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infernal machines posted:
The election that Rob Ford won had a pretty dramatic increase in voter turnout over previous years. http://www.cbc.ca/1.884395 I think it's more that people tend to vote against their interests than not voting at all in his particular case. I'm not sure how those numbers broke out though.
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vyelkin posted:Look I'm not saying it's rational or good, I'm saying it's comprehensible. People who are poorly served by transit don't tend to use transit, and thus don't see expanding transit as a good thing and are much more willing to vote for people who cancel transit projects even when those projects would have extended service towards them. You can argue all day about which came first, the poor service or the anti-transit attitudes, but they tend to go together. Oh, word. Yeah, engagement is definitely an issue for northern Etobicoke and Scarborough. flashy_mcflash posted:The election that Rob Ford won had a pretty dramatic increase in voter turnout over previous years. Rob Ford won two elections in Ward 2, his brother won one, and his nephew won one, I've posted the stats in Canpol and the Toronto LAN before. The engagement has been low each time and their vote margin never much under 70%. tl; dr: The voters of Ward 2 would vote for a ficus with "Ford" sharpied on the side of the pot. Attempts to engage others have failed thus far. infernal machines has issued a correction as of 06:22 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2018 06:19
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By contrast, for the two elections in Toronto in which I've been eligible to vote, I lived in Parkdale. Both times we've elected Gord Perks, someone who in my opinion is an effective member of council who advocates our interests and has helped improve services in the neighbourhood. South Parkdale was also a neighbourhood of low income people and new immigrants.
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Jan 27, 2018 06:30
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To be fair, if my only exposure to transit were Calgary Transit, I'd assume it really loving sucks as a concept too. We need better examples to show people, "no, transit can be good, and not make you fear for your personal safety and pray for death as you wait an hour for your bus!"
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Jan 27, 2018 17:17
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if any americans have come in here to ask about what's going on with u of t's jordan peterson aka the alt-right's favourite prof, this will get you caught up: https://twitter.com/ergo_praxis/status/957089571044515841 
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Jan 28, 2018 00:37
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Posting pictures of literally hitler is actually illegal now according to c-16, please report to WLU for reeducation
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Jan 28, 2018 01:20
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He's actually worse than Hitler and so are you, for buying his book.
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Jan 28, 2018 01:24
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i'm probably like 2.5 hitlers
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Jan 28, 2018 01:24
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infernal machines posted:He's actually worse than Hitler and so are you, for buying his book. It was like $1.50 a commandment, that is good value.
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Jan 28, 2018 01:31
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Some discount fuckin' commandments if you ask me
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Jan 28, 2018 01:38
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The ByWay of self help.
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Jan 28, 2018 01:39
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Make June really fun https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/327/282/749/
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Jan 28, 2018 01:48
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lmao. oh if only
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Jan 28, 2018 01:51
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The new Saskatchewan premier looks like a fatter Andrew Scheer
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Jan 28, 2018 03:00
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well gently caress one of my ears is clogged, now i have to go see a doctor for free instead of being half-deaf forever
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Jan 28, 2018 03:46
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Yinlock posted:well gently caress one of my ears is clogged, now i have to go see a doctor for free instead of being half-deaf forever they're gonna pour oil in your ear to loosen it up then flush it out with watter feels weird man
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Jan 28, 2018 05:16
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DariusLikewise posted:The new Saskatchewan premier looks like a fatter Andrew Scheer That’s just how we look here.
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Jan 28, 2018 05:56
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Stickarts posted:That’s just how we look here. a province of large adult sons
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Jan 28, 2018 06:35
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Fallen Hamprince posted:they're gonna pour oil in your ear to loosen it up then flush it out with watter yeah it's happened before, i spend the majority of the day with headphones on and it gives me a buildup every couple years, getting older sure is fun though it's amazing for a few days afterward when you can hear EVERYTHING up to and including any movement from your own clothes me just standing there marveling at how i can hear my own pants
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Jan 28, 2018 07:27
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Postess with the Mostest posted:It was like $1.50 a commandment, that is good value. Don't hold out on us post some excerpts
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Jan 28, 2018 17:09
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Helsing posted:Don't hold out on us post some excerpts Are you just trying to get me sued? 
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Jan 28, 2018 17:28
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Is the texture of the paper appropriate for wiping one's rear end? Because that's the only use I can think of for anything that moron writes.
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Jan 28, 2018 17:31
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We have a real problem with the worst things we create leaking out of this country. Jordan Peterson, Nickelback, Ted Cruz, Justin Bieber. What the gently caress, Canada?
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Jan 28, 2018 17:33
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PT6A posted:We have a real problem with the worst things we create leaking out of this country. Jordan Peterson, Nickelback, Ted Cruz, Justin Bieber. What the gently caress, Canada? no, we export our terrible things to america, thus sparing us them a country without ted cruz is a better place
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Jan 28, 2018 21:08
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Postess with the Mostest posted:Are you just trying to get me sued? So he's using Nietzschean psychology to spice what would otherwise be a rather bland serving of unobjectionable self help 101 stuff? Surely there's something more explosive in there?
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Jan 28, 2018 21:20
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Helsing posted:So he's using Nietzschean psychology to spice what would otherwise be a rather bland serving of unobjectionable self help 101 stuff? Surely there's something more explosive in there? He fantasizes about assaulting a toddler, does that count?
