Have a Very Happy War on Christmas Everyone

Bah-Humbug

Now that Remembrance Day is over, we can talk about the next Great War to come, The War on Christmas, where brave Christians loose life and limb because their Starbucks Coffee Cup doesn't have a snowflake on it. Where these brave Christian Warriors line up for hours to buy the latest crap that they don't really need. Where our shopping malls have rivers of blood flowing through the aisles because someone said "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"
Enjoy the faux outrage over the non-existent persecution of Christians in North America.
PS, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

WE REMEMBER
It is a shame that we seem to have forgotten the lessons of history.

E-FLAP #000008 - The RWNJs at The Rebel Is Going To Do Sciency Science

Oh God, the impending hilarity that is going to ensue with this series from Joshua Lieblein at The Rebel Media.  Yup they are going to reclaim science for Conservatives and be like all sciency I guess.  So who is Joshua Lieblein?  I guess we should know who we are dealing with first.  Jashua is;

1. A Pharmacist by Education and Employment
2. He is also a member of The Toronto Tax Payer Federation, or at least he was back in 2011 when he wrote this Mayor Ford awarded a ‘B’. Though, since this article, has not written anything else for them, and I have no idea why, so I will not speculate. UPDATE : According to this internet cached article he serves as Research Director for the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition and the York Region Taxpayers Coalition, from April of 2015
   
3. He claims to be a blogger and activist by night, ya well join the club Joshua, we even have tee-shirts.
4. He writes for The Rebel Media, I guess this is his nocturnal blogging and activisting activities.
5. He also seems have been working for and paid by the Manning Foundation for Education.  , or maybe the Manning Think Tank paid to have it published and Joshua got jack-squat.  Who knows, who cares, the thing is he has work hand in hand with Consevative *Think Tanks*

Which brings me to the internet cached article.  I am not certain as to the original source, it is from an internet Google cache, but it appears to be from one or Preston Manning's non-profit charity think tanks and septic tanks.  I have include the full text of the article below, plus a screen shot at the end of the article.  Red or green text has been highlighted to point of the interesting tidbits.

Since the Harper government, and conservatives generally, are usually out-gunned in this environment, they try to protect themselves by using language that stretches the meaning of neutral words and phrases to suit their objectives, a phenomenon noted by George Orwell in his famous essay, “Politics and the English Language.”

AND

The Harper government is well practiced at word-stretching. The titles of its legislative bills are often euphemistic pile-ups such as the Marketing Freedom For Grain Farmers Act (which eliminated the Canadian Wheat Board) or the Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act (which expanded the government’s ability to track Canadians’ activities online). Such titles anticipate negative reaction and seek to neutralize it with language that is unassailable. 

AND

“Economic Action Plan” in response to the 2008-09 recession. A more accurate title might have been the “Borrowing Billions to Bail Out Automakers, Build Infrastructure and Buy Votes Plan”

From reading this article I almost get the feeling that Joshua is admiring The FORMER Harper Government's ability to, coin George Orwell, use DOUBLE SPEAK. 

So now Joshua wants Conservatives to *Reclaim Science*, I have to wonder if Joshua will be using the well tested method's that Ezra Levant uses.  Believe me people, this is going to be hoot.  As for Joshua's Rebel Media article "It’s time for conservatives to start reclaiming science" is only an intro and I assume the series will continue, where Joshua is going to try be all sciency.  As for an intro article he spends most of his time constructing silly strawmen.  BTW, he doesn't slay the strawmen, he just seems to assume that you will think he did, jesus talk about lazy.

Like I said before, this is going to be fun and hilarious and I hope Joshua as more to come.

