O Canada

As you are aware, the political landscape in this country (the U.S, that is) is horrific and has put me into therapy in perpetuity. 

There are days even without media or social media that are just abhorrent - you just cannot escape a crack, comment or text. Maybe that's the way it should be. I get I've been hypersensitive. I am. Not past tense. Well, yes, past tense too. 

Yesterday, for what little time I spent on social media, I kept seeing Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister show up. I scrolled right past any number of times just to get to cat, dog or bonkey videos. I do believe 710 and I are destined to have a bonkey!   ....but don't quote me on that. 

I finally stopped on a version that threw up the 'Holy Crap' text box over his image. It would turn out that box would stay there for the entire video. It also got me to hit 'play'. 

BT-Dubs, I took a screen capture (to your left) with this quote from his speech. After listening to it, I worked my way back to get it, as it just hit so fucking hard. 

No offense to Justin Trudeau, but he could not have ever pulled off this speech. That he's allegedly fucking Katy Perry makes me question everything about him at this point. Carney is the guy. 

This is an almost 15 minute speech. ....and this is only the English portion. The first few minutes were in French. It is TOTALLY worth taking the time to watch. 

He's brutal without being so. Part of me wanted him to just call out the U.S., and he does, but without ever mentioning our country or "president" by name.  .....though it is all implied and / or inferred. 

IF BLOTUS stayed for this speech, and IF BLOTUS was awake during it, and then afterwards when his aides had to explain the speech to him, I bet he was pissed.    ......and you know it had to be explained to him. 

There is zero irony that BLOTUS couldn't give 1/100th of this kind of speech. He's a fucking neanderthal. ....and I'm being nice. Monosyllables are his friend. 

I implore to you to watch the video. It's important. I'm glad I finally succumbed to listening to something political. 

I won't say it's a silver lining and I would have like to hear raucous applause, but it wasn't quite there. While I'm sure the attendees all got the meaning of Václav Havel's quiet rebellion, but I wasn't sold they were going to be part of it.......at least yet. 

Still, it is the most positive thing I've heard - politically - in a long time.   ....and makes me want to be Canadian more than ever. 

Song by: any number of artists at any given hockey game.