Trapped in Suburbia…

a blog by Rafael Gomez

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IT guy, code monkey, husband, father, target shooter, but unfortunately not independently wealthy.


Archive for the 'Opinion' Category

Guns… they make you deader?

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

It’s been over 10 years since I left the hallowed halls of academia. That being the case I may not be current on the latest trends in creative statistical-analysis. I’m fairly certain, however, that logic has been around since Aristotle. Sadly it doesn’t seem like IANSA’s Elizabeth Mandelman – a Masters student at the Hubert [...]

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Plurium Interrogationum

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Plurium Interrogationum, latin for “many questions”, is the logical fallacy that occurs when someone presupposes something that is not proven to be true. Wikipedia says the following: This fallacy is often used rhetorically, so that the question limits direct replies to those that serve the questioner’s agenda. An example of this is the question “Are [...]

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Let’s be honest.

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Perhaps one of the things that’s annoyed me most about the ongoing putsch is the disingenuous nature of spin emerging from the ranks of the NDP-Liberal-Bloc triumvirate. While politicians are hardly considered paragons of honesty and virtue the Liberals seem to have perfected the ability to lie with a completely straight face. Since the coup [...]

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US Election Today.

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

I’m not really a big fan of US politics, they’re far too partisan and divisive for my tastes. I will say that I hope this election goes off without a hitch. With the record numbers of people expected to vote and the strained and poorly organized US electoral system there’s a significant chance that something [...]

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Is Ezra Levant doubleplusungood?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Ezra Levant, the former publisher of the Western Standard, is no stranger to controversy. However, it would appear that in addition to being a victim of the star-chamber-like Human Rights Commission he is also the victim of malicious SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) lawsuits. You can read all about it on Ezra’s blog.

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