Forget all this controversy about BBC's biased coverage of Israel-Palestine violence. Let's just compare the damage.
On the left: Israeli home struck by Palestinian militant's rocket from Gaza.
On the right: Gaza neighbourhood struck by Israeli bomb.
Seems a bit much? Certainly not a measured response? Perhaps not even a sane response?
If there is such a huge David vs. Goliath contrast between the firepower of the two groups, I doubt if a balanced news channel would describe this as a "war" or "military response". Sounds more like violent, barbaric slaughter.
The timing of Harper's government's announcement of approving the Northern
Gateway pipeline could not have been more sneaky! It was probably counting on World Cup fever to hide Canada's sick policies. While ignorant Canadians blare the horns of their flag-draped cars to celebrate the soccer victory of some remote country in Europe and get high on that opium for the masses (TV), Canada moves to approve the Northern Gateway.
In some parts of the world, this would result in militancy and armed resistance by civilian militias -- which one hopes is the path that ultimately the First Nations will consider if all else fails.
But for now, apathetic Canadians will just order that 4th beer on the patio. At least we have a government that we deserve - lacking complete transparency and integrity.
Air Canada's 360 magazine shows an image of women being trained in the "art of proper makeup application and grooming" to be flight attendants. I found it ironic that 50 years later, the "art" has become so ubiquitous that Air Canada doesn't have to pay women to learn it. Media conditioning by the cosmetic industry has ensured that everyone (including women) expects makeup and women to go together.
Score: Women 0, Feminism -1, Cosmetics Industry 1. #MediaConditioningWorks.
