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He could have taken all the air out of it with a measured, moderate speech that didn't give an inch, explained what was going on and why, and encouraged Canadians to practice the virtues of courage, patience, and fortitude. There still woulda been pissy little whiners, but he could have...

Same way I can "be so callous" when mentalfloss starts whimpering about "psychological harm" to the citizens of Ottawa. You didn't seem real upset about that. I was overseas when Grandmother died. I never got to visit her when she was on her way out. Somehow I survived. And before you...

Psychological damage? Boo. Hoo.

Do people's voluntary actions to respond to a perceived threat constitute being "terrorized" when the "threat" comes from BLM or FNs? And no, it's not whataboutery. It's asking for "identical treatment for persons similarly situated." The definition of "equal treatment."

I'll put up a strawman to shoot at. Draw the line at actual NATO member states. But never say what the line is. Rather, wait for him to cross it, then get real. Inject more uncertainty into his reckoning.

Untrained shooters'll burn through it fast. It's really easy to limit an AK frame to semi only. That woulda been a good idea, if they didn't have a stock of SKSs to hand out.

Let's take a break. Call it 'between rounds."

Mistake. They'll run out of ammo. Shoulda handed out semi-autos.

I'll start. I think it is clear at this point that Putin's goal is to reassemble the Soviet Union, that his methods indicate a (not unusual for Russian culture) a whatever-works mindset, and priorities based on three factors: emphasis on the White Christian former "republics" of the USSR...

FU. That was a joke. I know it can be hard to tell sometimes, with me.

I'm setting up this thread as an alternative for discussion of, rather than posting stuff about, the Ukraine war. Let's see if it works. If you wanna support something you're saying, please just give a link those interested can click on. Been fighting with Moosie about this, and figure this...

I imagine I will hate it, and I imagine I'll love being able to fly by flapping my arms. One's about as likely as the other. Tell ya what. How bout I just leave you alone? Hey, Boom, if I set up a separate thread for discussion of the Ukraine war, I'd appreciate it if you'd let it stand...

I hope I can offer some input to that. As a resident of the near-in DC suburbs who travels into and around Washington regularly, I frequently have my days disturbed by protests. Yes, it's an almighty pain in the ass, but I regard it as cheap at the price for the freedom. Even the big ones...

Oh, damn, I agree again. This is worrying. . . Heck the NDP set up as an alternative to the Libs. If they continue to bob along in the Libs' wake like a rowboat being towed by a warship, what's the point?

Have 'em all the time with people like Ron, Nick, Serryah, Mo, and even pgs when we're not nastying each other. Having a very enlightening discussion with pgs and Nick right now over in the "Only good leader for the Conservatives" thread. I know you can't see that, but that's on you, not me...

That was very helpful. Would the Tories consider one slightly-used chief executive? Ain't like we got any need for him. We'll give you a deal!

I'm minded to agree. I believe the original motivation for founding the CBC, aside from the "emulating Mama England" part, was sound, but it's fulfilled its function of bringing electronic media to the Canadian people. Seems to me to be a waste of money. I'd suggest either eliminating it...

Thank you. I also appreciate that I don't have a dog in your internal fights, and I'm usually arguing from general principles rather than the facts on the ground. Every now and then I think it's a good idea to clarify that.

Yep, but y'all won't listen, so why bother? People I take seriously around here, I converse with. Usually with canned, dimwitted interjections from the likes of you. Considering your input mostly consists of re-posting tweets, I don't figure you have much to offer. If I'm ever seriously...

I'm gonna stick in my oar here, with the full understanding that I ain't Canadian and don't have a say. But for what it's worth. . . I think True Dope is a lightweight. I never heard him articulate a serious argument for anything, and he displays an almost Trumpian tendency to characterize...