User:Climie.ca/About
Climie.ca (Cam) | |
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 Me in Antequera, 28 December 2009 | |
| Born | April 23, 1992 |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Education | Henry Wise Wood Senior High School (2007-2010) (International Baccalaureate) Carleton University (2010- ) |
| Occupation | University Student |
| Known for | Writing, Debating, |
| Political party | Democratic Socialism |
"A politician thinks about the next elections — the statesman thinks about the next generations."-James Freeman Clarke
I am a University Student who will freely admit that he has very little in the way of free time or a life. I'm generally thought of as a "nice guy" and have (apparently) developed a reputation of a strong work ethic. I'm currently studying at Carleton University in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, majoring in International Politics and History.
Education[edit]
- Henry Wise Wood Senior High School (2007-2010)
- Carleton University (International Politics, History) (2010-present)
Personal Heroes[edit]
Politicians[edit]
- Politicians
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Jack Layton, Leader of the Federal New Democratic Party, 2004-2011 -
Nelson Mandela, first post-Apartheid President of South Africa -
Tommy Douglas, NDP Leader 1961-1971, "The Greatest Canadian" -
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Ted Kennedy, US Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009 -
Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP for Papineau
Writers and Thinkers[edit]
- Writers and Thinkers
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Noam Chomsky, Linguist, Philosopher, Political Activist -
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Political Activist and Spiritual Leader -
George Orwell, Author -
Slavoj Žižek, continental philosopher and critical theorist -
Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Activist -
Michael Moore, filmmaker, author, political commentator -
Robert Fisk, Journalist and Author -
Rashid Khalidi, Academic and Author -
Paul Krugman, Economist and Author -
John Pilger, Journalist and filmmaker
It is the thinkers, the writers, the philosophers, and the critics who keep us thinking. It is they who ensure that we are never too complacent, never too uncaring, never too indifferent to the massive quantities of global suffering often wrought by our own actions. It is they who challenge the system, who stare absolute power and tyranny in the face and refuse to do what it tells them to, who tell us what we need to hear rather than what we want to hear, who ensure that we are never lured into complacency by those with power, be they democrat or republican; conservative or liberal; capitalist or socialist or anarchist; who are truly deserving of our respect and our admiration. It is the thinkers of the world who truly change the world.
Scientists[edit]
- Discoverers
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Albert Einstein, Physicist -
Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist -
Robert Oppenheimer, Theoretical Physicist
Other Favourites[edit]
Pet Hates[edit]
- Fascism in all its forms
- Sarah Palin
- Senator Jim DeMint
- Ultranationalism
- Religious Fundamentalism
- Blind Faith
- Elitism
- Avigdor Lieberman
- Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Fox News, and basically all right-wing talk radio/tv