One just needs to look at Germany of the 1930s to under­stand how it happens. It was a time of great disparity between the rich and the poor the latter, who were desperate for leadership, who might relieve them of their very real hunger. And the nazi party delivered on that promise.

We are in a time of great disparity between the rich and poor. And, for decades, jobs for working folks have been shipped abroad to countries where slave labour is legal. The American dream, or Canadian for that matter, is becoming possible to attain–even for the middle class.

But America’s poor are in a desperate situation. In that desperation, they chose poorly. Added to that is the fact that they have a very limited and shame-based social safety net. There are fewer chances to earn an honourable wage.

Add to that, I think a majority of maga faithful are Southern, many of which hang on to a time when enslavement made them rich and proud. They’ve never let that go. The disappearance of a working wage and Democrats clear disdain of them all contributed to what’s happening today.

We could learn from that and not allow people to become so desperate. I don’t know what to do about the more dangerous racist and lgbtq+ phobia in places like Alberta. I know that not everyone in Alberta is that way. But there is a significantly greater number of adherents there than perhaps other provinces.

Because of changing technology and this trend for allowing the use of slave-like labour in other countries, we need to look at more socialist policies for our own population. Jean Cretien wanted to introduce a basic universal income, but it wasn’t accepted then. I believe we really need to revisit it now.

Annexation is not marriage. It’s rape.

Glad somebody finally said it out loud.

There are always those that assist or even support their own genocide right until the bitter, fatal end. It is a normal human behaviour. As such, the presence of such people in no way implies that their are legitimate reasons for their position.

If fewer than 20% support something, it should be interpreted as essentially zero.

I’m not sure we need to waste a lot of time on the lunatics that make up that 10%. You can’t get 90% approval for fresh baked cookies, or friendly golden retriever puppies. While it would be nice for there to simply be no traitors within our borders, it’s not really a realistic goal.

Instead, let’s celebrate that by and large we’re all on the same page. Elbows up. One way or the other, old age or a bullet, we die Canadians.

… security threats don’t feel close until your windows start to shake.

So very true.

Was talking to my much-younger brother the other day and his response to me speaking about America’s possible incursion was to shrug his shoulders. My bro is highly-educated and doesn’t support MAGA at all, but his lackadaisical response kind of blew me away.

It is true Amaerica may not try to invade us, but it is also equally true they may … and I’d rather be prepared for the worst than be frozen in place by its arrival.

Some guys genuinely enjoy having their balls crushed, Their are freaks everywhere.

I don’t think it’s a cognitive bias preventing them from accurately assessing risk for a lot of these people. Based on some I’ve interacted with, they don’t care about how much pain they experience as long as the other side feels it worse.

Others are just pure contrarians who don’t put any thought into it beyond “If the radical leftist blue hairs don’t want it, it’s probably a good thing.”

13% of Canadians are batshit insane, so this poll can be safely ignored.

I used to respect this guy but a ways back he started giving me the ick. Way worse now… Curtis Stone . I blocked his channel a ways back, but checked to see if current events changed his tune. It didn’t. I am an American and I cannot fathom why anyone would want to join our insanity.