The Apartheid State of Israel - by Moses

       Israel in 2021 is an Apartheid state similar to that of 'White' South Africa (up until the end of their Apartheid).  The media coverage is divided but if you look at their history, Ethiopian 'Blacks' are shipped off to towns like Dimona (almost 100% 'Black' - because of bigotry).  If you look closer you see how Palestinians are being locked down with zero rights, and Jewish settlements are constantly created (100% Jewish) to appease the Orthodox Jewry.  The Israeli viewpoint is that their rights are protected by the Israeli Constitution, but the Palestinians are treated subhuman and cannot use the Israeli constitution (as they aren't eligible to).  This was what America saw before 1964 when the Segregatory Act was abolished in the Southern States across America.  The problem I have is that Israel has an Arab population of 10% (of the total population) and they are told that they have equal rights to an Israeli Jew, however, the hypocrite oath is that no Arab will be in power in Israel.  In other words there will never be an Israeli Arab as Prime Minister or President.  This hypocrite oath is felt by peoples of many Nations as being disgraceful.  

  In fact Israel has constantly tried to proclaim dominance to other Nations by instituting Dutch Africana ('White' South Africa under Apartheid) principles in its' Military.  The disgusting thing about it is that these are now techniques being employed by not only Israel but by the U.S authorities too, and looking closer we see the tip of the iceberg in cases like George Floyd.  These Dutch Africana techniques were supposed to end during Nelson Mandela's time as Prime Minister when he ended Apartheid in South Africa.

  The reality is that Israel employs Apartheid in the forming of their Nation and promotes dividing their Country, by separating people by race, color, and creed.  To people in multi- cultural Nations this is absurd, and begs the question; Why would you work against having multi-cultural pockets when roughly 10% of the Country is Israeli Arab and roughly 20% of the population is Palestinian?  and, when will Palestinians living in Israel have equal rights to a Jew?

  It would benefit Israel greatly to build Kibbutzim in the Negev Region that ARE multi-cultural.  Why not have Kibbutzim with equal representation of their population.  In other words communities that are multi-cultural with breakdown by per capita; 30% Israeli Jew, 30% Israeli Arab, 30% Palestinian, 5% Bedouin, and 5% Rastafarian.  This would be a true barometer of having equal rights among the Israeli population and would help end stigma attached to being Jewish outside your homeland.  The truth of the matter is that Jewish people in Canada and the U.S.A are still persecuted by many, and the current position of Apartheid in the State of Israel is the main reason why.   

The Covid Vaccines - by Moses

       What is now known is that the vaccines that are being used by the U.S Government are effective treatments of Covid, and it's inevitable that the majority of Americans will receive their dose.  This perpetual lock-down that we've been living in over the past year has led us to this point of time.  The right wingers are selling the idea that you don't have to have the vaccine, and you don't have to wear the mask.  A disgusting practice really, praying on peoples' fears to determine the legitimacy or illegitimacy depending on how their feeling and misguiding the young (people under than the age of 25).  As a man I question the benefits and drawbacks of getting vaccinated.  If the average American sees the benefits of the vaccine, they'll probably get inoculated.  What I don't understand is why there is an argument to this, I mean don't most Americans value their President and listen when he asks for support, why cause division in your own Country?

The Massacres and Anti-Asian Attacks - by Moses

      In the past week we've seen an Anti-Asian attack on Asian-American Massage Parlors in Atlanta, and a massacre of 10 killed in Colorado just a few days ago.  This has raised the question of gun control once again.  What is needed in the U.S today is constitutional reform to include gun control (to make it stick) as well as clauses in the freedom of speech to recognize hate speech and prosecute those that cross the line.  Hate crimes against minorities in North America has been around for over 100 years now.  In fact if you analyze New York City's Lower East Side of the twenties and thirties you'll see that it was the Jewish, Italian, Irish, and German populations' that fought it out back then.  We see Muslim groups standing up to Anti-Semitism (as well as in Jewish communities).  Muslims in America in the time of Malcolm X were very specific as to what they would accept and not accept for their children.  They're paying a price for it because of Islamophobia, a notion that Muhammad's descendants are the enemy.  Abraham was a friend of Muhammad and Muhammad was a friend of Abraham.