C2C: When newspeak is written by the mob

Sunday, April 12, 2015 - 16:30

Prime Minister Stephen Harper usually gets the best of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in Question Period, and their recent exchange over the niqab and citizenship ceremonies seemed no exception. After Trudeau accused the government of “going after minorities in an irresponsible way”, Harper pounced. He said the niqab is “rooted in a culture that is anti-women”, and asked why Trudeau didn’t understand that “almost all Canadians” oppose it. The implication was clear: Trudeau, the supposed progressive, was defending anti-women practices. In the moment, it looked like another win for Harper.
But the moment didn’t last. On Twitter, a new hashtag – #dresscodepm – was born, and within 24 hours it was trending nationwide. The PM was roundly mocked for his own fashion choices, for slandering Islam, and for presuming to suggest how women should dress. Suddenly, Harper was the one who looked out of touch.
The incident illustrates how difficult it is for governments to exert “message control” in the age of social media. Political actors have always competed for public attention and 1influence, of course. The successful ones dominate the medium and the message. But as Machiavelli observed, it is much harder for a ruler to hold a territory where the inhabitants speak a different language than it is to conquer the territory in the first place. He recommended establishing colonies within conquered territory, believing that colonized people will adapt the language of the colonizers, making them easier to control.
To gain and hold voter-rich territory in social media, then, it becomes all the more important for governments to control the language spoken there. Since the Harper government, and conservatives generally, are usually out-gunned in this environment, they try to protect themselves by using language that stretches the meaning of neutral words and phrases to suit their objectives, a phenomenon noted by George Orwell in his famous essay, “Politics and the English Language.”
The Harper government is well practiced at word-stretching. The titles of its legislative bills are often euphemistic pile-ups such as the Marketing Freedom For Grain Farmers Act (which eliminated the Canadian Wheat Board) or the Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act (which expanded the government’s ability to track Canadians’ activities online). Such titles anticipate negative reaction and seek to neutralize it with language that is unassailable.
The opposition MP (or Tweeter) who wants to criticize such laws is at a disadvantage before they even begin. Not only do they risk landing on the wrong side of Protecting Children or Marketing Freedom, but they inadvertently advance the government’s objectives every time they talk about it.
Perhaps the most effective – and certainly most ubiquitous – branding effort of the Conservative government was its “Economic Action Plan” in response to the 2008-09 recession. A more accurate title might have been the “Borrowing Billions to Bail Out Automakers, Build Infrastructure and Buy Votes Plan”, but obviously it would not have won the government the strong polling on economic competence it came to enjoy. The branding was so successful it still headlines the government’s economic messaging today, five years after the recession ended.
But as the niqab incident shows, government wordsmiths can’t hit home runs every time. While Harper’s “Get out of Ukraine” shot at Vladimir Putin was at least a triple, his attempt to link Trudeau to “anti-women culture” landed foul.
Another challenge facing governments is keeping up the evolution of the meanings of words. In the 500 million-tweets-a-day universe, yesterday’s term of endearment can quickly become today’s patronizing insult. Or a once-reliable insult can become a target for opprobrium. And entirely new words spring up overnight to advance political or social agendas, as occurred when advocates for the transgendered invented “ze” as an alternative to the third person singular pronouns he or she.
Certainly there is something empowering and maybe even democratizing about thousands of citizen-Tweeters picking apart a Prime Minister’s talking point, but there is also a great danger, one Machiavelli and Orwell could not have foreseen. The question is: Why should we trust these hashtag activists, these crafters of the new Newspeak, to speak truth any more than their word-twisting counterparts in government? Put another way: Harper may not speak for all women, but it’s just as unlikely that the #dresscodepm Tweeters do.
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Joshua Lieblein is a Toronto pharmacist, blogger and political activist. He is currently serves as Research Director for the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition and the York Region Taxpayers Coalition.

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Arts & Culture

Note: This content was paid for by the **Manning Foundation for Democratic Education**, a registered charity that falls under the Manning Centre trademark.

Screen Capture of Google Web Cache. Nov, 10, 2015

 

E-FLAP #000007 - The Ezra Levant Secret Nazi Holocaust Revisionist Fanboy Club

So I had to pull my FaceBook Alt Account out of storage for this one, over at Ezra's place we have this lovely comment. Here's a link to Ezra's Facebook post and the fore mentioned comment HERE

And my reply, with all of 120 seconds research to get the exact dates correct.

Raven Wood Well here we have someone who is either
A) So woefully ignorant of History it isn't even funny
B) A Holocaust Revisionist.
C) Possibly a Closet Nazi Sympathizer
D) A combination of any or all of the above

Lets check the facts of History
1) "The Night of Broken Glass" occurred throughout the German Reich on 9-10 November 1938.
2) The Nazis started the construction of the Warsaw Ghetto on April 1, 1940. By October 16, 1940 the Warsaw Ghetto was primarily occupied by Polish Jews.
3) The Nazi closed the Warsaw Ghetto to the outside world on November 16, 1940. Escapees could be shot on sight

So here we have CLEAR AND UNDENIABLE HISTORICAL FACTS proofing that the Nazis had committed arrests, persecution and murder of the Jewish people WELL BEFORE Novemeber 16 1940.

