marcus

You don't pay your taxes. The Canadian people pay your taxes.

So you whine and bitch about a system that you happily participate in?

So this: Canadians are making more money, living longer and are better educated. .. is because of US of A?

We know you're free loading because you've shared this. How do you know she doesn't have a job?

I would counter that you're a bubble head. You keep talking about how Canada is a shit country and I'm countering with facts. Do you disagree with these facts: In average, Canadians are making more money, living longer and are better educated.

Make Canada Great Again? In average, Canadians are making more money, living longer and are better educated. Oh and there are more coloured people.

Off topic, but who are you or me to tell two adults what they can or can't do?

I don't remember the East Coaster having the same "sky is falling" attitude when the fishing industry started to disappear. There wasn't that much of a blame game either. Same thing goes for the dwindling BC forest industry. I'm dealing with two Albertan companies at the moment and their businesses have, for decades, been around the energy sector. They're adapting. They're transitioning to the tech sector and are doing well. For sure. It's already happening. The BC government does not have enough money allocated to the increasing forest fires. We also have many towns and cities near the rising waters and rivers and that's going to cost billions.

I would agree that China is more of an economic foe. But China should not be looked at as a threat. They would not survive if trade stopped happening with the west. They rely on the status quo and would not want to rock the boat. Of course, they will do what they can to have economic advantage over others. One of few things that I agree with Trump is that China has slowly created an unbalanced economic playing field with the protectionist policies. I would also be concerned about adopting their technology. But of course, as Snowden has confirmed, it's not only China who wants to spy on people. The U.S., through different tech companies, is doing the same thing. C'mon! Stop that shit.

You'd think so. By the way, Canada is doing a lot better under the current regime than we were under the previous.

Sounds like a bunch of whining "Make Canada Great Again" crowd who think Canada is broken without looking at facts. Overall, Canada has never had it better: Poverty Line Income per capita Life expectancy Unemployment Rate

Who are you talking about when you say "neighbours"? The Palestinians? The Jordanians? The Egyptians? The Lebanese? I don't see it as self-defense. Nothing about Israel's actions can be justified. To me, you're just falling for the bs talking points propagated by the Hasbara in order to manufacture consent of people. Ask a Palestinian this question. Because they have been living under the conditions imposed on them by the Israeli gangsters. Anyway, take this into the other thread.

It took me a while to come to this conclusion but after seeing Israel refusing all pressures to follow international law and human rights laws for so long, I believe boycotting Israel in cultural and athletic activity is an integral part of the BDS movement, just like it was against Apartheid South Africa. Often, Israel tries to use sports as a way to brand itself and to sweep its actions against the Palestinians. Here is a link to some other BDS activities regarding sports. I believe the same pressure should be used against Iran if it wants to continue to violate international and human rights laws. If we're going to put financial sanctions, why stop at sports?

Try an experiment: 1) Start a thread on China and see how many would argue what China is doing is okay. 2) Start a thread on Israel's 60+ years of inhumane treatment of Palestinians and the ethnic cleansing from their land and see how many howling crusaders will come in to argue what Israel is doing is okay. Giving a pass to a shitty country because there is another shitty country is like: R. Kelly arguing: "Guys, get it over it! Have you seen that Michael Jackson documentary?!"

U.S. and Canada have done this. Europe has not. Pretty much there with the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Any company that does business with Iran could jeopardize their financial/trade relations with the U.S. Already done. Already done. Already done. Iran is surrounded by American military bases. Agreed. The internet and flow of information is a key factor. Half done. I thought they finally allowed Iranian women to attend soccer matches. Not competing against Israel, another brutal state, is a good thing in my opinion. Europe needs to step up and give Iran an ultimatum, instead of sitting on the fence.

Here is an interesting general explanation and view of how Iran has come to where it is today.

Israel would be nothing without the billions it receives each year and the political support it receives from a few countries.

You are unstable and don't have the attention span to analyze things. Instead, you jump into conclusions without really thinking.

Iran's Green Movement was one of the first times the world was able to receive unfiltered information coming out of a country being oppressed and brutalized by the government. This was all due to internet. We saw something similar during the Arab Spring . - The West should start with providing internet through satellite to bypass the Iranian government's control over internet. - There are thousands of family members of the Iranian government living in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. They need to increase and pinpoint sanctions against the corrupt Iranian officials and their families and the hundreds of companies they own outside of Iran

Where? Please let me know about these Arab terrorist bombings against civilians and I'll lead the condemnation. I just checked again and found nothing. My land? You have no idea what you're talking about. I try to have conversations with you, but you show nothing but instability. What does this have to do with Iran? An innocent kid was shot in the back and an innocent family was bombed. I am being biased??? I don't think you are mentally stable. Iran's crimes does not justify Israeli crimes. I invite you to share the information in the correct thread.

Israel is an evil state. One of the most sophisticated intelligence organizations bombed a house and managed to kill a whole family. Their excuse: A year ago, they had intelligence that a member of a militant/terrorist group was there. What's the recourse? Oops. Our bad. Onto the next denial of a morally corrupt country: A man is shot in the back by Israeli soldiers, because it's funny. In North America, kids make videos of silly pranks. In Israel they make videos of shooting people in the back and laughing about it.

Ethnicity or religion or colour has never been a variable.

Many Muslim women who live outside of Muslim countries do not wear the Muslim garments. Would you date a white Jewish woman?

Would you date a Muslim who is white?

Sorry. Not white. No mixing allowed.