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quote:The result of all this haggling, taken together, has been just the sort of balanced approach, mixing spending cuts and tax increases, that most experts advise citation needed
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So who's the Billy Kristol of Canadian punditry? Coyne is correct occasionally, Kristol has this ability to be earnestly wrong about everything. And no, Eric Grenier doesn't count. 
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Conrad Black.
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Oct 1, 2013 04:09
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Kafka Esq. posted:Conrad Black. He's totally right in his criticisms of the prison industry though, probably because it's the only time in his life he's had the silver spoon taken out of his mouth.
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Oct 1, 2013 04:14
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eXXon posted:citation needed How many times since the Reagan days has the tax rate actually increased?
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I wish the man on the left was as fat as the man on the right. Then he would be an Orson Welles lookalike. A TOUCH OF SOCIALIST EVIL
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Oct 1, 2013 13:54
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burf posted:He's totally right in his criticisms of the prison industry though, probably because it's the only time in his life he's had the silver spoon taken out of his mouth. I usually hear Black complaining about "out of control prosecutors" in America rather than the "prison industry". He is specifically pissed off about America's somewhat better record in prosecuting corporate fraud (as depressing as this is yes, America has a better record on that count than Canada) but I've literally never heard him complain about the conduct of the police or the war on drugs or the militarization of the police or the emphasis on punishment rather than rehabilitation. His complaint about the US criminal justice system is literally just that it convicted him, I'm not sure he has any more principled objection than that.
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burf posted:He's totally right in his criticisms of the prison industry though, probably because it's the only time in his life he's had the silver spoon taken out of his mouth. Indeed, to echo what Helsing said, the American justice system has some huge problems, but none of them are what Black is complaining about.
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Some Femen protesters just interrupted the question period in the National Assembly with anti-crucifix slogans.
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We will lay down our lives for Muad'Dib!
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Oct 1, 2013 20:11
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At first I thought femen was kinda cool, then I found out it's run by a dude who hand picks only hot white women to publicly protest and that they're pretty fuckin' racist too.
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Oct 1, 2013 20:18
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Baronjutter posted:At first I thought femen was kinda cool, then I found out it's run by a dude who hand picks only hot white women to publicly protest and that they're pretty fuckin' racist too. I, uh, should have probably read about them before doing a Google Image search at work...
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Oct 1, 2013 20:21
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Has anyone heard of this "Restore our Anthem" group? Saw it on FB. Something about changing "In all thy sons" to "In all of us" in the National anthem. Restoreouranthem.ca is the website. I watched the video but it didn't really convince me that the changes warrant that much merit. But I'm also a man so, I can't say for sure since it's not really about me.
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I think the idea behind that movement is that the original lyrics were, "thou dost in us command," instead of "in all our sons' command," or at least that's what I read. I don't think it's a major issue either way, so when in doubt, we should probably aim for more inclusive language. I can't say I really "support" the change, I just don't give a poo poo either way. I'm mildly in favour of the change, only because "we want to make the language gender-neutral" seems like a better argument than "our anthem should never change from its current version, which was the result of a change from the original version."
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Oct 1, 2013 20:52
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Gender neutral that poo poo and get rid of god.
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I'm female and I don't care about the line. I'd personally rather they get rid of the god bit. But I also wouldn't care if they did change it.
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Baronjutter posted:Gender neutral that poo poo and get rid of god. gently caress yes. Happy someone else said it first. And make the half English/half French version the ONLY version you're supposed to use to enforce bilingualism. Maybe then kids will be more comfortable learning French.
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Oct 1, 2013 21:07
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Baronjutter posted:Gender neutral that poo poo and get rid of god. Yes, and once you're done with that, get rid of the anthem entirely because national anthems are dumb.
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eXXon posted:Yes, and once you're done with that, get rid of the anthem entirely because national anthems are dumb. I'm glad someone else realizes this.
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Oct 1, 2013 21:25
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What am I going to sing drunk then?
