Category Archives: Political Barking
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Identity: Me, Them – Us
Leave a commentDec 11, 2020 by Rua Lupa
We all have an identity, it forms who we present ourselves as and informs who we align with. It is something we do not really talk about outside of an Us versus Them narrative though. I think that should change, because I believe that is where most of our societal conflicts stem from.
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Lets Get A Bit Medieval When Dealing With COVID-19
Leave a commentJul 25, 2020 by Rua Lupa
In April, when COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) had reached the point when masks were considered to be a practical tool for …
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Dear Cottagers in COVID-19 Crisis
Leave a commentApr 5, 2020 by Rua Lupa
A lot of people never have that option and do not expect to because it is not and will not be in reach no matter how hard and long they work or save. Having a cottage is not as common or normal an experience as it appears to be expected – it is a reflection of wealth status. So a 2nd home should not be treated as equal as an only home – it is not a necessity, it is a luxury.
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On The Damning of The Milk Industry
Leave a commentMar 2, 2018 by Rua Lupa
The Milk Industry is making a splash lately with how Millennials have ended up bring back Milk Couriers. Great news for those who love sustainability. Unfortunately many members of the public have taken this news and decided to damn the milk industry all together, citing many things that are indeed harmful practices.
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What Nature Has To Say About Gender
6Feb 13, 2018 by Rua Lupa
Is human gender expression fundamentally messed up? In a richly illustrated essay, Rua Lupa compares human thinking about gender and sex to the realities of the natural world.
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Save Herbalists from ‘Alternative Medicine’
Leave a commentOct 23, 2017 by Rua Lupa
The problem is that there is a conflation between ‘alternative medicine’ and ‘medicine’, and along with that, that ‘alternative medicine’ is even an acknowledged term to begin with.
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Millennial Reality Check
Leave a commentAug 23, 2017 by Rua Lupa
When viewing these I frequently internally laugh with the thought of “so long” because these industries that are crying havoc are really just being revealed as the unnecessary things that they are and will not be missed.
The claims of demise I did find odd were,
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Where Rapists Come From
Leave a commentMay 31, 2017 by Rua Lupa
It needs to be remembered that while rapists should not be excused from their actions – they should also not be treated as forever damaged or purely evil, but as someone who needs help to get on a better track of mind with regards to consent.
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Political Pragmatist Rant
Leave a commentMay 3, 2017 by Rua Lupa
Funny thing, I may agree with the vast majority of Progressive, Liberal, ‘Leftist’, Socialist, ideas. But damn it, I am a pragmatist. Waving Banners and Yelling your ideas and expecting instant results is no way to get what you want…
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March For Science – A Canadian Perspective + Free Image For Protest
Leave a commentApr 20, 2017 by Rua Lupa
So yeah, this March For Science is a Big Deal. And when I first heard about it a few months ago, I had to do something to help contribute in some way. And here it is,
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The Problem with Calling Women Girls
Leave a commentMar 24, 2017 by Rua Lupa
Our words have more influence than we often like to acknowledge
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UPDATED – Patheos: Blocked From Blog & Put Articles Back Up. Official Contract Termination Sent.
1Mar 3, 2017 by Rua Lupa
Making a Formal Official Notification of Contract Termination with Patheos.
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So Long And Thanks For All The Fish! (For Patheos) UPDATE
1Feb 28, 2017 by Rua Lupa
A Last Note on Patheos… UPDATE: Patheos Blocked Rua & Replaced Articles.
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The Paradox of Tolerance Led To Fascism In America
1Feb 23, 2017 by Rua Lupa
This is an attempt to gather and make accessible the information on how we have arrived at Fascism in America
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Open Letter To Liberals & Canadians On Electoral Reform
Leave a commentFeb 4, 2017 by Rua Lupa
So far I have been very please with Justin Trudeau, until the back peddling with fixing the Election system. In that I agree we Canadians need to put his feet to the fire – and I am not going to be whining about a pet system being the only good system – any of the proportional systems, and Alternative Vote systems are a vast improvement to the First Past the Post system.
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Coalition Urges Facebook To Be Transparent About Censorship, Racism
Leave a commentJan 19, 2017 by Rua Lupa
Now that traditionally minority groups in the USA are becoming equal in population and probably will become the new majority, the racist propaganda has increased and has gone to the point of being politically acceptable rhetoric. Leading to an openly racist nominee to be elected President.
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Canadian Reaction To Trump Presidency
5Nov 9, 2016 by Rua Lupa
To say I am disheartened by the outcome of this election would be a vast understatement. I am not only afraid, but genuinely disturbed. I’ve lost faith in a large portion of Americans..
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American may face charges for spearing Canadian bear
Leave a commentAug 17, 2016 by Rua Lupa
‘American may face charges for spearing Canadian bear’ is the headline of a BBC article about an American who legally spear hunted a bear, filmed it, put it on youtube (which has a lot of hunting videos of that nature), got a lot of flak online, which resulted in the Alberta officials planning to ban spear hunting of bears. The American in question had since taken the video down because of death threats – yes, people are so upset of someone legally killing a bear that they threaten to kill the hunter. Sound hypocritical much?
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Ancient Vikings in Today’s Politics?
1Apr 27, 2016 by Rua Lupa
Rua looks into what happened with Patricia Sutherland’s research on the Norse settlements on Baffin Island, Canada.
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A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment – Audio Reading Now Live
Leave a commentApr 24, 2016 by Rua Lupa
Rua Lupa shares the vocal recording of A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment, of which they are one voice in.
