Death and Dying …

 

Better said - Dying and Death …

Or Best said – just Death.

All in keeping with the fact that the Supreme Court of Canada is about to hear a case involving the right of Canadians to Death by Assisted Suicide.

Without getting into why the courts are dealing with such issues of social import rather than our elected Parliament - let’s deal with the matter itself.

That said, I believe the Court will rule in favour of expanding this manufactured ‘right’ – it just can’t seem to help itself - and in so doing, will mirror the wishes of today’s society.

Indeed, recent polling reports that 84% of Canadians are in favour of such; count me though as a 16%er.

Some attribute such high support to the decline in organized religion but realistically thinking – the religious have nothing to fear from death; the atheists everything.  Rather, I see it more as a fallout from society’s great propensity to dispose. After all, it’s much easier to use pampers than cloth diapers as our over-full landfills can attest.

When I grew up in the late 40’s and 50’s families took care of themselves – households were often multi generational – grandparents, aunts and uncles. That generation took care of their own.

Then in the 60s we came along – along with  nursing homes.  We could now warehouse the sick, the elderly and the infirm.

And with the ever rising cost of health care, this warehousing has itself become inconvenient…and  dear reader, it is all about convenience.

We – us boomers - are ‘me generation’ – and we want for society what we perceive as good for us individually.

I saw a woman interviewed recently who complained bitterly about having to be care giver to an elderly relative.  Apparently no beds were available in the community and she was angry that the government did not financially compensate her for her efforts.  Her patient was her elderly father.

Now the overwhelmng cry is for a permanent solution.  Reminds me of the Nazis era.

The Pro Suicide folks  – like Pro Choice – couch it as providing a choice but the choice really comes down to death.

So bring us your sick, your dying, your infirm and did not financially compensate her for her efforts. we’ll happily send them on their way into the abyss.  All the while, we comfort ourselves in the mistaken belief that we are being humane.

Modern medicine has advanced to the point where no one needs to suffer – so the need for choice is a hollow one.

Either life is sacred or it is not; there should not be qualifiers.

But for 84% of us – and likely the SCC, let’s just get rid of those who don’t measure up – or are used up – it is much cleaner and of course so much more convenient.

And with us baby boomers getting longer in the tooth – it will most certainly save money at least for those of us who remain healthy.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’ 

 

 

Is There A Solution To The Muslim Crisis?

 

No.

Certainly not in the short or medium term – i.e. not within the next 10 to 20 years.

And do you know who shares much of the blame?

You and I and more specifically, we in the West who have paid $ Trillions of dollars to Middle Eastern Sheiks for our energy .. primarily oil.

We had a chance in the early 70s – when OPEC was formed, to put in place a crash program to become energy self-sufficient but we let that opportunity pass – some 40 years ago.

Our cash over those subsequent years – has been used to terrorize us abroad, and innocents in their own homelands.

So if there is no solution to the ‘crisis’ – why are we and our other allies sending CF 18’s to bomb ISIS et al?

Glad you asked.

There are three (3) main reasons:

First, it is to degrade (destroy) ISIS the most despicable and barbaric bunch of bastards the world has seen in many a century.

And they can be destroyed from the air since they are not only detested by our friends but by many of our enemies as well.

Second, to give those innocents who are currently trapped by ISIS a chance to run to freedom.  Most notably among these groups are the Christian minorities.  - and -

Third, to give those troops on the ground – the Kurds, the Shia etc. an opportunity to regroup and renew their fight against these ISIS maniacs.

That is why Canada and so many others have joined the US led coalition.

But as the title of this Blog states, this will not bring peace to the Middle East or so many troubled spots in Africa.

Nor will our boots on the ground do any good – as some propose.  Indeed, it has been over 60 years when boots on the ground did any good and that was Korea.  Since then, it has been once big disappointment after another and the consequent loss of life, maiming and loss of treasure.