  Analyze very closely what is in our school curriculum.  Stereotypes, constant stereotypes of minorities, as well as labeling people with Mental Health stigma.  See, the reality is that if someone is depressive by nature, you don't label that person as depressive, that person seeks counsel to rid the stigma.  What would happen to the Canadian and U.S health care system if over 1/3 rd of the population were labeled by Mental Health diagnosis.  There simply aren't enough beds to accommodate neo-liberal views of treating a guy as being Mentally Ill and dismissing the fact that he massacred 10 people.  I say 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.  Look at the three massage parlors that were attacked.  All of the people there that were Asian-American were killed.  I refuse to accept that in the massacre and this Anti-Asian attack that it be treated as Mental Health issues.  Once someone acts out and kills he is a murderer.  Plain and simple.    

Systematically Institutionalized Racism - by Moses

     'Black' - dark, evil, The culmination of all colour and light.

      'White' - angelic, pure, innocent

  This might seem to be a bit too simplistic, however, when put to test most of the Western World cannot ignore the blatant two-tier system based on class and stereotype.  Most of Great Britain are now aware of Queen Elizabeth's response to the Princess Meaghan and Prince Harry interview with Oprah Winfrey (that systematic racism must be addressed).  The reality is that systematically institutionalized racism has existed since the Monarchy was established in Anglo-Saxon time of the thirteenth century.  My G-d could it have been said as early as 1253 when it was first said 'What colour will your baby be born?' to infer in such a way that your baby is defected by colour.  

  Today in pop culture the 'n-bomb' gets dropped way too frequently by this writer's accounts.  This was the barometer when I went to primary school, 'a fight, a fight, a nigger and a white'.  I never wanted to use the 'n-bomb' in great frequency because my Papa (my paternal Grandfather) was dark in skin complexion and used to cringe when he heard that slang word directed at him.

  The problem is that the authorities have way too much power in exercising arrest.  The reality is that there is a two tier system of policing.  One for the 'Whites' and one for the 'Blacks'.  The 'Black' guy gets roughed up; or in the cases of George Floyd, Armaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, Stephen Biko, and how many more killed for being noticeably 'Black'.  Why is it so hard for 'White' America to accept the reparations being discussed for the African-American Plight? and why are so many institutions selling us with ideas of apartheid and division (done from the highest levels of Monarchy and Government)?  

  What Great Britain will greatly benefit from will be constitutional reform (to insure standards can be kept).  'Rock the Boat' by Terance Mann comes to mind to summarize the events we're facing in America regarding the race issue, a boiling point some would say.  Ironically it's Trump's 'White' supporters that followed him to the Capitol Building to evoke.  Zero casualties.  Could you imagine if that was a 'Black' Crowd, the National Guard would have been called in. 

  Last I checked all men, woman and children are homosapiens and in Anthropology (the study of man) there is no study of the 'White' man or the 'Black' man, just man.          

The Vaccine Cash Cow - by Moses

       So now it's March 8/21 and after a year of getting their act together the U.S Government are finally doling out vaccines to their population.  Novavax, AstraZaneca, Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKlein, Johnson and Johnson, Phizer, Moderna, and Bill Gates funded vaccines are all in supply in the here and now.  The disgusting thing is that major corporations will be using the vaccine as a cash cow for the next decade.  The capitalizing on a pandemic should have been dealt with by the United Nations or the World Health Organization to prevent further 'fuckery' from dissecting a pandemic that hurts 70% of the work force in America today.  It's the people that should be getting the money in this time of a 1.9 Trillion U.S.D Senate approved stimulus package, not the corporations.  Simply take the 1.9 Trillion and divide it by 350,000,000 people.  The answer is $18,000 a head.  The reality is that these aforementioned corporations were contracted by the U.S.A and/or other Nations.  These are illegitimate payoffs to the private sector pharmaceutical companies that will end up with record profits for years to come because of how large a cash cow this has really become over the past year.  

  It's sad to think how an apathetic society brings to the table the reality that we're looked after by our Nations as peasants.  I question this, the propensity to differentiate who gets what, when, where, and how.  Don't forget the old Anglican Lawyer joke; Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe Barristers at your service.

