ZC3rr0r

How can anyone look at the complete and utter shitshow down south and think "yeah, I wanna be part of that"? The US is in declime by just about any accepted metric, assuming you can ignore all the blatant human rights abuses being conducted out in public long enough to even look at metrics right now.

There should be no reasonable argument for a Canadian to want to get annexed other than sheer, unadulterated, racism, transphobia, or fascism.

And if you support any of those things, I think you're the one who should get annexed personally by being relocated to the down south trash heap.

Great reframing device put forth by the author, even though the article hammers it a bit much for my tastes.

The larger question however remains unanswered: How do we motivate people to do their part in keeping everyone safe? The suggestions in the article have either already backfired (vaccination mandates at schools, works, etc), or are only really effective if a disease has already started to claim lives (the "fear" method the author rightfully dislikes).

I'm honestly wondering how we can ever get that antivax genie back into the bottle it escaped from. Perhaps letting some virusses run rampant every now and again to remind the public of the risks is the price we'll need to pay 😕

At this point it's practically the official dub. As it should be, because it's hilarious.

Wouldn't it be an absolute riot of a "leopards ate my face" situation if he ends up croaking because of this?

To clarify: I don't wish any harm on his grandchildren, but this man's level of willful ignorance and sheer recklessness makes it hard for me to sympathize with any negative outcome he may suffer personally.

This is the exact shit the Republicans down south have pulled for years and it's pernicious. Once the seeds of doubt have been planted about the fairness of our elections, it opens the door to all kinds of shenanigans from voter discouragement to full-on Jan 6 style coup attempts, or even Russian-style "liberations".

We need to stamp this out right now before it gets weaponized against us

Congratulations, you win both this thread and my disgust. This is literally every company in software development these days.

Island full of racists, several cults, and whatever the Telvanni are into that's not just straight up racial superiority, slavery, and eugenics. Plus some really fucked up gods.

While that's largely true, it also oversimplifies the realities of the conflict.

Without American aid the Russians wouldn't have been able to repel the Germans nearly as effective as they did (if at all), and without D-day splitting the war into two fronts, Russian losses on the way to Berlin would've been significantly higher.

That all said, Trump's statement is obviously horseshit and a complete disservice to the rest of all the allied forces.

I don't disagree with you on MacDonald's track record. But in terms of significance to the country it's hard to deny his influence. The country wouldn't look anywhere like it does today, for example.

But sure, my point remains the same: If Carney actually passes voting reform it would propel him to one of the most significant PMs in the entire country's history.

I know there's a lot of folks you could list there that did great things for our country, but in my personal opinion changing how we elect our representatives is so fundamental to the functioning of the country not even universal health care compares.

Not saying I'd trade PR for healthcare though, in case someone were to propose that Faustian deal.

If he actually gets rid of FPTP Mark would, in my opinion, go down in history as the most significant PM since John A. Macdonald.

And how, pray tell, is a "real" firearm going to help defend against the most technologically advanced army in the world, who can take you out from half a planet away without you ever seeing anyone until you are ginsu-bladed in half (reference: https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-used-drone-carrying-knife-missile-to-kill-al-qaeda-chief)?

We don't need more firearms in personal hands when it comes to our national defence, we need alliances, a better standing army, and probably some form of nuclear deterrence. Thinking you'll make any meaningful difference with your personal firearm and a couple of hours on the gun range is the exact same magical thinking 2FA nuts keep using while the US government takes their rights and freedoms away.