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[blackbird]

On 2/18/2024 at 12:11 PM, Aristides said:

How well did the most powerful airforce in the world do to protect the US on 911?

The most powerful nation on earth can not stop every attack.  But their response was fitting.  They dealt with a lot of al Qaida terrorists for years after 9-11 in Iraq and Afghanistan and eliminated Bin Laden as well, the terrorist leader.

[blackbird]

Covid 19 may have been deliberate and if so, it was a pretty strong assault on the west by the Communists.

Is this kind of thing going to be the new way wars are fought.  Kind of clandestine attacks.

Edited February 20, 2024 by blackbird

[ExFlyer]

4 minutes ago, blackbird said:

The most powerful nation on earth can not stop every attack.  But their response was fitting.  They dealt with a lot of al Qaida terrorists for years after 9-11 in Iraq and Afghanistan and eliminated Bin Laden as well, the terrorist leader.

And are still playing that game, 23 years later, but not on American soil.

1 minute ago, blackbird said:

Covid 19 may have been deliberate and if so, it was a pretty strong assault on the west by the Communists.

Huh???  LOL

Did you read that in your bibl?

[blackbird]

Anybody who thinks the Communists are not hard a work attacking the west and extending their influence in Canada is living in a dream world.

Biological weapons are a great tool for Communists to use against the west.   Communists have a vast population, well into the billions, and if they lose a few million, they likely are not too concerned if it means they can weaken the west and create more division.

A 2% loss in population in a heavily populated Communist country is not the same kind of loss as 2% in a less populated western country.  Remember, Communism doesn't care about individual rights if the end goal is the expansion of Communism.

Communists do not think in terms of individual lives and rights;  they are defending the supremacy of the ideology primarily.  

Edited February 20, 2024 by blackbird

[Aristides]

6 minutes ago, blackbird said:

Anybody who thinks the Communists are not hard a work attacking the west and extending their influence in Canada is living in a dream world.

What communist countries are left? China is communist in name only and the rest are either dictatorships like Russia or theocracies like Iran.

The threat they pose directly to Canada isn't military (not yet), they have many other ways of attacking us. They do present a military threat to many of our NATO allies

[blackbird]

Ideologies are forms of religion for many people.  Liberalism, Socialism, and Communism could be religions to many people.

[blackbird]

1 minute ago, Aristides said:

China is communist in name only

You have swallowed the liberal way of thinking.  That's is exactly what Trudeau believes.  He even said publicly how he admired their system.  Demonstrates how badly Canadian politicians right up to the PM have been brainwashed about China.  It is still a totalitarian, authoritarian system.  All companies are controlled by the Communist Party of China.  There is no real freedom.  You can call it Communist or not, but it is still the same as the old Communist system.  Just changed its outward face. 

[Aristides]

3 minutes ago, blackbird said:

You have swallowed the liberal way of thinking.  That's is exactly what Trudeau believes.  He even said publicly how he admired their system.  Demonstrates how badly Canadian politicians right up to the PM have been brainwashed about China.  It is still a totalitarian, authoritarian system.  All companies are controlled by the Communist Party of China.  There is no real freedom.  You can call it Communist or not, but it is still the same as the old Communist system.  Just changed its outward face. 

Been to China many times, the Chinese are the keenest capitalists on the planet regardless of what they call themselves.

China is certainly totalitarian but communist in name only.

[blackbird]

Just now, Aristides said:

Been to China many times, the Chinese are the keenest capitalists on the planet regardless of what they call themselves.

China is certainly totalitarian but communist in name only.

You forget they are totally controlled by the Communist party and system.  They have no freedom.  That meets the definition of a Communist state.  Why you want to claim they are some kind of Capitalist country is bizarre.  Are you some kind of Communist plant?

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Doing business in China is difficult. A clash over human rights is making it harder

Beijing has made it clear that multinational corporations have to follow its rules if they wish to operate in the country, and gaining favor can require anything from abiding by restrictive regulations to saying a few good words about China. Many companies have traditionally been willing to play along, given how enticing the giant economy is as a market for everything from cars and clothes to movies and luxury goods.

But the escalating political blowback may make some of those relationships untenable. Just as China has whipped its citizens into a nationalist frenzy over Xinjiang, customers, lawmakers and investors are stepping up the pressure on Western companies to scrutinize their supply chains for evidence of human rights abuses. That’s making it hard for companies to avoid picking sides.  unquote

Doing business in China is difficult. A clash over human rights is making it harder | CNN Business

 

[blackbird]

33 minutes ago, Aristides said:

China is certainly totalitarian but communist in name only.

It is a bit of a mystery why you don't want to call China Communist. 

