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ReedWrites will publish nothing about Canadian politics until after the ongoing Federal Election
For reasons which are beyond my control, but which have to do with my long-standing respect for democracy and the responsibility we citizens have for ensuring its continued health and viability, I will not be posting any political messages on this blog until October 15th.
Instead, RW will post a daily quote and/or anecdote from recent history.
Most of the quotes you will see over the next days will be from a book I recommend. It’s by Nicholson Baker and it’s called "Human Smoke".
Thank you for your indulgence.
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Quote of the Day…from Human Smoke, by Nicholson Baker
It was 1914.
Winston Churchill was England’s first lord of the admiralty and he initiated a naval blockade against Germany.
"The British Blockade," Churchill later wrote, "treated the whole of Germany as if it were a beleaguered fortress and avowedly sought to starve the whole population — men, women, and children, old and young, wounded and sound — into submission."
Responses to “ReedWrites will publish nothing about Canadian politics until after the ongoing Federal Election”
September 18th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Well I’m afraid you won’t have any from me sam…because i have to keep my hands clean and my mouth shut on anything to do with national politics. even telepathically. you never know who’s listening lol.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:51 am
What?!! No Canadian politics from Jim Reed? Nowhere to comment? How will we manage? (ok, maybe a bit tongue in cheek but…)
I’m inviting everyone to come over to http://www.living-in-the-country.com in the interim. I’ll try my hand at some very basic political observation. Comment everyone, I’ll need the input!
Sam