ToadBrother Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/andrew-coyne-resigns-editor-national-post-1.3278149 This has been strongly hinted at since word leaked out that his editorial piece supporting someone other than the Postmedia's preferred Conservative re-election. I'm sure Coyne will land on his feet elsewhere, and the National Post will continue its decline into the preferred newspaper of cranky rich old white men. Maybe they can complete that transition by giving the job to Rex Murphy, Barbara Kay or Conrad Black.
TimG Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 the National Post will continue its decline into the preferred newspaper of cranky rich old white men.So the Star is paper for deluded fools with no understanding of how the economy works?
Bryan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Maybe they can complete that transition by giving the job to Rex Murphy, Barbara Kay or Conrad Black. I agree. Time to give the job to someone who isn't a left-wing hack.
Canada_First Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 What do you have against old white men? That sounds racist to me.
ReeferMadness Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I used to have respect for Rex Murphy but in the past few years he's made less and less sense. Last year he penned this piece of tripe in which he came to the conclusion that because Trudeau was going to enforce party discipline on the issue of abortion, there was no longer any place in the Liberal Party for Christians. Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Smallc Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 To be clear, he still works there as a columnist.
ReeferMadness Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I agree. Time to give the job to someone who isn't a left-wing hack. Everyone who doesn't bow to Harper is a left-wing hack? :D Coyne's views could best be described as Libertarian - both socially and economically. There is nothing left wing about him. Or do you mean that everyone who has personal integrity is automatically left wing? Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Bryan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Or do you mean that everyone who has personal integrity is automatically left wing? Left-wingers by definition have no integrity.
ToadBrother Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Posted October 19, 2015 Left-wingers by definition have no integrity. It's exactly this kind of hyperbolic nonsense that ticks me off about hyper-conservative.s I mean seriously, do you actually believe what you wrote, and if you do, what should I gather about your own integrity and honesty?
Bryan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 It's exactly this kind of hyperbolic nonsense that ticks me off about hyper-conservative.s Not hyperbole. It's a core tennet. Taking from others by rule of force, and making them pay for things they don't want. Go left, you get more of that, go right, you get less.
ToadBrother Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Posted October 19, 2015 Not hyperbole. It's a core tennet. Taking from others by rule of force, and making them pay for things they don't want. Go left, you get more of that, go right, you get less. All governments have and all governments always will collect taxes. It is the only way a society of any size could ever function. Your point is spurious, biased, and fundamentally absurd. It's deliberately inflammatory for no other reason than arrogance and ignorance. Adults can disagree with other adults on matters of economics and politics without this sort of pathetic infantile gutter talk.
Evening Star Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Everyone who doesn't bow to Harper is a left-wing hack? :D Coyne's views could best be described as Libertarian - both socially and economically. There is nothing left wing about him. He's also fairly hawkish on foreign affairs. One would have to be a completely blinkered Tory partisan to describe Coyne as a left-wing hack.
ToadBrother Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Posted October 19, 2015 He's also fairly hawkish on foreign affairs. One would have to be a completely blinkered Tory partisan to describe Coyne as a left-wing hack. As I said a day or two ago, Coyne is a Classical Liberal. If you want to see the model for someone like Coyne, think of the Whigs of 18th and early 19th century Britain, or of William Gladstone. Calling Coyne a "lefty" is absurd.
Bryan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) All governments have and all governments always will collect taxes. And the more left they are, the more you have to watch your wallet. If this is news to you, you have not been paying attention. Edited October 19, 2015 by Bryan
Moonlight Graham Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I applaud Coyne for sticking to his principles, yet the timing of this resignation is suspicious. I mean, he announced his resignation on election day. Could he have not waited until tomorrow to announce this? Is he using this resignation as political traction, the same way the National Post canned his article for political traction? "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
ReeferMadness Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I applaud Coyne for sticking to his principles, yet the timing of this resignation is suspicious. I mean, he announced his resignation on election day. Could he have not waited until tomorrow to announce this? Is he using this resignation as political traction, the same way the National Post canned his article for political traction? idk about that. If he really wanted to do this for political traction, he would have announced yesterday and released his column. I haven't seen it yet (and lots of twitter followers have asked to see it). Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Moonlight Graham Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 idk about that. If he really wanted to do this for political traction, he would have announced yesterday and released his column. I haven't seen it yet (and lots of twitter followers have asked to see it). That's a good point. "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Bryan Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 idk about that. If he really wanted to do this for political traction, he would have announced yesterday and released his column. I haven't seen it yet (and lots of twitter followers have asked to see it). I think he was negotiating to stay on as a columnist at NP, but step down as editor (rather than outright quit). He likely had to tread carefully until he had it in writing.
Charles Anthony Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 Guys, This thread is locked. If any of you want to continue your discussion, start a new thread. You can even re-hash this title. However, please make sure that you are not trolling, flame-baiting, thread drifting or just otherwise being an ass about it. Ch. A. We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
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