"Other companies have been locked out altogether because of a refusal to adhere to rules. Google, for example, offered search in China from 2006 to 2010 with censored results, but was eventually blocked when the company decided it would end that practice. Several years later, it considered returning to China, but was heavily criticized by human rights groups wary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s vast censorship apparatus.'

Canada is moving in the same direction as China in some ways.

We know the NDP hates successful companies.  The Liberals are heading in the same direction and going after companies.

"It is politically expedient in Ottawa these days for the federal government to express disappointment that Canadian companies don’t invest more in Canada. Ottawa says it wants Canadian businesses to invest in Canada , but in the next breath, warns those same companies that returns on their investments may be capped."

Goldy Hyder: Government should celebrate, not attack Canadian companies' success (msn.com)

 

Edited February 20, 2024 by blackbird

[CdnFox]

3 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

My point, and you helped make it, is there threats and then there are THREATS.

Nonsense - you're trying to dance your way out of your original position.

There are threats. Including physical threats as both Army and I pointed out.  IF there are threats there must be defense.  Period.

Thanks for playing.

[Aristides]

41 minutes ago, blackbird said:

It is a bit of a mystery why you don't want to call China Communist. 

"Other companies have been locked out altogether because of a refusal to adhere to rules. Google, for example, offered search in China from 2006 to 2010 with censored results, but was eventually blocked when the company decided it would end that practice. Several years later, it considered returning to China, but was heavily criticized by human rights groups wary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s vast censorship apparatus.'

Canada is moving in the same direction as China in some ways.

We know the NDP hates successful companies.  The Liberals are heading in the same direction and going after companies.

"It is politically expedient in Ottawa these days for the federal government to express disappointment that Canadian companies don’t invest more in Canada. Ottawa says it wants Canadian businesses to invest in Canada , but in the next breath, warns those same companies that returns on their investments may be capped."

Goldy Hyder: Government should celebrate, not attack Canadian companies' success (msn.com)

 

I'm saying that China is not communist, its system is more capitalist than many western countries. It is definitely totalitarian and trying to exert more influence on an international scale, both economic and political.

[ExFlyer]

39 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Nonsense - you're trying to dance your way out of your original position.

There are threats. Including physical threats as both Army and I pointed out.  IF there are threats there must be defense.  Period.

Thanks for playing.

Oh stop.

How would you know a threat? LOL

[blackbird]

13 minutes ago, Aristides said:

I'm saying that China is not communist, its system is more capitalist than many western countries. It is definitely totalitarian and trying to exert more influence on an international scale, both economic and political.

China is a totalitarian system that uses its laws to control companies.  While they may seem to be independent, they are not.  Companies operate under an extensive system of controls by the Communist party.  

One definition of Communism includes the following:

" a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production"

China does not take ownership of the companies but through bureaucracy and regulations, the party still controls the means of production, which one could say amounts to the same thing... Communism.   Canada is attempting to do the same thing.

[CdnFox]

12 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

Oh stop.

How would you know a threat? LOL

Because i have a brain.  You should probably pick one of those up for yourself one of these days - it's not like you need a good one, anything would be an improvement.  Check amazon

The fact that there's threats is undisputable. I've named a number already and they're very patently existential. Pretending otherwise or that we don't need a military because you don't think there's any threats to Canada is childish.

There are and we do need a military. Doesn't have to be huge, just has to be effective and well equipped.

[ExFlyer]

1 hour ago, CdnFox said:

Because i have a brain.  You should probably pick one of those up for yourself one of these days - it's not like you need a good one, anything would be an improvement.  Check amazon

The fact that there's threats is undisputable. I've named a number already and they're very patently existential. Pretending otherwise or that we don't need a military because you don't think there's any threats to Canada is childish.

There are and we do need a military. Doesn't have to be huge, just has to be effective and well equipped.

Ha! You are a blowhard, pure and simple.

Wanna play with AI again?? I can do that just to p1ss you of LOL

[CdnFox]

3 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

Ha! You are a blowhard, pure and simple.

 

Well that sounds a lot like what a loser would say    Poor little guy - can't come up with a defense so you double down on the stupid as always. I'll say this much - you're consistent, and that's a hard trait to find in people these days so well done.

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Wanna play with AI again?? I can do that just to p1ss you of LOL

You mean where you post the AI apologizing for your lack of understanding of what  an AI is again and again and virtually everyone loses respect for you?

Sure if you like. I mean  i suppose that you COULD get real therapy but if you can't afford it then i'm happy to help   And it's not like your reputation could get MUCH worse, so some obsessive compulsive behavior isn't going to hurt, and it's amusing that i mess with your head so much you'd go through the effort  

[ExFlyer]

41 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Well that sounds a lot like what a loser would say    Poor little guy - can't come up with a defense so you double down on the stupid as always. I'll say this much - you're consistent, and that's a hard trait to find in people these days so well done.

