the process is the punishment
one need not be right to punish one's enemies, only powerful
[Remind you of the Coutts Four? It should,]
"many folks forwarded me james howard kunstler’s recent piece entitled “Whatever it Takes Won’t be Enough” that got picked up by ZH and in which certain notorious internet felines got a shout out. i found it provocative and insightful, so i’d like to see if i can add to/extend some of his ideas somewhat.
"i think james is very much onto something with this "lawfare" idea of weaponizing courts and judicial process against we the people. this practice seems to have been a soros centerpiece for some time in his push to dominate DA races and judgeships as a cheap way to have big effects, grant license to the favored, and criminalize dissent.
"in a legalistic technocracy such as ours, the power to determine what is and is not investigated and what is and is not charged is the true prerogative of princes.
"it determines who may act abhorrently and who must be always looking over their shoulder for fear of a tap from leviathan.
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/the-process-is-the-punishment
On FB very well said…..
I had a conversation in person recently that pretty much sums up the Canadian political divide right now. Not the cartoon version from the news... the quiet, everyday one we've all had with friends, or family.
It started predictably of course. The usual labels tossed out like confetti (xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic, bigot, Maple Maga). Because apparently if you question a policy, you must secretly hate the group it’s supposed to help.
And this little exchange laid it out for me.
For a lot of modern liberals, politics seems to be less about what actually happens and more about looking compassionate. Slap the right moral sticker on a policy "help the marginalized! Expand programs! Signal virtue!" and you're golden.
Ask whether it works in practice? Ahhh... suddenly you’re the bad guy with a heart of stone.
Their world is simple... you’re either “for people” or “against people.” Intentions are everything and results are optional.
In that framework, a policy ...
Carney got his hands on the CPP somehow !
The Canada Pension Plan Investments Board (CPPIB) and Brookfield on Tuesday launched a $50 billion “Maple Fund” that they say will funnel capital towards critical infrastructure and strategic industries across Canada.
The announcement from the CPPIB, which manages the investments in the Canada Pension Plan, and investment management firm Brookfield was one of the main funding projects that came out from a recent two-day investment summit hosted by Carney and the premiers.
With the Canada Pension Plan playing a central role in many Canadians’ retirement planning, many may be wondering what this decision means for their retirements.
What is the Maple Fund?
The Maple Fund will operate as an investing framework to provide funding for specific projects, and will include up to $25 billion each from the CPPIB and Brookfield over a five-year timespan.
The fund is focused on complex large-scale projects that each require significant upfront resources and development capabilities, and a ...
Copy it, read it & send to the federal government!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17oUkTCKTO-s2CYdKN1YLs9hRouRBe6PrnINCjrxG-n8/edit?tab=t.0
