Has anyone noticed a change in the major issues this election as compared to ones in the past? It seems to me that Stockwell Day's constant reminders to the public that his anti-abortion stance is private, not political, are not enough. This one nasty little bit of his personality seems to have been magnetized by the swirling debate that today shrouds Canada, and it's continually being dragged back toward the hub. I have heard people say that they will not vote for Day simply because he is pro-life. Frankly, this offends me. Why? I'll give you all a little hint, as long as you promise not to run to my house at the first opportunity and lynch me. Are you ready?

I'M PRO LIFE!

Angry yet? Let's see, if you're a Liberal or N.D.P., you'll be calling me a facist. Damn, we all know that's wrong, right? Especially if you're the worst of them facist people - HITLER! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[cue curtains down; running and screaming heard; babies crying; someone whispering something to themselves in german; mortar fire; marching]

[brief dramatic pause]

[enter HITLER]

Does it really make sense to you that advocating NOT killing babies is seen as opressive, murderous, tyrannical, facist... EVIL? Tell me, does it? Or is that just a bunch of bullshit rhetoric you bought into because you are too stupid to stop and think about things for yourself? For all you people out there who answered "the latter" (and all those who should have), I suggest you hire a guide to tell you how to vote in the upcoming election. After all, we all know how confusing voting ballots can be all by themselves. What if you actually had to think about WHY you were drawing the little line as well as just HOW to do it? That would just be too much. Christ, you people make me sick.

Earlier on in the campaign, I wrote an article on the election that jokingly told voters to go to the polls and say "NO" to government. You know why I haven't sent it out yet? Because I'm SERIOUS now. I mean it, people. Screw it. All of it. Do you know what this election means to me? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Canada is a place where we kill babies because they're inconvenient. Canada is a place where the men and women who torture young schoolgirls for entertainment are kept alive, fed, housed, kept from harm. Canada is a place where a man like John A. MacDonald can spend his term in office hanging an entire tribe of Indians simply because they got in his way, and receive nothing but praise, a knighthood and a 20-foot high statue in dowtown Hamilton. And all at the taxpayer's expense. At *MY* expense, goddamn you! Canada is a place that loves to pat itself on the back. My name is Joe, and I kick your ass! Canada would be a much better place if people took two seconds out of their self-absorbed, 200 proof Canadian lives and reflected on just how little the rest of the world cares about who we are, what we do or what we stand for. That would be ideal, actually, but no. Instead, our introspection is all used up with self-congratulation. God, we are big. So absolutely huge. My, we're impressed with ourselves, I can tell you.

Canada is a dreamland, where nobody ever has to take responsibility for their actions. You can be let off the hook for anything, no matter who else is effected by your irresponsibility. And speak out against this kind of society? Treason! Rebellion! FACISM! Canada is a place where none of my hopes and dreams can come true. Because of the huge amount of cash stolen from me by the federal government and used to promote actions I consider to be immoral. Because of the fact that free speech is largely limited to those whose opinions fall with the majority. Because of the fact that we elect people without finding out who they are and then allow them to rule our lives. And this election? This election, my friend, is simply about WHO is going to take my money and piss it down a rat hole, WHO is going to tell me how to live and WHO is going to call me a facist when I complain about it. You know what, Canada? Fuck off. Take your pathetic little election, fold it until it looks like the CN Tower, and hoop it. I don't give a fuck anymore.