"And in other news..."


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I think this Kavanaugh/Ford stuff is becoming toxic for me.  Anyone else?  So I propose a game called "And in other news..." where we post lighthearted current events for some mental relief. 

Here's mine from our town's Facebook news page:

"There are 4 black chickens on my lawn. They are upsetting my 4 cowardly cats causing their self esteem to plummet. Please come get your chickens. In the meantime, does anyone have the number for a good feline therapist?

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On 9/28/2018 at 11:29 AM, carlimac said:

...So I propose a game called "And in other news..." where we post lighthearted current events for some mental relief.... 

I'm not sure if this would be considered lighthearted 😉 but Cannabis is now legal in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-marijuana-sales-summary-1.4866191

M.

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11 hours ago, Lindy said:

You have to watch it all the way through... 1/2 point I'm saying to myself "don't give up little buddy"!

Ohmygoodness!  I was yelling at that SUV and then I thought... well, actually that got her to pull back and get some momentum so I'm like... ok SUV, you got lucky.

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13 hours ago, Maureen said:

I'm not sure if this would be considered lighthearted 😉 but Cannabis is now legal in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-marijuana-sales-summary-1.4866191

M.

And here I thought Canada was smarter than that. But with a Socialist government- it was just a matter of time before legal drugs took front stage.

I wonder how long it will be before the United States has it's own "wake and bake" under Socialist Democratic rule?

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11 minutes ago, Lindy said:

And here I thought Canada was smarter than that. But with a Socialist government- it was just a matter of time before legal drugs took front stage.

I wonder how long it will be before the United States has it's own "wake and bake" under Socialist Democratic rule?

You may be surprised to learn that a number of people on the right also support legalizing recreational drugs. The philosophy is that there should be no law against stupid. 

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1 hour ago, mordorbund said:

You may be surprised to learn that a number of people on the right also support legalizing recreational drugs. The philosophy is that there should be no law against stupid. 

This is not the philosophy of the libertarians.  Rather, the libertarian philosophy is there doesn't need to be a law against stupid as long as I don't have to pay for their stupidity.  Legalizing recreational drugs in a country taxed to pay welfare to those too drugged-up-stupid to be productive is anti libertarian.  You can't have one without the other.  Now, marijuana is deemed to be less harmful to productivity than what is already legal (ie. alcohol and tobacco), the only question there is convincing the FDA that is so.

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5 hours ago, Lindy said:

And here I thought Canada was smarter than that. But with a Socialist government- it was just a matter of time before legal drugs took front stage...

I don't know if many view the Liberal Party as a Socialist government, NDP sure but not so sure about the Liberals.

M.

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5 hours ago, Maureen said:

I don't know if many view the Liberal Party as a Socialist government, NDP sure but not so sure about the Liberals.

M.

I am not sure about the definition of socialism. Everything run by the state? Wiki says: Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership and workers' self-management of the means of production[10] as well as the political theories and movements associated with them.[11]Social ownership may refer to forms of publiccollective or cooperative ownership, or to citizen ownership of equity.[12] There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them,[13] though social ownership is the common element shared by its various forms.[5][14][15]

So by that definition, the liberals are not socialist. 

I find it really annoying that some people have a tendency to see those who do not share their political views as being: corrupt, venial, even evil. It is perfectly possible for reasonable and well meaning people to have a different political view. It is not necessary to assume that other parties are motivated by insanity or malice. 

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18 hours ago, Maureen said:

I don't know if many view the Liberal Party as a Socialist government, NDP sure but not so sure about the Liberals.

M.

 

12 hours ago, Sunday21 said:

I am not sure about the definition of socialism. Everything run by the state? Wiki says: Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership and workers' self-management of the means of production[10] as well as the political theories and movements associated with them.[11]Social ownership may refer to forms of publiccollective or cooperative ownership, or to citizen ownership of equity.[12] There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them,[13] though social ownership is the common element shared by its various forms.[5][14][15]

So by that definition, the liberals are not socialist. 

I find it really annoying that some people have a tendency to see those who do not share their political views as being: corrupt, venial, even evil. It is perfectly possible for reasonable and well meaning people to have a different political view. It is not necessary to assume that other parties are motivated by insanity or malice. 

The Liberal Party promote socialist policies (universal healthcare, national pension plan, national college loan and repayment programs, etc.) but are not for Socialization of the entire Canadian economy.  But lately, they've been veering more and more towards full blown Socialism which is part of the reason why they're getting pommeled by the Conservative Party lately. 

