Nonsenseland was in an
uproar. The leader of its largest city
was seen on video supposedly smoking crack cocaine. Then another video surfaced
where the city leader was using threatening words and obscene language and
threatening to kill. Many people were
supposedly horrified. Was the city not all it was cracked up to be? Was
dopiness a prerequisite for public office? Were the people dopey to have
elected this person? Surely not! After all, this was Nonsenseland and anything
goes in Nonsenseland! [1]
Meanwhile in Nonsenseland’s
parliament, (in one of its infrequent sessions) the leader of the country was
under attack for appointing some senators whose expenses were called outrageous
and some who seemed to have problems knowing where their principal residences
were. Still, home is where the heart is, as the saying goes, and these people
were right at home in taxpayers’ haven. Unfortunately, they lost their seats
for two years, in this house of “sober second thought” after their senatorial
friends voted to punish them. But, they would still be allowed to collect their
pensions and health benefits and the ordinary taxpayers would pay for them.
Some people thought this was ridiculous, but, this was Nonsenseland where being
ridiculous was acceptable.
Others, were thinking where
is the accountability? Still, accountability questions were raised in
parliament about who knew what, about, checks being signed by the leader’s
representatives. The leader said he knew nothing or very little about all these
happenings and blamed it on a guy he appointed. Even though he was in charge of
these appointed people he continued to plead ignorance. This was quite
acceptable because this was Nonsenseland where it seemed ignorance is a virtue.
Then more uproar was heard in
Nonsenseland. It seemed the boyish Liberal leader had professed “admiration”
for the Chinese dictatorship while talking to a women’s only conference. This
caused a bit of a rumpus and a prominent Tory and others got quite upset at the
Liberal boyo. Forgetting that their talking Tory “pit bull” had also described
the Chinese dictatorship as a “friend’ and a “ally” and that their Tory leader
had formed a “strategic partnership" [2] with the Chinese dictatorship. So really, is
there very little moral difference between Liberal or Tory? Do they both speak
the same B.S., but only their party names are different? Still, this is Nonsenseland
where hypocrisy is natural and normal.
Meanwhile in another part of Nonsenseland there was uproar over a proposed
“Charter of Values” by a provincial government. This charter would have no
values except those mandated by the State. Some people were wondering if this
was a society in state of collapse? [3]
Or was this just more noisy nonsense in Nonsenseland?
Stephen J. Gray
November 10, 2013.
Endnotes:
Articles of interest at links below:
