August1991
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On 4/8/2024 at 7:13 PM, Moonlight Graham said:
It should be left up to states unless there's a constitutional amendment specifically dealing with abortion.
That's all the Supreme Court or what Trump sad.
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On 4/7/2024 at 1:18 PM, QuebecOverCanada said:
This will cause social unrest and possibly riots, or the slow establishment of a Brazilian like economy in which the Poor are super poor, and the Rich, super rich.
Disagree.
We Canadians are remarkable. Foreigners are soon like us - even our accent.
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Mark Carney? Michael Ignatieff with a bigger ego.
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15 hours ago, Venandi said:
It would be a simple matter to test your theory on a smaller scale, we could do it right here at home. Don't just defund the police, disarm them completely, no gun, taser, baton or pepper spray
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I have always wondered why Truman approved dropping two bombs.
Heck, he passed a note to Stalin at Potsdam.
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20 hours ago, Aristides said:
A strong NATO is the reason Europe has had the longest period of peace in its history. Until Putin attacked a non member of NATO, that is.
Disagree very, very strongly.
After 1815, Europe avoided war for a century because of a structure of peace.
In summer 1914, this structure collapsed.
I fear that at present, our world elites are doing the same as in summer 1914.
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On 4/7/2024 at 12:07 AM, Army Guy said:
Based on what evidence, it seems the military chain of command of NATO are more than convinced that Russia still remains a treat, a few NATO countries have or started to think about conscription, Sweden's alert stages are above the Normal NATO levels due to Russian threats and actions. Perhaps the only person in the world that thinks the Russians are done and no longer a threat, which is why i'm curious what do you know that NATO experts don't?
Just becasue the wall came down changed nothing, Russia pulled back, most of their allieds became ours , but Russia is still a threat...don't let Ukraine cloud you judgement...
NATO is also being used to confront China, the alliance has expanded and is not just in Europe any more, it is in the middle east, And pacific...
Army Guy,
You ask good questions.
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On 4/7/2024 at 6:57 AM, Gaétan said:
Those who go to bars and show off their big muscles are the most likely to get knocked out, so the more muscle NATO gets, the more likely we are to get attacked, some stupid people think it is the opposite but these people are not in the real world. Currently NATO member countries are persecuting citizens of Russian origin as Ukraine wanted to do because they think they are strong but I do not want to defend injustice, they should organize themselves with their problems and don't come and ask to be defended.
This is pre-1914 thinking. "Strong is best. The war will be short. We'll win."
I strongly disagree.
Peace?
After 1815 and after 1945, we had a structure of peace.
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In 1991, America won the Cold War. Like after 1815, we now need a new multipolar arrangement.
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21 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:
" you may not be interested in the dialectic, but the dialectic is interested in you " ~ Leon Trotsky & Co.
Dougie93, you are fortunate to live in a world where you can post such nonsense.
I remember a world where it was impossible.
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Note to moderators: Move my OP to a different forum topic.
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On 1/2/2024 at 1:58 PM, Army Guy said:
Not sure why your hung up on this topic...you seem to bring it up every occasion you can....regardless of why NATO was put into play, nothing has really changed, The Russians still pose a threat to Europe...
Disagree.
Russians (mixed with Marxist/Communism nonsense) possibly posed a problem for the world in the past.
Nowadays, Reagan won. The Berlin Wall is no more.
We no longer need NATO.
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On 1/2/2024 at 1:58 PM, Army Guy said:
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The Russians still pose a threat to Europe, NATO command has deemed that the Russian threat has diminished slightly, China is now the main threat, which is why you see changes being made to ground forces, and naval forces....
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Disagree strongly. The Russians/Soviets do not pose a threat.
In 1991, America/Reagan won.
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On 1/2/2024 at 9:55 AM, ExFlyer said:
I guess young people are not aware or the threat Putin poses?
I remember the Soviet Union and Communism. Marxism.
In comparison, Russia and Putin are no threat.
