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Funny that there is little mention of the fact the Ontario Liberals are in fact paying for today's ( well OK pre-election) rate breaks with borrowed money. Your children and grand children will end up paying for the power you will use now. I guess that makes sense in Ontario. | 0 | not toxic |
name the other national news agencies that have been snookered by such an obvious and easily discovered pretender. | 0 | not toxic |
Why do you say people are damned? Atheists would say man created God to fill that void that you mentioned, | 0 | not toxic |
I worry about the Olympic Medical Center perched on a cliff. The building itself is very old and I doubt very stable. | 0 | not toxic |
That would be the first item on the list - defining your goals. | 0 | not toxic |
A lot more criticism needs to be made of education studies. Too many people just accept the feel good results and never look deeper. | 0 | not toxic |
Wow Rosie, there may be hope for you after all. Your comment suggests that you'd favor a Benghazi-type investigation of Flynn and the Putrumski administration. Maybe we can agree on at least one thing. Thanks for being so open-minded. There is a difference however. The Flynngate scandal is occurring in the present and must be thoroughly investigated in the present. | 0 | not toxic |
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... Back in The Day, we would have been bounced out of our research programs so fast, we might have ignited from atmospheric friction on the way out the door. :-/
I would humbly submit that the practice of Science is definitely changing in recent years. 'Model talk' used to be a pejorative, but not any more. I think that any reasonable citizen, whatever his/her politics, ought to be a little uncomfortable at any group claiming a monopoly on scientific truth, and (in effect), demanding to be treated as an inviolable priesthood. | 0 | not toxic |
It may still end up with some sort of a litigation, if the culprit would produce credible evidence that the was not at fault. In other words, a court case. He/she can only be punished if found guilty. As any court case, this might take a long time, not to mention an appeal. Suppose it succeeds, so what would be the likely punishment? In case of losing the mandate, someone else must be elected, which is also a lengthy and expensive process. Who would pay?
I don't see how it would be different from the present system. | 0 | not toxic |
Yes, there's nothing as bad as "speeches filled with hate and fear." Oh, maybe comments filled with hate and fear. | 0 | not toxic |
Why don't the police shoot at the legs to disable an armed person? Is it necessary to kill? | 0 | not toxic |
The problem with the Iraq comparison is that the US was hell bent on attacking Iraq and was looking to manufacture a pretext. That's not the case here.
Perhaps more dangerously, the US strike shows the unpredictability of the Trump administration; a week ago, senior administration officials, and the President himself, were essentially saying that Assad wasn't their problem and that it was up to the Syrian people to work out what happens (yeah right!). Understandably, the Assad regime understood those comments to mean that they had a free hand to do what they would. That's why the gas attack happened.
I'm sure nobody was as surprised as Assad by the about face and, even though the attack was largely theatre, the Assad regime and the Russians must be wondering what's next. I expect the message from the attack is meant to communicate to the Assad regime that it is free to exterminate Syrians using conventional means but that it must refrain from using chemical weapons. | 0 | not toxic |
You'll still be a male if we remove your testicles, so what are we waiting for, Christmas? | 1 | toxic |
"Wait, a corporate robber baron and environmental rapist doing actual good deeds? How can that be?"
They were having an off day -- or they got their latest tax due quarterly notice from the IRS. | 1 | toxic |
Aloha, Anthony - We don't mean to suggest that rent control, rent leveling or rent stabilization are the only responses to the homelessness crisis and dramatic affordable housing shortfall, only that our circumstances are so difficult, those options ought to be looked at to see whether any variety of them could be helpful for Honolulu. And they should be analyzed as we move forward aggressively to expand housing stock. While Krugman and other economists are largely in agreement on the downside of rent control, there's also no doubt that rent control has been beneficial in some markets, as we note here. Why not explore their approaches and others? We don't have to implement them, but we ought to know whether any of them hold potential benefit in a housing market where supply is so short of demand, it's hard to imagine a point at which we reach even. Dismissing those options out of hand seems shortsighted. | 0 | not toxic |
there should be a comma in like, Vancouver | 0 | not toxic |
There was nothing divine about how the Jews were written about in the Gospels. They were clearly cast as the bad guys in the narrative and the author felt justified because Jerusalem was already destroyed. The truth is in Acts, both in how the-early Jesus movement considered itself part of Judaism and in how it was persecuted by the priests (not the people). When you translate the Bible it becomes real and can be analyzed using scriptural scholarship, which is why the Church resisted translating so that everyone could read it. Knowledge is power, and the power shifted when everyone owns the story. This issue was dealt with in L.G. It is the height of being a reactionary to oppose her on this. Between Vatican II and the Pope and your sad band of reactionaries, I will go with the Holy Father. | 0 | not toxic |
BC is floundering in debt. Our debt load is currently at 84% of the government revenue, and will be 93.4 by 2020. What the hell is so good about that. BC Hydro has $176 billion in debt and will be the cause of our AAA credit rating to plummet. Vote #ABC4BC [anyone but Clark for BC] and let's move on. 16 years of blatant corruption is 16 years too many. | 0 | not toxic |
If Burke were an honourable man, he would tell the truth ... but Burke has refrained from speaking out ... why? Does he have something to hide?
I see absolutely no reason to doubt the word of the interim leader of the KoM. Why would he lie? Surely he has been informed by direct witnesses of the unfoldings ... why else would he speak with such clarity, certainty and authority? | 0 | not toxic |
Answer to the headline question: Maybe because lil' ol' Fidel and Che told the Kennedy's mob buddies, United Fruit and Uncle Sam to take a hike and gave them the middle finger salute as they left with their tails between their legs? | 0 | not toxic |
The Alaska LNG pipeline was already dead long before this, despite Gov Talker's best intentions, because neither the producers nor the market have any interest in it. As for the oil pipeline, its problem is a lack of product flowing through it and not the pipe itself. Hopefully that will be corrected soon thanks to recent discoveries and an Alaskan oil friendly president in the white house. | 0 | not toxic |
Be careful Golden Rules. Mom's long term care insurance did not cover rest homes - only in home care capped at $100/day. My understanding is these policies typically do not cover rest home costs. | 0 | not toxic |
This Skidmore guy needs to be slapped up side of the head, metaphorically speaking.
With the exception of some conservatives, the same people who keep promoting policies that are unqualified failures, most thinking Alaskans are sick and tired of wasting resources on the failed drug war. But some people are still stuck in the "just say no", zero tolerance 1980s. drug wars. Enough is enough. | 0 | not toxic |
I recall seeing a news item on "diversity" where a black fellow who was a systems analyst was able to 'solve the problem'. Hooray and all that.
The only problem was that as I listened to 'the problem', it was the sort of thing any competent systems analyst (regardless of colour, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) would have been able to solve.
See, there are some IT problems that simply involve understanding what the problem is (often it is something like, "We need to track the number of service calls our service reps make each week."), knowing where the data is and then coming up with a way to get the data to where you want it to be.
Sure, go ahead and advocate for 'diversity' (and certainly hire based on a person's ability). But recognize that 'reserving X number of seats for THIS group' because of 'unconscious bias' may mean you aren't hiring the best qualified people.
btw, I wonder if the author runs an 'Equity Consulting' business? | 0 | not toxic |
Yep. Two more perps from the Jamish Mafia. First they were communist agitators. Now morphed into rapists. Stay tuned. There will be more revelations. | 1 | toxic |
You would lose both bets. Not wise to bet against someone you do not know. I have unfortunately seen the middle east first hand and it IS the armpit of the world and a haven for all the mythological nonsense that causes war. I have children in three provinces that I visit frequently. How much were you willing to bet on your assessment? | 0 | not toxic |
Bullseye | 0 | not toxic |
The article doesn't say anything about replacing the bus riders . . . | 0 | not toxic |
My non-white friends criticize white people with impunity while if I make a critical comment on their cultural background I'm called a bigot and a racist.Free speech,tolerance and bigotry are 2-way streets but white liberals and so-called 'visible minorities' often fail to see that.If you need examples just check out the ramblings,in this newspaper alone, of Elizabeth Renzetti,Doug Saunders,John Ibbitson and Denise Balkissoon.Real tired of the Left's acceptance of anti-white bigotry.You can't have it both ways. | 0 | not toxic |
Ontario's plan is not groundbreaking, it's not really a basic income either; it's more like an increase in social assistance rates.
As Reguly points out, by clawing back 50 per cent of all earnings, the plan removes incentives to work and stunts peoples' entrepreneurial and aspirational instincts to work to gain a stake in the economy. As ever, the Wynn government specializes in half measures — the minimum necessary to get the photo op. If the government was truly interested in the plan's success, income would not be clawed back until it exceeded about $30,000.
Reguly is probably also correct that the adoption of a basic income scheme offers a lifeline to neoliberalism and would be taken as giving carte blanche to capitalists and governments to create larger and more formalized economic ghettos than we have now.
The problem is that capitalism is no longer capable of building an economy that generates inclusive growth. Those days are over. Like it or not the next stop is revolution. | 0 | not toxic |
I've been to the emergency room at McKenzie Willamette a time or two. I don't consider
myself racist or bigoted or anything like that. I was surprised at the number of (mostly) women with kids in tow, waiting to see a doctor. No blood or broken bones, just kids with runny noses. What struck me was the number of them who are very over weight and by the volume and content of conversation, under-educated. And the number of times they would step outside for a cigarette. None were Hispanic.
Kids who need medical care need medical care. It's no fault of their own that their parents are welfare parasites or hardworking immigrants. | 0 | not toxic |
As the article points out, the sector of French society with the highest percentage of anti-semitism is Le Pen supporters. Unless I'm mistaken, that demographic includes you, Martel. | 0 | not toxic |
There is no way this article can be true. Alaskans know how evil the Federal govt. is and would never let the Evil Empire pour money into the state. The people of Alaska know, deep down, that if they took Federal money they would be hypocrites. Alaskans hate the President of the United States and everything he stands for. His money is tainted, filthy and most of all his money is unAmerican money because he is not a true American. I know the Governor of Alaska will contact Washington in a few days and declare that Alaska Wants to be free of corrupt money from The Government, eh. | 0 | not toxic |
I am confused as the meaning of the new name Utqiagvik. Anyway owl? Edible root? I think changing the name for cultural reasons are great, I just am interested in the meaning of the Word | 0 | not toxic |
2019 cannot come fast enough as the liberals are now adopting all the ways of an authoritarian regime - but we need a new party that does not accept the status quo, will stop wasting taxpayers money and move to pro-slow immigration policies, reduce TFW programs, and cap the foreign student frenzy.
Under the Liberals the taxpayer is funding the entire world to come here and live on benefits: from the Vancouver Sun someone is finally daring to publish what the refugees make - why would they ever get off welfare: Syrian families...can get about $50,000 a year in various taxpayer-funded social service benefits. In addition to receiving more than $12,000 per year for an adult, the families are eligible for $6400 per year for children under 6 and $5400 per year for children over six plus they get tax rebates.
This is over $4,000 per month. Taxpayers cannot foot the bill any longer.
(from Douglas Todd's column) | 0 | not toxic |
Most people don't realize that you can have too much money in an RRSP and end up, due government mandated withdrawals, paying much more taxes than you originally saved.
The house (government) always wins!
Better to have a balance between RRSPs, TFSAs and after tax investments. | 0 | not toxic |
You don't want to know. | 0 | not toxic |
Inclusion and tolerance for Muslims only happens when they win. If everybody in Canada converts to Islam they will have their inclusive society. Learn to shahada: "There is on god. Allah is God. Mohammad is the prophet of god. " That is all the stands between your hateful Islamophobia and your acceptance as an equal. | 0 | not toxic |
Ignoring the pregnant woman in favour of a zygot that may or may not become an actual person is harsher still Jack. | 0 | not toxic |
When is the next plane to Cairo? | 0 | not toxic |
I have never seen so many short-sighted and ignorant comments. Be critical of the plan (which is not even really outlined here in detail) if you wish but when you attack those that might benefit from something, anything to assist them with daily living you do nothing but make yourself look like a selfish and entitled societal pig. Try living on $17K/year and you will soon change your tune. Sure there are people that take advantage of any systems and their benefits but that is an enforcement issue. We need to assist those that are marginalized whether it be due to health issues, cognitive ability, economic circumstances, or otherwise. | 0 | not toxic |
Very well posted PC.... But one has to realize the mentality of the original poster.. | 0 | not toxic |
“One of the things I’ve been debating ... was whether I’ll continue to spend any time engaging with any of the news institutions who have been part of this dialogue and who I feel have taken positions that are deeply offensive,” he said in the interview, after agreeing to speak."
