Could Quebec’s student protests be a harbinger of things to come on the US side of the border?

Dear gentle blog reader,

For the nearly 3 months, university students in Quebec have protested their government’s proposed $1,625 tuition increase. The protests have turned into something far bigger as students are challenging the Establishment. Here’s a quote that sums up their viewpoint: ‘Those people are a greedy elite that only sees education as an investment in human capital and only sees a child as a future employee’.

I can’t help but notice how Obama is making a point of courting college-age kids in recent months. Maybe he’s doing it to get their votes or maybe he fears similar protests in the U.S.?

“Take a good luck at your Rolex, it’s time for the Revolution!”

Related article: Quebec student protests not just about tuition but battle against ‘greedy elites’

Ninja kids!!!!

Cute! Cute Cute! Cute! Cute!

Cat and Lion Statue — photo

This looks like the feline verson of life imitating art.
photo credit: E Pedersen

Eugene Debs: The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale…

…has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery.

Painting of a house in the country by Marc Hanson

I like this guy’s work: Marc Hanson Art.

John Lennon: “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life….”

“When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”