Category: Opinion

Kill the Messenger

From the editor… I’ve been reading a fascinating book titled “The Pirate Hunter…The True Story of Captain Kidd.” The author, Richard Zacks, spent many hours combing historical records to put together this biography and history. It shines a spotlight on people, society and life on the high seas 300...

“back to the future”

The old man in the hat Loyal readers of my rants will notice that I frequently reference George Orwell’s book, 1984. When science fiction becomes reality, it bears noting. This quote, “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”, would seem...

From the editor…

So. Have you ever heard the term “Trauma Based Mind Control”? And, have you ever noticed how the micro reflects the macro….that is, how what happens within our families, communities and social circles reflects what is happening on the world stage?   When I first began exploring and researching...

SOYLENT GREEN

In an accompanying article (see “And So It Is Confirmed”) I expressed (vented?) my concerns with the recent Telegraph Journal article wherein pollster Don Mills advocated that our government dedicate all its job creation efforts towards job creation in urban areas of New Brunswick. To him, these urban centers...

AND SO IT IS CONFIRMED

The End for Rural NB? Revisited…. Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote an article entitled “The End for Rural New Brunswick?”. Honestly folks, I had no idea at the time that the barbarians would be at the gate so quickly! The June 26th headline in the Telegraph...

An open letter to Mike Allen MP Tobique-Mactaquac And concerned citizens:

Nancy Hutkin of Aroostook contacted us at the Blackfly Gazette to ask us to publish this letter. She describes issues that concern all of us living in rural New Brunswick.   One of our missions here at the BFG is to help spark discussions, dialog and, hopefully, action concerning...

Note From the New Brunswick Green Party

In his book “The Unsettling of America”, first published in 1977, Wendell Berry states: “No rational person can see how using up the topsoil or the fossil fuels as quickly as possible can provide greater security for the future; but if enough wealth and power can conjure up the...

“If you can’t beat’em, join’em!”

The old man in the hat Politics is always a little strange. Lately it has been downright weird. If I understand the situation correctly, the leader of the federal Liberal party is being castigated by our morally superior Conservative Party of Canada for….wait for it……for earning money outside the...

From the editor….

We have a couple of political pieces in this issue that discuss topics important to us all….this surveillance state that has become our world, and, closer to home, the destruction of rural communities. Both situations, global and provincial, have been aided and abetted by our tacit cooperation and outright...

“Yes, BIG BROTHER is watching, and listening, and tracking and…..”

The old man in the hat Bureaucracies are always thinking of ways to keep themselves relevant. They like to expand their sphere of influence and consolidate gains preferably by means of hard to change rules, regulations and laws. Great advantage was taken during the 9/11 attacks on the United...