Interesting...Mr Mills, has a Law degree from the U of T, an LLM from Yale as a Fulbright scholar, and is both a Vanier Canada Scholar and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar. I would posit that one doesn't require anywhere near that level of education or academic recognition to debate either with oneself or exclusively with those approved to nod agreeingly at all the right moments. | 0 | not toxic |
@Billd74 You're only lucky if you sell high and move to a lower cost area, otherwise you will just be servicing your debt, "not feeling well off." In fact, in most cases, if you had bought at the same time elsewhere, you'd be even further ahead and better invested strategically. All of your savings in your house is not always the best. You'd spend less servicing your debt on more affordable home, use the surplus to invest in market investments that typically outperform real-estate, are liquid and pay dividends; all the while, many markets have increased similarly to the large markets on a relative basis. So, if you'd bought a home in Kelowna, or Victoria, your home would cost you less in every respect, it would be paid off sooner and you'd have a healthier portfolio and more money in your pocket. | 0 | not toxic |
Oh oh people are waking up to the fact that this Inquiry is nothing more than a Liberal sham that got Junior some favorable media play. Repeat after me, sunny days, sunny days everything will be sunny days.
I swear the people of this country must never have seen how a Liberal government operates. It's promise promise promise and then do nothing. Then again what am I saying "ohhhh look how pretty Junior is for the cameras". That's what is important right? | 0 | not toxic |
The eye scheme pushed by the public employees unions and politicians all of who will take it home either in a pay check or pers payments. Explain how with the business tax being higher a generation ago as a percentage of the budget Oregon had embarrassing graduation levels. A generation later after throwing billions upon billions of dollars at the problem we are worse off than back 25 years plus now we also have an obligation of over 20 billion dollars to pers. And not only do public employees unions and politicians want more money, they want to add another couple of billions to the PERS debt by hiring thousands of new public employees not even considering wages and insurance. Then of course they need new and more buildings for all the new employees. Explain how it this is going to improve the grad rate when it has not helped at all for the last generation. Oregon schools don't have a money problem. It's time to stop experimenting on Oregon,s kids and do their jobs.
Teach. | 0 | not toxic |
And cranky old white men won't get any respect until they acknowledge their deep seated racism, act as if they really cared about the issue, and help to stop the killing of unarmed black men. | 1 | toxic |
Power to the people used to mean something to the left. | 0 | not toxic |
Deflectors on stun!© | 0 | not toxic |
I'm one of those younger fans who lives on the Mainland, West Coast. The problems and interest in Hawaii fade away for many of the young folks who moved away as they assimilate. There are some folks like me who read the SA everyday, and despite not having anymore immediate family in HI, I think my career success should be applied to giving back one day, either from faraway or as a returning resident. A lot of folks including my Hawaii raised wife think that the magic ran out that what we think of Old Hawaii is lost. I hope enough people buck the trend and support institutions such as UH and athletics even if they live elsewhere. UH athletics is one of the few things based in Hawaii that compete with the rest of the country. Have some pride. Please live stream the games. Go Warriors! | 0 | not toxic |
Windborne is clearly going senile. He was once fairly lucid though left of center. Now he makes the loony lefties look sane and even moderate. | 0 | not toxic |
Newfoundland found a way to change it. | 0 | not toxic |
Canada has been receiving immigrants for 400 years. Germany has been receiving them for 40 years. Which country would you prefer to live in? | 0 | not toxic |
So, the only infrastructure or programs that are public good are those that you use personally? If that isn't what you're suggesting, then I'd appreciate a better explanation.
