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Sad to see leftists descend to the depths of wishing someone else who has differing views to be dead. Much like their Muslim brethren, I suppose, which explains things quite clearly.

Ignorance is bliss.

It's the thin end of the wedge.

I perused some Israeli national news sites, none of them mention this event. One headline shows "Trump under fire? Putin to the rescue!" http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/229790 The article explains- "Russian president Putin says President Trump did not transfer any classified info to Russia and offered transcript of meeting to Congress. Putin said that he didn't yet want to judge President Trump's functioning as president and he would only do this when Trump was allowed to do his job properly." Accompanied by smiling photos of Putin and Trump. There is no negative publicity. President Trump will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday. That meeting will be very telling as to the attitude surrounding this event. We are being led to believe these events are unconstitutional/ illegal etc. but it seems that this is highly misleading. If there should be an investigation, it should be into who is behind this intense smear campaign that makes the US look like it is verging on the bring of disaster. It is in itself dangerous.

In a statement emailed to The New York Times, Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, reaffirmed that the two countries would maintain a close counterterrorism relationship. “Israel has full confidence in our intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead under President Trump,” Mr. Dermer said.

It seems that many people don't understand the dynamics at play between countries when it comes to foreign policy. First, there are no real "friends" among nations, only temporarily useful alliances. Even when that relationship exists, there is no such thing as trust. Spying abounds everywhere and always. Canada is spying on the United States right now, and the US is spying on Canada. Canada is spying on the UK, etc. Any country that does otherwise is politically disempowered. All nations are primarily focused on their own self-determination, and work with others to achieve it. That alone is their motivation, nothing else. Second, even among so-called adversaries there is still a level of cooperation. Countries continue to share information and trade. That can even happen during a conflict. Global politics is far too complex in terms of the alliances, specific goals, control over different regions etc. to have such absolutes as "friend" or "enemy". In other words there has always been information exchange between countries, superpowers especially and US has cooperated with Russia many many times. Even Obama would have to share critical security information with Putin. For those who only think in terms of black and white, IE the politically polarized, this is a difficult thing to accept. Yet another example of how the general public is being duped by media propaganda.

Most of these problems can be solved by proper hygiene. Bathing, changing underwear etc.

Are you sure he actually did that? All we know is what the media is telling us, and they are pushing a liberal/ democrat agenda. People don't believe them implicitly anymore, because of the history of lies. Israel and Russia are not enemies. Quite the contrary. In 2011, Putin said: "Israel is, in fact, a special state to us. It is practically a Russian-speaking country. Israel is one of the few foreign countries that can be called Russian-speaking. It's apparent that more than half of the population speaks Russian." Putin additionally claimed that Israel could be considered part of the Russian cultural world, and contended that "songs which are considered to be national Israeli songs in Israel are in fact Russian national songs." He further stated that he regarded Russian-speaking Israeli citizens as his compatriots and part of the 'Russian world'. During Operation Protective Edge in 2014, Putin stated that “I support Israel’s battle that is intended to keep its citizens protected.”

"Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer."

Tomorrow's Wednesday. I gotta work 5 days a week. Not like those who have part time jobs in the dish pit.

Sorry, I had to go to work all day. No time to sit in Mom's basement, drink beer and play on the PC.

This latest Russia hysteria seems odd to me. In regards to fighting ISIS in Syria, where several nations are involved in the conflict, the US has shared and will continue to share intel with the major players in the region. To do otherwise would be foolish. That's how accidental bombings can happen. Despite ongoing political hype in the media, Russia and the US have worked together in both military and non-military endeavours. One example is the international space station.

No mystery to me, considering the strong-man style of Putin and the cultural attitudes we hear about coming from Russia. Anti gay-rights for example. Also Russians are communists no longer, and they are predominantly white.

And if you believe that, I got some quality tundra to sell you.

He had a movement?

