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  1. dialamah
    I also pay "exhortbitant taxes" to cover your health care from your use of drugs, liquor and tobacky. True "personal responsibility" would have you paying the entirety of your own health care. It looks to me like you're relying on the public health care system to take care of you, because everybody pays taxes, in part to help people like you who make poor choices, live longer or die more comfortably. Your are an example of just the opposite of "personal responsibility", in my opinion. But drug and alcohol use certainly explains your posting style - I've long suspected substance abuse was at play, thanks for confirming.
  2. dialamah
    What if it was your nephew/niece/son/daughter/doster/brother selling drugs to support their own drug habit? Would you feel warm and fuzzy to have their brains splattered all over the wall?
  3. dialamah
    @Argus The National Post article is merely someone's opinion, the writer merely talked to some people in the camp; we don't know if they came to Canada or not, and he provides no data to support his opinion, so we can disregard that one. The Globe and Mail article is better, as the author at least spoke to people who are actually coming to Canada, but again provides no data to back up his opinion. When I look at the data about the Syrian refugees and how they're doing in Canada, they are getting jobs, they are starting businesses, they are working to fit in to our country. Nobody denies they have challenges, every immigrant or refugee cohort does. As Canadians we can make it easier for them or harder, as the Globe and Mail article points out. Calling them rude names, assuming they can't or won't work or learn English, that they are only here to take advantage of Canada's social programs, highlighting their crimes and dismissing their accomplishments contributes to their marginalization. If you want ghettos full of disaffected young men, angry and frustrated, where crime, violence and substance abuse is a fact of life, then the marginalization of Syrian refugees or any other immigrant group, is the best way to achieve that. In any case, there is nothing wrong with farmers or shopkeepers. Farmers grew our Land and shopkeepers clearly have transferable business skills, as well as a drive to succeed.
  4. dialamah
    Michael Chong was re-elected, so voters didn't turn him out. He lost the party leadership to Scheer. I think if the Conservatives had run somebody that had a viable plan to deal with climate change, and who was more socially progressive than Scheer and fiscally conservative, they would likely have won a majority this time. I think part of the problem is that carbon taxing is the most effective means of addressing the need to reduce emissions at this point in time. Other technologies to mitigate climate change are not well enough developed, yet. Conservatives use this to differentiate themselves from the other 'side', so they say "no" to carbon taxing, but because there's nothing else as effective, they cannot provide a feasible plan. I suspect that in four years the voting demographic will be quite different. The students protesting now will be able to vote; they are clearly able to mobilize and inspire each other and they will be able to influence their parents voting decisions. Those who currently dismiss or mock these young people seem to forget that this is their future they're fighting for, and they're not just going to outgrow it. As much as most politicians are in it for themselves they will have to provide and follow through on what the younger generation is looking for, rather than focussing on people who will, soon enough, no longer be part of the voting public. This will be a challenge for Conservatives, because most of their support is from a shrinking demographic. Progressive politicians will be getting their support from a growing demographic.
  5. dialamah
    Right, because rebels seeking to overthrow the government would focus primarily on poor, rural areas and small villages resulting in the displacement of poorly educated, near unemployable "goat herder" types. Urban areas, where the powerful live, is of little interest to these rebels, the government, the Russians or Americans. Consequently, displacement of educated, employable Syrians who would seek refuge in Canada would, of course, be pretty rare. Very astute of you to have figured this out, Argus.
  6. dialamah

    So happy to see Canada resoundingly reject populism and the far right, with the PPC failing to get even one seat.  Maybe their supporters will return to hiding in the woodwork, where they belong.

     

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    2. scribblet

      scribblet

      Who's butthurt, I didn't vote for them or support them.  Actually, Trudeau does seem to like open borders and a global agenda. 

    3. betsy

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      Why are you so butthurt that I didn't like the PPC?

      First time I see you use colorful language, Dia!  :lol:   Sounds like for some reason - you're the one who's "butthurtin!"  

    4. Army Guy

      Army Guy

      I'm tired of the left judging the right with NO facts to back up any of it at all. I asked you one simple question "SHOW ME" what in the PPC platform is racist , or examples of  xenophobia, Islamophobia But you can't even do that...Typical left like to point fingers and scream bad man , bad man.....without even knowing why ….and when someone asks why....well sir why are you so butt hurt...

