RaskolnikovsAxe

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[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There are places to live in smaller cities or smaller communities.

And it appears that the U.S. has more affordable places with jobs today, but Canada’s affordable regions are likely to become much more attractive if U.S. instability rises and Canada actually executes a serious national growth strategy.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

I have no problem with Nazi executions at Nuremberg, even if they were horrific, but this dude sounds like a cowardly blowhard who got to live out his sadistic shitty dreams.

The satisfaction I felt when I got to the end of the WP bio and read this: "While changing a lightbulb and standing in a pool of water, Woods was accidentally electrocuted on July 21, 1950 and buried in Toronto Township Cemetery, Toronto, Kansas."

In the end, he got the chair. Taken out by the competition.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I'm sure you're aware that splitting the left is often seen as a win for the right, and reasonably so given FPTP and the political aversion in this country to what should be (and are in other parliamentary democracies) acceptable democratic political maneuvering, such as forming coalitions and crossing the floor unimpeded.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Now all those American players can go back to their Canadian teams and continue to suck in the playoffs and never win a cup.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

This suggests your advice to everyone is that we should all just give up.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Is this meant to sound condescending towards me? Or am I misreading it?

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey friend I, and many others here, may be sympathetic to the disrespect that the NDP gets, but your hyperpartisan and absolute rejection of other parties (and similarly- framed NDP boosting) comes across poorly.

Do you honestly believe the NDP is the only honest, principled and righteous party in the country? And you believe they would stay that way when they necessarily grew their tent in order to assume power?

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There are very real reasons why someone would vote for Carney Liberals over Poilievre Conservatives, and indeed liberals over conservatives in general. It's intellectually dishonest and frankly does a disservice to yourself to overlook or dismiss these simply because you don't understand them.

For example, marginal harm matters. Even if both parties serve capital, they’re not identical in courts, rights, climate policy, labor enforcement, etc. Also, time horizons matter. “Build the NDP” is a long-term project; “prevent a worse 4 years” is a short-term project and there is little doubt that Carney is the best person for the short term project (and perhaps the best person for economic restructuring in general). Most people are capable of rationally doing both short term and long term planning and decision making. And also, finally, coalitions in our government are a reality. In Canada, minority/parliament dynamics make “vote + apply pressure” a real lever. Treating all “lesser evil” as pure self-sabotage ignores that. Many Liberal voters can acknowledge the value of the NDP while also acknowledging their shortcomings. Many Liberal voters have voted NDP in the past when it made sense strategically.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

This seems decidedly abnormal...I would have thought private discussions between a US citizen and the US ambassador - likely conducted on US soil (embassy) in Israel - would be confidential and he should tell them they have no right to the content of their discussions and frankly they can suck his nuts from the back.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What's your criticism here? Is it possible that your criticism is unfounded or missing some key considerations? What evidence would convince you?

Your original claim that having different understanding of things somehow taints criticisms of Canada implies that there's a set of accepted views that cannot be challenged or diverged from. That's a description of an echo chamber.

Yeah they're called foundational values. I believe that people should be free to do as they wish as long as it doesn't intrude on the right of others, for example. Foundational principles of a Western liberal democracy. I don't believe you do, and so I don't trust that you come to have a good faith discussion on anything related to the well being of Canada insomuch as it persists as a Western liberal democracy.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Oil & gas is highly productive per worker/hour, but it’s not “the whole economy,” and it’s not a magic lever that fixes Canada’s broad productivity slump. Diversification is about raising productivity across the rest of the economy and reducing concentrated risk. It takes time.

It sounds like you're saying "Don’t diversify until you've already diversified."

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm saying that you and others in this thread are starting from wildly different fundamental beliefs and values, and, to put it kindly, they are divergent enough that they are effectively different realities.

 

Blatantly funded by the US. Where are all the "foreign interference!!!" Conservatives now? How is this legal??

 

We have a separatist movement in Alberta, that is fueled by a sycophantic and borderline treasonous Premier and UCP, multiple NGOs and special interest groups some of whom have already been fined for hiding their funding, and a think tank that gets more than 10% of their reported and direct funding from the US (ignoring funding that comes from the US but goes through one hop in Canada, thus legitimizing it).

Is it too much to ask that someone do some fucking investigation? Dig in and make sure the funding is all legitimate before we give up our whole country to a demonstrated enemy whose main mode of attack is division, propaganda and disinformation??

 

Canadians: Greenland must be the line in the sand. Non negotiable.

 

Firstly it gives Poilievre an honest opportunity to contribute. People want to see everyone working together, so by letting Poilievre in right away he's giving him a chance to temper the rhetoric and get work done. And if he doesn't temper the rhetoric, it's likely to work in Carney's favour. If he's seen as obstructing, it will not look good for him. It seems like a win-win-win... It looks like fair dealing, if Poilievre comes to the table honestly it works for Carney, if he doesn't it works for Carney as well. It's good politics that is both strategic in the way it encourages good cooperation and has good optics around fairness.

Secondly, the elephant in the room is the separation nonsense. Poilievre is running for a seat in the heart of separatist country, and with the separation rhetoric ramping up, better to have Poilievre - who is ideologically tied to Smith and will be representing Alberta - in the public eye as soon as possible, so he can wear this garbage. After all, Smith seems to be adept at causing no end of hassle for Poilievre. Best to put him front and centre as soon as possible so he is forced to respond to it.

 

This is just one of thousands of examples of immense disrespect. And his cult follows him along through everything.

I'm all seriousness, if you find this appealing, would you not be happier if you just move there? If you have no allegiance to this country, please be respectful, have some dignity, and don't actively try to ruin it for the rest of us. Stop trying to sabotage this country by actively undermining it.

 

Big tough oil men turn into limpwristed traitors who knuckle under when Trump calls to them. Fucking embarrassing.

Nationalize the oil already. Get the foreign corporations and their brain dead lackeys out.

 

Canada desperately needs a national strategic internet constellation.

Edit to fix link.

 

According to Reuters, Trump is preparing to remove legal status for 240000 Ukrainian immigrants, following which they will likely be deported back to a war zone.

The US continues her slide into global irrelevance, abandoning respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights.

It is the duty of the countries that continue to respect democracy and human rights, including Canada, to prevent these people from being forced back into a war torn country.

Edit Still getting the hang of this, created this post without the link to Reuters. Apologies, link added.

 

This is one sample visit to the conservative subreddit. It's an appalling example of the impact of disinformation. When you need to be reminded of who the enemy is and what they think, visit here. You will see that there is no gratitude or mutual respect, and there never was. There was never any concept of mutual benefit. And now, with Trump leading the cult, there truly is no depth to which they won't go, and no decisions from Trump that won't be retroactively justified.

These people are dangerous, and they don't give a shit about any alliances, friendship or partnership. And they control the levers of power.

Edit to add a screenshot. Not sure how to add more, but it doesn't get any better as you go deeper. What's clear is that this relationship is over, and we need to move on.

 

At the first Trump cabinet meeting, he stated his intentions clearly. He restated blatant lies and disinformation, and he won't really be questioned on it from the press or from any US politicians. The US is the enemy of Canada and should be understood as such. Take heed of his treatment of Ukraine - when he noted that they would lose the war without US help - and consider what he will propose when he uses the same argument on us. He makes it very clear in the video.

And very carefully consider which of our political leaders will stand up to Trump when he makes the argument that we need American military in our country to protect us.

 

Edit : Fixed the numbers (showing all voters, with Carney as Liberal leader)

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