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Moonbox

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  1. 1 hour ago, I am Groot said:

    I think what you mean is he reduced taxes. Saying he 'blew it' is for when someone inherits a balanced budget (or very close to) like Trudeau and then HUGELY increases spending.

    He reduced taxes, and expanded spending.  

    1 hour ago, I am Groot said:

    I have to smile at a liberal who complains about Harper's deficits then his austerity. We certainly haven't seen any austerity from the Trudeau family!

    We didn't really see much from Harper either.  There's no doubt he was miles better than Trudeau, but he was hardly an austerity PM.  

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  2. 5 minutes ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

    Mostly corpo bullshit shoved down your throat.

    For me, it was a course on WorkDay to learn not to be overtly racist, something that already exists on its own but has to be repeated on Black History Month. We also had a seminar where a Black Lady recorded herself at home on her webcam and said that the company I work for strives for Diversity and Inclusion and that racism is bad m'kay.

    and you tuned out, like everyone else, and got on with your day I imagine.  

    5 minutes ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

    Mostly, but symbolically speaking, it's dumb to dedicate a month for a race and it's keeping 'The Other' mentality.

    It's lame, corny and useless. Get rid of it.

    Yes, I think so too, but I roll my eyes once a year and move on.  I don't come to the internet and talk about how we need White History Month.  😆

  3. 5 minutes ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

    Except in some corporate environments, no.

    What does that look like? There are black people on the home screen of your office computer?  An email goes out that says, "Something something, black History month"?  

    5 minutes ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

    It's just that the idea of a month given to a race is quite damaging to social cohesion. Less than slavery nonetheless, but it keeps the idea of 'the other' ingrained in the collective mind.

    I think it's a nothingburger.  

  4. 11 hours ago, Perspektiv said:

    Putin is calculated. A lot in the west want to paint him as a loose cannon. He is far from it. The globe would be under threat if he was.

    He's calculated, but operating within a dictatorship where the information that flows to the top has been what Putin wants to hear, rather than the reality.  He'd never have invaded Ukraine in the first place if not for the misguided belief it would be over quickly, that the Ukrainians wouldn't resist tooth-and-nail, and that the Russian "bear" was even remotely as capable as everyone had previously understood.   

    11 hours ago, Perspektiv said:

    He knows where the weakness is, considering how brazen his attack on Ukraine was. If he felt there would have been push back, he wouldn't have dared.

    Exactly.  Whoops. 

    The self-serving delusion that democracies are soft and incapable of showing resolve or defending themselves is one that has led many dictators to their doom.  

     

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  5. 4 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

    Did you have another way that you would prefer to have people identify themselves? The one I mentioned is by far and away the easiest at least likely to result in personal information breaches. But go ahead, let's hear your ideas.

    The one you mentioned was retarded, and the problem with it is obvious. 

    My idea is for parents to pay attention to their kids, teach them right, and put porn blockers on their and their kids devices if they're convinced that Johnny seeing lady parts will him turn him bad.  As Michael said earlier, you don't have to worry about this sort of thing anyways, do you?  

  6. 10 minutes ago, Army Guy said:

    Does not matter how big the mad max crowd is, Eyeball said Canadians would vote democratic, to which i replied do you think Mad max's crowd is going to vote Democrat,

    I don't think anybody suggested that the dumbest and furthest right of the electorate would vote Democrat. The Mad max crowd are mice nuts.  The FREEDOM donkeys were also a minority.  

    Right now as it stands, roughly 70% of Canadians would vote for Biden.   🫡

     

  7. 25 minutes ago, eyeball said:

    But still better than nothing to millions of Canadians.

    and does nothing for the vast majority.  I'm not saying I disagree with it, but borrowing and spending with abandon is easy.  

    25 minutes ago, eyeball said:

    Who's biggest spending failings, Liberals?  That was obvious the first time it was reported the wealth gap increased on their watch. But of course this is more due to a failure of taxation.

