August1991

IME, some western Ukrainians hate Russians. (Sorta like some Albertans hate Torontonians.) Russians and Ukrainians? Stubborn as hell. Almost as bad as Bulgarians.

Pierre Trudeau famously referred to counterweights.

Disagree. This is the thinking that started the Great War of 1914. Shapiro will defend Israel to its death.

Wrong. Putin is no Hitler - or even a Napoleon. IMV, if there's a comparison - we are now in 1912 or even 1776. educated/European elites were clueless. Our current elites are also clueless

CdnFox, In effect, you describe the difference between a Canadian ballot and our Canadian census form. Since the pandemic in 2020, the Democrats have discovered kryptonite. In some counties, Americans "vote" the way that we in Canada submit census forms.

Ethnic? For the confused, there are two types of Jews: Ashkenazi and Sephardic. Sorta like Christians. And Muslims. Heck, even Buddhists.

How you Americans choose your leaders is a complicated procedure - but it seems to work. Chinese history has lasted for 5000 years. Russia, some 1000 years. You Americans have a written constitution that has survived 250 years.

Like how our Statistics Canada census form is filled in. Note to foreigners: The US federal politicians are now decided by young activists who can collect forms.

I have walked through the voting process in Russia, Sri Lanka and Bulgaria. And of course, federal Canada and in Quebec, Alberta and Ontario. I have never done this in the US. ======= The voting procedure is one thing (verification of ballot) but whether any voter knows the name on a ballot is another, different question.

Scantron? WTF? In Canada, we don't vote that way. In secret, hidden behind a counter, I put one X beside one name on a paper ballot - that I then fold. In Quebec, several people check my ID and my name before I even get the paper ballot. Everyone watches me put the folded paper in a box. ===== I have always wondered why/how there is a tag with numbers torn off.

Returning to my OP, I'm still convinced that Biden (the Democrats) will win in Nov 2024. I reckon that the Republicans (with Trump) will lose. ==== The federal Senate and House are different.

Ballot, form. What's the difference? ==== In Canada, in federal/provincial elections, a voter chooses one person - puts one X beside a name. In the US, a citizen must choose among many names - or pull a lever and vote the slate. Tail-coats, as they say. === In Quebec, I vote in person. I use my photo health card to identify myself. By curiousity, I will check this.

Spill. Describe voting in the US.

Projection. Kettle, black. 1. On this, I agree with Ben Shapiro: If Hamas puts down arms, there will be peace and a two state solution. If Israel puts down arms, there will be one state. 2. Done right, the future world is a wonderful place.

Brian Mulroney (un pleutre) according to Pierre Elliot Trudeau: https://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/French/Arguments/trudeau-la-presse-87.html

I have never watched an American vote. Maybe someone here can describe the process. From what I understand, depending on the county/state, it is like completing a StatCan census form. === Like Jimmy Carter, I watched Russians, Bulgarians and Sri Lankans vote. In November 2024, as a Canadian, I plan to watch how a person in New Hampshire votes.

CdnFox, you are inexact. In Canada, in our federal elections, we usually go to a place, show ID, have several people (scrutineers) check our name on a previous list - based on tax roles. We then select one single name on a ballot. Secretly, we put an X, fold the paper and then put the paper in a box. The process takes about 30 seconds. We choose one person. ===== By curiousity, I have watched voting procedures in several countries: Russia, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria. In Canadian municipal elections, like in Russia, candidates can post their photo/biography in voting places. In Sri Lanka, the ballot had animal symbols since some people were illiterate - people voted by symbol.

The US Bill of Rights restricts what the State can do. Our Charter of Rights restricts the State. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1.3593955

Lebanese and Jews (Semites?) have a tendency to attract attention. They wear loud rings. Maybe it's their mother.

Poll numbers? For federalists, no worries.

I once again refer to my OP. Canada should leave NATO. Reagan defeated the Soviet Union - the Berlin Wall is no more. ==== We no longer need NATO.

Finns? Russians? Many thoughts. We Canadians landed in Dieppe.

Since 1991, we need a new structure of peace in the world. Americans are wonderful people. They eventually do good.

You imagine a world as in the 1930s. Facing Hitler, appeasement. Churchill. I strongly disagree, IMHO, we currently live in a world like the Titanic of 1912 - prior to August 1914. An elite is clueless.

Well said.