The food you eat, the clothes you were, the cell phone you use, the hockey stick you play with were all brought in on the roads. The free and easy movement of goods is part of what makes our economy so successful. Tolls, or anything else that limits that are just bad policy. | 0 | not toxic |
Wow such stupid voters in this county! NO more frigging dems elected!
we need roth or Rygaard, NOT Ron Richards and Randy Johnson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 1 | toxic |
That's right, Trudeau will do for the rest of Canada what Madam Wynne has done for Ontario.... Kill it... But at least we can all feel good about the planet. | 0 | not toxic |
Chalk one up for the little man. About time Eugene admitted guilt that their cops are crooked . Dumb ass. Now when you ask me how I want my burger cooked I want you to say sir with that, you got that Sharlow? | 1 | toxic |
Let's just follow the 2nd amendment and make sure all gun owners are part of a "well regulated Militia." Don't have to take anybody's guns away, just follow the law. | 0 | not toxic |
I went for exciting defense and not for the 3 yards and a cloud of duh. | 0 | not toxic |
Canadians have developed a taste for luxurious goods despite economic uncertainties, Samara said. They’ve been helped by sustained low-interest, long-term financing availability that offers relatively manageable monthly payments for higher-priced vehicles, and relatively low fuel prices that don’t penalize heavier SUVs as much.
Don't forget the magical housing equity which seems to increase every year and can be tapped with lines of credit. I'm guessing more than a few cars are bought as a result of the new found wealth. | 0 | not toxic |
Not really. Most of what we develop and sale to the US is not covered by NAFTA. | 0 | not toxic |
The 4 Assist. Chiefs were adults that knew the rules about Internal Affairs Investigations. Perhaps those are confidential?
O'Dea is certainly not the first PPO to have been involved in a difficult situation off duty in another state or a different part of the state.
The Internal Affairs Asst. Chief most certainly bears most of the blame on the silence unless it was considered confidential, don't you think?
Hales saying he "thought" the standard investigation was underway.
So, no e-mails or phone calls to suggest how O'Dea or Hales or the City Attorney was advised of the situation?
City council members clueless citing no info given out on "personnel issues."
Is that typical or atypical for the circumstances?
Who broke the story to you in the first place?
Inquiring minds want to know? | 0 | not toxic |
I was going to say something about how quickly the wheels have come off Trump's Presidency, but then I realized it never had wheels to start with. | 0 | not toxic |
It ain't over. If the KPB insists on allowing allow only religious invocations before Assembly meetings, they will get sued--and lose. | 0 | not toxic |
The 'r' word again. Eye roll emoji. | 0 | not toxic |
Eucharist is Universal Sacrament - the miracle that serves real people-need.
Eucharist is mindfulness; it is the intentional exercise of ‘Prevision/ Provision, the Joseph Dream’ (googlesearch). It’s the Jesus Way – “as I have done, you also should do.” http://www.secondenlightenment.org/JOSEPH'S%20DREAM,%20Global%20Awakening%20in%20Real%20Time.pdf
Eucharist is what priesthood and parenting are both about, being intentionally present, soul and body to each other’s needs. Priesthood and parenting serve the mutual oneness of soul/ body, of Sacred Remembrance, inclusive in other-interest.
Politics, like religion, should be intentionally Eucharistic, outreaching in prevision and provision. If the miracle of Eucharist is to have its effect, it’s up to us to make it happen! Love trumps everything. Let religion show politics the way – it’s for the people to do – to hold politics accountable. | 0 | not toxic |
Snowflake much? | 0 | not toxic |
It's quite avant-garde of the Globe, week after week, to publish Saunder's jejune comedies right there on the serious commentary page. I wonder what lucky UCC dropout will replace him in the eventual future. | 0 | not toxic |
Aramaic? | 0 | not toxic |
"gang loyalists" please stop with the PC BS ADN. FFS. | 0 | not toxic |
I love the freedom of thought and action. It is amazing how men cannot help themselves and find a breast, especially bare, riveting. | 0 | not toxic |
Right. Watch her cancel a day or two before just like every other big name performer in the last few years, Kristin Chenoweth most recently. Or DMX for that matter, but I don't really consider him a "big name." I don't know why promoters even bother booking them at this point. | 0 | not toxic |
An interesting question. Doesn't the G&M simply pick them up off some wire and pay royalties to the author or the original source?
