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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 29 points 5 hours ago (6 children)

They gave Kissinger a peace prize so it was already a joke tbh. I would take it as a slight to receive one.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Donald Trump is basically the Luigi Cadorna of the War on Christmas. The left could never dream of doing this much damage to the season, lol.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 51 points 5 days ago

Dems would do the same thing.

Right. The party known for playing hardball.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 days ago

Yeah. Shut the fuck up, Bill.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I never talked about political extremism. The entire breadth of our conversation was limited to how you didn't see how a billionaire thinking more wealth ought to be distributed to them was political. But that's a silly position and I think you see that in hindsight, so you are trying to widen the conversation to include the extremism angle, which I never commented on.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ok … but there is more context on the comments preceding that one.

I'm not responsible for the comments of others. I replied to something you stated directly where the previous context really doesn't make a difference. Particularly considering you are doubling down on that comment with

Well, they don’t think they are withholding resources, probably think they are helping with investments, trickledown and bullshit. So it’s literally not a political position they hold. It doesn’t even make sense as one as all it does would paint yourself as the problem.

Except if they believe more wealth should be distributed to them because they believe in trickle down economics... Uh, that's political.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Well, no, the comment I replied to was you saying how you don't see how a billionaire withholding resources they don't need from society is a political position. Which I found surprising, since distribution of resources is one of the primary concerns of politics.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Really? You don't see how wealth distribution relates to politics?

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago

Finally. This motherfucker got a heart transplant in his 70s. Some poor SOB got bumped down the waiting list so this asshole could make the world worse for a few more years.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I live in northern BC and there are a lot of those types around here.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

D'Souza dated both Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter so I think being hated for his ethnicity is his kink.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Contrarianism can be taken to the point of a mental disorder.

 

Older article but worth a read in light of current events, I think.

 

Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security, and Canada has been consistently clear that Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

While U.S. military action taken last night was designed to alleviate that threat, the situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile. Stability in the region is a priority.

Canada calls on parties to return immediately to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis. As G7 leaders agreed in Kananaskis, the resolution of the Iranian crisis should lead to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

(With apologies for the Twitter link, this post doesn't seem to have been copied over to Bluesky.)

 
 
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