The only way peace will come to these tragic areas is for the people there themselves to rise up themselves and demand change.

Until that happens – nothing of substance will happen.

In the West we can help things along first by becoming energy self sufficient so we no longer find ourselves funding our own demise.

Second, we need to cut off these troubled areas as much from the rest of the world as possible - not only to prevent the spread of this cancerous terrorism but to force the Muslim populations generally to look inward at themselves for solutions. (can’t you just hear the loony left screaming at this one). 

That’s it from here – bomb ISIS into oblivion while helping native boots on the ground to do the clean-up work – all the while letting those innocents trapped by ISIS an opportunity to escape.

It will not be a fix for the problem but it will at least set the stage for a real fix and drop the issue squarely into the laps of the locals where it properly belongs.

As I see it …

‘K.D. Galagher’

 

Beg Your Pardon ?…

 

Say Again.

Mssrs. Mulcair and Trudeau will vote against Canada’s involvement with the coalition of over 40 other countries against ISIS because …

‘Harper has not adequately explained to these two gentlemen the need for it’.

A reality check for them – ISIS has already explained the need to do so by their public beheadings, other vicious modes of killing, raping and sexual slavery and the burying alive of children and babies.

Here is what this week’s UN Report had to say on the subject:

ISIS forces have committed gross human rights violations and violence of an "increasing sectarian nature" against groups including Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in a widening conflict that has forced 1.8 million Iraqis to flee their homes, according to the 29-page report by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

"These include attacks directly targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, executions and other targeted killings of civilians, abductions, rape and other forms of sexual and physical violence perpetrated against women and children, forced recruitment of children, destruction or desecration of places of religious or cultural significance, wanton destruction and looting of property, and denial of fundamental freedoms."

A reputable poll out this weekend states surprisingly that Mulcair and Trudeau are not alone in their bizarre thinking since 26% of Canadians say they share their myopic vision.  

And it is not as though Canada’s contribution is significant … it is not.  Indeed our help to the mission is below modest even – a half dozen aged war planes and a refueler.

Even so, ISIS has made the case for countries like ours to get involved and even the left leaning United Nations concurs – so Harper’s two cents worth is really redundant.

But doesn’t one just shutter to think of either opposition leader as PM – other than I guess for their 26% public supporters.

Let’s be clear here – Canada’s contribution and indeed the entire mission will not succeed in cleaning up the Middle East – it can’t.

The only way the Middle East will be calmed is when the inhabitants of those war torn countries say they have had enough and work together to restore peace and prosperity and the likelihood of that remains years (decades?) off.

What Canada and the others are doing is to curb (degrade) ISIS, the most ruthless group of barbarians the world has known in many of centuries. 

The Mission gives the good guys on the ground such as the Kurds a chance to regroup and fight these cancerous terrorists on their own.

And finally, it gives the victims of ISIS brutality, the opportunity to flee for safety.

That is why Canada is joining on and that is why Mulcair and Trudeau are so misguided in their thinking.

As I recall, was it not Young Trudeau’s dad who rode the streets of Montreal during the Second World War wearing a Nazi helmet?  And was it not Mulcair who came out after 9/11 to say it was an inside job?

Stellar men both.

As I see it …

“K.D. Galagher’

 

Mine is bigger than yours …

 

As in Young Trudeau and his macho comment of yesterday.

Apparently Trudeau thinks it’s macho to see who can whip out the biggest …… jet fighter.

Well I hate to break it to the young lad but in Canada’s case we are dealing with aging CF 18s that no longer measure up – so to speak – to current day state of the art air machines.

And if he thinks Harper is dumb enough to play such a macho game with out-dated fighters, it makes you wonder how small his point of reference is?

As I see it …

‘K.D. Galagher’

WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED ?

 

This new century was supposed to be one of peace and prosperity and instead has recycled back to the mid half of the last century some 50 – 60 years ago.

