Parliamentary page sacrifices her job for anti-Harper protest
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Meaning what? That I'm speaking as a Liberal partisan sorely licking his wounds?
Jesus muther f-cking Lord of Mary do have any idea how to look at things objectively?
I am telling you from a non-partisan perspective that this is *not* democracy.
It's so flawed that it let a minority get a dictatorship. Normally a situation like this would be for pulp-fiction, but it *has* happened.
The only check-and-balance would have been the USA, which will not let things go too nuts up here, but they're going into the dumpster because they let Goldman Sackers deregulate and filch their economy and take the world into a recession we still haven't climbed out of years longer than it normally takes to recover from a financial bump.
Which means we're hooped, because it used to be if you didn't like it you could emigrate to the New World, but we're not going to have a New World until climate change finishes melting the Antarctic icecap.
Anyway... totally off topic but somehow relevant... here's the billboard that a denomination paid to advertize on after their prediction of the rapture didn't happen:
Omicron, I fully agree with you that it is a flawed system. I have said it before, lots of times, and the usual uber-patriot pseudo-intellectuals advised me in usually vulgar terms to go either where I came from or to America.
Nonetheless, until there are changes, it IS the law of the land. Since your posts indicate that you are leaning towards Liberal, tell me did you ever complain as bitterly as you do now, when Liberals won a majority with similar numbers?
And in my opinion, her actions were extremely dishonourable...........she should not be seen merely as a lovely idealistic young woman naively sacrificing her employment in an attempt to cry out against an unjust system.......
.........she is a spoiled, narcissistic little twit so self-involved that she thinks her personal political views should triumph over not just her own commitment to the conditions of her employment, or to the respect she owed our Parliamentary traditions, but over the democratic will of the Canadian people as expressed in an election just one month ago.
In other words, the girl needs a short, sharp kick in the arse.
She has an Arts degree in Internationalism and Globalism.
Which sounds to me very much like basket-weaving for the politically brain-dead.
What ever happened to History, Political Science, disciplines without an inherent political agenda?????
Here's the exclusive interview from CBC.. he grills her pretty hard..
YouTube - Brigette DePape: page protests against PM "Stop Harper"
YouTube - Brigette DePape: page protests against PM "Stop Harper"
Maybe she knows somehing you don't or aren't willing to accept?
After listening to her, I was right.
You were right if you thought basket-weaving for the politically brain-dead would be far too complicated for her.
Self-absorbed or what!!!!!
Internationalism and Globalism.. hm.. that sounds familiar... that.. kind of sounds like Harper's economic agenda, lol
*does a little sovereignty dance*
Have you made a nickel off your BA?
Like she said. She's had an inside look and as a Canadian decided to call foul. How much time looking into Canada's future have you spent in the past few years? As much as you have looking into the Heebs past?
She spoke volumes. Nice, young, true Canadian gal that one.
Well, yeah, I tended to Liberal because I am in business, and Liberal is very pro-business, and I had staffing issues which seemed best resolved with Liberal policy, even though ironically in some respects sometimes it would be better to vote NDP because sometimes it was easier to solve things by making a deal with a union on condition as part of the deal that they handle staff productivity and discipline issues, when yes I know it's like how plantation owners would put a black in charge of cotton-picking crews and they were worse than the original owners... I don't know... it was just a negotiation and I got what I needed... but anyway... it's the problem of balancing liking and wanting to have a better life combined with sharing the world with other people, and all I know is it's easier to live in a world when the people around me are content. Do you know how hard it is to be in business *and* be idealistic?
And yes, it IS the law of the land... congratulations for demonstrating your respect for the law... but the "law" is not something that exists in absolute like a hydrogen atom. It's a human construct, and it can be changed if we chose to, and it should be if we know it's wrong.
Now can you imagine Harper using his majority to change the laws to make it so how he got absolute power with a minority to make it so that can't happen again?
Way back when there was a Pope who didn't like the way the Papacy was purchased by the highest bidder.
He had enough money to out-bid everyone else to get the Papacy, and when he got it he used his power to change it so that could not happen again.
Do you think Harper would be that noble, or do you think he's the type to say, "Hey, those are the rules, you win some, you lose some, I won, so I'm going to do whatever the f-ck I want"?
In any case, and in case you're curious, where I'm at now is Green. Read their financial policy papers.
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For your education old timer:
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Nah, you're just out of touch.
Something tells me that her characterization will be just what you fear. And if the news about her new employment is true, she'll be sitting on a pretty nice pile 'o cash to boot.
Omicron, I do not expect Stephen Harper to be any more honourable, respectable, honest and forthright than Pierre Elliot Trudeau or Jean Chretien or Paul Martin ever were. Or, for that matter, Brian Mulroney or Joe Clark.
All I am trying to say, that until there are profound changes to the electoral system or more importantly, until the long-awaited death of fringe parties, there will always be a minority majority, as we have today.
Our elections are pretty fast. 24 hours and we know the results. Even with our system it would be financially and logistically possible to have a 'run-off' election, if no party has reached the 50% + 1 plateau. Then the party with the lowest number of votes would go and lick its wounds four four years. Still no 50% + 1? Have another round and another until the garbage is separated from the good stuff and finally ONE party reaches the desired level, that can truly be called DEMOCRACY.
Sounds familiar? That is how party leaders are chosen. If it's good for a party should be good for the country.
All I am trying to say, that until there are profound changes to the electoral system or more importantly, until the long-awaited death of fringe parties, there will always be a minority majority, as we have today.
Our elections are pretty fast. 24 hours and we know the results. Even with our system it would be financially and logistically possible to have a 'run-off' election, if no party has reached the 50% + 1 plateau. Then the party with the lowest number of votes would go and lick its wounds four four years. Still no 50% + 1? Have another round and another until the garbage is separated from the good stuff and finally ONE party reaches the desired level, that can truly be called DEMOCRACY.
Sounds familiar? That is how party leaders are chosen. If it's good for a party should be good for the country.
Yep.
And from what I can tell, Harper is the one best suited to haul us away from the edge.
He is rebuilding our military, and with it our standing with our allies and our place in the world.
He will work to correct our fiscal imbalance.
He is working to reform the Senate, and redistribute seats in a more democratic manner.
He is committed to the essentials of our society, like medicare.
He has stepped away from the UN..........
He is far from perfect, but far and away the best choice offered.
She called foull on what?
The will of the people?
Because she doesn't like it?
She is a self-absorbed, dishonourable child, seeking attention like a peevish 3 year old.
She needs a boot in the arse.
Yeah. Hmm... what do you think it would like if an honorable leader were elected? In fact, it's known that benevolent dictatorship by a qualified leader is the best government. It's what evangelicals are hoping for post-rapture.
Hmm... okay... there are a lot of fringe parties. More than most people know. Back in the day I remember some guy in Lethbridge Alberta running as a pot candidate. His one and only policy was to legalize pot. He got 280 votes.
But basically, what you're saying is that the existing system cannot work if there's more than two parties, right?
Well then go give her one instead of waiting for your Nanny government to do it for you.