Michael Hardner

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...

I asked for one sentence. I generally agree with your posts, but I am not having any success understanding you. Do you want to try again? One sentence?

No worries mate...

This is fact, and we know why. These two little pukes talking like they're intellectual Wunderkinds really p!ss me off, because there's now practically nothing in Poilievres way to power and instead of talking about our actual problems, like the Trump Tax, unity and what the new environment plan will be... they're having a make-believe tea party.

Hate crimes against Muslims and Jews going up... Hmmmm... How about against LGBTQ? Is Poilievre ever going to say something about that?

How about Magdur furs being Prosecuted for Opening on Sunday? The Lord's Day? And he was closed on shabbas? Vilified by the papers like the fur dealer in Winnipeg who made the front page for under reporting on his taxes? Lots of little examples and that's just Jews.

And those of us who were alive when multiculturalism was introduced. Can remember a time when you could openly say that races shouldn't mix. People were quoted in the newspapers saying it. Even in Liberal Canada segregation was an understandable configuration for groups that had problems with each other. Of course some of them got government money, poor things. This is what's wrong with young people who grew up watching television getting into politics.

The post you quoted said that.

Well you'd have to watch the critique to find out the substance of it. But fair enough, you are disgusted by the diva just as the liberal Elite are disgusted by Poilievre and his Chihuahua dog style of politics. All fair. I found your criticism interesting, although I don't think you have to worry about the conservatives getting smug with the lead they have.

Actually two sides of the same coin People don't believe it. The scaremongering doesn't work as a result.