Comments by "Common Sense Craziness" (@commonsensecraziness7595) on "Global National: Feb. 21, 2023 | Biden, Putin exchange war of words over Ukraine invasion" video.

So glad we're having a national conversation about a performer that changed some words in a song. Not like we have more important things to discuss.
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Or the signs of pollution showing up in Southern Ontario.
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It's what narcissist's do.
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@jamesnoonan9302 Yep, had anyone heard of her before this? A celebrity no one has heard of - very Canadian indeed!
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@pastorofmuppets777 Good for you. I'm so glad we talked.
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@jamesnoonan9302 Not at all. Canada has a long tradition of siphoning resources of successful artists (or simply not supporting them) in order to provide for a wide variety of artists that have no talent.
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@jamesnoonan9302 [You're confusing prejudice with intelligence.] Pretty sure there's no intelligence on display to be confused by.
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@jamesnoonan9302 [There is intelligence. And you can keep telling yourself that, and that's just fine, to live life blindfolded. It's perhaps not as bad as thinking evil doesn't exist, because some people live that way.] Cryptic, incoherent talk is not a sign of intelligence. Nor does vague talk of "evil" convince anyone of your wisdom. Either speak more clearly or stop entirely.
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@jamesnoonan9302 [Why are you even responding to my comment to begin with? Explain the intelligence behind that single act of yours (writing a reply to my original comment). Then we'll get into the content of that reply, and discuss how much intelligence went into the content.] At first I was adding an addendum to something you said I agreed with, which is pretty common practice. Then you replied with idiocy, seemingly not understanding what I was saying, so I clarified. You continued with more incoherent idiocy, then proceeded with cryptic idiocy, and well, here we are with you quadrupling down, pretending like it's somehow my fault.
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@jamesnoonan9302 [So your comment "that's so Canadian" which you continue to defend up until now, what was that? Could you explain the intelligence behind this?] Why not include the full context? You trying to create a strawman? Go back and re-read it. I even clarified it with a follow up. It's pretty obvious what I was saying. Artists promoted through government and business functions are a joke in Canada. There's over 50 years of evidence of how the industry is insular and promotes based on favoritism and connections rather than talent. The fact that some of the most famous and successful Canadians became so by LEAVING Canada says it all. Do you actually live in Canada?
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@jamesnoonan9302 [I'll explain from my perspective: My first comment was regarding how she was just trying to get her 15 minutes of fame, by doing something that would draw attention from the media, and wasn't a real effort to fight for any cause, because 1) it is well known phrase that has been used for quite some time. 2) the First Nations protestors sometimes carry signs with similar phrases 3) This was a basketball game, and she is there to do her job in singing the anthem, but because the spotlight was on her she wanted to keep it on her longer, by deliberately doing something controversial. I think it was more in line with things like what Colin Kaepernick did in the NFL by kneeling (which he was largely criticized for and payed a price for, as he was not included in the NFL for much longer although he was just a few years from being a pretty talented qb who went to the Superbowl, and I followed football very closely back then and he was still considered a low tear starting qb in the NFL, and QBs are very hard to find, so it is not normal to pass on someone talented enough to play the position.), so I think she was playing more to that type of crowd, than actually trying to fight for land rights that may not have been honored by the government. Also she is not suffering for doing this, so it doesn't seem like a legit protest, she is getting a little extra spotlight, and may be able to carry some fame just for being 'the girl who did that'. I watch news in Canada and I knew they love these kinds of stories, it is not like in the USA.] And I didn't disagree with any of this, nor was I trying to refute any of it. [Then yes I did have you confused with an ongoing argument I was having and reacted a little more than would be considered normal, because you were using a similar type of tactic someone else was using in another argument.] This certainly makes more sense. As for my "tactics".. if you say so. [I still don't know what you mean by "very Canadian indeed, a Celebrity no one has heard of". I don't know who she is, but I'm sure some people do, because she was chosen to sing the anthem.] No, they often pick someone local with the right pedigree. I assure you most Canadians have never heard of this person until now. [I'm not totally sure if you were using more of a joking tone when you said "very Canadian indeed", but because of the other argument, I did not even consider the tone, I just figured someone was still going very hard with prejudice.] There was indeed prejudice in my comment. The utter contempt with which our Canadian elites, promote talentless virtue signalers which was on full display. If you're somehow implying prejudice on any other basis, then you've misjudged me on that score. [I can't quite say "no harm, no foul" though, because I'm still not sure what you mean by this, and your other statement about Canada syphoning resources from talented artists. I'm not sure what type of instances you are referring to, because I know of no stories off the top of my head where this has happened.] Well if you're not familiar with the space, it doesn't always get a lot of attention. But sometimes artists will speak out and then you find out what the real deal is. The Canadian content guardians are a corrupt joke.
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@jamesnoonan9302 [For a final point, I just want to add how the youth may think about someone protesting in this type of way. The type of people who buy albums (or I guess download songs now) may now see her as cool because she did this, and as someone that really connects with that young generation. Because of this I would definitely lean towards her doing this for publicity, and not because it was a major issue for her personally. It was just an opportunity for her to, like I said, stretch out those 15 minutes.] We can agree to disagree. Download some songs? Maybe. PAY for a song? Definitely not. Not unless they genuinely like the song. The kind of youth that would be attracted to empty virtue signaling will use it to boost themselves but they'll never lay down hard cash because at the end of the day they're like everyone else - they don't want to listen to music unless they actually like it.
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@darlene2709 [That argument is a logical fallacy. Aboriginal people still believe that they have an obligation to protect and nurture the land and all living things.] And you want to talk about fallacies? Aboriginal people hunted several species to extinction and took over the land from the genocide of others. The idea that current Native peoples are the only ones that claim the land as inheritance is only determined by how back in history you want to go, and is purely self-serving.
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@darlene2709 [The fact is that the aboriginal population was here thousands of years before the European settlers. Employment rules say "last one hired, first one fired".] That's a lot of minorities you'd be getting rid of. Sure you don't want to reconsider?
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He will. With a mushroom cloud to start off the celebrations.
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Clearly we're all better off with no social cohesion or unity.
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