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I think many are surprised by the verdict, perhaps even Stanley himself. I think the problem was calling it second degree murder, which implies the intent to kill had to be there. That may have been the issue. Whereas manslaughter does not require this interpretation. I think the definition of manslaughter applies. Note also MH the "can of worms" this has opened up in social media, hateful dialog and racism is being exposed. Remember, country mouse vs. town mouse. Well here it is for all to see. = Canada.

I say that making Jesus the same as God detracts from his message, that is, a better way for people to live according to some basic tenets. Mercy, love, forgiveness... recognizing that we all make mistakes, no one is pure or always right, we are all "sinners". It's a very simple message, and is all that really matters coming out of the Bible. The rest is just noise, noise, noise. Taking that too far, you risk losing sight of what matters. You might think you are right, that you "deserve heaven". That too undermines the message, since it leads to arrogance, and all the history of the bad things done by the Church. It is important to understand that Jesus was a man like us, because by making Jesus as God himself, we can never live that way.

I would do anything possible and necessary, laws be damned. Better them dead than my family, and if I have to go to jail for that so be it. The article you linked in the OP only talks about "protecting property", as if that is all that was at stake in the Stanley case. It was not. Some details of the testimony here- Spencer said members of the Stanley family were working that day on their farm and were not “looking for trouble” when an SUV carrying five young people, including Boushie, from the Red Pheasant First Nation reserve pulled into their driveway. Stanley didn’t have the luxury of waiting for police to arrive on his isolated farm, his lawyer said. Spencer said the case is about protecting people from harm. Spencer said Stanley feared his wife was stuck beneath a vehicle that had entered their yard. Stanley “had to get that thing stopped,” Spencer said. Link Trudeau has also made a statement on this case, just this morning. Trudeau should learn to keep his mouth shut, he was not involved in the trial and did not hear all the evidence. In speaking out, he risks tainting the case and could possibly make it more difficult to press additional charges. Trudeau- always looking for an opportunity to push emotional hot buttons - please shut up.

Sure, take a break. I allow it... "We have further identified, in red boxes, the subset of such information for which national security or law enforcement concerns are especially significant. Our determinations have taken into account the information previously declassified by the President as communicated in a letter to HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes dated February 2, 2018." - Letter signed by US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, which accompanied the White House response. Also, In declining to declassify the document, the White House also sent lawmakers a letter signed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Wray, as well as a marked-up copy of the memo, laying out portions it considers too sensitive to make public. Among those passages are some that the Justice Departments says could compromise intelligence sources and methods, ongoing investigations and national security if disclosed. Link The media has been informed that once these "technical problems" are fixed, the memo will be released. That is all. Looking at the media stories with headlines like "TRUMP WILL NOT ALLOW MEMO TO BE RELEASED" shows how they manipulate the truth. They are not lying, but they portray it in such a way to get a rise out of the US public.

Yes, Republicans are very fair and honest people.

More information was to be released along with the Nunes memo to substantiate its claims, but the House Intel Committee voted against it. For the same reasons, national security.

What I quoted above is from White House Counsel.

Why not actually read up on things, instead of reacting emotionally to Omni's gossip.

You sound just like Omni. It will be released once classified content is removed. Same as what had to be done for the Nunes memo.

Economic data on Friday showed the economy had lost a surprising 88,000 jobs in January, hitting its biggest one-month decline in nine years. "The concentration of the job loss in Ontario and the focus upon lost part-time jobs in that province will no doubt feed debate on whether large minimum wage hikes took a toll on employment, but proving causality may remain contentious," said Derek Holt, economist at Scotiabank in a note. "It's possible the Bank of Canada dismisses most of this report as a transitory adjustment to higher minimum wages," he added. Canadian economy lost 88,000 jobs in January Kathleen Wynne - "Pick a fight with me!!" We will, Kathleen. Next election.

I alluded to that when I said "Even immigrants themselves are xenophobic". So I have already covered that point.

Michael Wolff's book is written to take advantage of the media bias towards Trump, in order to make lots of money. That is like believing tabloid stories. The book hinges on anonymous sources. And you claim to me that you want cites? Where are the cites for that one? At least one supposed source (for the book), former deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh, has already disputed that she said anything close to what Wolff reported. Mr. Wolff's book is a fusion of partial facts, innuendo, purposely omitted information and outright gossip. Anyone who accepts such information at face value, without verification, is a person who "believes" things. That doesn't sound like you... does it?

