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Forget that... go get your shovel instead

I respect your ability to learn and change your opinion. We were all lied to.

Haven't seen Dog here in a long time.

We have a "steering committee", we should use it to discuss new ideas so poor Greg does not waste his time programming suggestions that we do not need.

I saw a very close two games. Winning in OT is about as close as you can get to flipping a coin. Carolina had many opportunities to score but they didn't finish, which is a bad sign. Officiating was incompetent going both ways, imo.

Actually we need do nothing at all, just sit back and watch your naive theories come apart all on their own.

How good of you to clarify on that point so little TreeBeard can get some sleep tonight instead of hiding from the Christian bogeyman under the bed

I wasn't implying you were off topic but that you were looking at a big picture and complaining about how voters are disengaged from the real issues and distracted by pissant complaints. Many don't understand free trade issues, and don't have much say or influence over them in any case. They are discussed behind closed doors. But they do have local concerns. Those matter more to them than obscure details of a trade negotiation. As long as there's still beer in the fridge of course. No need to respond that Muslims don't drink beer, because it's beside the point. The point is Canadians are too comfortable. That is changing however.

But this thread is about the mass absences in schools where families, especially muslim ones, kept their kids at home on Pride Flag Day. Has nothing to do with economic trade or the environment. This strikes the home culture and the family unit, taking place at a local and personal level. It's about the culture. They have the right to choose not to expose their children to what they perceive as degenerate culture. Meanwhile the shenanigans at the top level of politics are inflaming the problem. Trudeau does not believe in multiculturalism, since he and his woke-bent colleagues cannot and will not acknowledge that there are millions of Canadian immigrants who come from conservative parts of the world, and they will never accept open gay culture. It seriously offends their personal beliefs. Fixed for you. Sorry I just had to do that. I do not hate his face, but I do hate his blackface. Get it?

Wondering what you mean by "make others act on those beliefs". Discussing or even attempting to persuade is not "making" in my opinion. Does discussing or attempting to persuade offend you as well?

Since you and I weren't there to hear all the details of the case, we'll have to assume the dissenting judge's opinion is somehow relevant. Whether you agree with her or not. So let's move on from discounting that as part of the problem.

Are you? Because looking at what the dissenting judge said, she sees it different. As was posted above, In dissent, Justice Suzanne Côté cited the late U.S. Supreme Court judge Louis Brandeis, who said in 1927 that the answer to objectionable speech is “more speech, not enforced silence.” “Counter‑speech aimed at completely removing the initial expression from the public sphere appears to be inconsistent with the search for truth,” Justice Côté wrote. So this is the difference. I'm sure the leftist mind boggles and roils over that one.

I guess depends which propaganda you feel safe and secure believing in. In the end it only matters to those who live there, that the atrocities of war cease. Then they will raise whatever flag suits the victor. Hoorah. Now let us alone to get on with life, raise families and pay our taxes. (To fix the blown-apart roads, and shit). Ahh the spoils of war. "Hoorah".

Yeah exactly. Things descend from having intelligent debate on difficult issues, into slinging mere ad-hominems. But I guess you know all about that, little fella

You really need to up the quality around here, if you want to run with the big dogs.

I do. For all, not just the left.

Let's see... defamed for voicing their opinion on a matter. Cancel culture is free speech stood on it's head, which has you folks all confused. Doesn't take much, as you're all dying to find a spare government teat to suck upon, for your comfort and safety.

Yes exactly, but only the state-sanctioned talking points which these esteemed forum members have learned to crow each morning, when Trudeau bends over to shine his sunny ways.

You ask to simply be left alone and not poked in the eye. Sensible.

Then at least you get bonus marks for consistency in imposing your will upon others.

We already have free speech restrictions by law in this country for years. Now the thing is simply gaining momentum.

Fine. Not a tolerant progressive then I guess. But then you were raised in GB

What's ridiculous is the group-pile on against someone who's christian by you types who identify yourselves as tolerant progressives. If a muslim man came here to explain their views I'll bet you people couldn't get your stupid mouths open. But then you're all totally full of crap, so maybe you would.

I read the original comment a few weeks ago and that's what I understood him to mean. I found your interpretation confused. If eyeball cares enough maybe he can explain it to you. One should not presume. When you presume, you make a pre out of... er, you get the picture. Actually naa, probably not

Or it could be that he moved to the "place" where he lives 50 years ago, lived in an apartment for 20 years, then built his own house.