Recent content by Pheroze

I am going to tell you my honest belief - I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Was there, and is there now, racist, sexist and elitist people? Absolutely. It got rather stuffy in the 80s with the previous generation (joke! Sort of). We were crude about it, had stupid jokes, watched Mel Brooks movies...

Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell leap to mind easily. That wasn’t even difficult (except for recalling how to spell Ms. Rice’s name. I apologize)

I believe these two quotes contradict each other. Bureaucracies have caused enormous pain and suffering, all of it lacking malicious intent. It’s well meaning people like you and me, working to a common laudable purpose that run over entire groups of individuals. See my notes about First Nations...

Thank you for that response. I absolutely agree that there are a lot of dynamics that contribute to success or failure. I struggle with the idea that the state has a role in creating success. I do believe it has a role in protecting the vulnerable and enforcing rules. But, more than that scares...

You are clearly educated. From your posts I understand that you have worked your way up from some level of poverty. You are married and you run several businesses with your wife. It seems that you have prospered in your country and maintain a healthy social life. I suspect that this probably...

Executing the condemned in the Inuit historical accounts I read was performed by the family of the condemned person. Now that’s accountability.

I think close to 100% of the people I represented who were being involuntarily committed and treated were on drugs. But, they often resorted to drugs to self medicate, not to enjoy. In a way they were trying to find a solution to their problem. Their mental health issues often resulted in a...

Mental health issues are incredibly challenging and are influenced by so many internal, external and cultural factors. As a treated paranoid schizophrenic fellow once confided in me : “they have treated me but they can’t take away the fact that I have spoken to god”

The problem with Canada isn’t having to negotiate trade with the USA. As predicted by Mr Turner, we have lost our industry, and we have sacrificed our energy development. Mr Turner thought it would be to the Americans, but it was to the Chinese and the green economy. At the time of this...

Oooh that’s a dandy Blesbuck

I think having a counterpoint is useful to dilute the larger acceptance like minded people can fall victim to. I haven’t involved myself because this isn’t a discussion, it positional. Having a discussion is fun, but on a forum I think it requires mixing real-world experiences with the...

Why not just pay the fee and support the business? In Canada, Blacklocks Reporter, a fantastic investigative publication here, has been in a lengthy battle with the Canadian Government because they breach the copyright by sharing a few subscriptions. One subscription may not sound like a lot...

The stretch ahead of the belt I have seen. But what’s going on between the belt and the rim. This brass is trash.

That’s a very interesting post. Thanks for that and congratulations to the hunter.