  I will say this; 'Today marks a very dark cloud that hangs over most sovereign Nations today (America included).  The propensity to fight for capitalism as a North American.  It is far too great a notion if our superhero Football Players are earning $40 Million U.S.D / year and our Teachers are making under $100,000 / year.  Now we have corona virus vaccines that by nature afflicts you with the anti-bodies that self induce your immune system to fight (call it a system restart with properties of the strands of the vaccine introduced into the equation).' The research of the vaccine will be around for at least another 10 years.  No doubt in a couple of years they'll have a pharmaceutical product ready to take in place of the vaccine to cure the COVID.  In fact this cash cow business of the corporations involved in the kickbacks that have been payed out have palms all over future endeavors with relation to contracts to research COVID.  These are Trillions of Dollars that we're talking about.  What does the average man or woman receive on 40 hours/week is what I'd like to know.  It makes me wonder if the National Guard will suddenly show up in Cleveland and pick fights in peaceful protests like the next Woodstock.  Would we have a repeat of Derry, Ireland January 30th, 1972 when the British Army's Parachute Regiment massacred 13 people and injured 15 in what is now known as 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'.

  In 1954/55 the average salary in the NHL was less than $5000 / year.  Today the average salary in the NHL is around $5 Mil U.S.D / year.  In the off-season of 1975 Andy Messersmith became the first free-agent signing (in reference to fighting the reserve clause - a direct link to enslavement from the players perspective - originally fought by Marvin Miller and Curt Flood in 1971) and he signed a 3 year $1 Mil U.S.D deal with the Atlanta Braves and Ted Turner . All this big money has immunized the people into believing whatever it is that CNN and Fox, reports and it becomes gospel.  The reality is just arbitrarily ambiguous, otherwise we see the Trump led insurrection of the Capital Building occur with ignorance being led from the front lines by the dregs of red neck society.'

  What North America needs is economic restructuring.  This means topping out guys who play professional sports out at $13 Million U.S.D / year instead of $45 Mil U.S.D / year, and bringing up salaries in the minor leagues.  See, if your lowest payed player is at $1 Mil/year he gets ahead instead of having to play for only $150,000 in his first year.  Now if the highest payed player is getting $13 Mil U.S.D he's still wealthy beyond his dreams.  Now you can start paying a minor league player $200,000 U.S.D / year instead of at $75,000 / year.  See the difference?   

2021 Toronto Blue Jays - by Moses

Manager - Charlie Montoyo

Pitching Staff

1.  Hyun Jin Ryu (LHP)

2.  Robbie Ray (LHP)

3.  Nate Pearson (RHP)

4.  Matt Shoemaker (RHP)

5.  Steven Matz (LHP)

6.  Anthony Kay (LHP)

7.  Ryan Borucki (LHP)

8.  Tom Hatch (RHP)

9.  A.J. Cole (RHP)

10.T.J. Zeuch (RHP)

11.Anthony Bass (RHP)

12.Jordan Romano (RHP)

13.Kirby Yates (RHP)  

Batting Order vs Righties

1.  Cavan Biggio (3B/2B/OF) bats left

2.  Bo Bichette (SS) bats right

3.  George Springer (CF) bats right

4.  Rowdy Tellez (1B/DH) bats left

5.  Vlad Guerrero Jr. (DH/1B/3B) bats right

6.  Marcus Semien (2B/3B) bats right

7.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) bats right

8.  Randal Grichuk (RF) bats right

9.  Danny Jansen (C) bats right

Batting Order vs Lefties

1.  Bo Bichette (SS) bats right

2.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) bats right

3.  George Springer (CF) bats right

4.  Vlad Guerrero Jr. (1B/DH/3B) bats right 

5.  Teoscar Hernandez (DH) bats right

6.  Marcus Semien (2B/3B) bats right

7.  Randal Grichuk (RF) bats right

8.  Cavan Biggio (3B/2B/OF) bats left

9.  Alejandro Kirk (C) bats right

Bench

1.  Joe Panik (2B/SS/3B) bats left

2.  Santiago Espinal (2B/SS/3B) bats right

3.  Jonathan Davis (OF) bats right