Winter Patriot:
Science fiction? Au contraire! It's the Washington Post, which also says:Chris Floyd:The Bush administration has chosen to move against the Revolutionary Guard Corps because of what U.S. officials have described as its growing involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as its support for extremists throughout the Middle East, the sources said.Involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan? Support for extremists?
Come on! Can't they do any better than that??
How remarkable. How utterly Orwellian. We've never had a clear definition of "terrorism" in the "post-9/11 world", but this is getting even more ridiculous than ever!
The president declares a branch of a foreign country's military to be terrorists, and to justify the declaration, he cites their alleged involvement in two countries which he himself invaded and occupied under false pretenses!!
Oh, well. He's the president, and I'm not. I guess they must be terrorists!
The reality is that this move is just one more piece of groundwork for a military strike on Iran that is indeed inevitable – and vital too, at least for the ambitions of the "global domination" crowd embodied in the big slab of electronically-maintained meat known as Dick Cheney. As Cooper finally acknowledges – in the 22nd paragraph – such a designation is merely symbolic, as the Revolutionary Guards have very few if any assets in the United States or associated with United States financial institutions in any way that would fall under the measure's ban. It is intended as just one more shot across the bow, one more provocation aimed at goading the Iranians into a response that could be seized upon as a further "justification" for war.
And it is yet another round in the endless PR campaign to demonize Iran in the eyes of the American people: A government that has an officially designated terrorist organization as part of its armed forces! My God, better order some more haz-mat suits for Sump City, Iowa, before they sarin-gas the county fair! Better go fight 'em over there so we don't have to fight 'em over here!
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You want to go to canada or france or italy or something? I can probably work remotely until I find a new job.
I'm thinking more seriously about it every day...it's only a matter of time, at this rate, before they make emigrating painful and illegal as well.
I've been seriously thinking about it too, although not seriously enough that I try to figure out exactly where I'll go. Canada seems like the easiest choice. I don't know much about other countries.
Montreal is the shit, and pretty close. After that, I vote Finland.
Going to grad school somewhere else is a nice idea, but I think language is a problem. My French could get me around town semi-adequately, but I don't think I could conduct graduate studies in French.
Virtually everyone in Montreal speaks great English even if their first language is French. Plus McGill is part of the Anglo tradition in Quebec so everything is in English there. And they have good croissants.
Yeah I was reading through McGill's psychology faculty interests yesterday. They had 3 people whose work seemed cool to me.
I'm coming a little late to the party but if you're trying to escape corrupt politicians and frustrating policy then Italy and France are not the places to go--particularly Italy. You could start your search with the Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International.
In general, my perception is that the Scandinavian countries are largely benign and straightforward, as is Switzerland (contentious), Canada, and New Zealand. Basically, any country that you never hear any news about is probably where you want to move.
During my recent trip to Spain we had dinner with a random Swedish couple, and from our brief conversation I was ready to move there. I like the U.S. far more than you probably, because I think I recognize the many other worse alternatives, but I'd also prefer to live somewhere that's better run and generally, well, better.
I'm under no delusions that there isn't widespread corruption in many first world countries. The difference is that America does more damage than anyone else, while simultaneously being more self-righteous, and I have a hard time being a part of it.
I have the same impressions as you, in regards to Scandanavian countries. Canada is starting to look like a very strong realistic option.
FYI, Vancouver is more expensive than DC. My boss is moving there in 2 months and I was suprised to hear that. Sucks, huh?
Sales tax is 15% in Quebec (7.5% provicial, 7.5% federal). Of course, all those social welfare programs aren't going to pay for themselves. Depends on what you're looking for in a home country as to how attractive that is.
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