We Live In Interesting Times

As the old Chinese curse goes (More or less). Upheaval in Eastern Europe, North America, and in Britannia. The annexation of the Crimea to Russia is essentially a done deal no matter what Obummer and the European Union say.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26606097

The Parti' Quebecois is poised to take control of the Provincial government again for the first time in ten years and they are sure to push for an Independent Quebec and might actually pull it off this time.

http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/3/5/Separatist-battle-in-Canada-rekindled-with-Quebec-election.aspx

And last but certainly not least, it appears that Scotland is about to vote on splitting from Great Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10700499/Scotland-vote-threatens-to-derail-2015-election.html


Oh wait! I almost forgot, there's even some action in Southern Europe on the Mediterranean. Venice is fed up and wants to be free of the rest of Italy. Who knew?

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/15/more-sovereignty-votes-sunday-referendum-may-see-venice-elect-to-secede-from-italy/

WOW!! It looks like everybody's pissed off these days.

Interesting times indeed.