4) The first time Hitler met with Grand Mufti al-Hussaini was November 28, 1941

Raven Wood, you sir are a liar.

Really great company you attract Ezra, hope you are proud.

PS, any of these historical facts can be found with a 30 seconf Google search to verify, but I will save you all the leg work.

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_fi.php?MediaId=6859
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto#Creation
https://www.google.ca/#q=night+of+broken+glass

I will also include a screen capture of this comment, cause you know, Ezra sensors the poop out of everything that makes him or his fan base look bad, and this makes all of them look absolutely horrible in the extreme.

Anyways, I could have included an exhaustive list of dates, places and approximate number of Jews Murder by Nazi firing squads that predate Hitler first meeting Grand Mufti al-Hussaini was November 28, 1941, but I decide to go with three huge events in World War II that are very well known to anyone who has even the most basic knowledge of World War II history and history of the
Holocaust.

Ezra, I so pleased you have Nazi Sympathizers as part of your collection of fanboys.  I am sure that after they finish with the Muslims, they'll keep the oven warm for you.  Oh and the very least offensive option here is your readership is so woefully ignorant of history it isn't even remotely funny.

E-FLAP #000006 - The Ezra Levant Spinoff Fanboy Club

They call themselves "Life was Better Under Stephen Harper" and really are nothing more than Ezra Levant - The Rebel Media - regurgitation crew.  Yup, you will normally first see Ezra make something up, and then these little peons will puke it up on their own page,... I said normally, but occasionally these pea brains try to do it on their own and fall flat on their faces.  Lets watch them as step on rakes.

 

I quote "will they be treated as heroes by their bosses and the media?  Or will they be MUZZLED?"  Let me reword that so it fits in with their unadulterated hero worship of their Dear Leader, Stephen Harper. "will they be treated as heroes by their bosses and the media?  Or will they be MUZZLED LIKE UNDER STEPHEN HARPER'S GOVERNMENT? Cause you know, life was better under Stephen Harper"  Seriously, do these morons even spend one second in thought before the write this crap?  My guess is no.

On another note, it seems that the Stephen Harper Fanboy Club doesn't approve of MUZZLING people, but I could be wrong.  So lets run a little test.  Here is something I posted on their page a few days ago, it is the only post I made.

 

And the very next day, my comment is removed and I am blocked.  It seems on the so called Conservative Right, where they claim to champion Freedom and Freedom of Speech, censorship and MUZZLING is alive and well.  No opposing opinions allowed.  These guys make it too easy, it is like shooting fish at the fish market.

Photoshopping With A Grumpy Hobbit

For your consideration, another Grumpy Hobbit Original.

E-FLAP #000005 - The Rebel Media Viewers Edition

Werner Patels is an name I wish I would never have to see again, but I see the years have not treated his brain very well.  From my past dealings with Werner I have come to known him as a dickhead and douchebag.  Now we can can add Xenophobe and Flat Out Racist.  I was listening to Ezra and Brian Lilley's take on the New Trudeau appointments today, and color me shocked that Ezra somewhat approved of our new Minister of National Defense, Harjit Sajjan.  Part of me thinks that Ezra approved of this only to keep the overt racist RWNJs in his audience from saying stuff like this below:

Werner Patels The most shocking aspect of it all is that we now have a towelhead for defence minister! I hope his towel will be checked thoroughly if he's ever allowed to visit the White House or the Pentagon. Justin is soooo stupid ... people like that can't be trusted, their loyalty always lies with the old country and their pseudoreligions first.

Screen Shot, so Ezra Levant can wear these racist turds around his neck.

Yes, I have verified that this is Werner's facebook page, so this is what the racist (most not swear, must not swear) thinks, heck he even put a form of this on twitter.  The guy is not only a overt racist, he is an extremely stupid one at that.

Anyways, it looks like Ezra's plan to keep his racist fanboys in check didn't work.  Sorry Ezra, when you appeal to lowest and most base instincts in humankind, you can expect to have thriving following of the very worst that humankind has to offer.

On another note, I get banned for posting opposing opinions (and I did it politely too) at The Rebel, but overt racist comments are just fine.  Seriously Ezra, you have no ethics, no morals and you are a slug.  My apologies to non-ethical, immoral slugs, I had to put Ezra somewhere.