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On 10/19/2018 at 10:12 AM, anatess2 said:

 

The Liberal Party promote socialist policies (universal healthcare, national pension plan, national college loan and repayment programs, etc.) but are not for Socialization of the entire Canadian economy.  But lately, they've been veering more and more towards full blown Socialism which is part of the reason why they're getting pommeled by the Conservative Party lately. 

Maybe I need to look into it more, but I think, as a Canadian, that all the parties support universal healthcare and a national pension plan - these have just been a part of life as long as I've existed.  I think to undo them would be political suicide for any party.

That being said the conservative parties do tend to make healthcare cuts, while the other parties seem to spend spend spend. I agree with both to an extent, people need to be held accountable and systems kept efficient so that state run programs such as healthcare don't bloat, but pay also needs to be decent enough that we can attract quality personnel. It's sad how instead of getting the system streamlined and efficient with people happy and well paid, instead we manage to have healthcare and education workers who are overworked and underpaid while money is flooding the system and going to waste because governments change and organizations don't feel safe putting increased funds into payroll when those same funds could at anytime get cut. Instead they go to stuff and temporary positions, but the money doesn't get to where it's needed most. Then we end up with MRI machines that are only used two hours a day while people wait for months to get assessed because we don't have sufficient staffing and training to run and maintain the equipment. 

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On 10/18/2018 at 3:34 PM, Maureen said:

I don't know if many view the Liberal Party as a Socialist government, NDP sure but not so sure about the Liberals.

M.

I guess I see todays Democrats as liberals who are veering towards the NDP, and they don't even know it, can't see it or just don't care.  So many state government officials asking for members of their party to harass, create disruption, incite violence, and generally make life miserable for those who don't toe their line. It's actually very upsetting seeing how much vile hatred is shown to strangers in public places.  

On an aside.... My old hometown area of Portland, Oregon is an absolute mess- the mayor has let the drugs, vagrants, crime and violent protesters take over. It has gotten so bad I won't even go downtown anymore. I talked to locals who have friends and family members who had to close their businesses because of the theft, garbage, human waste on the sidewalks and in the doorways and no responsibility of local officials. It's heartbreaking.

 

 

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On 10/20/2018 at 7:13 PM, SpiritDragon said:

Maybe I need to look into it more, but I think, as a Canadian, that all the parties support universal healthcare and a national pension plan - these have just been a part of life as long as I've existed.  I think to undo them would be political suicide for any party.

It was the Liberal Party that pushed universal healthcare and national pension plan and every other socialist programs into law.  They've basically run Canada for a long long time.  And like everything else, once you give people something they wouldn't otherwise have, you'll have bloody consequences taking them away.  I mean, look at the US... just proposing privatization of a measly TEN PERCENT of Social Security gets people to think you're going to "push grandma over the cliff".

The Conservative Party was the Liberal Party's main opposition but they've pretty much lost on most major issues even as they've had a smattering of PM's in the past half century.  Mulroney had a good run but in the end couldn't keep the Conservative coalition together.

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The problem with socialism is not the idea as much as how it is used for certain segments to take power.  The same is true of capitalism.  Once governments obtain a power unto themselves they will not given it up without bloodshed.  I have been most disappointed in the citizens of several countries that see a benefit in a royal monarch and noble class living off the taxes of the population.  I believe in helping others but I am not sure what to call help that is greater than the effort of those receiving.

 

The Traveler

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In Australia, a helicopter flew over a tennis match that caused one of the players to get a PTSD attack.  The other player soothed him with a song.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/invictus-games-moment-brings-crowd-to-tears-at-sydney-olympic-park-tennis-centre/news-story/b7dffb0182d0122fe851afba82af328a

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10 hours ago, anatess2 said:

In Australia, a helicopter flew over a tennis match that caused one of the players to get a PTSD attack.  The other player soothed him with a song.

I have a Vietnam vet buddy who experienced this as well.  He's out in his large back yard, he had just walked down the hill and was crossing the little stream, and he heard a helicopter.  The noise of the helicopter and stream, the smells of the water and grass, and he just curled up into a ball and fell apart, unable to move for several hours.  He's one of the tougher guys I know.

PTSD stinks, and yes, the more people who understand it and are able to offer sympathy and comfort is a good thing.   This is a good news story. 

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