The_Squid Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Liberals clobber the PQ and form a majority government. Quote
On Guard for Thee Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Liberals clobber the PQ and form a majority government. Kinda makes you feel warm all over. We probably won't hear anything about sovereignty for a generation at least. Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 While I'm no friend of multiculturalism, Why are you no friend of multiculturalism? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
jbg Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why are you no friend of multiculturalism?Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? Wow, I suppose you have never lived in a large urban city? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? Have you ever eaten at an authentic restaurant owned by Afghani's, Afrikkans? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
jbg Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Wow, I suppose you have never lived in a large urban city?I work in New York City and I live 40 Trudeau Units kms. from there. Is that a large enough city for you? Edited April 8, 2014 by jbg Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? You haven't really defined what it is that makes you to be against multiculturalism. Naturally, we don't embrace honour killings,female circumcision etc, but there are plenty of other cultural elements of another country that we can embrace. Once we can do this, it breaks down racial barriers. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
jbg Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 You haven't really defined what it is that makes you to be against multiculturalism. Naturally, we don't embrace honour killings,female circumcision etc, but there are plenty of other cultural elements of another country that we can embrace. Once we can do this, it breaks down racial barriers.I embrace melting pot; leavens the country with the best of all cultures. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 I embrace melting pot; leavens the country with the best of all cultures. Well, that is your opinion of course. I like to keep an open mind and embrace other cultures. I have no problem with other nationalities practicing their traditions in Canada. In fact, there are many parades, festivals etc in BC that celebrate other cultures and their traditions. Why not allow other traditions in your home country and have a life that is exposed to the rest of the world? Why is wrong with that? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 And it certainly makes life more fun and interesting when you can explore and learn about other people's cultures in your own home country. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
jbg Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) And it certainly makes life more fun and interesting when you can explore and learn about other people's cultures in your own home country.Parades don't bother me. Burquas, Sharia courts and blind eyes turned towards family violence do. Edited April 8, 2014 by jbg Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Parades don't bother me. Burquas, Sharia courts and blind eyes turned towards family violence do. You are missing what multiculturalism in a community is all about then. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
On Guard for Thee Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 I've been lucky enough to live in some large urban areas far away from this continent and enjoyed myself immensly. I'm not kidding when I say a few of my favs were Baghdad (before America bombed the shit out of it) Khartoum, and Quito Ecuador. Of course those places have their troubles, but so do New York and Vancouver and Toronto. You just have to be smart and avoid the troubled places. I also always took to heart that I was a stranger in a strange land if you will. I don't expect it to be the white faced, white picket fence, homogenized place that many seek. Once you get that sorted it can be a great learning experience. And let's face it, us white folks are/have always been the minority in this world. Better to learn how to deal with that sooner than later. Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Russel Peters has some great jokes to say about us whities being a minority. I won't repeat them here, but they are hilarious. I have eaten at an african restaurant, many years ago, can't recall where the owners were actually from, but we did eat without utensils and it was simply mind boggling and one of the experiences in my life that showed me there are other people in this world who are not like me and that is something to be enjoyed and explored and not to hide from or fight against. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
On Guard for Thee Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Russel Peters has some great jokes to say about us whities being a minority. I won't repeat them here, but they are hilarious. I have eaten at an african restaurant, many years ago, can't recall where the owners were actually from, but we did eat without utensils and it was simply mind boggling and one of the experiences in my life that showed me there are other people in this world who are not like me and that is something to be enjoyed and explored and not to hide from or fight against. He is a favourite of mine and I bet I have heard some of the stuff you speak of. And yes, my most rewarding experiences have come from mixing it up with the local people. Speaking of Africa, I recall getting bore in my UN provided house in a place called Lubango and so I walked up the hill to the little local community. Took me about a half hour to get there, and whn I did I knew I was the only whitie but it felt OK to me. I shopped a bit for some fruits and veg in the street market, some guy finally asked where I was from, ended up sitting by a large fire sampling skewers of bush meat, drinking a few beers, speaking the best Portugese I could muster and walked back down the hill. You just don't get those experiences on a sunflight tour. Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 He is a favourite of mine and I bet I have heard some of the stuff you speak of. And yes, my most rewarding experiences have come from mixing it up with the local people. Speaking of Africa, I recall getting bore in my UN provided house in a place called Lubango and so I walked up the hill to the little local community. Took me about a half hour to get there, and whn I did I knew I was the only whitie but it felt OK to me. I shopped a bit for some fruits and veg in the street market, some guy finally asked where I was from, ended up sitting by a large fire sampling skewers of bush meat, drinking a few beers, speaking the best Portugese I could muster and walked back down the hill. You just don't get those experiences on a sunflight tour. Sounds like this should be a whole new thread! Multiculturalism!! Who is for it and against it here in Canada. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Black Dog Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? Which has what to do with multiculturalism, exactly? Quote
Black Dog Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 I embrace melting pot; leavens the country with the best of all cultures. Which is a form of multiculturalism in practice. Thanks for playing, but you get no points. Quote
Black Dog Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Oh yeah: holla at you later Pauline. You seem like a horrible person though, so I'm sure you'll do well in the private sector. Quote
On Guard for Thee Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Multiculturism. Could well be a stand alone thread. Should be actually, in my book. Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Definition of melting pot: All of the people in a society would blend together to form one basic cultural norm based on the dominant culture. Multicultural: many different types of social and cultural lifestyles Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
eyeball Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Why would you want to import the hellhole conditions those people have fled from into Canada? Why on Earth would the people who are fleeing these conditions want to replicate them here? Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
The_Squid Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Marois didn't even win her own riding.... Edited April 8, 2014 by The_Squid Quote
On Guard for Thee Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 And has now announced her resignation. Quote
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