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There really is a tribalization of society and poo poo like the Don Cherry poo poo continues to highlight it. A bunch of guys in the military are standing up for Don because he is super pro military, regardless of the fact that what he did was pro-racist It's incredibly frustrating.
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Hizawk posted:There really is a tribalization of society and poo poo like the Don Cherry poo poo continues to highlight it. I'm pretty glad all of my vet friends are loudly anti-don this week. Now, they are all about 30-50 years old and not chuds, so that helps. But yeah, a really good week to get rid of another half dozen people on facebook with vile opinions.
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Hizawk posted:There really is a tribalization of society and poo poo like the Don Cherry poo poo continues to highlight it. So pro-military that he wanted to go send Canadian troops to die in Iraq.
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vyelkin posted:So pro-military that he wanted to go send Canadian troops to die in Iraq. but that's a good MANLY death
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Nov 13, 2019 14:41
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Arivia posted:but that's a good MANLY death and if they were lucky they would get to shoot some civilians before dying horribly in an ied explosion, so that counts as being pro-military
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Nov 13, 2019 14:42
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That scans, he's pro-military, not pro soldier. The military loves wars. The guys being sent halfway around the world because the Americans decided to gently caress another hornet's nest may have mixed opinions.
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vyelkin posted:and if they were lucky they would get to shoot some civilians before dying horribly in an ied explosion, so that counts as being pro-military I remember being in BMQ (basic) watching the bombs fall on Baghdad. I think I actually cried a little when Paul Martin said we wouldn't participate because I was so happy Anyone, ANYONE who says we should have participated in that war is a loving moron, even at the time when we didn't know the horrific outcome In no way, shape or form was the CF able to carry out any sort of combat mission. We were stretched to the max in Afghanistan already. and yeah Don going on Fucker Carlson and Rebel Media poo poo removes any last trace of sympathy I might have for him. gently caress him.
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Nov 13, 2019 15:34
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Apparently there’s a pro-Cherry rally in Toronto today. Because of course there is.
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Nov 13, 2019 17:00
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angerbeet posted:I just want a poppy design that doesn't instantly become lost. I know it's kind of the point (so you have to buy more poppies) but I seriously bought one last saturday and lost it in the course of the night. According to some tweets I saw, the box is supposed to have an alternative pin-back in the bottom that doesn't get easily lost. I didn't see any though.
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Nov 13, 2019 17:20
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https://twitter.com/TallBoyzIsAShow/status/1194660664666705921 CBC is good?
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Their hit rate has gone down a bit recently but Tallboyz is still watchable
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Nov 13, 2019 22:03
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honestly CBC has like 3 or 4 other comedy shows that are probably good enough to watch that I just don't have the time for, stuff like the Baroness Von Sketch Show and Schitt's Creek but instead I just watch an endless stream of CBC retransmits of english couples looking for countryside homes to build their own holiday let empire in
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Nov 13, 2019 22:07
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Nov 13, 2019 22:39
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Epstein actually didn't kill himself though
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Nov 13, 2019 22:46
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A Typical Goon posted:Epstein actually didn't kill himself though Everyone's right about at least 1 thing.
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Kibayasu posted:Everyone's right about at least 1 thing. 
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Was it this thread that someone posted this article from a while back about the Legion? https://nowtoronto.com/news/why-todays-veterans-avoid-the-royal-canadian-legion/ Highlights: Veterans are a minority of Legion members, vets in leadership positions are apparently so rare they are tokens, national leadership calls itself “Dominion Command” and they have their own uniforms, medals, insignia, etc. This is on top of the tacky poppy commercialism already noted. Feels kind of close to civilians doing military cosplay / stolen valour to me, though I’d appreciate being set straight if not.
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yippee cahier posted:Was it this thread that someone posted this article from a while back about the Legion? That's a very Smol article about the issue.
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yippee cahier posted:Was it this thread that someone posted this article from a while back about the Legion? It was me, in the c-spam thread. But yeah, they've gone a bit wide of the mark I think.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:According to some tweets I saw, the box is supposed to have an alternative pin-back in the bottom that doesn't get easily lost. I didn't see any though. it's probably the stickers the stickers also get lost
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The legion is also struggling to attract younger veterans and ex-service people to it, and also has a significant problem with members grossly misrepresenting (or making up out of whole cloth) their military service. Its presence is often used by such types to grant themselves a thin veneer of respectability.
