GreyEyedGhost

joined 2 years ago
[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, there's the problem when trying to move stuff between Windows and my Steam Deck.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Libertarians, in general, want to reap the benefits of society without paying the costs. I don't imagine Amazon would have grown to the size it did if there weren't ports for the ships to dock in, roads for the trucks to drive on, an internet to advertise on, and all the rest of it, yet they feel beset upon for being asked to pay the taxes that help provide all those things.

Anti-vaxer truckers are the same, but writ small and in human form.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

A vote for Carney was largely a vote against Poilievre. There were clear indications of that being the case, to the point where the Liberals fielded a candidate whose biggest draw was essentially, "I'm not Pierre." And if it was clear enough to them, maybe the CPC should have taken a cue and fielded their own "I'm not Pierre."

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

That issue can be solved by means other than saying, "Sorry, there's already a John Smith on the list, try again next year." Let's focus on the real problems.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

To add on to this, unless we enact political slavery, which while it might sound fun is not likely to make politicians who are subject to it vote in the best interests of the country, then politicians are going to be able to leave their positions at any time anyways, so a by-election is the only reasonable way to ensure the constituents of their riding are properly represented. And if you put some kind of significant delay before people can run in a by-election keep in mind this one is already going to be about 6 months since the last one, and that becomes less of an impediment the richer you are, meaning it gives an advantage to wealthy parachute politicians with no real benefit to citizens.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

There are a number of interesting links on this page. Also, here's the contact page for Steven Guilbeault, the minister in charge of national parks. Let them know what you think.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Accidentally crushed by a multidimensional horror in the throes of passion?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Trying to think of the best supernatural death, has me laughing.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Take a look at America and tell me how that's working out.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, if I said "I'd like a burger, but not too much ketchup or mustard," would you put a little mustard on it, or no mustard at all? When I see "no excessive capitalization or grammatical errors", I assume they don't want excessive amounts of either, while you're saying they don't want excessive capitalization and no grammatical errors at all. Seems an odd interpretation, linguistically.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Trudeau having a mandated doesn't mean he has carte blanche to violate the constitution. Unconstitutional laws have been passed, and struck down, before, and doubtless will be again. I'm not saying this particular situation is violating the constitution, but saying someone is elected prime minister means they can do whatever they want, or that it's legal to do so, is demonstrably false.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

You are correct. That was a hypothetical comment that is absurd now as the ones about not making a Dyson shell sometime in the future if civilization doesn't collapse first.

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