And I vividly recall those troubling days:

Communism was our common foe, the USSR was act its pinnacle of power and Red China was considered a most sinister albeit sleeping giant.

The World had undergone several hot wars, WW I and WW II as well as Korea and was then entangled in Vietnam, the latter, a product of the Cold War with Russia.

Nuclear War was a constant threat back then but as the Century progressed that concern declined in the lead up to the end of the Cold War with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the accompanying disintegration of the USSR.

China began to awaken and in so doing, jettisoned radical socialism in favour of capitalism while retaining its totalitarian way of governing.  The hope though was that as consumer goods became available to them – things like cars, homes and money in the bank, totalitarianism too would gradually fade into history.

Boy were we wrong.

Flash ahead to today and Russia is on the move again trying to reinvent their Socialist Soviet Republic.  Its former satellite states sit ripe for the plucking.

All the while, the little guy in the White House sits idly by offering nothing but a bewildered look on his face and all the while professing it is “not my fault”.  I have never in my life come across a person who could so readily find someone other than himself to blame.  (Have to wonder if he does that at home with Michelle?)

In a matter of a few short years, China will be the world’s largest economy replacing the once almighty US of A.  To make matters worse, China has now positioned itself as America’s banker and is using its new found profits to dramatically expand its military. Her neighbours shutter.

This is occurring while Chinese authorities ruthlessly crush protest throughout the country and are now engaged in a stare down with Democracy Advocates in Hong Kong.

And yet things are not as bad as they were back then… they are far worse.

The Middle East is on fire.  Terrorists there and throughout many parts of Africa are butchering and raping at will while the supposed civilized world stands idly by awaiting a most reluctant America to come to the rescue.

The little guy tries to screw up the courage to do something while avoiding the fact that had he acted sooner … drawing real red lines in the sand in Syria and retaining troops in Iraq, the chaos the Middle East could have been avoided.

What a mess.

But dear reader, I have avoided the real danger issue and that is with respect to a Nuclear Iran.

Iran for all intents and purposes now has the bomb and is working diligently on perfecting its delivery.  Moreover, it is on record as saying its goal is to entirely eradicate Israel and with these bombs, the small State of Israel could be vaporized in a matter of minutes.

All hell would then break lose with the likelihood of war too catastrophic to imagine.

The US is currently engaged in negotiations with Iran in regard to seeing its nuclear program limited but as things look now, these negotiations are likely to end in failure with no adverse repercussions for Iran.

Our only hope is that Israel acts unilaterally to set back Iran’s program (i.e. bomb their sites) to give the west more time to get it right. 

As I said, things have never looked so bleak and yet many in the West continue to advise against getting involved.

It is to cry … or to laugh.

Where are the Winston Churchills and the FDRs when you need them?

As I see it …

‘K.D. Galagher’

 

 

ISIS Butchers Christians…

 

And yet the World remains silent; eerily reminiscent of the Nazi reign of terror against the Jews in the 1930s and 40s.

This past year alone saw 165,000 Christians martyred for their beliefs, and there’s every indication that this number will be much higher this year given the magnitude of their current slaughter in Syria and Iraq.

Indeed, throughout Africa and the Middle East, Christians are under attack by Extremist Muslims and ISIS is the worst of the worst.

Rape, beheading, burying alive is their standard fare.

All in the name of their beloved Muhammad; but it really comes down to their lust for power. 

And while the World turns its head, it tut tuts about Israel’s attempt to defend itself from the equally misguided and murderous Hamas.   

The goal of Radical Muslims is to unite Muslims into a Caliphate or State ruled by an appointed successor to Muhammad.  From there, the extremists will branch out to conquer the world.

So if you are neither Jewish nor Christian, fear not ..your turn for persecution will most certainly come … as in the immortal words of Martin Niemoller, and when they came for me “there was no one left to speak out.”

A small group of us are not prepared to sit idly by and watch their annihilation go unchallenged.  We met together this past weekend to begin planning for a massive demonstration on Parliament Hill, here in Ottawa.

