tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post5350699180461215463..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Are Intellectuals at War with Reality?Gerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-62502575058689104512013-05-06T23:03:22.378-04:002013-05-06T23:03:22.378-04:00The more plausible explanation is that the PMO has...<i> The more plausible explanation is that the PMO has taken risks with the health of Canadians, namely cuts to the Health Inspection Agency by allowing drug companies to approve their own drugs with little or no independent research by Health Canada. Food inspections by Health Canada has dropped dramatically under the Conservative governance, opting instead to allow companies to conduct their own inspection, </i><br /><br />And there is not a shred of evidence to suggest we are worse off. So you see, it is you that cannot grasp evidence. You just like government a lot and are too unself-aware to realize it.Cytotoxicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-87172995839957650722013-05-05T21:33:05.874-04:002013-05-05T21:33:05.874-04:00"And finally, the letter writers bewail how t..."And finally, the letter writers bewail how the Harper government is embracing “reactionary commemorative practices, to militarize patriotic mythology.”<br /><br />Gerry, I think I know what this means. It means, among other things, that my father, 94 this Thursday, is finally getting a medal for his service in WWII. (He was an RCAF escapee = avoided being a POW and contacted the Resistance instead, and made his way to Gibraltar). http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=55833<br /><br />Imagine describing that as "to militarize patriotic mythology." I want my tax money for school English composition lessons back. Michael Lavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699419667796729419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-80828287526648304352013-05-05T15:37:36.577-04:002013-05-05T15:37:36.577-04:00Your entire argument is a straw man because you as...Your entire argument is a straw man because you assume that the Canadian public consider the PMO anti-science based on funding cuts to research. There likely are a small contingent who do believe this, but the overwhelming majority do not believe Harper is anti-scienced based on this. The more plausible explanation is that the PMO has taken risks with the health of Canadians, namely cuts to the Health Inspection Agency by allowing drug companies to approve their own drugs with little or no independent research by Health Canada. Food inspections by Health Canada has dropped dramatically under the Conservative governance, opting instead to allow companies to conduct their own inspection, sometimes with disparaging results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-14676833010839069002013-05-03T20:44:38.857-04:002013-05-03T20:44:38.857-04:00Gerry: sometimes, some of your comments make me wo...Gerry: sometimes, some of your comments make me wonder which side of the universe you are on, even though I appreciate your ability at being critical of all sides on some issues. But most of the time, I find you are on the side of reason and rationale.<br /><br />Now, about this article. You are dead on. <br /><br />Although I consider myself having a fairly good command of the English language in order to express myself clearly when I need to, because I like people to understand what I am saying, I have, for many years, been frustrated by the language used by those you are talking about in your article.<br /><br />Not only does it take an uncanny ability and knowledge of the language to manipulate it as these people do, but it is also an indication of very twisted minds to do so and to believe their own words. It is, I'm afraid, an intellectual infirmity for which there is no cure. <br /><br />In order for these people and their pseudo intellectual prose to flourish, there needs to be other intellectually vacuous vessels in which to plant the seeds. The result of this being, of course, that they can all stand around in some "soiree", impressing each other with these phrases as the social norm. Why? Because without these, they have no life.<br /><br />So I thank you for this. It was very well done indeed.Sebandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-2493194236465051062013-05-03T18:00:23.519-04:002013-05-03T18:00:23.519-04:00How smart can these people be if they believe that...How smart can these people be if they believe that the word "sociology" is a verb.Pyrodafoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533818927500918513noreply@blogger.com