Your further point is quite telling. We do eat this stuff up, I think because it has resonance in Canada. This topic in particular is very current in Canada with the efforts to have buildings re-named and so on. | 0 | not toxic |
Road splits are every bit as useless for Rockies hitters as home splits are. Luckily many of the players you mention have played for other teams too, making it quite easy to disarm your claims that no Colorado hitter couldn't hit .300 elsewhere.
Matt Holliday hit .319 with the Rockies from age 24-28. After leaving Colorado, age 29-34, he hit .313, .312, .296, .295, and .300.
Gallaraga had more .300 seasons away from CO than he did with the Rockies.
Morneau's 2 best years for average (and his 5 best years for SLG% and OPS) were with the Twins, not the Rockies.
Cuddyer did get a big late-career boost from Coors Field, but he's the only one on your list that actually supports your argument. It is very likely that if elite players such as Helton, Blackmon, and Gonzalez had switched teams in their primes, their splits would have normalized after leaving the Rockies and they would have hit just fine elsewhere. | 0 | not toxic |
plant more trees.... our boreal forests absorb 4-6x's what we emit - problem solved - we dont need and regs or a bloated bureaucracy to take care of our emissions - | 0 | not toxic |
Exactly! The coalition behind Trump couldn't handle that a man African ancestry was president. That's why they rallied behind Trump's racist and bogus birth certificate demand. | 0 | not toxic |
I wouldn't go near anyone like you. Some of your recommendations are flat out junk science. In Canadian terms we call it naturopathic voodoo. The employees in Cuba are experiencing hearing loss/ impairment because the Cubans are sabotaging their working spaces with a sonic device that cannot be detected by the human ear. In a society like Cuba people like you would be very welcome. Until they figure you out and realize you're pedalling junk. | 0 | not toxic |
I have read more than one conservative write, in this very blog, that government should get out of social welfare , essentially because it does not make the giver feel good. | 0 | not toxic |
Current societal doctrines foster a victim mentality. Propagated by governments, schools, neighbourhood 'lionesses', etc. Grit and fundamental self-care are not encouraged. Whining and attention-seeking are encouraged.
Mental health is important and is a serious topic and need. Yes, population densities, lack of personal-environment control, information overload, and the pace of life are all increasing.
However, personal responsibility and fostering grit have been abandoned. If you won't, or can't, look after yourself then you will feel over-anxious. | 0 | not toxic |
It's quite startling how the oil industry in North America has been allowed to gut democracy, suppress dissenting opinions, buy media coverage and bully legislation favorable to their industry (unfavorable to the World) through to the point that a former CEO of Mobil Exxon now sits in the office of the US Secretary of State and most Americans somehow think this is normal. | 0 | not toxic |
Where do you learn to read minds like that? | 0 | not toxic |
No. Near the trade deadline the Rockies picked up Jonathan Lucroy and Pat Neshek, both of whom have been valuable contributors down the stretch. | 0 | not toxic |
He's charged w/assault. How about theft and possession of alcohol in a dry village? | 0 | not toxic |
Here are the words from the story you missed:
"The Seward Highway will be closed for about half an hour Friday night at Beluga Point, between Anchorage and Girdwood, for "an event," Anchorage police and Alaska State Troopers said." | 0 | not toxic |
What a cute picture of Sen. Marble dressing down an 11 year old! She doesn't need a Halloween costume, she could go as herself. Scary! | 0 | not toxic |
Another concrete example of [legal] immigration at its best-- correct. | 0 | not toxic |
Oh, Justin, Justin, what can we do? Who will save us now? Won't you hold us in your arms and make everything ok, like last year when the sun was shining and you our guiding light? You gave us hope. You filled our hearts with song though you were emptying the country's bank account, sending and spending money we don't have and may never have again. But what's money, what does financial security and a prosperous future mean without your love?
