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People often accuse me of being anti-American. It is true I believe the Viet Nam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars are inexcusable, and I detest with extreme passion anyone who supports them. Unfortunately, even the most progressive Americans still blindly support the troops even when they commit atrocities. I also hold America in contempt for allowing the health care industry to corrupt its government and to refuse health care to so many citizens. However, there are some Americans I admire. Ones you may have heard of include:
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 61)
   
Iraq Iraq The Iraq war is a $13.5 trillion oil heist disguised as a compassionate regime change. 2009-10-26
   
Iraq War Blog Iraq War Blog Read blog feedback from readers of the Iraq war essays. You can also post your own comments.
   
9/11 9/11 Why I think Bush planned the 2001-09-11 World Trade attacks. This also covers some of his duplicity in the Afghanistan war. 2009-10-26
   
Anyone But Harper Anyone But Harper Why I wanted the Conservatives defeated in the Canadian 2008 federal election, and why I think a coalition should replace them now. 2009-11-03
   
Gun Control Gun Control The Case for Gun Control 2009-10-26
   
Republican Values Republican Values Republican core values: smaller government, strong defence, individual responsibility and family values. What do they really mean? 2009-11-03
   
Bushisms Bushisms Bushisms: quotations displaying the wit and wisdom of George W. Bush, verbatim. 2009-10-26
   
Wounds Wounds Dr. Norman Bethune on wounds and war. 2009-10-26
   
Books Books Books about George W. Bush, 9/11 and the Iraq war. 2009-10-26
   
Afghanistan Afghanistan In 2001, the USA, Britain and Canada attacked Afghanistan unprovoked and attempted to overthrow the Muslim extremist theocracy and install a corrupt puppet dictator, Hamid Karzai. 2009-11-07
   
Iran Iran The United States has threatened nuclear war and has already invaded Iran in yet another oil grab, pretending that the invasion is self defence against the peaceful use of nuclear energy. George Bush as been threatening to use small nuclear bunker busters to attack Iran. I consider this not only a foolish move, but a suicidal one. 2009-10-26
   
The Asbestos Connection The Asbestos Connection Why I think the Bush crime family murdered Senators Wellstone and Carnahan and many others for their opposition to asbestos and for opposition to the Bush family generally. 2009-10-26
   
The Anthrax Murders The Anthrax Murders The Israeli connection in the anthrax murders. 2009-11-03
   
Israel Israel Israel has instituted genocide against its Palestinian citizens. The suicide bombers are not the only ones up to evil in Israel. 2009-11-06
   
Lowell Green Lowell Green Lowell Green, right wing talk host sets his furies to attack Roedy. 2009-10-26
   
George W. Bush’s Resume George W. Bush’s Resume The resume of job experience and outstanding achievements of George W. Bush 2009-10-26
   
Why I don’t Like George W. Bush Why I don’t Like George W. Bush Overview of some of the reasons I don’t like George W. Bush. Other essays give more detail. 2009-10-26
   
Patriotism Patriotism Patriotism is nothing to be proud of. A collection of quotations from famous people about patriotism. 2009-11-07
   
9/11 Blog 9/11 Blog Read blog feedback from readers of the 9/11 essays. You can also post your own comments.
   
Abortion Abortion Breaking the logjam in the polarised Abortion debate. 2009-10-26
   
Speakers’ Corner Speakers’ Corner Scripts of Roedy’s soap box TV public service announcements on Speakers' Corner on A-Channel (formerly the newVI) TV Station. 2009-10-26
   
Proxy Voting Proxy Voting A more democratic way to vote. 2009-10-26
   
BC Politics BC Politics In the Maritimes, politics is a disease, in Quebec a religion, in Ontario a business, on the Prairies a protest and in British Columbia entertainment. 2009-11-03
   
Bowling For Columbine Bowling For Columbine An exploration of the possible causes of gun violence in the USA. 2009-10-26
   
One World One World Autonomous nation states are outdated. We need to think of ourselves as citizens of planet earth. 2009-10-26
   
Napoléon Napoléon Quotations from Napoléon Bonaparte. 2009-10-26
   
Election Fairness Election Fairness The close election magnified the inequities in the voting scheme. Fairness is important for both winner and loser. For political legitimacy, the winner needs to be perceived to have won squarely. My essay offers dozens of suggestions to make elections more fair. In particular it calls for getting rid of admittedly crooked Diebold voting machines. 2009-11-06
   
Supreme Court Decision Supreme Court Decision A layman’s guide to the supreme court decision in Bush v. Gore. 2009-10-26
   
God Overrules the Supreme Court God Overrules the Supreme Court Press release from St. Michael on God overruling the Supreme Court decision on the 2000 election 2009-10-26
   
The Grinches Who Stole the Whitehouse The Grinches Who Stole the Whitehouse about how five supreme court justices stole the election for Bush. 2009-10-26
   
Remembrance Day Remembrance Day Remembrance Day: cutting the crap 2009-10-26
   
2008 Election Lineup 2008 Election Lineup A ranking and commentary on the main candidates running for US president in 2008. 2009-10-26
   
Feedback Feedback Read feedback from readers of the politics section. If you don’t want your message and my reply publicly posted, please let me know. 2009-11-07
   
Paul Martin Paul Martin Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada in the first coup of a sitting prime minister in Canadian history. 2009-11-03
   
When I was a teen, I often wondered what on earth got into ordinary German citizens that they not only went along with the Nazis, they also cheered them on and started a world war so Nazis could dominate the earth. Finally, I think I understand what happened. Hitler had control of media in Germany, much the way a few corporations control the media in the USA today. Hitler pumped his ‘We’re #1’ message, just the way American TV pumps its patriotic flag worship, America uber alles propanda 24/7. Today almost every American I encounter has never read a book on politics and does not read newspapers. He never reads anything written by ‘foreigners’. He may listen to talk radio or watch FOX News or other infotainment news. The way he decides if something is true is very simple. He asks ‘Does it conflict with the notion Americans are #1, the most important, the most generous, the most virtuous people on the planet by far?’ If it does, it can’t be true. If it doesn’t, it must be true. There is no fact checking at all. Germans and Americans were thus putty in the hands of the propagandists.

Hitler was big on scapegoats suggesting that if only some group were eliminated all world’s trouble in the world would go away. Americans are big on scapegoats too. They use liberals, gays, blacks, pro choicers, Hispanics… Scapegoating has special appeal for losers. Even a high school drop out, alcoholic on welfare can feel superior to the local scapegoats with twice the income and education. This builds a culture of hate and violence that eventually erupts the way it did in Nazi Germany.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 61)

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