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NOTHING IS PERFECT! FOR SURE NOT THE RCMP…….

EVEN ABUSING WOMEN IS NOT BEYOND THE PALE!   Is it time for the RCMP to ride off into the sunset? By Copel Marcus Remember “King of the Royal Mounted” and “the Mounties always get their man.” Forget them. The RCMP, in the words of Jimmy Breslin’s 1969 best-seller, has become “The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Continue Reading

Murray Rubin March 23, 2021 THE IMPERFECT MOUNTIES No comment

FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY THE WORLD NEEDS IT BADLY

Is authoritarianism replacing democracy? It looks like it.   T. Belman.  Erich Fromm, in his seminal book, Escape from Freedom, postulated that the masses preferred serfdom to freedom as freedom required responsibility and choices. This book was also republished under the title Fear of Freedom. Fromm was greatly influenced by both Freud and Marx. Apparently, according to Continue Reading

Murray Rubin March 12, 2021 Is Democracy Dying No comment

WHAT ABOUT ME !! Don`t I matter?

Have you any idea how many people died in privately owned Seniors Nursing homes. 82% of Canada`s death from Covid 19 were in Long Term Care homes, a total of 3436 residents. It is no secret that because of the success of the medical profession many people are living longer and at the end of Continue Reading

Murray Rubin February 22, 2021 SENIORS LIVING DANGEROUSLY No comment

WHO LIES-EVERYBODY-SOMETIMES

It is in the nature of human beings to succeed, to get ahead, to win, to stay out of conflict, and in order to do that lying is necessary, sometimes absolutely necessary. I am not pointing out any one race, people or nationality but this blog will be added to,  as I see the need Continue Reading

Murray Rubin January 7, 2021 Humans Lie -Why? To Get Ahead No comment

EVERY GREAT POWER DECLINES–EVENTUALLY

6473. On November 24, 2020, Marco Rubio wrote the following : “Biden cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attended all the right conferences, and will be polite and orderly caretakers of American decline…” I agree with his assessment, but from an entirely opposite to his perspective. First, American decline is inevitable, Continue Reading

Murray Rubin January 3, 2021 Accessible Parking Permits 4 comment

JEWS WHO KNEW?

As my readers know I am proud to be of the Jewish faith and what Jewish people have accomplished. As you will see at the bottom of this article it was by Debbie Jones Thornton.   JEWS: WHO KNEW? The last paper I wrote for Proteus was about words, which is a topic that I Continue Reading

Murray Rubin December 30, 2020 Jews are afraid to say we are successful 4 comment

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Murray Rubin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Toronto in 1931 to a wonderful mother who divorced shortly before my birth. I owe a great deal of my success to her. I am Jewish but not at all religious, yet my culture plays an important part of my personality. I attended Harbord Collegiate and U. of T. Faculty of Pharmacy.

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  • FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY THE WORLD NEEDS IT BADLY
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