Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Past & Future

Jonathan Klassen (also known as Jonathan M.W. Klassen & Jonathan Mark Wideman Klassen) born & raised in Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (born 1997)

Jonathan M.W. Klassen

A Gen Z (b. 1997) with a Millenial-esque upbringing, with Baby Boomer parents who border on the Gen X generation divide
A lower-middle-class private-high-school alumnus, a liberal-arts-educated manual-labour-work-experienced fellow
A man with modern Mennonite ancestry and upbringing while attending public elementary schools, a God-questioner-and-seeker & Christ-admirer, who is anti-forced-interactions-and-relationships-based-and-financially-exploititive-religion but pro-intentional-community, with Judeo-Christian marital, family, and ethical values
From the City of Kitchener (originally named Sandhills/Ebytown/Ben Eby’s, then Berlin) in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo or the tri-cities of Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, in Waterloo Region (encompassing 3 cities and 4 townships), in the province of Ontario, in the country of Canada (a “federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy” with the King/Queen of the United Kingdom still the official Head of State of Canada, and a Prime Minister as the Head of Government, bordering the United States of America from the north)
His mother and maternal grandparents were born in Canada, his father was born in Paraguay, his paternal grandparents were born in what is now Ukraine, he has great-grandparents born in Canada, the U.S.A., and Russia, and his ancestry on both sides can be traced back to what are now Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands
Advocate of abolishment of two-tier municipal government of Region of Waterloo and amalgamation of the entire region into one city, and of Ontario voluntarily joining the U.S.A. as the 51st State
Advocate of non-car-ownership-based transportation and cities built around this (Walking prioritized first, Rail second, Buses third, Rideshare fourth, Personal driving of automobiles as last resort, Cycling and e-scooters only for fun in designated areas not for transportation on roads with other types of vehicles)
Advocate of personality psychology-, family-systems-, past trauma/attachment issues-, physical health-, moral decisions-, meaning and social-position-based approach to guidance/care to psychological wellbeing of individuals rather than current North American norm of corrupt and shallow psychiatric/pharmaceutical/disorder-based “mental health” care and behavior-therapy/feelings-based counselling
Proponent of small governments at all levels that are libertarian economically except to break up monopolies/oligopolies of large corporations in industries providing goods and services essential to human survival. With small, gun-free police forces.
Proponent of material-possession-minimalism, experience-based economy, small dwellings for living, and living the majority of one’s life outside one’s home and away from screens/electronics
Anti-alcohol, anti-social-media/smartphones, anti-casual-intimacy advocate; Proponent and lover of sports, music, theatre, comedy, travel, real-world learning for fun & entertainment instead
Over lifetime so far, has been attendee at games at 20 MLB stadiums, 16 NHL arenas, 59 junior-hockey arenas, 7 CFL stadiums, 18 MiLB + independent-minor-pro-baseball stadiums, 4 NBA + WNBA arenas, & 3 MLS stadiums; has boarded and de-boarded at every Toronto subway and LRT station & every station on GO Transit Kitchener Line train route, ridden the complete route in both directions of every Waterloo Region bus and LRT route; has spent time at every public library branch in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, & Guelph, and at 56 of 100 in Toronto; has been on every level of Waterloo Region Courthouse including the courier-delivery dock area, and in holding cells.

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