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Jan 28, 2018 21:36
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Helsing posted:So he's using Nietzschean psychology to spice what would otherwise be a rather bland serving of unobjectionable self help 101 stuff? Surely there's something more explosive in there? If I had to guess the tldr from the little bit I read, it's to stop worrying about changing/what's wrong in the world and work on yourself. And if everybody does that, it'll change the world. I can see the appeal to his audience, a university going cisheteronormative white male can go from being buried under a mountain of privileged guilt to permission to focus on themselves as a means towards social justice. More random pages, we have anecdotes featuring Natives, Chris and self-loathing masculinity too. High school Ikantski can kind of identify with Chris, masculinity was confusing even back then. 
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Jan 28, 2018 21:48
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Postess with the Mostest posted:Are you just trying to get me sued? Can I file an objection about associating Nietzsche with this scrofulous motherfucker Also "the wages of sin is death" being actually Darwinian selection at work and that's what sin means is so hilariously wrong I don't know where to start http://nationalpost.com/opinion/dennis-roberts-buying-old-f-18-jets-is-a-bad-idea-it-just-makes-our-existing-problem-worse The NP is usually trash but this is good (non-Canadians: our two main newspapers are P and NP)
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Jan 28, 2018 21:58
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Wait, who is "P"? Doesn't P==NP? We've got NP, GM, and TS
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Jan 28, 2018 22:02
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tar sands
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Jan 28, 2018 22:06
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infernal machines posted:Wait, who is "P"? Doesn't P==NP? A bad computer joke
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Jan 28, 2018 22:16
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Nebakenezzer posted:Can I file an objection about associating Nietzsche with this scrofulous motherfucker Actually that article is Tom Clancy imaginary bullshit. quote:These older series aircraft — a generation behind the enhanced Super Hornet — cannot carry current electronically scanned radar (which is effective at a much greater range than older models) or more advanced, long-range air-to-air munitions. But they will be faced with adversaries who have such long-range capabilities. They would start any engagement at a decided disadvantage. Enormous [citation needed] growing bigger and bigger until it swallows the article quote:The mission computers of existing legacy Hornets are tapped out — not to mention concomitant limitations in power and cooling — thereby restricting the ability to introduce new sensors and other capabilities. Russian bombers able to launch advanced long-range cruise missiles against NORAD pose serious challenges to existing legacy Hornet capabilities. If Russian bombers are launching advanced long-range cruise missiles against NORAD Canada will have zero influence on either side no matter what airplanes we have, because we are not a nuclear-armed state quote:The cost to keep such older aircraft flying continues to grow. The operating costs of an old Hornet are approximately double those of a new Super Hornet. It is increasingly hard to find spare parts for legacy Hornets. Military maintainers have been forced to cannibalize some jets to keep others in the air. This is exactly the point of buying the old planes (well except the giant gently caress you to Boeing for going after Bombardier), so that we can cannibalize them for parts
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Jan 28, 2018 22:20
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obey the rich at all times, someday you too may be rich - Nietzsche
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Jan 28, 2018 22:22
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Nebakenezzer posted:A bad computer joke As if there were good ones
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Jan 28, 2018 22:23
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who is that goon who gets super pissed if you say tar sands instead of w/e the softer industry term is energy beaches or w/e
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vyelkin posted:Enormous [citation needed] growing bigger and bigger until it swallows the article It is true the state of the art has moved on - a lot - since the 1980s in sensors and p much everything else. The last actual air combat the CF-18s saw was 1991 AFIK against a somewhat-well-equipped adversary who wasn't well trained but you can't really write off NATO etc facing a peer opponent - or (much more likely) one equipped with excellent Russian SAMs in the future vyelkin posted:If Russian bombers are launching advanced long-range cruise missiles against NORAD Canada will have zero influence on either side no matter what airplanes we have, because we are not a nuclear-armed state Fair point, in a nuclear war we pretty much die in a fire and hopefully so does the other guy. vyelkin posted:This is exactly the point of buying the old planes (well except the giant gently caress you to Boeing for going after Bombardier), so that we can cannibalize them for parts This is also a fair point though it ignores the point the dude is trying to make: we need new fighters Yinlock posted:obey the rich at all times, someday you too may be rich - Nietzsche  Don't make me get my books
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Jan 28, 2018 22:37
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the proper plane for the canadian forces is whatever is the cheapest thing that technically allows us to fulfill our treaty obligations. they exist so that we can send a token squad of flying bricks to cheerlead in whatever hornet's nest the yankees are currently loving
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Jan 28, 2018 22:43
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lmao at the idiots posting about nato commitments in cspam of all places
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Jan 28, 2018 22:59
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Helsing posted:So he's using Nietzschean psychology to spice what would otherwise be a rather bland serving of unobjectionable self help 101 stuff? Surely there's something more explosive in there? I mean the dude who wrote eight increasingly-syphilitic autobiographies does seem on brand for Professor Peterson. infernal machines posted:He fantasizes about assaulting a toddler, does that count? there's probably a pretty good collection to be made of instances where he gives different variations of "I could beat you up, but I won't."
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infernal machines posted:the proper plane for the canadian forces is whatever is the cheapest thing that technically allows us to fulfill our treaty obligations. they exist so that we can send a token squad of flying bricks to cheerlead in whatever hornet's nest the yankees are currently loving B-b-b-but Billy Bishop!!!
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