      NO, Justins  liberals want open borders, Are you telling Canadians on this board Justin did not invite all those illegal immigrants crossing from the US into Canada, tell us his actions to stop them from crossing at certain points is a message for them to stop or slow down... ? are you saying that these border crossing areas are secure?  ........ Which party is continually upping the refugee and immigrant numbers for Canada.. All the left party's and the conservatives, or liberal lites as I call them...…. when more than 60 % of Canadians want lower immigration numbers again I can't explain why it is policy but it is... Once again those changes to immigration policy were created by the left see that smiling prick Justin and ask him why....it has got nothing to do with the PPC....but hey maybe the translation is I hate the PPC party...because they talked about the issue....the nerve I know....

      You are the one that does all this , sticks up for the left and their half baked ideas....and then tell the world you glad to see the PPC get banished to hell...for something you don't know why, you just hate them for some reason....and then to cover it all up you declare i'm butt hurt....PPC been taking it up the bum from the left and cons since they announced they would be running....and in true Canadian style we welcomed them with open arms didn't we,( here is where I give them the finger)...........and then this happy go lucky bunch sets out to dig up dirt on all of PPC....and then slings it...because thats what Canadians do right....we eat this shit for breakfast....  

  7. dialamah

    Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I am thankful for being Canadian, for the freedom we enjoy as individuals, for the relative safety we have, for the roof over my head, abundant food, my friends and family and to have a job that provides security and satisfaction.  