Oh, Justin, where shall we turn, where shall we march, how can we recapture the Liberal dream of remaking Canada in the image of the new golden statue of your father your Chinese communist friends paid for? Tell us we'll survive even if that bully down south decides he doesn't want to buy our stuff anymore or makes us pay our own way in defending our own borders? Can you not just whip out your CF-18 and wiggle it in his face, tell his we don't need his stinking money. We have Cuba. Look how well they've done without America in their corner. | 0 | not toxic |
huh. from what i heard and assume it's true that Democrat led Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the Country. It is a complete opposite from what you posted. btw, it's the Democrats who don't care what happens to their family members when in the wrong place at the wrong time, lol. Guns have nothing to do with gun violence but being a gun, it's the people behind the gun of choice. I'm confused or are you mocking us conservatives, republicans/democrats or not republicans/democrats alike. | 0 | not toxic |
Remember yesterday when the protesters were claiming they were "Fighting Fascism" were dressed all in black and smashing windows and assaulting random people and police?
This protest is a step up from that for sure!! Although it's confusing. If Hillary had won and become President then Bill Clinton would be in the White House who many accuse of being a sexual predator in his younger years. Hillary also went after the women who accused him of sexual assault in the 90's.
yet I bet these same women out protesting Trump today would turn a blind eye to Bill's accusations and this march would NOT be happening if Hillary had won. | 0 | not toxic |
This type of response is common whether we are talking about child sexual abuse, rape of an adult or any type of sex crime. Sex offenses are so violating to the soul and the sense of integrity, that many people go into a state of denial just thinking about it. The responses: "this was a post-pubertal teenager, not a child, this is a gay issue, not an abuse issue," "She was probably 17 and he thought she was 18 because she seemed mature," "She was asking for it by getting drunk and wearing a mini-skirt," and on and on and on. The ideas all come down to an inability to internalize the gross horror of these crimes for the victims. I've worked with victims of child sexual abuse and adult sexual violence and I know that empathy ends up feeling horrible: sleepless nights, nausea, spiritual doubts, gnawing anger. But the human thing to do is imagine, really internalize, how awful it must be for the victims, instead of psychologically protecting oneself through these denial mechanisms. | 0 | not toxic |
That is definitely disturbing: that he ordered her appetizer without first asking. The fact that she allowed him to do this is also disturbing. This is how abusive men "screen" potential girlfriends. They test the waters with seemingly innocuous acts of control. When they succeed, they escalate, all the while hooking her under their so-called charm. This dynamic has played out a million times over. I would have intercepted: "I don't want that for my appetizer. I'm going to have the stuffed mushrooms." I'd then wait for his response. If this offends him, I just identified an abuser. If he's okay with that, I just identified some nervous poor judgment on his part. | 0 | not toxic |
Sad news, indeed.
And coming at a time when Republicans like Donald Trump can say with a straight face "Most people would have taken that meeting."
No Donald, only con-men and grifters would have taken that meeting.
Only people who have forgotten the Cold War and who have forgotten how Russia has become the world's leading corrupt kleptocracy led by a murderous crime boss, Vladimir Putin. | 0 | not toxic |
Your proof that Christians are murdering in the name of their God is Robert Lewis Dear?
The delusional whackadoodle declared mentally unfit to stand trial? The crazy (literal crazy) dude who believes the FBI cuts holes in his clothes and leaves feathers in his apartment?
That's your "Christian?"
Nice. | 1 | toxic |
Do we sound similar? Different people I'm afraid. | 0 | not toxic |
O77, desperately grasping for straws, while busily rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Stephen J. Remington | 0 | not toxic |
He did speak as a uniter, you just didn't see it because your hate clogged your ears. | 0 | not toxic |
While there is three years to go, I expect a major run on Aeroplan points and Air Canada seat availability. Smoke 'em while you've got 'em. | 0 | not toxic |
So say all Trump Chumps. | 0 | not toxic |
That's true now because a dirty little secret is coming out about male orgasm. Men can experience orgasm without an erection. You need to think about this TomZ and how this relates to gay men as well as older couples. | 0 | not toxic |
Maybe their life circumstances changed since the kids were born. :) | 0 | not toxic |
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