I can’t stand stupidity. I believe that intelligence is something you can improve on a daily basis. Everyday is another chance to learn about something else. It’s a work in progress. A smart decision is taken when one can absorb information from all sides, all sources, and then draw their own conclusion. The ones who usually believe they know everything are usually the ones who know the least.
I have always tried to see things from both sides. I try not to judge people before I know all the facts. Because of this I usually become the Devil’s Advocate I guess, but if I don’t know I don’t say I do. I don't consider myself an intellectual because there's too much out there I don't know or don't care to know. But I do know what I like and what I believe in.
This morning I read Marty Klinkenberg article;
Opposite Shawn and Yada, yada, yada.
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/403961Being a fan of Seinfeld I thought the article was amusing but it still wasn’t enough to cover-up the stench of patronage. I fully realize that Klinkenberg is in a position where he can occasionally imply his point of view but unfortunately that’s all he does.
I’ve stated this before, I don’t care who’s in power as long as things get better. When Bernie Lord went into power it was time for change. But during his two terms he basically did nothing but put band-aids on everything. Our province as well as our country needs to keep moving forward and adapt to the ever changing global markets. Bernie’s vision stopped at the tip of his nose. Now I realize that Shawn Graham’s nose might be bigger than L’il Bernie, but I find he has tried to govern with some long term projects that will indeed help the province. It might be a bitter pill to swallow now but we will be healthier as a whole down the line.
All Klinkenberg drags up in his articles, week in and week out, is what the government in power is doing wrong. What about the doctors who are coming to the province or the addition of new medical equipments being announced around the province. What about the finished two-lane highway between Moncton and Edmunston? Granted, the project was started by Lord but he never invested the amounts of money that were invested the last 2 years under Graham. As a province, we can no longer depend on wood for financial stability. We need to look elsewhere. Nackawick used to make photographic print paper for Kodak and Dalhousie used to make newspaper. Both are dying markets never to return. Now Nackawick, along with the old Noranda mill near Campbellton, make cellulose. Their pulp used to be sent to markets in the U.S. and Europe which had maybe tens of millions of customers. Now their product is sent to India and their customers range in the billions. Cellulose is broke down to make viscose staple fibre which is used to make clothes. They sell their wares to population giants like China, India, the Philippines, get it?
Anyway, all of this said just to state that Klinkenberg might try using a little more journalistic integrity instead of constantly barking up the same tree.
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