You mean where you post the AI apologizing for your lack of understanding of what  an AI is again and again and virtually everyone loses respect for you?

Sure if you like. I mean  i suppose that you COULD get real therapy but if you can't afford it then i'm happy to help   And it's not like your reputation could get MUCH worse, so some obsessive compulsive behavior isn't going to hurt, and it's amusing that i mess with your head so much you'd go through the effort  

I'm sorry to hear that you perceive me that way. It's important to remember that we all have different perspectives and opinions, and while we may not always see eye to eye, civility and respect can go a long way in fostering productive conversations. Let's try to approach our discussions with an open mind and seek common ground where possible. I realize it will be difficult for you considering your past performances but aw we know, even the poorest communicators can learn to be better.

It's important to be respectful and considerate in all interactions, even when using forums. It's always a good idea for you o seek professional help if needed and to prioritize mental health. Remember that everyone deserves understanding and support, regardless of their circumstances.

 

 

 

[CdnFox]

8 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

I'm sorry to hear that you perceive me that way. It's important to remember that we all have different perspectives and opinions, and while we may not always see eye to eye, civility and respect can go a long way in fostering productive conversations. Let's try to approach our discussions with an open mind and seek common ground where possible. I realize it will be difficult for you considering your past performances but aw we know, even the poorest communicators can learn to be better.

It's important to be respectful and considerate in all interactions, even when using forums. It's always a good idea for you o seek professional help if needed and to prioritize mental health. Remember that everyone deserves understanding and support, regardless of their circumstances

 

ROFLMAO -  wow you just never miss a chance to make yourself look like an 1diot do you

Your AI appears to be sorry  you think of it that way. Is that because you called it a blowhard? Or does it remember you from last time?

God you can't even use an AI right  

[ExFlyer]

1 hour ago, CdnFox said:

ROFLMAO -  wow you just never miss a chance to make yourself look like an 1diot do you

Your AI appears to be sorry  you think of it that way. Is that because you called it a blowhard? Or does it remember you from last time?

God you can't even use an AI right  

It seems you are expressing your opinion in a rather harsh manner, using strong language and making assumptions about my capabilities. While I understand that people may have different perspectives and experiences, my role is to provide helpful and constructive responses. If you have specific concerns or questions, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best to address them in a positive and informative way. This is what you will get LOL

Edited February 20, 2024 by ExFlyer

[CdnFox]

3 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

It seems you are expressing your opinion in a rather harsh manner, using strong language and making assumptions about my capabilities. While I understand that people may have different perspectives and experiences, my role is to provide helpful and constructive responses. If you have specific concerns or questions, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best to address them in a positive and informative way. This is what you will get LOL

Wow it's really giving you the gears      Man - even the AI knows you're just being a bit of a b*tch because you got smaked around  

[ExFlyer]

19 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Wow it's really giving you the gears      Man - even the AI knows you're just being a bit of a b*tch because you got smaked around  

Ha Ha HA

It appears that you are expressing your thoughts on the situation, and it seems like you believe the response is reflecting your emotions. However, responses like this one are designed to provide helpful, truthful, and positive responses based on the input they receive. They don't have emotions or personal feelings towards any individual. The response is simply trying to assist with your queries or conversations in a fair and polite manner.

[CdnFox]

4 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

Ha Ha HA

It appears that you are expressing your thoughts on the situation, and it seems like you believe the response is reflecting your emotions. However, responses like this one are designed to provide helpful, truthful, and positive responses based on the input they receive. They don't have emotions or personal feelings towards any individual. The response is simply trying to assist with your queries or conversations in a fair and polite manner.

So the AI is saying you're excessively emotional?

Well that's true. Here - fill this out and we'll get you some help . Click for the larger version.

[Aristides]

4 hours ago, blackbird said:

China is a totalitarian system that uses its laws to control companies.  While they may seem to be independent, they are not.  Companies operate under an extensive system of controls by the Communist party.  

One definition of Communism includes the following:

" a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production"

China does not take ownership of the companies but through bureaucracy and regulations, the party still controls the means of production, which one could say amounts to the same thing... Communism.   Canada is attempting to do the same thing.

I don't dispute that there is a lot of control but the state does not own the companies. They have a stock market where you can buy shares in Chinese companies if you want. It is not a communist system, it's a Chinese system.    

Canada is not attempting to do the same thing.

Edited February 20, 2024 by Aristides

[ExFlyer]

30 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

So the AI is saying you're excessively emotional?

Well that's true. Here - fill this out and we'll get you some help . Click for the larger version.

 

Boo Hoo.... sucks to be you.

Keep on keeping on...... I can LOL