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Oct 1, 2013 21:26
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Baloogan posted:What am I going to sing drunk then? Stan Rogers.
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Baronjutter posted:Gender neutral that poo poo and get rid of god. Not going to happen as long as we've got God at the start of the Charter. Maybe in another ten years.
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Oct 1, 2013 21:30
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Health Services posted:Stan Rogers. Make Moxy Fruvous - Drinking Song the new national anthem and sing that.
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Oct 1, 2013 21:33
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Baloogan posted:What am I going to sing drunk then? Ah for one more time, I would take the Northwest Passaaaaage To find the hand of Franklin reaching t'wards the Beaufort Sea Tracing one more line Through a Land so Wild and Saaaavaage! To take the Northwest Passage to the Sea EDIT: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called "Gitche Gumee." The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy. With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty, that good ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the "Gales of November" came early.
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I don't think I've sung or heard the anthem in a good 13+ years. Don't even remember the lyrics. Where do you even encounter it outside of elementary school assemblies and maybe on some remembrance day thing in high-school? gently caress anthems, gently caress flags, gently caress patriotism. I've maybe heard the tune of the anthem in the distance during some Canada day poo poo but the actual lyrics? Actually 13 years since I've been exposed to them. Baronjutter fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Oct 1, 2013 |
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Oct 1, 2013 21:43
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Health Services posted:Stan Rogers. This is the only correct answer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0CvSIhF_tA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Ds0CvSIhF_tA
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Baronjutter posted:I don't think I've sung or heard the anthem in a good 13+ years. Don't even remember the lyrics. Where do you even encounter it outside of elementary school assemblies and maybe on some remembrance day thing in high-school? gently caress anthems, gently caress flags, gently caress patriotism. Someone aint watching any hockey
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Oct 1, 2013 21:49
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Or any sports. I went to a roller derby last week and they sung the anthem there
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The Rodeo Song
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A good anthem would be some heavy metal band doing their thing and screaming BEAVERS MAPLE SYRUP HOCKEY TOONIE CANADA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CANADA TRAILER PARK BOYS CANADAAAAAAAA.
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Oct 1, 2013 22:03
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Baloogan posted:What am I going to sing drunk then? http://youtu.be/8G_L9tXEwmc?t=40s Might just be an Alberta thing though...
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eXXon posted:A good anthem would be some heavy metal band doing their thing and screaming BEAVERS MAPLE SYRUP HOCKEY TOONIE CANADA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CANADA TRAILER PARK BOYS CANADAAAAAAAA. This should definitely be our anthem.
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"It's oil, It's wheat, It's soil, It's meat It's beef! "
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Outside of high school I've only sung the national anthem drunk. Also jeez you guys y'all need more national pride. This is a drat good country and its worth singing for it.
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Oct 1, 2013 22:23
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Health Services posted:Stan Rogers. The Idiot would make a surprisingly good Alberta anthem really. bunnyofdoom posted:Ah for one more time, Have definitely sung this while drunk and stealing couches away from one university building to another in the middle of the night. Though I'd honestly rather sing The Nancy, if only more people knew it. It's got a much better jingoistic ring to it. Or Athens Queen. That's a drinking song right there. PittTheElder fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Oct 1, 2013 |
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At the Olympics in Vancouver when it became obvious the men's curling team were going to win gold the whole stadium basically impromptu sang the anthem, it was pretty awesome.
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Baloogan posted:Outside of high school I've only sung the national anthem drunk. Also jeez you guys y'all need more national pride. This is a drat good country and its worth singing for it. I just don't buy into national pride. Yeah it's a good country and all, but there isn't anything special about it. There's a lot of work to do and I am not going to enthusiastically praise this country because it is alright relative to most other western nations. Maybe when we begin setting a real example and lead progress in great technology that saves humanity or something, then I might (might) be willing to sing a song. But still probably not because national anthems are lame, regardless.
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Hey pal I like Canada alot.
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We've had a fine national anthem replacement for forty years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXyXDuI9p5U
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