Time is of the essence and I will keep you posted with respect to our progress.

Galagher

 

 

 

OBAMA

THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE LAST 100 YEARS and …

He is to blame but … he simply cannot help it.

This is my final Blog for over the summer unless something really, really important comes up which I cannot resist blogging about.

We, in Ontario, have the worst government in our Provincial history but its negative effect is contained specifically to our province and more generally to Canada.

The disaster known as Obama though affects the United States of America – the greatest nation on earth and as a result, negatively impacts the entire world.

I will not recite all of his failings – I simply do not have the time nor inclination to do so.

Suffice to say, the World is a much more dangerous place to live since the little guy was elected but 6 short years ago:

The middle east is on fire, Russia has returned – if not to cold war status – at least to cool war.  Iran, the most dangerous country on the face of the earth has – for all intents and purposes, the Bomb.  North Korea – run by a mad man, continues to perfect its Atomic Bomb Delivery System.  China is becoming more and more belligerent with its neighbours and uses American money to fund its massive and ever growing military.

Obama started his presidency with a world tour to apologize for America’s actions in years gone by.  He sucked up to his enemies and demeaned his friends including stalwarts such as Israel and our own country.

Indeed, today no one trusts America anymore – neither friend nor foe.

Extreme Muslims are out of the bottle and will not be put back for a long, long bloody time to come.

On the domestic front, Obama has met with equal success:

One in Three – One Hundred Million Americans are now on welfare.

One in Six – Fifty Million receive food stamps.

In the aftermath of the financial collapse of 2007 and 2008 which caused massive unemployment, Obama brought in his job killing Health Plan.  He has had to delay its implementation time and again to avoid all out layoffs.

More recently, he imposed draconian conditions on coal fire powered which in turn will lead to even more unemployed.  Today coal accounts for 40% of US energy production and unlike oil is mostly mined in the States itself.  It is conceded that the new restrictions on production will lead to the shut down of this industry.

Each year the US deficit goes up another $Trillion Dollars and by the end of his term, the Debt will total over $20 TRILLION.

And as touched on earlier, America’s new banker is Red China.

Simply stated, America is quickly going down the tubes as 50% of the populace and most of the media cheer on.

So is Obama responsible?

Yes he is.

Can he help himself?

Not at all.

When he was first elected I was most happy for him and especially for the Black population of America generally. It helped mark ‘paid’ to the rancour surrounding American Civil War.

That said, I would not have voted for him since I am conservative but I was rooting for him nonetheless.

But it was not long before things started going poorly and it was not long after that I figured out just why.

Simply stated, being President is not in Obama’s genes.

Like so many of today’s Black kids, his father abandoned both he and his mother.

As a minority person, he grew up in a ‘them vs. us’ society, which would have embittered him toward the white establishment.

As a social worker in the slums of Chicago, he would have acquired a bias against the capitalist system.  For him, Big Government …not Big Business was the answer.

And like many from the outside, it was and continues to be ‘someone else’s fault’ when things do not go as planned.  Indeed, I have never seen an individual more adept at failing to take responsibility though Dolton McGuinty does come in a close second.

He sat in a church pew where for 20 odd years his Minister regularly condemned America as being “Gxd Damn America.  And then after the service, the self same Pastor retired to his gated white community and $20 million dollar homestead. One could barf.

His dear wife said she only fell in love with her country when it elected her husband.  This despite the fact that both had carved out successful careers and life styles well before any Presidential Campaign.

So for me, and although it is all his fault and no one else’s, he is not to blame, he simply cannot help himself, it is not in his makeup.

As such nothing will change over the course of the 2 years left in his mandate.

The only question that remains is whether or not the damage the little guy has done … everywhere, can be undone by the administration that follows him.

And I am most fearful that the answer is it cannot.

See you in the Fall.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’