Man, that guy is a real jerk.

 I was at the Canada Post office today. A fellow sent me a Pipe from the US. This guy has integrity. Lot of folks out there will take your money but won't deliver on what they paid for. A cousin was slammed over the internet for not delivering on the goods she was selling. Not a good thing to do. Any case you only have your own face to look at. Can we look at our face and say, "boy you're cute, you're doing good in the world, and you're trustworthy."  I throw cute in there because, you can only be ugly if you can't look at your own face. Looking at your own face because you are a real jerk. 

The Canada Post counter person, saw me looking at the coins in the display case and he said "they got a lot of nice coins coming out." I agreed and told him, I was a fan of the coins but stopped buying them. I used to buy the coins that were full value. I mean the face value of the coin was what it cost to buy. For instance a $30 coin cost thirty dollars.  Canada post stopped the practice of selling coins for face value. You know why? It was because of a real jerk. Yeah, one real jerk screwed it up. The thing was he was just proud of his actions. What he did was this: he would order a large amount of face value coins. He would pay by credit card. He would then return the coins and Royal Mint of Canada would accept the return and give back the amount. So the guy has not spent any money but yet collects points. He was on the news bragging about this scam. He was a law school student. He was actually bragging about his theft. What a real jerk. I don't know if you can purchase coins at face value now. 

The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you.

Like many I can be the jerk who won't look at their own ugly face. But man, I am trying to be cute. Doing lots and lots of cute things: picking up after myself, doing chores at home, not swearing at jerks when it's expected. Giving Alms to the poor. Especially, when the poor is an Indigenous Woman. There are so many people at road intersections with their hands out, "Alms for the poor, Alms for the poor." Interesting not all the intersection Stevens are not Indian. Some of them are actually middle age and older White men. Strange, I know. Doesn't fit the stereotype of who is asking for change. The bad thing for people, the poor is, not much people handle cash these days. It is the use of interact plastic cards or credit cards. So when I go to the bank I will get cash and some change as well. Just in case I want to be cute and not a real jerk. So I will try and give when I can to the Indian at the interaction. Most times I am not walking, I am one of those driving jerks. 

In our Reserve there are some people who are damn cute. They just go about being kind to others, compassionate and say nice things. They say nice things to and about people. They say nice things that are happening in the community. Damn cute I say. Then again, (audible loud long sigh) there are the real jerks. Folks who do not find joy in things in the community. This are the real jerks. I'm talking "man, that guy, that Woman, is a real jerk." 

The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you.

We had a small Elder brunch this morning. The Health Centre sponsored the Brunch. 10 people came for the brunch. Bad timing, pension day. One participant was telling us, this used to happen a few years ago with people getting together for breakfast. The food would be cooked as people arrived. It was a very nice setting for people to visit. One guy got angry because the food was taking too long and started swearing around. She said, "I never went back." Man,, that guy was a real jerk. 

That's the thing isn't it? Man, that guy is a real jerk, and the thing is, he or she will spoil a good thing. 

Rotten dirty buggers with warts on the bums. 

I wish you are cute. The cute where you can look yourself in the mirror and say "man, that guy is cute."

Can only be cute when doing good things. 

G'waabaamin Neechies 

The Power Of Neehies embrace you. The power of Neechies embrace you. 

Can White People Be Trusted As Allies.

Can Indians, Black People, really trust White people to be an ally? I don't think so, nope they cannot be trusted. It is not that they are not trust worthy people. It is only because of their race. Yeah, we know race is just a social construct and we are all just human beings, living side by side on this place called Earth. What the heck is a social construct anyways? The way is this, we go with who we know, who is like us. I will side with Indians against Whites 99.99% of the time. There may be an exception where I would take the side of a white person over an Indian, but has to be an extreme case. You know how I know we will chose ours other than them? It is happening everywhere. Israel is engaged in the most horrendous acts to other human beings and despite the overwhelming videos, Israel is still supported. They are portrayed as defenders, and victims. In your mind, you are saying "how the fuck can this be happening? Those people are vile, maggots, ruthless, heartless, evil monsters." Still if it was us that were doing the harm, would we not side with our own?

This is the situation with Allies. Sure they are good people, caring people, wonderful people, open-minded people, people who want fairness in the world. These people will side with the oppressed, the marginalized, the ethnic, the poor and the ( Johnny always wore black cause he identified with the poor, and the downtrodden) and the downtrodden. There is a line they will stop at. If the issue has an affect they will not benefit from but will benefit the people they normal support, it causes them to stop. It makes them turn, cease to take part or even fight against. An Ally is an Ally when it causes them no challenge to their own system, their own comfort. 

The big thing with Indian people, Indigenous people the world over, is land. Land back is a slogan and becoming a mindset of our people, and Indigenous people who were settled by colonizers, by colonialism. Even the most "bleeding-hearted, commie, liberal, woke person (lawyers, consultants) will balk at having Land handed back to Indigenous folk. Can you imagine a white lawyer arguing against his society for Indians, Blacks, Maori, Aborigine, to own the country/continent they are currently living in? They wouldn't do it, as it would be betrayal of their own people. There are some examples of people who are not siding within their "group:" Norman Finkelstein, Wallace Shawn, Peter Garrett. I am not sure how far they are willing to go with being on the "outside" of their groups. Who knows? Even the most conscientious goody has a line they will no cross. The line usually has to do with cost, how much will it cost and what is the sacrifice. 

I know there are good people who genuinely want to do what is fair, right? Okay then, if that is the case, why has there been no Reparations for the Slavery of Blacks? The United States stands on the blood and murder of countless Black people. And yet, the US will provide Billions of dollars to a genocidal society like Israel? There are too many examples of wrongs by White society to other Race groups in the country and world to mention. Let's just say, there are no Allies there. They will be Ally until it becomes too hard for their own comfort.