August1991

In the late 1800s, the world was civilised, peaceful. Before 1910. people could travel freely to the new world. In Lemberg, different people lived together. ==== I prefer a multicultural society - a world of several powers.

Agreed. === I have walked various war cemeteries.

Michael, Like Lévesque, I prefer a different arrangememt. But like Trudeau père, the measure of a society is how willing a majority is to defend a minority. I'm Canadian.

Disagree. Unlike Americans, we ordinary Canadians often choose/vote outside.

I think that individual Americans can cope with inflation better than we Canadians. Americans can more quickly change. We Canadians are stuck with union negotiations.

Between 1913 and 1946, the civilized world changed. Why?

WWI decided nothing. In the future, no one will refer to WWI or WWII. Nowadays, we refer to the Thirty Years War

As a date, 11 Nov 1918 is the worst. It decided nothing. The Versailles Treaty of 1919 decided nothing - despite that foolish woman's best seller - and in many ways created the next war. To me, there was a 1914-1945 war. Another 30 years war.

Agreed, and clueless. ==== People who oppose money - well, they don't understand numbers, mathematics. And to me, they don't understand life - the universe.

Agreed! But on what terms? Do you have any idea of why we have numbers -mathematics?

Subliminal? No - money. And the modern world. There are 35 million Canadians. The federal R-C/CBC subsidy is about $1.2 billion. By my calculation, each Canadian pays about $35 annually. There are some 10,000 R-C/CBC employees. ==== Radio-Canada/CBC is under federal jurisdiction. I prefer a federal state.

Precisely. I prefer Israel because it is a civilsed, democratic society ===== As to Ukraine/Russia? This is a civil war - not my problem. China? I prefer to live in a multi-polar world. After 1815, Europe had peace for 100 years.

I have a different view of this question. === Where are people living better? All things considered, aboriginals in America or Australia live better now than before any "settlers" arrived. My rule: Let's make the world a better place.

In this modern world of TikTok and Paul Krugman's posts, we have to think differently about education.

Yes, these CBC people are like teachers The CBC has a budget of $1.2 billion, and then tell us what to do.

Balzac - and Dickens - were telling a story (the truth) at the time. But imagine writing Weiner's Mad Men. I, Claudius = imagine writing about centuries. years ago.

I reckon that this 2024 US federal presidential election will be among the most contested. My prediction? Biden will win. In 2025, Biden will be US president - assuming that he's not dead.

CBC? These various CBC people receive $1.2 billion each year. Our taxes pay these people. Two points: 1. These CBC people always want to control us. 2. They hate people like Poilievre.

We ordinary Canadians -like ordinary Swedes- are among the richest people in the world. Imagine a world federal government with a progressive tax - ordinary people in Sweden and Canada - give 60% of everything we create, to the rest of the world. Huh? Individuals in Alberta pay taxes to the Quebec government.

You miss her point: Canada is a way to go to America. In Canada, we have many immigrants - some 400.000 per year. But many "Canadians" leave south - some 200,000 or so leave Canada. ==== Australia is different from Canada. Immigrants stay in Australia. They leave Canada.

I once had a discussion with an Australian immigration officer. Canada and Australia - we receive about the same. She noted: Ours stay, yours go south. Look at net migration numbers

In 1900, Canada had a population of some 6 million people. In the year 1900 alone, some 400,000 new people (settlers) arrived and lived among us. And imagine, in 1900, some 200,000 left Canada to live in America. ===== Canada is a gateway to America.

This may get ugly. Huh? I suspect that we are in for a bumpy ride.

This is mutilation. ==== Why are some adults obsessed with this .

As I have often reminded my Russian friends, Stalin was an ally of Hitler's Germany until June 1941. And my American friends, your war started in Dec 1941 - Pearl Harbour. These were consequences. ===== Why did this war start in August 1914?