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The Global Financial Crisis led to the Occupy Movement... The Arab Spring sprung and fizzled.... The Syrian Conflict The rise (and fall) of ISIS The rise of China... Russia asserts itself Smart phone dominance - Social Media - The Rise of FANG - Facebook. Apple, Netflix, Google The Surveillance Society - Wikileaks - The whistleblowers The challenge to Globalism - the rise of Populism Trump / Brexit... and the Culture Wars What do you all say?

Heahtrow holiday ad.. really cute. https://www.chonday.com/27051/heateholy5/

Joe Biden says he won’t comply with subpoenas in Senate trial. Democrats pick n choose when it’s ok to ignore subpoenas and obstruct congress. Typical.

Both will also neatly address AGW.

That’s why it’s hard to get judgemental about US immigration/refugee policy and Brexit, because the consequences of mass immigration are being felt there sooner. At some point mainstream Canada will feel more protective of the country and will realize that trying to reverse course is almost a no win situation, because a society dominated by newcomers may be content to let go of traditions and allow overcrowding, since this type of society is still an improvement on where they came from. Overcrowding is the norm in the cities of developing countries. The compelling argument for Brexit is to regain control of the country before it’s too late. Europe is overrun. You can see it on the beaches of Belgium and in the streets of Paris. The authorities are in damage control on security, cultural cohesion, and paying for public services. Brexiters are fleeing from that.

Watched a interview where trudeau says he work a couple shifts as a bartender and quit. It was to hard on him.

I agree that leaving the EU has many negative consequences, but I think many native-born Brits are growing weary of going places like the supermarket and discovering that the people around them don’t understand British expressions or share the same broad perspectives. It’s the feeling of finding oneself a stranger in one’s own land. It’s not racism but the anxiety of a people who feel that their culture is being overwhelmed by forces of change that they didn’t sign up for. The US response has been to close the door on refugees and tighten up immigration enforcement, which has had some unfavourable consequences. In Canada the welcome mat has been rolled out to refugees. It’s fine until economic hardship arrives, at which point the finger pointing starts. But what does economic success look like? In Canada the economy is growing, but so has the cost of living, especially for housing. The massive influx of new residents has helped drive up housing costs, and any attempt to curtail that influx will raise accusations of racism or excessive government control. There has to be some middle ground.

PEW research has repeatedly found the majority of Muslims want to live in a Muslim state under Muslim law. Numbers who support death for adultery, blasphemy and apostasy range up to 90% in some Muslim countries, including Pakistan, which is one of our main source countries for immigrants. You can pull numbers out of your ass if you want, but the actual polling numbers show the truth. Evidence lacking? There are two to three dozen Islamic terrorist attacks in an average week, tens of thousands since 9/11. And the 'evidence is lacking' only because you and the other Islamophiles insist that none of these are inspired by Islam no matter what the terrorists say. We're realists? We see someone in a Hells Angels jacket we figure he's a biker. We see someone in Muslim religious dress we figure they believe in the doctrine of Islam.

If Canada was going to come apart it would have already. Other than a bunch of whining of which there is no decline... there is no sign of Canada coming apart any time soon... I agree with the OP article on that score.

I guess the question is "how do they suck?"... I hear a lot of different problems being expressed around here. Each solution brings its own potential problems with it. Make so and so happy and you make this other guy unhappy... All I'm saying is for the most part Canada does pretty well... should we continue to strive to do even better... why the hell not... But what exactly are you proposing?

Could things be better... sure there is always room for improvement... Could it be worse... all you have to do is look around the globe... it could be a lot worse.

This is very true... And yet I appreciate Canada... because in fact everything will be ok. The same cannot be said for most other places in the world... Count your blessings.

The Islamic version of 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' has two conditions where killing somebody is perfectly fine.... Quran 5 32 Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors. https://quran.com/5/32 ...'for a soul'...revenge...honor... ...for corruption (fitnah) done upon the land...pretty much anything that goes against Islam. The GREAT thing about Islam is that YOU don't get to decide & tell me what the 'real Islam' is. Judaeo-Christianity... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian_ethics

I grew up imagining there'd be a United Planets by now. Apparently the alternative was to squander the Earth on seeing how big a gap we can produce between the powerful and the powerless.