English actress, Keira Knightley, once said, “I have no idea whether I am completely sane. I don’t think anybody is. I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world….” I (#blogger #blog #somseason #YA #authors) can relate to what Keira says as in the last few years I too have questioned my sanity, and I too see a strange world. Why is the world strange to me? In my last blog post I sited many examples of our strange world in a post titled, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up. I am about to tell you even more things reported as truth, strange truth, and I assure you I didn’t make any of it up.
Disneyland is proclaimed as the happiest place on earth. I’ve been there twice, and I’ll admit it is a fun place. But when I read Disney is blasted for allowing mustachioed employee to wear dress for shoving “woke” agendas down children’s throats, I wonder about that claim. Apparently, this mustachioed “Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice” welcomes children at Disneyland’s Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, a boutique that sell princess dresses. So Disney has guys in dresses selling princess dresses to kids. That is just weird. As I’ve said, you can’t make this shit up. Then there are the Toronto School Board officials who gender-shame students for International Day of Pink. Students and teachers were 
urged to wear pink shirts and asked to “practice a pronoun refresher,” meaning that teachers were to take time to reintroduce themselves to their classes using both their names and their preferred pronouns. I will tell you right now, I wouldn’t have done it. Believe it or not, our Canadian Federal government funded senior sex show in foreign countries. Good use of our tax dollars, eh? A teacher in the Toronto Catholic District School Board has bragged on social media about having a Pride flag and depictions of Jesus Christ as transgender in a prayer space in his classroom, and no, I did not make that up. Watch the news report. Is this what Catholic Schools have become? And what about the military? Evidently Drag Shows on US Military Bases were Canceled by Pentagon After Republican Criticism. Is this is what the people trained to protect our countries do? You can’t make this up. I urge you to watch the video Lord help us all! She sums up this craziness better than I can.
Let’s talk about racism craziness. Apparently the Military defines “racism” as denying you have racist beliefs. What is that supposed to mean? Well, the Canadian Armed Forces redefined being racist as anybody who believes in “equality but not equity,” or those who “refuse to engage in self-reflection and education to address their own” alleged racist beliefs. Give your head a shake for that one. Environmental activist David Suzuki equates truckers to anarchists during anti-old growth logging rally in Victoria. Suzuki labels everyday truckers, medical professionals and other concerned citizens seeking to recall B.C. premier David Eby as anarchists. I’m surprised he didn’t call them white supremacists. A University of British Columbia professor says not wearing masks is racist, ableist and classist. I’m not even commenting on that one. WATCH: NDP MP who says oil and gas is white supremacy. This Member of Parliament claims conventional oil and gas supporters promote “white supremacy.”I’m still trying to figure it out. Don’t ask me! I never said it. You cannot make this shit up.
In the world of Canadian politics, Notley kicks reporters out of a press conference after criticizing Smith for limiting media questions. Notley and Smith are opposing Alberta political leaders. I guess you can’t control the narrative if you allow reporters to do their jobs.
Did you hear that the Royal Canadian Legion criticizes decision to remove Vimy Ridge from passport design. Vimy Ridge, a monument I’ve seen, denotes the sacrifices made by World War One Canadian soldiers. It represents a defining moment in Canadian history when our soldiers taking the ridge brought recognition from the world that we were indeed a nation in our own right. Why are they removing Canadian symbols from passports? Is this another attempt to cancel culture? It is not only the passports, as Justin Trudeau’s government is to remove religious symbols from Canada’s Royal Coat of Arms. Why? Canada no longer ranks as one of freest countries in the world, despite national anthem that refers to country as ‘true north strong and free’. Proof of that is a CSIS report targets Canadians who criticize Trudeau and Health Canada. This report slights Canadians who criticized Trudeau’s policies and Health Canada’s stance on COVID as “violent extremists.” So, now critiquing the people we elect makes us “violent extremists.” That is bordering on bullying (#bullying, #antibullying). You can’t make this up.
Canada is not the same country I grew up in. We are no longer free and Trudeau has become the laughing stock of the world. Our leader makes strange decisions like when Pro-Beijing media received Canadian bailouts during pandemic. Trudeau gave two Chinese language media outlets in Canada emergency bailout funds during the pandemic. Canada is a democracy, so why are supporting communist media? That’s strange, but truth is stranger than fiction.
Let’s talk about municipal governments. A Pickering, Ontario city Councillor is under fire for proposing age limit on drag queen events. This councillor wants to restrict drag queen entertainment to those over the age of 19. Sounds like he is protecting children, so why is he being attacked? The City of Toronto reverses a decision to cancel Canada Day celebration after backlash. Since when is celebrating our country a bad thing? I don’t get it. Shouldn’t we be celebrating our country? Explain to me why we shouldn’t. Then there are the 10 Calgary councillors rebel against Mayor Gondek and demand fireworks by notice of motion. Apparently, there was a backlash against Mayor Gondek and the woke arts and culture staff who decided that fireworks is racist. Are you kidding me? Fireworks are racist. Maybe tell me what isn’t racist as everything seems to be racist nowadays. You can’t make this shit up.
Speaking of racism, Health Canada blames climate change on ‘capitalism’ and ‘white supremacy’. Yes, I had to read that twice as well. The article says academics and experts interviewed by the Public Health Agency of Canada blame capitalism and white supremacy for climate change. Experts say this? I have to wonder where these “experts” got their education. Then there is Dr. Theresa Tam who lists climate change and capitalism as drivers of negative health. Let me get this straight. The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam, has listed climate change, white supremacy, capitalism, colonialism and racism as “systemic drivers of negative health, and no, I did not make that up. I remind you that these are the people running our heath care. I don’t know about you,, but that scares me. Flashback to 1989: UN Predicted ‘Disaster’ If Global Warming Not Checked by 2000. It was 34 years ago when the UN proclaimed that, so why are we supposed to trust the science?
The English Romantic poet, Lord Byron, says, “Tis strange, -but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction…” It was Mark Twain who said, “It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” The reality is, I can’t make this shit up because reality is just too strange.
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