THC posted:

Jesus Christ

PT6A posted:

the RCMP got them off the streets.

Femtosecond posted:

Remember when Dix lost the election because he rejected this on a whim? Lol.

PT6A posted:

The people in my city are simply too stupid to live.

PT6A posted:

Yeah, a big problem with math is that, if you miss the fundamentals, you're going to have real trouble down the road. On the other hand, you can still learn those things as an adult. People who don't want to improve themselves if they know their math skills are weak are as unimpressive to me as engineers who don't think they need to be able to communicate in English effectively.

Hal_2005 posted:

wealthfare

Cultural Imperial posted:

lol gently caress off I'm not voting

PT6A posted:

Why is existence being hollow and meaningless uniformly seen as a bad thing? I rather like the fact that life is a blank canvas devoid of all meaning. There'd be a horrible amount of pressure otherwise, don't you think?

Helsing posted:

Not to say that I totally disagree with you but the glibness of this statement is foolhardy at best.

Because one day you won't be young anymore. Your body will no longer be this lithe, wonderful machine that attracts the opposite sex, responds swiftly to your commands and delivers the all the pleasures that your nerves can handle. Slowly it will become an ugly, liver spotted prison, full of constant aches and pains. The smoking you enjoy will become an terrible burden that produces hacking coughs. You drinking habit that you think you control might suddenly seize control of you. Meanwhile some of the people you depend on will fail you, others will even betray you. Something you banked on happening will fall through. A person you love will die without warning. Something that once brought you pleasure will now just make you feel empty and sad. Perhaps you will realize, too late, that you let the love of your life or your dream job or the best opportunity you'd ever have slip through your fingers years ago.

If you can get through that poo poo and still shrug and say "thank God life is a blank canvas devoid of all meaning" then more power to you. That's one of the objectives of many philosophers. But don't fool yourself into thinking that your worldview will always be as easy or as pleasant as it is right now during the spring or high summer of your brief mortal existence. Wait till you're old and ugly and weak and then see how you feel about the meaninglessness of your life.

Helsing posted:

That's exactly my point though. If you can actually get through the harder parts of your life -- sickness, disappointment, aging, the approach of you own death -- and still embrace the meaninglessness of existence then that's a really impressive feat. If it were as easy as you imply I don't think religion or political extremism would be nearly so prevalent in the world.

However if you're 20-something, have a good job and are healthy and you're already extolling how totally cool you are with the meaninglessness of the universe then you just sound young and naive, you don't sound sophisticated or worldly.

apatheticman posted:

Do they think they are good people?

Like at home do they go to bed without sobbing uncontrollably?

Cultural Imperial posted:

or you know, just don't take drug recreationally

ChickenWing posted:

pretty much this


Sure there's outliers for crazy controlling parents but I think given the general temperament of a teenager you'd see more inclination to not vote in the parental direction. Plus the really dumb lolbertarians won't vote because it's "making a statement "

PT6A posted:

conflict with the performance of her duties.

PT6A posted:

If, of course, the personal characteristics of a minister are irrelevant, why, then, is it important that there be gender equality and representation from other under-represented groups in cabinet?

Pinterest Mom posted:

What's everybody's favourite virtue for a cabinet minister to have, though.

Furnaceface posted:

Wasnt the previous Alberta health minister a homeopath or something hilarious? If youre going to criticize at least do it fairly and equally.

Pinterest Mom posted:

Cultural Imperial posted:

Ok so given the sjw logic exhibited in the past four pages of fat chat, would you guys support reinstating Mike Duffy?

I guess that also means you guys are OK with Rob Ford smoking crack right.

Nothing can disqualify you from a job if you do Good Work.

PT6A posted:

You can't be obese for a long period of time unless you are making choices that maintain your obesity. It's very simple. I've known people who have gain huge amounts of weight from drug side-effects and whatnot, and once they are off the drug, or adjust their diet and exercise, they lose weight. Ergo, if someone is obese for a long period of time without losing weight, they are obviously not interested in doing what's necessary to lose the weight. That's fine; it's their choice, and their choice alone. For some people, losing weight can be very difficult, and I don't begrudge anyone who simply doesn't give a gently caress -- man or woman alike. What I object to is someone who's made that decision taking care of the health portfolio.

I don't have anything against women in general, fat people in general, or fat women specifically. I am not holding Hoffman to a separate standard, and I'm not judging female cabinet ministers based on how they look, because you''re absolutely correct that would be disgusting. You're seeing malice and sexism where none exists.

PT6A posted:

Giving up is only bad if you're in a position where an important part of your job is to help convince other people of the importance of not giving up. I would have 0 problem with Sarah Hoffman if she weren't in a position that makes her life choices hypocritical.

PT6A posted:

And that's why she can't effectively do her job! When she does what, essentially, she should indeed be doing, it looks hypocritical and it interferes with her ability to propose new policy directions. There's the appearance of a conflict of interest. That's not a good thing.

Helsing posted:

The vanity of others offends our taste only when it offends our vanity

Helsing posted:

Edit - Also if you enjoyed Epigrams and Interludes then you should really check out La Rochefoucauld.

flakeloaf posted:

Wasps moved in and ruined everything, as usual.

Rime posted:

Nah. This is going to turn out like the debacle in the 80s where psychologists were convincing patients that their parents raped them. Or when we were castrating boys to turn them into girls at birth. Or any time we've meddled with the human psyche, really, our track record is garbage.

I can't wait for the impending oops moment, where an entire generation ends up hosed in the head because they have no idea what gender they actually are anymore, and demand employers use pronouns like Zys/Zy/Ze. The decline of the west is glorious to behold.

But, as in so many things, anyone expressing the idea that things are getting out of hand will just be vilified as hating the queers, even queer people!

Hal_2005 posted:

Who is the biggest celebrity right now in western Canada? You don't need to live in Canada to answer this, just testing out a bet.

Jordan7hm posted:

I don't really want people smoking weed in the park, just like I don't really want people drinking in the park.

Pinterest Mom posted:

Michelle Rempel introduced this motion in the House.


Liberals voting in favour

PT6A posted:

The NDP would not have governed well