"UH-OH CANADA... "

I love Canada. I have visited there many times throughout the country, and have always enjoyed myself - the scenery, the cities (love Montreal and Vancouver), and the friendly people. I have enjoyed several friendships with Canadians in my life. I have also played with some really terrific musicians from Canada, and I applaud how their country has so much more respect for art, music, and culture overall than do Americans.

I couldn't help but really notice some things politically during the recent brouhaha over the foiled terrorist plot and the hate-mongers taken into custody. The plot they had hatched to blow up Parliament, "behead the Prime Minister," and cause general madness and mayhem was hair-raising, though not surprising (to me, anyway).

Perhaps this will wake up the Canadian left wing. Though I love Canada, I certainly do not love any of the far left wing rhetoric I hear coming out of the country all too often. It's rooted in the nutty left wing "altruist-socialist-collectivist" axis, to borrow Ayn Rand's phrase. They are cousins to their equally ignominious counterparts in America and Great Britain (erstwhile home of Karl Marx), and belong to the class of pussies who think we can all somehow "get along," if we just make an effort to "understand" each other, or rob from taxpayers to "re-distribute wealth" in some sort of "equitable" fashion.

Islamic fundamentalism is the most virulent form of mind poisoning in human history. It is incredibly dangerous, hate-filled and hate-mongering, and it's goal is to cause untold suffering, murder, madness, and mayhem globally. Not to mention abject poverty, ignorance, and totalitarian religious stupidity.

For those who thought in couldn't happen in "liberal," "compassionate," and "tolerant" Canada - this is your wake up call!

Hopefully Canadian politics will come around and gravitate toward the right a bit - anything would be an improvement...