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That's nice. And here I thought it was hyperbole and gross over-simplification!

The new form of government is going to be run by big business. CEO's in politics. But in any case, getting back to what we had isn't necessarily any better. Most career politicians are wealthy people's kids, so are already born entitled.

Now you're talking...

We were talking about how it came to be in the first place. These things no longer happen in Canada today.

They got about the best that could be expected for the time. You are judging it entirely by todays standards.

What happened to them was a consequence of colonial wars, the same consequences from which we benefit. Think about that next time you're out for dinner at the Ponderosa.

There was plenty of that to go around at the time in Canada, even among non-natives. Doing nothing for them would have been even worse.

Answer- when it's a culture that brings poverty, misery, disease and suffering.

Think of the EU as being like the Soviet Union, only it starts with the letter E.

Wife beating and killing was tolerated and still happening in England and France, just a few 100 years ago. The Roman Catholic church has a lot to do with preserving this cultural attitude.

The bible says things like that in the old testament. A fornicating woman is to be stoned to death. But I think the message of Jesus changed all that. Still, it took 2000 years for our culture to evolve away from the barbaric practices of the semites toward what we have today. The real changes happened only within the past ~ 150 years. That's not a long time. Some lingering inequality still exists, but at least no longer state-sanctioned, legalized.

Good point

Actual words, or just pictures?

The muslim world needs to undergo a serious cultural revolution, especially when it comes to women's equality. But that should be their fight, their problem. If they love their wives and daughters then they should know what to do. But they haven't yet. They've got a long way to go. When I say "it should be their fight", that doesn't mean I excuse that behaviour. If people want to come to Canada they have to leave the misogyny behind, among other things. You get some guy just came out of the jungle... some kind of training course would be a good idea.

Ever crack a history book and just read? If that's a stretch, google something like "wife beater laws", or "women's rights movement" or whatever.

I don't expect it to be. I was saying to another poster that they shouldn't be too surprised that large parts of the world are still barbaric compared to us. Do you get it?

Depends how far back you go in time. Until recently, like 100 years ago or maybe 200, laws did not protect women from beatings by their husband, including whipping them to within inches of their lives.

The president can probably use his supreme executive powers to have anyone surveilled, regardless of warrant.

Seems there is only one way to deal with the jihadis effectively, and it's not achieved by talking.

It should not be surprising if you consider how recently women's rights were changed for the better in western countries over perhaps only 100 years. Prior to that, and everywhere, women are culturally suppressed. Even among Christian nations.

I would never presume. There`s a lot of that going on in the real world. Even at Universities... imagine that. Hint: That`s how you were born, son

Mexicans are now being exported to the north, under Donald Trump. And you know when they send them here, they're not sending their best...

You know when you asked, why should we ever want to give you an up-arrow, +1 love points? This is one of those times...

Truth can be boring, I guess. The reaction from the left calling for his resignation... that's a good one. The more the media goes on a frenzy, the better it makes Trump look. People know when their being lied to. Right wingers will not drink the left wing koolaid.