Tag Archives: George Orwell

Pierre Poilievre and the Politics of Brutalization

Posted on September 18, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

“The word ‘brutalize’ is now employed quite wrongly to mean harsh or cruel treatment meted out by the strong to the weak…but in fact it means something subtler, namely the coarsening effect that this exercise of cruelty produces in the … Continue reading →

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Patriot Games

Posted on August 11, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

“Patriot:  the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.” Mark Twain Last week Mr Kenney joined the patriot squad.  On August 4 and  August 7 he released two odious videos on social media.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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Alberta Separatism Rears its Goofy Head

Posted on January 13, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox was thinking about the fog of words when she received a mass mailout letter from someone she’ll call Mr X urging her to join him and thousands of others (who shall remain nameless because their names were not … Continue reading →

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Political Discourse in Alberta: Seen through Orwell’s Lens

Posted on October 14, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”—George Orwell It was fascinating to consider Jason Kenney’s comments on two issues that arose this week in the … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Conservatives Prepare for War–Really!

Posted on January 5, 2014 by susanonthesoapbox

“Our organization cannot lose the grassroots donation battle to our opposition if we hope to win the war in 2016.”—Ron Renaud, PC Chief Financial Officer Win the war in 2016???  The “war” metaphor Before we get sucked into the “war” … Continue reading →

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