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11 hours ago, WestCanMan said:
If you compare the life that a kid born in 1901 in Germany to a Canadian born in 1968, like me, it's night and day
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Good point.
The young Russian men born around 1780 or so were involved in a war, likely to die.
Many Russian men born around 1920 died too.
Chance, fate.
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1 minute ago, Michael Hardner said:
But what?
This is 2024.
Like Kissinger and Trudeau Snr, I reckon that we need a new structure of peace, counterweights.
In July 1914, many ordinary people lived well.
And then, an elite, told ordinary what to do.
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After 1815, as Kissinger would say - Europe had a structure of peace.
In 1991, Reagan won. The Berlin Wall is no more.
Since then, we need new counterweights, as Trudeau Snr would say.
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On 2/14/2024 at 4:52 PM, herbie said:
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That was why I wasn't for your purple thumb idea in Canada. Your are checked against a registry, counted by hand under the noses of all parties scrutineers, If there's any issues - like out of your area or riding, you were witnessed as eligible, not on their voter list etc, it goes into a separate (used to call it section eight) and is only counted on recounts or disputes.
And I do know many weirdos who don't vote out of laziness and so-called "religious" objection who deserve to be brushed to the wayside.....
1. Early voting, by mail?
1a. Permanent ink on a finger means I voted.
1b. Signal: Like a Rolex - it indicates - I live in a democracy.
2. Leftist Americans have missed the point.
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On 4/1/2024 at 6:17 PM, -TSS- said:
I thought your username is the month and the year of your birth but apparently not.
I am real, a real person.
TSS, are you real?
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7 hours ago, WestCanMan said:
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I don't see Hitler "rising to power" as the actual root of the problem.
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Disagree.
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Before 1914, Europe was a civilised society - like Canada today.
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1. I recently read this nonsense:
That 1938 Feeling (Glenn Reynolds Link:) https://instapundit.substack.com/p/that-1938-feeling?r=9bg2k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
IMHO, the current world is closer to 1912. In 2024, we have had several generations of peace - and like in 1912, we have an elite that thinks it can solve problems quickly.
2. If you want to understand what Putin was talking about, look at this National Geographic map of 1913:
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5586627
I once used the map to travel in Europe.
3. Some people argue that Hitler rose to power because he made lower middle class feel important.
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3 hours ago, West said:
Its the only path forward for our nation
The Gideons put Bibles in all our hotel rooms. No objection.
Quick (Easter) question: Which is more important, Old or New Testament?
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On 3/1/2024 at 5:08 PM, herbie said:
But coding still requires words as commands. Math uses symbols.
Compiled machine code is definitely not easy to read. Even back in the 8 bit PET-Vic20 days...
Since many children cannot read English, they cannot understand these words I am posting here.
Yet billions (billions!) of children can read, understand and solve this problem:
3 + 4 = ?
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I am old. We live in a new world
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I was in Novosibirsk (2008) and Illinois (2017). In both cases, the weather was good - no clouds
Frankly, I reckon the clouds don't matter. Whatever, the sky will darken and the birds will go wonky.
Weird event. Then it passes.
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1. No one rushes to arrive. The problem is when people leave. Plan to have drinks with friends after the eclipse -then stay in the hotel, and avoid the traffic when leaving
2. You must be in totality. Nasa has maps with the swath. (Nearby doesn't work. Be in the dark area.)
3. Choose a place with many other people. A public park is good. (Trust me, I've seen two solar eclipses, this is a public event.)
4. You don't need a telescope.You don't even need sunglasses. Look at the ground, shadows.
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16 minutes ago, athos said:
Nonsense. It is not a national but a religious affiliation. Similar to, for example, Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics or Protestants.
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On this particular Christian day, I respect.
I am not a believer.
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My Protestant father once explained to me how Catholics ask foregiveness. ("With Protestants", he explained, "we speak directly to God.")
Thank God, my Catholic mother had a different opinion of life.
Trump Backtracks on Abortion Ban
in Federal Politics in the United States
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America is a country of several hundred million people.
It is a federal republic.
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In America, each State decides.