CHOI-FM et l'apiration des politiciens

Fallout from the Amy Richards' abortion: dark night of the soul?

Yesterday, I zipped by Prof Glenn's blog and came across this post reacting to the Amy Richards' abortions. Basically he's offended and that's not a bad thing.

I pointed out to Dawn Richards' utter callousness has shocked the proabortionists. It's one thing to think about it or even kept in house but to be so direct in an interview exposes the evilness of abortion. Thus the offense is like the light for photophobic animals, it burns them.

More fundamentally, the interview will force some pro-abortionists to experience a dark night of the soul searching. For some, it's finally dawned on them what they're advocating and recoil in revulsion. Kass mentioned the wisdom of revulsion; perhaps we're finally witnessing an example. Impreceptively, abortion will be outlawed once again in the future. My more naive hope is that those who repudiate their proabortionist position will reembrace the love for life.

Prayer request/demande de prières

I'm orienting a prayer request to the religious oriented bloggers affectionally known as St Blog's. Suffice to say that my best friend and I are going through a very difficult period. Your prayers and intentions will be humblely appreciated.

Je m'addresse cette demande de prières aux bloggeurs d'orientation réligieuse connus affecteusement comme St Blogue. Il suffit simplement à dire que ma meilleure amie et moi, nous traversons une période très difficile. Donc, vos prières et intentions seront humblement appréciées.

Beware the cult of productivity

I must say that Mark Byron's recent post reflecting on Lance Armstrong's win as an affirmation of the American style of business took me aback. Specifically, it was his uncharacteritsic sneer at how the French prefer to enjoy a 3 hour 5 course meal instead of concentrating on productivity. Frankly, I'm always bewildered at the North Americans' reaction to the those countries that don't embrace productivity with the enthusiastic zeal as they do.

Behind the patronizing sneer is a real fear that perhaps North American captialism isn't that ideal and hides a certain anti-societal pathology. I share the French's skepticism towards productivity because it's become our Stavkolvian cult...without the benefit of propaganda. If North Americans were genuinely serious about the cult of productivity, we'd reward the truely productive and paste their photos everywhere was model to emulate; instead we overcompensate the CEOs 500 times over.

Thus we're unserious. Also, I suspect that the emphasis on productivity is to keep workers and middle mangers docile. Let them fear for their jobs and prosperity because that way they won't enjoy the leisure to change things, demand better or..do nothing.

European capitialism has its own serious problems. It's too rigid, too regulated, too skwered in favour of the worker and against the employeer. Worse of all, Eurocaptialism loathes the small businessmen and makes their lives tougher than it should be.
I'm sure that Mark will concour with me that leisure nor work is the foundation of civilization. At the same time, I agree with Mark, that thouroughness, professionalism and certain committment to productivity are worthy goals to cultivate and the French shouldn't fear them while simulatenously not succumbing to the latent fearmongering that the cult of productivity engenders either.

Conseils au ministre Pettigrew: ne plus négocier avec les mullahs!

Depuis les nouvelles que le tribunal de primère instance avait acquité l'accuse pour faute de preuve donce un fin de non-recevoir, le gouvernment canadien rappele les mullahs de leurs obligations internationales.