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You first need to find out where your money is coming from and what the economic growth is based on and then we can talk. From my observations you have no clue. It is easy to the so called intellectuals to completely forget that what goes into their pocket is based on the environment and that the food and all goods and materials they buy come from the same environment.

I did not read past the first sentence Argus. I am convinced in what I said to the point your narrative does not matter.

You can respect all you want, but someone has to make the first step. If it's the woman , that is OK, if it is the man it will be either verbal harassment, inappropriate touching, or sexual assault (kissing). What is in the movies is not quite what one finds in real situations.

Argus , you can save yourself the time reading my comments and replying. I do not read your replies.

That they have more power in the eyes of the law than men. Please describe a procedure for dating a woman and taking her to bed without performing an act viewed as sexual harassment in the eyes of Canadian law.

Do you really believe this? "Rewarding", "Providing a service", "benefit to society" ? No, it all starts with raping the environment. Someone exploits nature - land, resources, other forms of life, that they get for nearly free. Then they turn around and sell all of that to everyone else, putting many consumers in debt. In the industrial jungle there are going to be all those supporting industries - services and good manufacturers where people at the very top will do better by exploiting those below, but for their own benefit, not with society in mind. "The human society" as you put it, is a damn tumor - an engine turning this planet into a landfill. It is brainless, greedy and depraved.

I expected to see something different under this title. LGBT flags? Why not discuss normal male / female interactions and how the scale is tipped on the women's side? Why am I under the impression you have US policies in mind, not Canadian?

If enough units are built to offset rising demand, those more expensive rental properties will remain vacant. The 'investor' will not generate revenues and with dropping prices, they will be unable to recoup their initial investment. So why is supply always behind demand to screw the customer? If people start leaving Canada we will see some interesting market conditions.

In what way are they racist? POC don't get tested or admitted to hospitals? Ford is safe if he sticks to the bottle the way he does.

First off , I have to say big thanks to a forum member here who advised me to install Ad blocker on my PC. What an unbelievable improvement !!! I no longer have to listen to some stupid teenager telling me to stay home and be safe while I am trying to play Soundgarden or Alice in Chains. My advice to you: Stop watching TV. I realized a long time ago we have no media - no TV, no radio. All is commercials mixed up with brainwashing propaganda. Bonny Boo.....had she been a bit younger, I would have.....(from behind), to show my sincere appreciation of her COVID19 measures.

It is confusing. I may dislike black, first nation, East Indian or Chinese people. In the same way I may dislike whites that are too white. But those whites would never have any issues with their skin color, taking pride in it. The blacks and First Nations will always think others consider them inferior because of their color and scream discrimination. What the Chinese and East Indians think is not that clear but they do not appear to be complaining all that much, finding strength in their numbers.

I imagine there were probably a few nasty articles written about her and her Muslim boyfriend, with racism lurking in the background. But I know nothing with certainty.

From Wikipedia: "In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died in hospital after being injured in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene. " "Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (/faɪˈɛd/; Arabic: عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد‎ [ʕaˈmæːd ɪdˈdiːn muˈħæmmæd ʕæbdelˈmenʕem fæːjed], 15 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed (Arabic: دودي الفايد‎ [ˈduːdi]), was an Egyptian film producer and the son of billionaire Mohamed El Fayed. On 31 August 1997, he died in a car crash in Paris with Diana, Princess of Wales, with whom he was in a romantic relationship. " This is the reality.

I agree everyone has different interpretations of what standard of living criteria should be. So, my apologies. If longevity is one of your criterion that is good to know. This is why I started this topic, to see what people consider important. Hunting opportunities are a good measure for me in an indirect way. I am not a hunter and have no desire to kill anything, particularly animals that are not food items. Hunting opportunities illustrate the abundance of life and species that used to be. They are all gone. No matter how much gold one might have today; this gold is not going to bring back any of the extinct species, it is not going to fix the forests or climate. You cannot go to a Climate shop and buy the weather you want in your area, the species and number of animals you want and the number of trees with their age groups that you want on the nearby slope. If one is happy with living in a cubicle, eating pizza and having an affair with the admin assistant on the 15th floor of the building while smoking pot and drinking, they must be in their nirvana right now.

Could be. She had a boyfriend from Mid Easter origin.

Again no meaningful arguments from you. Life expectancy , right or wrong, has little to do with standard of life. What was that song "Better burn than glow". Some choose to burn and have their lives over by late 30-s, others glow till 85.

Even if that were true, it would now mean the British Press is racist and it probably caters to audience that is also racist. Which again means that map shown is a pile of cow manure.

Calling me a fascist is fine. But the arguments you have to prove standard of life is actually going up are laughable. -Christian-based, heteronormative family, life today that weren't there a century ago. - ??? no idea what you are talking about But I bet you a century ago you could fish for salmon that were plentiful all you want, you could actually go hunt white rhinos that are now 5 animals away from complete extinction; you could go hunt tigers, or whatever you wanted to and have an adventure without fear of decimating a species and becoming a target of conservation groups. You could actually walk through virgin forests back then ; now you walk through shrubs. You could live in a quiet neighborhood. Now you have to live with noise 24/7. - technology and culture? - that technology making zombies out of everyone? -"Food, alcohol and cannabis are more varied, cheaper, and widely available" - food is crappier and filled with more toxins than ever before. Alcohol is 5-10 times more expensive in Canada than Germany, cannabis I do not use, but am still shocked it was legalized - I will let you score a point under "Cannabis". Higher standard of life because we have more available cannabis! (feed this line to a politicians, it will be hillareous) - Employment is less physical - in what way? I see equipment operators - one machine, one operator. 100% years ago they would have used shovels, but I bet they also had better and stronger bodies. -Life is healthier, with living longer, being more aware of the benefits of exercise, moderation in smoking and drinking etc. - In a damaged environment with contaminated water and food sources it is illogical people will live longer. However , if you count those who died in wars in the past, it may create the impression people now live longer. All I know is, those who make it to 110 are usually away from civilization up in the Peruvian mountains, not in the middle of the GTA.