Yup, old crimes not to be mentioned. Nothing to see here folks. Move along, move along.

Good on her to delete thousands of them using bleachbit. Made her look like she's not a criminal and not hiding anything.

You're saying the hate runs so deep there is nothing we can do about it. You're probably right, for those who have reached that level. But have they all reached that level? Dunno. Yeah, a training course is just words. A test is just words too, and too easy to cheat. I don't believe it transforms behaviour. I am only suggesting that all persons be informed, clearly, what the laws are and how they are expected to behave. Then if they commit a crime they have no excuses, deportation should be mandatory. You're saying don't let anybody in. I don't know. My parents immigrated from Germany in 1964. (No Gestapo in my family as far as I know ) We are completely aghast at what is happening there now, as are the majority of Germans, according to our family that still lives there. Their culture is under attack by a neo-liberal agenda obsessed with equality, gone insane. After centuries of fighting to get a country, Germans are now giving it up for nothing. Not a good example and Canada must take heed.

Sadly the concept of a training course might have been a good idea, but making it voluntary defeats the purpose. This was due to politics, most likely. Really, the issue of allowing mass immigration at all is another question. I'm not in favour of it. If I were hiring employees I would want to get the best employees, not just the best that apply.

Requirements to become a German citizen- To become a naturalized citizen, you have to have lived in Germany under a limited residence permit for at least eight years. But you can also get this shortened to seven years if you take a German-language integration course, which can be done fairly affordably through a local Volkshochschule (basically a community college). But very crucially, you also have to know German. “The ability to speak German is an absolute necessity. Being able to communicate in German is essential for social and economic integration,” writes the Interior Ministry. So how good does your German have to be? “Sufficient command is defined as being able to cope in German with daily life in Germany, including dealing with the authorities, and being able to conduct conversations commensurate with one’s age and education. As a rule, this includes being able to read, understand and orally reproduce a German text on a general topic.” On top of that, you have to prove you can support yourself financially, have committed no serious criminal offences and give up your current nationality - except for in circumstances where this isn’t possible, like countries that do not allow citizens to do this. There’s also a naturalisation test that you must pass, which has 33 questions in B1 level German about the country’s laws, history and people. You must pass 17 out of the 33, or just over half. By "German-language integration course" I assume they mean a cultural integration course, given in German. Seems that people are encouraged to take this course, but it's voluntary.

There is no process leading to citizenship without a face to face interview. Applicants must meet with an immigration officer during the application process. Certain applicants also require a hearing with a judge. Not saying that's enough, but the interview mechanism is already in place. Also, the path to citizenship requires the person to live in Canada as a permanent resident for a number of years before they are eligible to apply. If they commit a violent crime during that time, they can be deported. That is something like a probationary period, during which yes, they can be fired. I'm in favour of making citizenship harder to achieve. People should remain as permanent residents for a lot longer. There is no disadvantage for them if they do so. They can work, pay taxes and received the same benefits as Canadian citizens, but they can be deported if they commit serious crimes. Hate law would be one of those crimes.

I've conducted many interviews and hired many people over the years and I can tell you, it is most difficult to come to a firm conclusion about what someone is like in a short meeting with them. After short-listing the people whom I think have the skills, I want to meet them and see if they're telling the truth. This can be done by using skill-testing questions. I am constant;y observing their behaviour as well all the time, to try and get a sense of their personality but this is very difficult. Most people are always on their best behaviour, and know what to say and what not to say. Some can be very quiet and reserved, that doesn't necessarily make them "bad". In the end I can only go with a gut feeling to choose the best candidate. I am not in favour of a test for immigrants since any jackass can answer the basic questions that makes them look like perfectly reasonable people. Perhaps attendance in a mandatory training course is better, some kind of cultural conditioning. That might be more useful than a single-point examination.

Indeed, seems he was elected to create these and other obstacles... to make America great again.

People who get too emotional should not (and eventually cannot) participate here.