August1991

In 1896, how many Catholics voted for the French guy? Obvious. ====== How many Catholic French guys choose the English Protestant guy - that's society. ===== Trudeau Snr defined society as how the majority treats the minority. I have a different definition: how much the minority votes for the majority guy.

Strongly disagree. We Canadians are civilised. We often vote across ethnic/religious lines. French, English. Protestant, Catholic - We Canadians vote usually whatever. === In 2008, how many black Americans (Aftrican Americans) voted for the white guy?

I was expecting a response/post. ====== In 1989, the wall fall. In 1996, we had a wonderful world. Then Clinton bombed Serbia. In 1991, Bush Snr defended Kuwait. In 2003, Bush Jnr invaded Iraq.

Is America great, polarised? ==== America has a wonderful Constitution. Polarised? This American society faced worse than the 1960s or Trump.

In 1896, Protestants voted for the Catholic Laurier. Joe Clark? Mulroney? Catholic. Conservative. ===== We Canadians cross sides, get along.

Canada is a great country because people vote across religious/ethhnic lines.

I looked through various threads, this forum. I post on various forums. French, English - We get along. Here's a thread: Being A White Nationalist Is Definitely Something To Be Proud Of ==== Some Canadians are Catholic, others are Protestant. We Canadians often vote across lines.

I had to google that that term.

This place Canada, how we define it, our culture - each province - it is our choice. Canada has no official, federal culture. Canada has no state culture. But we have two federal languages: for central matters, our federal government must speak to us in French or English. These are federal state languages. ===== I object strongly to the US federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was a problematic intrusion into State's rights. Trudeau Snr got this right. With all that said, I prefer asymmetric-federalism. I prefer Lévesque and Souverainté-Association

Canada is a federal state with two official federal languages. Canada has no official culture. Canada is a multicultural, federal state. I would prefer that we become a federal republic. ==== Iceland has survived for centuries. Quebec too. The Catholic Church longer than the word of Mohammed. Yet, in the very long term, I think counterweigths are better.

Imagine. This thread has existed longer than people reading it.

BTW, I still favour a Federal Republic. I am a federalist. But I am not a monarchist.

Bump.

Let me make myself plain. I often see older people in food courts, at Tim Hortons, retired people. In their mind, these people worked - now they can live without working. ===== How does this trade exist? Why should the younger (typically dark-skinned, nowadays) person work to make a sandwich so that you can sit and talk to your friends?

Harper, before 2015, got rid of many people - restricted how they spent. The federal civil service hated Harper. Under Trudeau Jnr starting in 2015, the federal government hired many people born in the 1990s - recent graduates. Trudeau Jnr offered: Training, new programmes, travel abroad, generous travel accounts... Nowadays, these people are in their 30s - and Trudeau Jnr can't borrow anymore. === Note the recent dispute about work in office/at home. Under Trudeau Jnr, our federal civil service is close to becoming like Greek/Italian government service - a form of welfare.

Disagree. Truly poor people do not have tattoos, or dogs. They do not paint graffiti. Not in the way that rich people in Montreal do. ==== I was recently in Asia - a very poor Asian country. Cats may wander around where they live. Cats are well treated.

In Quebec, we have saved in ourselves. We have built our infrastructure. Norway, it has saved with foreigners - trusting they will be honest. America? They trust the future is like the past.

I feel uncomfortable making opinions about world politics China is not in debt. Nor is Russia. The US federal state is enormously in debt. What does this mean? Many people around the world hold US denominated paper - issued by the US federal government - with a promise. These people expect that the US federal government will honour this promise with somethng real. (For example, people expect their Social Security payment will give them food.) W)hy? The US federal government has the power to tax some very rich people. Yet the US federal government is borrowing (selling bonds) at a rate greater than Americans can generate income. This is not sustainable. ==== If this system fails, you will first know when the US dollar loses value against other currencies. Among macroeconomic variables, exchange rates are volatile

No, since 2015, many (several hundred thousand) GenX kids have been hired in the federal government as "deputy" or "assistant deputy". Since then, they have received good appraisals and are now hoping to become "acting deputy" or "adjoint-assistant".

Here, I disagree, Feminism - to my mind - is that the State should be blind to a person's sex, gender, whatever. === Christian idea? Here too I disagree. Religions call this marriage. Don't call this mayonnaise when there are no real eggs. Salad dressing, it is.

CdnFox, Our federal MPs are one question. Since 2015, Trudeau Jnr has hired many more: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-government-increased-federal-employees-since-2015 When hired, the Gen-X (and parent) feels important. But is the job permanent?

Michael If a person can feed a dog or pay for a tattoo, they are not "poor".

Iceland, some 300,000 people, have survived for centuries Newfouudlanders too. Like Iceland. a sustainable civilised society. Survived for centuries. Norway? Independent, not part of the EU. Own currency. Hydro. Oil, natural gas. About 6 million people. ==== I understand Trudeau Snr.

Looking back, in the 1910s, the world powers (dlplomats, politicians) could have avoided the disaster of Summer 1914.

Herbie, I have no dog in this fight. 1. RFK Jnr could have just resigned. He didn't. 2. He chose to support Trump. 3. He chose to withdraw from certain States - but not all.