    Of course it's the Liberals, but overspending on frivolity and the worthless enlargement of our public sector bureaucracy (with zero improvements in service levels) has nothing to do with taxation.  

  8. 6 minutes ago, eyeball said:

    That may well be so however the fact remains that more Canadians have benefited from having a minority Liberal government in charge than they would have if Liberals had been in the majority.

    This is a point that I'd like to see a future NDP leader make - that minority governments are better. 

    Minority governments are better sometimes, and then sometimes they're not.  The NDP spent the recent years enabling bad Liberal policy.  "Bb-b-but dental plan" isn't much of a counterweight, because that's just extra emphasis on their biggest failing (spending).  

  9. What's most likely to happen is that the NDP and the Libs will split, and the CPC will get their easy majority.  Jaghmeet Singh is a cinderblock anchored to the NDP, and whatever accomplishments he figures he can brag about with pharma and dental, he's still a lousy public speaker, he's still wearing a turban, and he still spent the last number of years propping up the Liberal government.  

  10. On 2/2/2024 at 3:07 PM, Army Guy said:

    And what have we done with all that wealth...just as one example the Saudi's have accumulated a huge amount of wealth, much more than Canada has, and i'm pretty sure liberalism has nothing to do with it, i would say those in charge have vision, a plan to not only enrich the top but the entire country...all you have to do is look around their country to see the marvels they have constructed.

    That's the system you admire?  A theocratic Islamic monarchy where all of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the princes?  🙄

  11. 1 hour ago, I am Groot said:

    Western states are now starting to rearm, except Canada. They're pouring money into armament plants and tripling orders for missiles, tanks and other weapons, except Canada. They need time before a confident Putin can push into NATO territory.

    BUT we have a thriving public sector bureaucracy populated by minorities, at least.  That's got to count for something, right?  Stand with Ukraine Justin.  Show them how you're meeting your diversity quotas.  😑

  12. 3 hours ago, CdnFox said:

    ROFLMAO - you just never miss a chance to double down on your stupid do you :)

    "Please!!! Please sir - i'm DESPERATE to believe your life is miserable so i can feel better about myself!!!! - please please acknowledge me!!!!!" :)

    That low self esteem of yours is showing again  :)  but - this is how every discussion ends up because you get so frustrated looking stupid and the only thing you can think of to say is 'ur post count high u bad!!"  LOLOL

    Your post count never even gets mentioned until your default program kicks in, which happens to be as soon as anyone disagrees with your dumb takes.  Then it's all about the aww muffins, and you frantically insisting that you're upsetting people who literally couldn't take you less seriously than they already do. 

    I get it though.  It's tough being exposed as an unemployed no-life with no friends, no family and no hobbies beyond shitting up an internet forum 16 hours a day.  🫡

  13. 1 minute ago, CdnFox said:

    And once again you accuse others of what you do yourself.

    I"m not the one posting other people's post counts ad nauseum trying to say how terrible THEIR lives are :)

    No, you're the goofy little muppet who's here posting 16 hours a day, and that has trouble getting past the first page of a thread (often his own) without a belligerent derailment targeting the first person who disagrees with you.  🤡

     

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  14. 29 minutes ago, Army Guy said:

    Just curious what would have been your answer to the question...Do you think porn should be restricted to those over 18 years of age....

    No, that was not the question.  The question was whether he thought that porn sites should be required to verify the age of users, to which he said yes. My answer to that question would have probably been something along the lines of, "I think it's up to parents to know what their children are doing online and to make sure they learn about healthy sexuality." 

    36 minutes ago, Army Guy said:

    His answer was a short yes....Liberals are making it into more than it was intended ...thats there thing, lying and making shit up...being that far down in the poles this is only going to get worse...we the readers need to see past the liberal magic, and lies to see the truth

    That's his thing as well, don't you worry, but you're right.  This isn't a big deal, and I don't think anyone is making much of anything about it beyond it being a goofy look worth a couple chuckles.  The real dopes are the ones getting their knickers twisted and making it out to be a pro vs con child pornography debate...one of these clowns is here at least.  

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