, feel frustrated.<br /><br />I agree. Today was the first day the opposition asked short focused questions which required factual answers. It's the only way to deal with a government which is allergic to facts. If nothing else, it makes clear how morally bankrupt the Harperites are.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-40183191810789094592013-05-29T03:30:57.855-04:002013-05-29T03:30:57.855-04:00Harper may be of interest to Dr. Freud, if he were...Harper may be of interest to Dr. Freud, if he were still alive. what maybe more of interest to Freud would be the Canadian voter who kept electing Harper. For that matter Freud might be interested in the media and their unwillingness to engage Harper. For that matter Freud might be interested in why the opposition didn't do its job. Today, watching Mulcair, was the first time the opposition actually did their job. That hasn't happened since Broadbent was an M.P.<br /><br />Harper came to office, with an agenda. He has accomplished it. He was clear we would not recognize our country and he has accomplished that. <br /><br />Living in B.C. and having just seen the voters return the B.C. lieberals, I don't hold out much hope for a national change of heart.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-71438157243368001742013-05-28T04:51:49.113-04:002013-05-28T04:51:49.113-04:00There will be another Harper, Fighting, unless we ...There will be another Harper, Fighting, unless we manage to put in place some kind of proportional representation.<br /><br />And that will take some doing.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26420065446559569892013-05-27T21:18:08.172-04:002013-05-27T21:18:08.172-04:00Most populations have a few psychopaths. I doubt ...Most populations have a few psychopaths. I doubt that why, if ever known, matters politically.<br /><br />What matters is having a healthy political system that will control such psychopaths and not enable and advance them, as ours does. What we have is a thin veneer of pretend democracy with an out-of-date and thoroughly undemocratic system underneath. Most people`s votes have no effect as you are not represented unless you vote for the winner. There is no way to get rid of leaders, no matter how criminal they are.<br /><br />Fightfordemocracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-4726229794008022822013-05-27T21:05:23.223-04:002013-05-27T21:05:23.223-04:00The problem is, Old Guy, that proving your case do...The problem is, Old Guy, that proving your case doesn't matter to these folks.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-84354263617801331452013-05-27T19:54:01.625-04:002013-05-27T19:54:01.625-04:00I, too, have struggled to make sense. This helped....I, too, have struggled to make sense. <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/" rel="nofollow">This</a> helped.Some Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193581289881999882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-40638947987253838092013-05-27T16:17:59.293-04:002013-05-27T16:17:59.293-04:00No one owns the store when it comes to corruption,...No one owns the store when it comes to corruption, Kim. Toronto The Good is trying to make sense of Rob Ford.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-18563105356108067742013-05-27T16:02:39.231-04:002013-05-27T16:02:39.231-04:00His grandfather was the same way, vindictive and s...His grandfather was the same way, vindictive and spiteful, reportedly. A combination of nature and nurture? I would hate to be Laureen and his children, it must be aweful at home.<br /><br />Sociopaths tend to rise to the top in our economy. Gordon Campbell. Christy Clark. BC leads the way in corruption, even as the media points exclusively at Quebec as the sole source of corruption in this country.Kimhttp://www.sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-40688450018513618702013-05-27T14:50:32.751-04:002013-05-27T14:50:32.751-04:00A commenter at The Disaffected Lib claimed that H...A commenter at The Disaffected Lib claimed that Harper was bullied and suffered from health problems, Kirby. He or she offered no sources.<br /><br />If that information is true, it would offer some insight into the man. It wouldn't excuse his behaviour. But it would -- at least partially -- explain it.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91504121970186210082013-05-27T12:29:48.418-04:002013-05-27T12:29:48.418-04:00In the first decade of the 1800s Coleridge wrote a...In the first decade of the 1800s Coleridge wrote a remarkable essay on William PItt which a lot of people have said foreshadows much of Freud. It is a difficult essay to get a hold of but is essentially analyzes Pitt's from the point of view of his childhood and his various pathological problems. It suggests that it was Pitt's lack of love in childhood that gave rise to a man who lacked empathy and couldn't love others that led to his terrible attacks on others as a politician. <br /><br />I have no doubt that Harper is a similarly scarred man whose entire political career is a spewing of hatred at others. Though, as anonymous says, he is probably too far gone to be redeemed and is, at best, a case study in pathology. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-33692332581229722892013-05-27T12:29:28.140-04:002013-05-27T12:29:28.140-04:00When it comes to Harper, George, here's hoping...When it comes to Harper, George, here's hoping more Canadians -- including those who voted for him last time -- agree with you.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21970954485338940632013-05-27T12:27:44.047-04:002013-05-27T12:27:44.047-04:00We touch on Freud and Jung in senior English class...We touch on Freud and Jung in senior English classes, Anon. <br /><br />But a more thorough knowledge of both -- and Adler, too -- might lead us to make wiser decisions.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-60493372290657546942013-05-27T11:35:17.997-04:002013-05-27T11:35:17.997-04:00You've nailed it! Bravo!You've nailed it! Bravo!George Kaharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-65805986970694690862013-05-27T11:26:16.836-04:002013-05-27T11:26:16.836-04:00I agree, Owen. More Canadians should be aware of ...I agree, Owen. More Canadians should be aware of the psychology of their politicians before they vote. Maybe we should include the teachings of Freud, Jung, Adler etcetera in our high schools.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-13471438669973253032013-05-27T09:56:58.591-04:002013-05-27T09:56:58.591-04:00I'll grant you that Harper is the latest in a ...I'll grant you that Harper is the latest in a long line of men and women who seek power to make up for something that's missing, Anon. <br /><br />Freud encountered many such personalities. And it's precisely what he taught us about them which should have made us wary of Harper from the beginning.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-70397796625759459742013-05-27T09:16:10.475-04:002013-05-27T09:16:10.475-04:00"He would fascinate Dr. Freud."
I doubt..."He would fascinate Dr. Freud."<br /><br />I doubt that Freud would be interested in Harper. He's just another run-of-the-mill vile, vindictive psychopath who happened to gain political power. Other than that, there is nothing in Harper's character or intellect which would interest anyone.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com