The Pointless Pursuit Of Political Opinion

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I recently posted a comment somewhere, whereby I expressed a viewpoint on the structure of municipal politics, particularly in Toronto. The nature of my comment was spurned by a local homeowner, who stated that people who rent their abodes in the city of Toronto don't pay any taxes.

I replied that myself and others like me, do indeed pay our fair share of taxes through the payment of our rent, which includes a portion of the property tax that landlords are billed.

I also implied that it doesen't matter who gets elected mayor, because it is just one vote on city council, and all efforts to turn this dubious struggle into some fight for freedom from people who own $700,000 homes were nefarious.

I was then met with a lecture about parliamentary democracy from the head landowner, who despite his supposed interest in all matters civic failed to see that municipal governance in no way resembles parliamentary democracy.

But hey, I'm just a dumb serf living on land that belongs to another, and thats OK.

The thing that really brings annoyance is powerless douchebags who think that their political opinion matters in the least.

Is my hand on the button? No. Is yours? No.

So shut the fuck up, no one cares about your mindless opinion over matters that you have no say in. Your fake intellectualism is wasting my time and yours.

Save it for your pointless dinner parties with your like minded friends, where you can all agree that everything is an outrage and the government sucks and you can arrange your seating cards to perfect your useless circle jerk and agree how very difficult it is to make your sportute, cellphone and mortgage payments and that living in this country is so very very trying.

But let me ask you this...Has anyone among the supposedly aggrieved ever thought to get off their fat spoiled asses to take a risk and put their own name on a ballot in any election?

Didn't think so, but I did. Its called democracy folks, and it requires more than kvetching over a glass of shiraz.

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Why don't you shut up or stand up? Because as it is now your absurd excretions are a great tempest, signifying nothing. You're investing in an illusion that you live in a democracy, and frankly that investment is a losing proposition, unless you invest in participating in a real way.

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Memo To British Columbians

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Dudes, thanks for an awesome party. Sorry 'bout that Georgian sled guy, but Rogge and that Vanoc guy promised that his name would never be forgotten. Lets face it, it was a rough start, but no one remembers his name now. Do you?

The main thing is that our country and our athletes did well and that our Prime Minister manged to do everything he could to associate himself with the success of others while taking us on a collective vacation from the facade of democracy. Ahhh 1936, so many memories.

Thanks again for a great party, but I gotta run, cos it looks like the waiter is headed to your table with a very large and stupidly unexpected tab. Maybe I can duck out the back door like Mr. Harper.

Greg Stock
Head Of The Toronto 2000andNeverCommittee

In Memory Of  Nodar Kumaritashvili  

My deepest sympathies to the family of a young man who lost his life too soon, lest we forget.

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