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Comment on Murray Langdon and the Role of Government by Sherwin

Sherwin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:59:51 +0000

Interesting reflections! The rich and narrow demographic that lobbies for “less” government are too often simply selfish. And this also makes me curious about how the costs of public services are sometimes more that private services, because: a) the services are better, b) the services are delivered in a more sustainable way, c) the jobs created by public services are better career jobs with better pay, professional development and benefits. I’ve seen so many jobs in the last two decades get privatized and it’s a total race to the bottom.

Of course, as you point out, it’s often not true that there are savings in privatization. But in the few cases where there is a savings, I wonder what the cost is to our community.

I’m curious to know more about the politics of CFAX and Murray Langdon.

Comment on Murray Langdon and the Role of Government by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:31:47 +0000

Absolutely! Too often pundits of privatisation point only to costs, not benefits, and who benefits. In most cases when I see someone heralding privatisation it’s because they have a great deal of discretionary income, and see lower taxes as benefitting them more than increased costs through user fees. Those who constantly cry for smaller government typically don’t need many services and would prefer to hoard their resources rather than submit some for the benefit of society at large. This kind of thinking is exactly what has led to increased inequality over the last number of decades, and it erodes civil society.

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Comment on Jeffrey Simpson and Lazy Writing aka I wrote a letter to the editor by Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:13:14 +0000

And they ommitted the specific reference to Enbridge.

Comment on Circumspection on Circumcision – Lessons for India by Rahul

Rahul — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:48:21 +0000

Crcumcision has not only advantages but a lot of disadvantages also.Mutilation of a very sensitive and useful body part causes the loss of a large number of nerves and blood vesseles.Erectile dysfnction of the penis is more among circumcised as seen in literatures and uncircumcised people enjoy sex better.That is why in UK and USA infant circumcision rates are rapidly declining.The Govt of Canada and Germany are thinking about banning unnecessary circumcision..
I was circumcised for medical reasons but dont find anything great out of it.

Comment on Ebooks, What Gives? by Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:09:45 +0000

Great reminder — my niece is asking for an eBook reader for Christmas; I told her she had one on her lap (a netbook) and helped her to load Calibre and point her toward eBook sources and loans.

Comment on Circumspection on Circumcision – Lessons for India by radheshyam

radheshyam — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:19:05 +0000

india me circumcision turant chalu karna chahiye .aur aids ke prati iske faede se avagat karay jana chahiye.hum samagh dar hai.mai samaghta hun har hindu circumcise hona chahata hai.mai hindu hun aur aids se aur std disease se bachav ke liye maine circumcision karvaya. aur aage iseke badhane ki hardam kosis karunga

Comment on Circumspection on Circumcision – Lessons for India by Westernguy

Westernguy — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:33:50 +0000

There is NO formal evidence that circumcision prevent HIV or other STDs. 75% of the HIV positive men in the US were circumcised as this is a routine practice in big parts of USA. Someone will contract HIV regardless if they are mutilated at birth or not intact if they don’t show cautiousness. The only way to securely avoid HIV is to wear contraception and also test before entering a relationship with someone new. If we stay faithful to our loved one, get tested and engaging in safe sex. Mutilating our children will NOT prevent diseases.

This is propaganda from the medicine industry to justify their barbaric approach towards infants and children. If someone by the age of 18 decide to do this by own free will or it is medically necessary (such as phimosis treatment, skin infection etc) then its a whole different story. Don’t fix something that’s not broken.

Let humankind be born the way they are born by the grace of god. Just because Abraham was 99 years old and had a “call from god” to circumcise himself, his sons and every other male i think it’s time to think about the CONS if circumcision as well. In islam it’s more a cultural thing over a religious thing.

Comment on Green Scolding and Media Victim Blaming by oliveridley

oliveridley — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:10:07 +0000

*Blush*

Comment on Green Scolding and Media Victim Blaming by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:01:55 +0000

Yes! You are so good at spotting these moments where a systemic view makes more sense. It is so life-affirming to debunk the premise that people are unavoidably lazy and selfish