Michael Hardner

The USA doesn't allow foreigners to own television stations, which is why Rupert Murdoch had to become an immigrant to run fox in the US. So now a weird South African/ American Mongoloid socialist druggie owns a global social media company, blocks journalists and promotes... Whatever he likes.... And he's supposed to have free rein to set the agenda for everyone?

Finally some kindness in the public sphere. 💞

Well that's an analogy. And that's what I was doing also. Just stick with live and let Liv then...

Fair... but over time there will be no shape at all to this bloc. This was early Trudeau, before Democratic Reform was spurned ....

It's all nebulous. You can say that the "new" way is less beholden to protocol, propriety and custom.and more expectant of results. Let's be generous here. And that's pretty traditionally American. Missouri is called the "Show Me" state for a reason: you had to illustrate to them how things were supposed to work before they'd support it. De Tocqueville wrote about the essential pragmatism of the American. I have read books on/by Eisenhower, LBJ, Jackson among others and this is the American thing: cut through it and do what needs to be done. It's in their culture. What remains to be seen is whether this thesis-antithesis of Democrat/Republican will meld into a new way of politics that absorbs the most "American" aspects of the Democrats and Republicans into something new and exciting or whether the Democrats will just cease... or some other option. Half of them voted for the guy, so there's no way to characterize them...

The QB though... Goff was in the NFC conference final right ? So there's that.

Like I said I went to bed early. So I left the game until this morning when I watched the 20 minute YouTube summary. I like those summaries, but they don't show every block. So there were lots of examples where Donald would throw it deep and they'd move it to like almost the end zone. Then the clip continues with Detroit having the ball. I guess they got stopped a lot. That's the thing about these Juggernaut teams who haven't been in the playoffs. The mental aspect hasn't really hit them.

There's no Liberal party in the Senate. Look it up.

Have you ever known someone who was fat, and didn't seem to realize it? Did you take it upon yourself to explain to them what they really were? I'm pretty sure you don't have any trans people in your life. One day... Someone.... Maybe a niece or nephew will change their appearance a little bit, and then you'll go... Hey, wait a second That's when the real choice will have to get made. Until then this is a theoretical discussion.

Not saying this is false, but he lost the politics of it. It's about the politics of it.

1. I don't remember the school defending him. I think rather they knew what was going on and just dictated the letter of the law. Same with the school board. 2. I'll acknowledge he raised controversy. But without any kind of closure, with a complete erasure of any any kind of achievement from those in the mainstream media who were talking about him... I don't know ... it feels like a failure. 3. I expected he'd take it to court or some some higher process. As it was. He was a joke in the newspaper for a short while. 4. I think that's what's wrong with politics today. Controversy on its own means nothing. What does it mean? Cheers

The Lions are scary. Gibbs ? Incredible. They may be the ones to take the big prize this year...

1. Uh. He's done though. You got that right ? You're using present tense here as though this is ongoing. 2. I don't know who his accusers were. But everyone knows who he is. He's the guy who dressed as a woman and made a clown on himself. How did they eat their words ? 3. I don't see what he achieved at all here. I guess he vented, and tested the system and that's a thing. 4. Except, a protest is supposed to change things. So, ok, that didn't happen. Lots of protests fail... like Occupy Wall Street or the Ottaway Convoy for example. And we look back at them and ask whether there was significance or impact. I think that there are some better examples of people who took the high road against PC thinking, especially against attempts to ban legitimate books or against books that they saw as inappropriate for young kids. Who's to say which of these will be remembered and which won't ? One of my favourite rock groups The Animals were HUGE in the 1960s and are almost forgotten now...

Your source?

None of those Wild card games look interesting. Tonight's game will be good, I'll bet. I think I'm going to have to miss it though. Early bed 😥

I would say it was subtle sometimes, not others and persistent and pervasive. Even in the '80s, I had guys.... Upper mid management... Doing funny Chinese accents at the IT guys. Of course it was casual and harmless on that level. However it also indicated that it was absolutely no social impact of behaving this way. And for sure people didn't want their kids marrying outside their race or religion. Even most Jews I know now are like.... If my kid gets married, that's enough of a bonus for me. Most of my friends don't expect grandkids either. So it's a different world. And you're right, 9/11 and the rise of obstinate and proud ignorance has changed everything. I still think it's a fad.

I don't know what he accomplished, other than appearing unprofessional and ruining his career... Bringing the spotlight on the school in a bad way. No policy changed. I think they switched him to another school. Whatever happened, we can safely say that nobody wants to talk about it anymore. Because it was Toronto Sun GOLD one day, then completely forgotten the next. So clearly they got to him, and whatever happened... The Toronto Sun decided to stop lionizing him because of whatever the real deal was. Perfect silence now.

The news flash: The best way to learn is via books. You'll learn almost nothing from television, film, YouTube.

Perhaps. I don't see a spike until he's been prime minister for 6 or 7 years though. It's kind of a slow increase until then. I also want to add.... When there is public scapegoating it ends up in actions against the scapegoated Groups. It's pretty hard to prove causality, but sometimes it's just obvious to me Anyway. Anyone can dispute it and for sure it's arguable.

No, sorry. Just reports. I'm satisfied that a spike though should get the attention of public. How would the spike in reports mesh with the logic that Trudeau 's. Wokeness has increased racism or intolerance in Canada? This is an honest question. I'm not trying to lead you anywhere here..

Yeah that dude was a troll. Not a good example. Seems like he made the whole thing up. Anyway, I use charges as a metric. Maybe there's another one with convictions.

Oh they'll get that. I constantly have to arbitrate with people who don't understand why they have been shunned, especially by younger people, because of behavior that isn't... isn't... say.... culturally accepted? My parents are pushing into their '90s, and they express confusion to me about the current state of things. Things. I guess I'm a safe space for them. Anyway, I tell them, what do you want to have happen? You're not going to change the world or even change anyone's behavior. If you don't like it, of course you can express yourself and all of us will listen. Gladly. Some might not.... I feel that there will be different people coming to me for answers in the coming years. With questions like.... Why are they getting rid of the CBC? Some things just are what they are

We have to face the fact that some people are just ornery.

Great 👍 I feel the same way about superhero movies and video games...

You know what? Stuff this boring can't be dramatic by definition...