That map reminds me of me trying to win a discrimination case against a bunch of East Indian crooks. Didn't go through the courts, didn't go through the Human Rights Tribunal. And I had proven it all with statistics, but either way, there was no hearing and presentation of evidence. Still drives me mad thinking about it and how the crooks got away unscathed , save fro some minimal legal costs. When they go against a white person they usually win, when a white person goes against them, it doesn't work at all! But I can also say, I do not put any trust in that map. Why are Megan and Harry in the States? Because the Royal family wants nothing to do with the Black Heritage.

Nobody else interested to chime in? So far what most seem to agree with is that the Standard of Life is going down, despite all "growth" our politicians are promoting, all new job creation, all technological progress, all improved transportation routes, all reduced product costs, all sacrifices of land and other species. Why not ask your MP, what he/she thinks about it; why this is happening and when are they going to go back to the days things were running slow, fish were still in the river, the river was still clean and one family member , with his job, could provide for a family of 5 , house and all.

This means we do not live in a civilized society here in Canada and probably the States and probably many other places you previously deemed civilized. I DO NOT voluntarily pay my taxes, since I consider myself cheated and overtaxed out of existence! You have to ask who the society is fair to; people or all forms of life. One way or another it has always been about exploiting all other species - animals and plants to the point where their populations collapse and many of them disappear. A socialist society is better for the environment as people are not a commodity and there is no rush to increase population in order to expand the pool of customers and make profit. A socialist society may focus more on art, intellectual growth and enjoyment of life. A capitalist society is more about making money and exploitation. "Civilized" will be a term I associate with people's understanding of the needs of others and the need of other species to exist and accommodating those needs by limiting themselves and curbing their innate greed. By my definitions a capitalist society is inherently uncivilized.

I think it is about discrimination - treating someone differently based on place of origin, skin color, etc. But "treating" is a very broad term. It is one thing to kill a person because of what they look, another to be a waiter and refuse to serve someone a drink because they are black; and yet another to just be withdrawn from sharing as much information with that person as you would have had he not been black. From what I can read above you are inclined to treat different cultures differently. No blame pointed at you. I find that I have had enough of this diversity where I do not find people to normally communicate with. Just 5 years ago there were white people working at most stores and restaurants in town. Now it is a complete East Indian invasion. Do I feel neutral about that? No, I don't But then we can dig a bit deeper. There is going to be some form of discrimination even across white people. French speaking vs. English speaking. West Europeans vs. East Europeans, socialists against capitalists, blonds vs. brunettes, fat vs. slim, young vs. old. This stupid idea that everyone should coexist with zero attrition is pure utopia. It has not happened since the beginning of mankind and it is unlikely to happen before all people look the same. I imagine , when slavery was abolished, all black people could have been deported back to Africa. They were not, because they were still needed, and again needed as slaves, but autonomous slaves. The type of slaves Canada has been importing for years from Asia. No need to provide food , shelter and anything ; slaves will come to work every day to your business and work just to be alive. All you have to do is MAKE SURE THEY REALLY BELIEVE YOU WANT TO TREAT THEM EQUALLY.

Argus , do you consider yourself racist and why, if not , why not?

An inebriated dickhead.

I could agree but..... It is impossible to achieve this inner peace while the world around you falls apart, people become more and more, traffic gets more and more, people you meet casually are not those you want to meet and the list goes on..... We may put our trust in God or whatever we want to call it; a creative force, but if we do not try to change the wrongs and accept them, we would devalue our own lives and leave all in the hands of this creative / destructive power that can blow our planet up tomorrow and restart life a few million light years away from the Solar system. Sorry, can't do that. I will try to change things no matter how small the contributions for as a long as I breathe! So, what is it for me, let me think..... It will revolve somewhere around these things: 1. I will not have to spend more than 2 or 3 days a week to feed myself and have my housing needs met. Sound impossible? Keep in mind we pay for land which is God's property and we have it upon our birth. It does not belong to no Crown and we should pay exactly $0 for it, and $0 for property taxes and $0 for interest. If you think about it for a while it may turn out we really can work only 3 days a week and have what we have now. 2. I will be able to rely on the ecosystem around me - forests, rivers, wildlife and fish. Now the only reliable thing is the prediction that there will be less and less of them tomorrow. 3. I am not going to be subjected to the crazy levels of commercial traffic daily and will have my peace and quiet like I live in a village of 30 - 100 people 4. I will have a government that will put the Environment and the well being of its citizens first; no more crazy "growth", no more immigration Chinese and East Indian crap. 5. I will live among people who speak my language (figuratively) , so I can enjoy my time with them. Those who don't, like those who throw their beer can off the window of their pickup, will be caught undressed in public and whipped! 6. There will be no more big 4x4 trucks, unless needed for a particular job. A single person will travel in a small electric vehicle, when weather of physical abilities make biking impossible. No more power boats, no more snowmobiles, no more fourwheelers I think I high standard of life is when you can leave your job and last an indefinite amount of time without another job. This is a HIGH STANDARD OF LIFE. What we are living right now is ill camouflaged slavery.