theacharnian

That's silly. The effect of one icebreaker is negligible compared to the effect of the ...planet's climate changing.

This is like complaining about the campfire some rangers might light while visiting the site of a wildfire. Sure they might end up burning a few logs, but that's negligible compared to what they have gone to witness.

We are also not talking about a huge volume of commercial icebreaker traffic consistently and systematically carving up ice floes. It's one scientific mission.

The idea that a language ends up a lingua franca because of its qualities is simply ridiculous. It's not linguistics, it's empire. It's always empire.

This amounts to lowering the bar for those willing to say "if I'm going to be a terrorist then fuck it" and start shooting. It's irresponsible and dangerous.

John Kerry warned that Israel can be Jewish, large, democratic, pick two. They picked Jewish and large. Now leopards are coming for faces.

Excellent opportunity to remind everyone of this classic of feminist writing: “The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion” - When the Anti-Choice Choose, by Joyce Arthur.

I mean, the point is to become an NDP member to be able to vote in the leadership election.

If you're disgusted by the shit the liberals are doing help build a properly social-democratic NDP: https://lewisforleader.ca/

I support Greta Thunberg and the other Palestine Action prisoners, I oppose genocide.

Let me be very clear: all military aircraft should be destroyed. All if them. Humanity should demilitarize.

Ever heard of a guy called Mohandas Gandhi?

Civics 101: whenever you legislate a new power, imagine people you don't like wielding it.

Danish nukes?