Yes I agree, and this is social science, not the same as physics so finding a cite is not that relevant. Hence my use of the term "might", which I purposefully insert wherever i know I am just giving an opinion. One must be very precise in the use of words. But if you feel more comfortable with the use of cites, I'm sure I can find some. Simple google search, Xenophobia urban versus rural Racism in Rural Areas Study for the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) New poll of rural Americans shows deep cultural divide with urban Residents “Being from a rural area, everyone looks out for each other,” said Ryan Lawson, who grew up in northern Wisconsin. “People, in my experience, in cities are not as compassionate toward their neighbor as people in rural parts.” and, Rural residents are nearly three times as likely (42 percent) as people in cities (16 percent) to say that immigrants are a burden on the country. Now do you understand why I "rattled off a list of cities and their populations"?

Sometimes I find your posts couched in mysterious phrases as well, you like to do that from time to time. As to your contention that DT never wanted to win, suggest you have imbibed heavily in too much media-poisoned kool-aid. MH -> This question is being investigated by people more intelligent than you or I right now. Perhaps you underestimate your intelligence.

Where did you get that information? There is very little going on in terms of serious fusion research at McMaster, Queen's or UOIT. I know this for a fact. I have met Hossam Gabar and his wife at a UNENE conference and we discussed his work. It is mainly theoretical. That is not to say there is nothing going on, but it's not much. Perhaps you re confusing research into Gen 4 fission reactor technology, which is much more prominent. I am aware of the lab in BC that has a pretty cool looking machine on their web page, that's General Fusion. Others you mentioned, I'm not sure.

Call me cynical if you wish, but my view is that MOST people are that way. Even immigrants themselves are xenophobic, not to mention old-school "whites", who live in thousands of small towns across Canada. In fact the majority of Canadians live in small towns of just a few thousand people, in places where they don't often see, nor like, non-whites. Adding up the population of big urban centres: Toronto GTA - 5.8 M Montreal - 1.7 M Calgary - 1.3 M Ottawa - 950 k Edmonton - 865 k Vancouver - 650 k QC - 540 k Throw in a few more, and you have maybe a total of 15 M. Canada's population is 36 M. Thus, some 21 million or so, about 58% live in small towns. That's yer Canada. And while xenophobia might be more prevalent in small, isolated towns, "selfishness" exists in both urban and rural cultures. In fact, selfishness might be more prevalent in big cities. Small town folk are known to look after their neighbours. I suggest your concept of what is un-Canadian stems from your personal bias. Reality is far uglier, and ideas such as tolerance and selflessness far more rare. In short, everyone I meet is an asshole.

I agree that we are approaching a breaking point because the economy has been nearly fully exploited, on a large scale. There is a natural cycle of creation and destruction at play. Here's how I think it works- Company gets created, workers employed, products sold. People make money. Billionaires make money. Sales increase, billionaires make money. Sales flatten out, company expands its product line, billionaires make money. Sales drop, workers cut, salaries frozen. Billionaires make money. Company fails, workers let go, downsizing, bankruptcy. Billionaires make money. New company gets created... The problem however is that over a long period time, the workers or general public's wages have to be suppressed. Since profits MUST grow, when the tipping point is reached the company starts to cut back as a means to increase profit, rather than through an increase in sales. The result is lower consumer spending that then affects the economy on a broad scale. Politicians can try to mediate this by forcing wage increases and handing out tax cuts, but this too has limits. Finally, personal and national debt rise as we have no other option but to ignore the problem, in order to maintain "civility". Again, billionaires make money. The debt rises to absurd levels that cannot be ignored. In "The End", it's nothing that a good war cannot solve... (Billionaires, yep you guessed it)

I think I know what the issue is. On my browser (Google Chrome) the link to report a post does not show up unless you position the mouse somewhere inside the area containing the post. If the mouse is elsewhere, such as on the side of the screen, the link to "Report Post" disappears. You must move your mouse cursor into the text area of the post you want to report, then look at the top right corner. You'll see "Report Post" is there. Simple, isn't it?

I say let the member express his views, as long as forum rules are not broken. You don't need to respect them of course, that is your choice. However... "I Disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." ... lest we descend into tyranny.

Note thread title... not about Trump. You might want to get some help, little fella.

Markets are falling essentially because they have skyrocketed non-stop since November 2016. Financial analysts know this cannot continue, it is in itself dangerous and a correction is better to happen sooner than later. But as I understand it, a "correction" is a 10% drop, while a "bear" is a 20% drop. As of today this has barely approached that of a correction. A of today it has not yet reached the 10% mark. This is why the Dow is plunging (CNN.Money) A market correction could be just what investors need (CNBC Investing)

Tell that to the Iranian women who are fighting for their right to free choice right now. They are being arrested for not wearing their head coverings. Their men are forcing them to wear it, and many are being forced to wear it here in Canada too. The issue is more complex than you are admitting to.