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Mario deSantis

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I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, and free to choose those who shall govern my country.” - -The Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker, Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960

The whole judicial system is at issue, it's worth more than one person.”--Serge Kujawa, Saskatchewan Crown Prosecutor, 1991

The system is not more worth than one person's rights.”--Mario deSantis, 2002


Ensign Stories © Mario deSantis and Ensign

 


Our world view is changing for the worse as pollution, famine, disease and violence are taking place all over the world and yet there are reactionary corporatists who want to wage wars to further pollution, famine, disease and violence.

United States President Bush stands for everything which is wrong in public policies as he uses reductionist language where war is peace, tax cutting is money in your pocket, downgrading the environment is good for the economy, tort reform is good for lowering corporatist costs, educational tests are good for education, private health care is good for public health. President Bush is a master of duplicity and because he uses a reductionist language he is perceived to be the greatest danger to world peace in accordance to an unscientific poll of 271,274 respondents conducted by TIME Magazine.

We have already labeled President Bush as a linear thinker who sees the world as either "with us or against us." President Bush cannot think critically in circles and understand that all of our actions are interrelated and that for any forced action there would be a reaction. I have just finished to read the chapter on public policy of the book "Seeing the Forest for the Trees" and I want to share with you the big picture of cyclical environmental relationships as designed by author Dennis Sherwood.

References

Pertinent article published in Ensign

The Biggest Threat To Peace. Which country really poses the greatest danger to world peace in 2003? TIME asks for readers' views http://www.time.com/time/europe/gdml/peace2003.html?cnn=yes

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking by Dennis Sherwood, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2002 http://www.nbrealey-books.com/books/788311x.htm