  8. dialamah
    My sister is Muslim, she never wears hijab, not even in Egypt where she lives. I've worked with a few Muslim women who never wore hijab, here in Canada. No hijab-wearing Muslim woman I've ever spoken with has ever suggested that all Canadian women should be covered. Just the opposite, in fact, they have said it's up to the individual. Your comment reeks of ignorance and bigotry.
  9. dialamah
    Feelings are not facts. There is still plenty of evidence that immigrants are disadvantaged in the workplace. I agree with this, but I think it has to do with factors other than affirmative action programs. Men are feeling more displaced as women become more financially independent and powerful. Men have long viewed there role as provider and leader, and that role is no longer as available to them; it's a shift we, as a society, should be helping men adjust to. Equal parenting expectations are one way that men can regain their sense of being important to their families, for example. Those kinds of changes are slowly happening, but I do agree that many men are struggling right now.
  10. dialamah
    Cite, please. Can still hear voices and determine gender that way. I agree that's the goal. Yet, when left to their own devices, people hire according to color, gender and other perceived similarities. If the dominant culture is European, that gives people perceived as being European a leg up. If men in positions of power are seen as "normal" and females as exceptional, that'll give men a leg up. When JT appointed 50% women, those women were seen, by a certain population cohort, as less deserving because they were women; they could not have been chosen on merit because clearly some more qualified men would had to have been passed over. It's generally assumed men gain positions of power through merit and generally assumed women gain power through other means, such as sex, family influence, powerful (male) friend influence, affirmative action type programs. (Disclaimer: not everybody, not always, and it used to be worse). And that's why we, as a society, have to "force" equality through things like affirmative action. This might amuse people: partner and I were watching a classic TV program from 1952, including ads. An ad appeared telling us how women coveted some certain watchband; a selling point was that it expanded and could be pushed up her arm while she was doing dishes. My partner, in the kitchen cleaning up after dinner, almost fell over laughing. We've come a long way, but still have some ways to go.
  11. dialamah
    The Global Commission on Adaptation, consisting of 34 heads of State and private industry from countries around the world and headed by Bill Gates, Ban Ki Moon and Kristalina Georgrieva, estimated that it will cost about 1.8 trillion dollars over the next decade to adapt to climate change. But to fail to adapt will cost 7.8 trillion dollars. Our changing climate is going to cost lots of money for adaptation or mitigatation. If we expect government to do it all, that is going to mean taxes pay for it. Climate change will likely reduce population dramatically in poorer countries of the world - which is no doubt why its the "solution" lately touted by Westerners who feel relatively safe. But people in Western countries will die as well, as a direct result of climate change. Disease, natural disasters and conflict will all affect Canadians, even if the effect is less than that felt elsewhere. Water is already a significant source of conflict around the world and its only going to get worse as the climate change progresses. With industry dying and people rioting due to water scarcity, how long would it be before California starts eyeing Canada's water supply? It's pretty sad that most Canadians, when polled, said they would not even give $100 toward climate change adaptation. We are pretty screwed, and I'm starting to think we deserve it.
  12. dialamah
    Oddly, most of the converts to Islam are from Christianity, but relatively few Muslims convert to Christianity. Newborns are not "converts"'; that's a ridiculous notion and if that's what your link tried to claim, I'm glad I didn't read it. No doubt. Something we can agree on. Even in Arab countries, atheism seems to be spreading. https://newrepublic.com/article/121559/rise-arab-atheists It's not just Arab society that can't conceive of an Arab atheist, but also Westerners:
  13. dialamah
    Millions of people converted to Islam over the past year, and stabbed nobody. But we are supposed to worry about what this religion is teaching.
  14. dialamah
    Also, bickering about natural vs. man made doesn't change the fact that we're in for a tough time and we need to make effort to mitigate and adjust, instead of throwing our hands in air the and giving up.
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    Here: "Currently, the Earth is in an icehouse climate state. About 34 million years ago, ice sheets began to form in Antarctica; the ice sheets in the Arctic did not start forming until 2 million years ago.[7] Some processes that may have led to our current icehouse may be connected to the development of the Himalayan Mountains and the opening of the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica. Scientists have been attempting to compare the past transitions between icehouse and greenhouse, and vice versa to understand where our planet is now heading. Without the human influence on the greenhouse gas concentration, the Earth would be heading toward a glacial period. Predicted changes in orbital forcing suggest that in absence of human-made global warming the next glacial period would begin at least 50,000 years from now[20] (see Milankovitch cycles). But due to the ongoing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, the Earth is instead heading toward a greenhouse Earth period.[7] Permanent ice is actually a rare phenomenon in the history of the Earth, occurring only in coincidence with the icehouse effect, which has affected about 20% of Earth's history."
  16. dialamah
    Honestly, could care less about BC. In my opinion he's only here to troll and represents the worst of American "culture". Deniers are no longer really denying; they've now moved to "not our fault"; "completely natural"; "nothing we can do" and "not gonna be that bad." Progress, of a sort, is happening but I think we're pretty screwed. I hope all the climate scientists and models are dead wrong, but when I see predicted things happening, it's difficult to believe they could be. Humans probably do need a restart, anyway, and 3,000 years from now maybe it'll be another myth along the lines of the flood and Noah's Ark. Hope the next crew does better.
  17. dialamah
    Some degree of climate change is implicated in civilization collapse throughout history. And: "CLIMATIC CHANGE: When climatic stability changes, the results can be disastrous, resulting in crop failure, starvation and desertification. The collapse of the Anasazi, the Tiwanaku civilisation, the Akkadians, the Mayan, the Roman Empire, and many others have all coincided with abrupt climatic changes, usually droughts."
  18. dialamah
    I'm referring to the ongoing RW outrage that Liberals exist and dare to believe differently about Muslims than they do. Don't flatter yourself that you are the only person who has posted this story. I've seen it posted on FB and reddit, by conservative types expressing their outrage about Liberals "supporting" misogyny and Islam.
  19. dialamah
    Such an amazing mind- reader. Does everybody in your life bow down and thank you for telling them what they think and how they feel, and that's why you are so triggered by internet strangers who do not? "Goddess" indeed.
  20. dialamah
    Were it not for RW outrage, I would never have been aware of this sign. Could care less about trolling signs ... kinda like I feel about trolling tshirts.
  21. dialamah
    Actual data would simply reveal this to be ranting from "feeling" right as opposed to "being" right.
  22. dialamah
    Nope, saving that for your grandkids. He also says that this is a serious issue, and we (as in the world) have to address it, start mitigating by reducing emissions to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius, as per the Paris Accord as well as planning for adaptations. Not later, when us oldsters get out of the way, but now.
  23. dialamah
    At the rate the climate-change deniers and do-nothings are moving, it will be an emergency in a few decades. You and I will be dead by the time these kids have to live with the consequences of our unwillingness to act; for them, this is an emergency. For us, you are right - not an emergency.
  24. dialamah
    100,000 rally for action on climate change in Vancouver alone, and 6 million around the world. A lot of these people can't vote, yet, but they'll be able to soon. Politicians need to start paying attention.
  25. dialamah
    Why are you so afraid if a16-year-old?
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