We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Corporate Christianity Canadian Style

Click here to access a book review by Jim Miles of The Ugly Canadian - Stephen Harper's Foreign Policy, authored by Yves Engler, posted on Uncommon Thought Journal website.

It is clear from this book and many other sources that the US One Percent ruling class could not have a more loyal friend of the Empire than Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, even if they had appointed him as their puppet. The reason is rather simple--Harper's political career was shaped by Alberta's oil industry whose oil piplines go directly south to feed the US, and thus he has become a certified, "card carrying" member of the Empire's One Percent. Yes, the One Percent has gone global. Although many of the core members are still US citizens, they have enlisted members from all over the world who share their addiction to money and power. Most are logically found in NATO countries and Israel.

While spending considerable time in Canada, I was amazed at the widespread ownership of the media in the hands of rabid Zionists (Asper family) who used their media to spread the most outrageous pro-Israel propaganda. Hence, I think that a more apt title to this article would be "Corporate Christianity and Judaism Canadian Style" because right-wing elements of both religions are actively promoting Empire policies and actions.
In another earlier work, Building Apartheid, Engler presents Canada's history of support for the Zionist cause and the Israeli government. Canada's historic British imperial perspective (now being revived by Harper) plus the general trend of the government personnel supporting the Millennial right wing aspects of Christianity, have combined to create Canada's current foreign policy. While reprising that information, more information is added concerning the military-economic-security ties that stand between the two countries establishment elites. Domestically, criticism of Israel/support of Palestinians is viewed as extremism and "repeatedly equated criticism of Israel with racism towards Jews." Ultimately, Canada's principled position is "Israel can do no wrong."
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