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It's in the frame. A discussion in the frame of static, fixed "isms" will not give us a meaningful answer. There were extremes in unconstrained, oligarchic versions of capitalism, and socialism as an ism, an ideology promoting restriction and persecution of private initiative is dead, most likely on arrival because it contradicts the very nature not even human, but of the evolution. So, what other, different frames of questioning are possible and are there any? We know, observed many times in natural and social history that an individual or group that stopped evolving, began to stagnate inevitably decline, deteriorate and give in to the entropy. What if the only way to achieve something better is to change, and evolve? And how can we change and evolve? What new horizons and objectives (not in the sense of paper registries, but real change in the society) can we think of, and construct in the reality in this century? Fully sustainable, zero-emission and 100% recyclable communities? Free and continuous education? Open, effective and flexible public service working for the community and as a community, not an entrenched corporation? Meaningful participation of citizens in prosperity and active, engaged, daily process of democracy? It's not the left or the right, it is "in", what's in us: if we stop to change and evolve the answer becomes inevitable, through ice or fire if it matters.

Today we are seeing how corporations, government and organized crime are part of a syndicate working together, for your health and safety... The emergence of criminal groups as suppliers and ‘partners’ of the state in maintaining order The Pandemic Is Highlighting the Failures of Governments Organized Crime In The Time Of Corona

Sweden has good control of the virus in their country. Daily deaths near zero. Cases per day are still high, 2000 but trending downward. Sweden has about 561,656 active cases, of which 561,420 are "in mild condition". A total of 236 cases "serious or critical". That is 236/561,656 = .00042 which is 0.042% Sweden accomplished this without many of the harsh measures imposed by other countries around the world.

Buyer's Remorse...

The Democrats didn't steal the election. They merely fortified the results...their term.

Where did he defend anyone, he was just pointing out WestCanMan's hypocrisy

I bet I can name to pedophile Republicans for each Democrat who has married a 17 year old. Dennis Hastert Larry Craig Your turn.

No tie? Well, there goes my shot at the NZ Parliament.

Here's a great example exactly when one is needed: Maori MP ejected from NZ parliament for refusing to wear a tie. See there's this thing that came to believe that wearing a tie must be extremely important. In its perception of the world, it is definitely more important than the right of the citizens to ask questions to the government and have representatives in the parliament at all times. Now, is there any point in asking it why exactly it came to think this way; or it's better i.e. more effective to shake it a bit, if necessary, and bring it back to the reality of the century around it? What happens next? And here's what: left to itself, it's own priorities and instruments, it will invent itself dozens more "important" rules, traditions and routines; it will appoint itself five-to-six digit salaries (what? already?) for performing extremely important democratic businesses; and then go back to its daily operations. It lives perfectly fine without any reality outside the revered walls and doors. It has all it needs for an infinite and productive activity and it has no need for the reality. And this is the problem. A democracy in this century must be open, direct and continuous. It can be the only effective solution.

cougar . . . in a perfect Canada/USA, what would make you happy? What's the perfect system? Please inform us . .

Just to note that in Australia the number is around nine hundred, South Korea fourteen, with a similar population. Guess there can be desperate measures, and effective measures and the two aren't necessarily the same.

Trudeau violated his oath of office and did not defend the constitution. Hence all of the ethics violations. He’d be impeached if there was an impeachment process.

A blatant lie except for all the people that ANTIFA & BLM did attack? Lady (sic)...you don't speak for ANTIFA or BLM. Their videos, however, do...

Trudeau wants COVID vaccine doses from 'murica, but Biden says hell no, same as Trump. https://www.torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-biden-wont-give-trudeau-vaccines-any-faster-than-trump-did

I didn't see that part of the article. Can you paste it here? Do you think it would be fair to let kids grow up in a stone age society in 1965? Can you describe some ways in which native culture had evolved beyond the stone age by 1950? Keep in mind that leftists nowadays are suggesting that if your grade 8 year old wants to transition from being a boy to being a girl, the parents shouldn't have a say in it. Why should the parents of FN kids have a say in whether or not they learn English, or math, or physics? Is it safe to say that in the perfect leftist world, FN people would still live in the stone age and 8 yr olds would be getting sex changes on a whim? Of course not, but that's not the narrative that we hear, is it? Just remember that this article is written from a far-left point of view. Asking for some important truths out of people is important. Just because something bad happened to someone doesn't mean that they get to lie about everything. If you ask any pampered Canadian kid what their life is like they'll almost all list a string of injustices that would partially curl one of your hairs. It's what people do. People who are speaking for the public record should be honest and tell the whole truth. I copy and paste your posts when I reply to them, that doesn't mean that I'm supporting them: I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't describe me as one who "flatters leftists and propagates their narratives". You can't have the whole conversation without dispelling the worst of rumours, and you can't address them if you don't bring them to light. Only a total idiot would completely refuse to consider why there were residential schools in the first place. This isn't the Yucatan Peninsula, where stone age civilizations could still live in comparative comfort with space age cultures. It's Canada, where humans can't even survive overnight without a sturdy shelter or modern winter equipment. Sentencing your future generation to living in the stone age here would be sentencing them to thousands of years of unnecessary cruelty.

The record breaker of record breakers. Received more votes than anybody ever. (Some of them reportedly from actual people.)

Tom Brady is white. This is apparently a problem.

I had to look that up. What a novel concept. Trolling by asking people to attempt to verify their claims.

Can you cite a single mention of support for ANTIFA from Biden?

Right...except for the last several years when they could be used as a bludgeon against Trump and his supporters. Now that the Joe Biden dictatorship is installed, the Sturmabteilung have less use and are often an impediment to the Dems. Now it is time for The Night of the Long Knives...

Unlike Qanon, I doubt you can find a single Dem that pledges support for ANTIFA.

Who would want to be his vice president though after he sent a mob to kill his last one?

Army guy, you're failing to see the big picture. The government needed a cooperative Vance in place to keep the lid on information about their involvement in the Admiral Norman prosecution, and to keep as much information as possible from both Norman's legal team and the media. Vance was a good boy, first removing Norman for no real reason other than suspicions he might have leaked Liberal plans to trash the Davie Shipbuilding agreement to build the navy a supply ship, then keeping the information quiet. Little things like unethical behaviour couldn't be used to interfere with that. What do the Liberals care about unethical behaviour, anyway? The minister you're referring to was caught lying about his accomplishments in Afghanistan to an ally, and was never removed, despite the humiliation. And, of course, Trudeau is hardly a paragon of virtue on the subject either.