Political Cartoons 2015: It was. I think. I don't know. Fuck that dumb comic

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Warcabbit: Apr 26, 2008; Wedge Regret

vyelkin posted:

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This cartoon is factually incorrect. Harper's Islamophobia is attracting waaaay more birds. Today/yesterday we found out that the Prime Minister's Office was personally approving or denying all non-UN refugee claims, with the stated goal of letting in Christians but not Muslims.

(hands up those of you who think this might actually affect the election results so I know who here is a dumb motherfucker)

Is that actually legal in Canada?

# ? Oct 12, 2015 02:54

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# ? Jun 12, 2024 16:21

Skull Servant: Oct 25, 2009

Feeding birds is very illegal in Canada.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 02:56

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

It turns out that When the Prime Minister Does It, It's Not Illegal.

aka turns out 90% of Canadian governance was just according to convention with no actual rules or laws saying what you can and can't do and then we elected someone who didn't give a poo poo about convention and did whatever the gently caress he wanted and then we realized that there are actually no checks on the power of the prime minister's office

# ? Oct 12, 2015 03:20

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; "From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.; Buglord

vyelkin posted:

It turns out that When the Prime Minister Does It, It's Not Illegal.

aka turns out 90% of Canadian governance was just according to convention with no actual rules or laws saying what you can and can't do and then we elected someone who didn't give a poo poo about convention and did whatever the gently caress he wanted and then we realized that there are actually no checks on the power of the prime minister's office

Oopsie

# ? Oct 12, 2015 03:25

Doopliss: Nov 3, 2012

I mean, it's definitely unconstitutional, in that religious discrimination is in the Charter even separate from freedom of religion, and citizenship isn't a requirement for its protection. On the other hand, I'm not really sure what sort of remedy the courts could fashion even if someone brought a Charter claim, so.... :shrug:

# ? Oct 12, 2015 03:35

Geostomp: Oct 22, 2008; Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Darkman Fanpage posted:

But it's piiiiink! That's a girl's color!!!

Which is about a close as Muir can get to "humor" that doesn't involve wingnut diatribes and/or gratuitous breast shots.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 04:08

hell astro course: Dec 10, 2009; pizza sucks

vyelkin posted:

It turns out that When the Prime Minister Does It, It's Not Illegal.

aka turns out 90% of Canadian governance was just according to convention with no actual rules or laws saying what you can and can't do and then we elected someone who didn't give a poo poo about convention and did whatever the gently caress he wanted and then we realized that there are actually no checks on the power of the prime minister's office

This profoundly fits every Canadian stereotype I have, as well as explaining the problems Canada has. Thank you.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 04:13

Whiskey Sours: Jan 25, 2014; Weather proof.

Doopliss posted:

I mean, it's definitely unconstitutional, in that religious discrimination is in the Charter even separate from freedom of religion, and citizenship isn't a requirement for its protection. On the other hand, I'm not really sure what sort of remedy the courts could fashion even if someone brought a Charter claim, so....

If Harper truly believes that Christians are being targeted by ISIL, Section 15 (2) (the "affirmative action" clause) would probably provide legal justification for this policy:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms posted:

15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 04:54

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 05:08

Quorum: Sep 24, 2014; REMIND ME AGAIN HOW THE LITTLE HORSE-SHAPED ONES MOVE?

Exclamation Marx posted:

make them clocks and we've got ourselves a deal

# ? Oct 12, 2015 05:14

Hodgepodge: Jan 29, 2006; Can't post for 197 days!

Darkman Fanpage posted:

But it's piiiiink! That's a girl's color!!!

One time, we only had large Bics at work that were Playboy branded. So I grabbed a pink one, because if I'm going to use a Playboy lighter, I'm going to rock a pink one. This proved a popular choice with customers whilst on smoke breaks.

Muir: less sense of style than whiteboy goons who work graveyard shifts at convenience stores.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 05:14

Apple Pie Hubbub: Feb 14, 2012; Take that, you greedy jerk!

# ? Oct 12, 2015 06:21

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

Have another drink, drunky.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 06:28

Dr.Zeppelin: Dec 5, 2003

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Have another drink, drunky.

It's not his fault the newspapers need him to complete his strips twelve years in advance. The "latte sipping" liberal comic will make a lot more sense when he's finished the arc with sushi and Volvo jokes and the Dean scream.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 06:40

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

This is just the slow realization that you're too old to enjoy twee bullshit any more.

This is probably the correct answer. But that also means that were I to read Scott Pilgrim now in my 30s then I would not enjoy it like I did when I was in my mid 20s! This is probably true for other things I enjoyed as well.