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The Legion in Grande Prairie is in danger of being de-certified as a legion because of their apparent support for neo-Nazi gangs like the Sons of Odin. They've been under investigation for a couple months but that hasn't stopped them from stepping up to host the town forum for the Wexit clown show when it comes to town. You wouldn't think that a Royal Canadian Legion would platform a group that wants to separate the province from Canada, but here we are.
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Nov 14, 2019 07:33
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Sorry to do this here, but there were a few BCTF goons who were talking organizing a while back. A few of us from VSSTA and VESTA (Vancouver locals) have started organizing a caucus to reform the union to run it LA/Chicago teacher union style. If those people talking reform earlier are in the GVRD and are interested in participating, or from others around the province to try to organize for the AGM, reply to this post and I’ll buy PMs to talk to you. Thanks! P.s. anyone who is interested in organizing should by “Secrets of a Successful Organizer” by Labor Notes. It is basically a step by step how to to democratize your union and win.
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Nov 14, 2019 07:41
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The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council would like you to know that they don't appreciate social media bandwagons (go harass advertisers instead):https://www.cbsc.ca/make-a-complaint/ posted:MAKE A COMPLAINT
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What happened on the Social? Did someone insult hockey? Apparently yes: https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/the-social-cast-member-jessica-allen-clarifies-cherry-comments-1.4684143 boo hoo, that's some really hurtful "racism" there hockey parents
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Nov 14, 2019 14:11
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She's right
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She's absolutely right except that there's a lot of female hockey players too Some of the teams in the GTA have parents paying ten thousand dollars a year for AA hockey.
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Nov 14, 2019 16:19
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BC's socialist hippy government subsidizes fracking to the tune of a billion dollars or so. Dril, baby dril!
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MA-Horus posted:She's absolutely right except that there's a lot of female hockey players too Small price to pay when you know your kid is gonna be the next Crosby - then it will rain money!!!!!!
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MA-Horus posted:She's absolutely right except that there's a lot of female hockey players too It's insane. It's common to have a game and a practice every weekend, so that's Saturday and Sunday. If your kid is good and makes 'select' that's another 2-3hrs of ice time on top of those first two. Plus tournaments and travel. And then if your kid is really good and makes AA/AAA you have to buy season tickets to watch them play, which can run 2-5,000 per seat. As an aside, I'm playing old man beer league tonight and extremely not looking forward to the hot takes on Don Cherry I'm going to hear in the locker room.
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Another Bill posted:And then if your kid is really good and makes AA/AAA you have to buy season tickets to watch them play, which can run 2-5,000 per seat. Don't forget also that the parents of really good hockey players might also have to deal with their kid getting calls from agents, even at the Bantam level (meaning they are 13 years old and potentially have an agent).
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InfiniteZero posted:Don't forget also that the parents of really good hockey players might also have to deal with their kid getting calls from agents, even at the Bantam level (meaning they are 13 years old and potentially have an agent). Yup, and that's not even counting the additional strength/conditioning stuff they have to do, or fund-raising drives. The time/money investment for these kids is just bananas.
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I had a hot take lined up about how an equitable wealth distribution would give everyone enough money that they can piss some away on things like hockey, but realized that even then, youth hockey as currently constituted would still be insane and wasteful. gently caress hockey
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Nov 14, 2019 21:04
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Hockey is, in fact, good and fun. Hockey culture is a plague.
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Youth hockey in Canada is so weird because if you're good enough you may get drafted into the juniors as a freshman in High School and then your entire family has to move to whatever dumb town where the team that drafted you plays and you can also be loving traded like a NHL millionaire any loving minute
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More often the kid lives with a host family and goes to the local highschool, kinda like an exchange student. One of my cousins almost went pro, made it to whatever's below the OHL in Ontario. He quit because he stopped enjoying the lifestyle.
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We need political ads like these https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1195045327050625031?s=19
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DariusLikewise posted:Youth hockey in Canada is so weird because if you're good enough you may get drafted into the juniors as a freshman in High School and then your entire family has to move to whatever dumb town where the team that drafted you plays and you can also be loving traded like a NHL millionaire any loving minute The whole family doesn't have to move the players are usually placed with a local family.
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There's a good episode of Canadaland Commons on youth hockey in Canada. It is from the Corruption series, called Hockey's Hall of Shame from January 22nd, 2019. Well worth a listen. (Sorry I don't know how to link it directly)
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