BlameThePeacock

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Guess Carney really pissed off the orange turd. in c/canada@lemmy.ca
Guess Carney really pissed off the orange turd. in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Too much credit, that's 4th grade at best.

Next time a liberal tries to tell you that Democrats don't also use ICE to illegally abuse immigrants just like Trump, show them this: in c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I thought the argument from the right is always that it's the person not the tool that's at fault?

Next time a liberal tries to tell you that Democrats don't also use ICE to illegally abuse immigrants just like Trump, show them this: in c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It isn't the same thing, the scale and level of violence are not even close to comparable. That's why it's a false equivalence.

Just because two people steal something doesn't make them the same, if one person stole a chocolate bar and the other one stole a 10 million dollar jewel they are not equal. They're both thieves, but they aren't "just the same"

Next time a liberal tries to tell you that Democrats don't also use ICE to illegally abuse immigrants just like Trump, show them this: in c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You said "just like Trump"

That is false equivalence.

The things that happened under Biden and Clinton are nowhere near as bad as what's happening now.

'Canada lives because of the U.S.,' Trump says while jabbing Carney in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There are so many internal threats to the US from a Canadian invasion.

  • Canadians living in the US, estimates put that number around 800k or so.
  • Canadians travelling in the US, at least another couple hundred thousand, could be more at certain times of the year.
  • Americans who used to be Canadian, probably more than the PR number to be honest.
  • Americans with direct Canadian ties, millions.
  • Americans with significant Canadian sympathies, tens of millions.

Then there's the Canadians who would sneak into the US during such an event, either for safety or to cause problems. No functional amount of US military presence could protect any useful amount of it, and once across the border blending in is super fucking easy.

Then we'll just recreate 1812 and burn the White House down after we evacuate all the people.

It wouldn't be quite as bad as a full US civil war, but it would be damn close.

How would anarchism work? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

No it doesn't. Plenty of people do it out of fear or even laziness.

How would anarchism work? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You realize the animals in the wilderness kill each other constantly and frequently starve to death when the slightest thing goes wrong, right?

Trump Says “Sometimes You Need a Dictator” After Alarming Davos Speech in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Watering the tree of liberty if I recall correctly.

‘Sometimes You Need a Dictator,’ Trump Says Following Threats to Cancel Election in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To water the tree of liberty with?

Trump backs down on Greenland and cancels tariff threat after NATO agrees to future Arctic deal in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Beef then chicken -Trump

Next time a liberal tries to tell you that Democrats don't also use ICE to illegally abuse immigrants just like Trump, show them this: in c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago (8 children)

False equivalency is bad.

They are not the same.

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Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (and already funded) (www.kickstarter.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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MMO Game by one of the original creators of Star Wars Galaxies, game already playable for Alpha testers, Beta testing expected after Kickstarter for funders

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Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (www.kickstarter.com)
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Tsunami Warning North California 7.3 Earthquake (tsunami.gov)
 

Sizeable earthquake just off the coast.

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B.C. Conservatives plan $11B deficit in first year, higher than NDP or Greens (www.timescolonist.com)
 

The party of fiscal responsibility ya'll

They say it will be caught up to with growth, which they've predicted to be above 5% per year... no way that happens, major banks are predicting sub 2% growth.

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Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

He stands by the party member who made derogatory comments about indigenous and Muslim people.

Please judge him and find him wanting.

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BC Conservatives promise $3K housing rebate (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

The title is a bit misleading and makes it sound like it's a one time payment. It's very different, he's promising to exempt up to $3000 a month towards your housing costs from income taxes. Starting at $1500 a month in 2026 and going up $500 a year for 3 more years. At the max, it would be a $36,000 a year tax deduction which is absolutely massive, that's half of the average family income.

Great idea? It's complicated, but probably not a good idea.

When you make something "cheaper" for everyone like this in a supply constrained market, all that does is drive up the prices of rents and housing sale prices since people can now use that freed up money to pay more for those.

Also, his plan to pay for this multi-billion dollar plan is:

“Obviously, we need to take a look at this reckless spending that David Eby has put in place in terms of how to sort of rein in some of that spending,” said Rustad.

So that's not really "fiscally conservative" at all.

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Video shows B.C. Conservative Rustad saying he regrets getting 'so-called vaccine' (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

This asshole is literally a conspiracy theorist. He says it was about controlling the population, not stopping the spread of the virus.

Which countries (and even provinces) had the fewest covid deaths per capita? Oh.. the ones with the highest vaccination rates.

Everyone with a brain knows vaccines reduce illness, that's why we have the fucking things.

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Uber calls B.C. gig-worker wages, job protections 'unreasonable' (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

Uber's reply to the new laws.

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Courtenay-Comox Conservative candidate drops out after social-media posts surface (www.timescolonist.com)
 

Surprise surprise, a Conservative who's got a past full of hate.

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Drag performance draws a crowd at Chinatown festival that highlighted cultural diversity (www.timescolonist.com)
 

This is the true Canada, open to all ideas. Let's keep it this way.

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Police board to invite rights commissioner to hear impact of cancelling school liaison officer program (www.timescolonist.com)
 

Personally, it seems stupid not to have a liaison in high schools. This is where teens establish "bad" patterns, and every single one they manage to save early is one less problem for decades in the future.

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Boy, 11, dies after being struck in neck by puck at hockey practice in Saint-Eustache, Que. (www.cbc.ca)
 

Extremely unfortunate situation.

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