So, no friend. I cannot acknowledge this claim. Instead I will bury my balding head in the sand only to peep out through rose colored lenses and pretend everything I liked is good forever.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 07:05

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

Hey man, you like what you like. Lewis Carol was getting kicks from Fairy Tales in his fifties.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 08:01

Lady Naga: Apr 25, 2008; Voyons Donc!

WarpedNaba posted:

Hey man, you like what you like. Lewis Carol was getting kicks from Fairy Tales in his fifties.

The anime?

# ? Oct 12, 2015 08:04

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

Fairy Tales. Plural.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 08:07

Lady Naga: Apr 25, 2008; Voyons Donc!

I bet Lewis Carol would like anime.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 09:36

Jonas Albrecht: Jun 7, 2012

Lady Naga posted:

I bet Lewis Carol would like anime.

I can't think of a late 19th/early 20th century writer who wouldn't.

Mark Twain would be all over that poo poo.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 09:42

MinionOfCthulhu: Oct 28, 2005; I got this title for free due to my proximity to an idiot who wanted to save $5 on an avatar by having someone else spend $9.95 instead.

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

Hillary Cunton

# ? Oct 12, 2015 10:19

Samurai Sanders: Nov 4, 2003; Pillbug

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

I saw this pumpkin spice latte thing all over Facebook some weeks ago (as per Tinsley's delay) but only for like three days. How long did it actually go on for before I noticed though?

# ? Oct 12, 2015 10:29

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

MinionOfCthulhu posted:

Hillary Cunton

It's a funnier joke than the real one.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 10:41

Zetsubou-san: Jan 28, 2015; Cruel Bifaunidas demanded that you [stand]🧍 I require only that you [kneel]🧎

# ? Oct 12, 2015 10:45

Tom Guycot: Oct 15, 2008; Chief of Governors

Zetsubou-san posted:

this is good. this is a good cartoon.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 12:05

Somfin: Oct 25, 2010; In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.; Nap Ghost

Zetsubou-san posted:

Why the gently caress hasn't the world boycotted Australia over this yet, seriously

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

Huh, a candidate trying to take a stand on an utterly inconsequential issue in order to galvanize the base, would be a real shame if Bloom County beat you to that joke by a week and a bit, wouldn't it Tinsley?

From October 1, 2015

# ? Oct 12, 2015 13:01

Helen Highwater: Feb 19, 2014; And furthermore; Grimey Drawer

Lady Naga posted:

I bet Lewis Carol would like anime.

Lewis Carroll would have loved anime. Being as how he was very fond of underage girls and all.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:16

majormonotone: Jan 25, 2013

Somfin posted:

Why the gently caress hasn't the world boycotted Australia over this yet, seriously

Because Australia is run by white people and the people they're sending to concentration camps aren't white?

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:23

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Somfin posted:

Huh, a candidate trying to take a stand on an utterly inconsequential issue in order to galvanize the base, would be a real shame if Bloom County beat you to that joke by a week and a bit, wouldn't it Tinsley?

From October 1, 2015

You're supposed to use two spaces after a period?

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:43

Bobulus: Jan 28, 2007

gradenko_2000 posted:

You're supposed to use two spaces after a period?

That's how I was taught. But that was in the days before Word automatically put a space after the end of a sentence, so it's probably fallen out of favor.

Now, oxford commas, those we can probably have a big fight over.(Pro Ox-Com, here)

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:46

FlapYoJacks: Feb 12, 2009

Bobulus posted:

That's how I was taught. But that was in the days before Word automatically put a space after the end of a sentence, so it's probably fallen out of favor.

Now, oxford commas, those we can probably have a big fight over.(Pro Ox-Com, here)

Anybody who doesn't use Ox-Com is a bad writer.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:53

Shangri-Law School: Feb 19, 2013

Every example of why we allegedly need the Oxford comma is contrived, dishonest and unrealistic.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 14:57

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Cruel and Unusual posted:

Every example of why we allegedly need the Oxford comma is contrived, dishonest and, unrealistic.

Anyway, the pro-skub/anti-skub cartoon from PBF seems perfect to be replaced with Clinton and Sanders.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 15:00

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 15:09

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Cruel and Unusual posted:

Every example of why we allegedly need the Oxford comma is contrived, dishonest and unrealistic.

You're wrong, cruel and unusual.

# ? Oct 12, 2015 15:10

Shugojin: Sep 6, 2007; THE TAIL THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT...

Bobulus posted:

That's how I was taught. But that was in the days before Word automatically put a space after the end of a sentence, so it's probably fallen out of favor.

Now, oxford commas, those we can probably have a big fight over.(Pro Ox-Com, here)

Yeah, Word broke that. Thanks, Microsoft! :mad: