Comments by "Travis Cutler" (@traviscutler9912) on "The Rational National" channel.

  1. it's about time that the Greens just admitted they are Liberals that use the word green a lot.
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  2. Pierre's worst crime is that he makes me have to defend liberals. Ugh!
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  3. The corporate donor would rather have no bipartisan infrastructure money than have an example of progressive success.
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  4. Matt didn't ever seem to me to be a hard left advocate but more of just a journalist who exposed whatever he found interesting. What exactly did he do or say to call him a right winger now?
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  5. I'm starting to think that CNN may not be fair and balanced reporting.
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  6. Biden can blame Manchin and now progressive for accomplishing nothing. As he said "nothing will fundamentally change."
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  7. The Liberals and NDP are “intellectually exhausted,” said Paul the new Green Party leader. Is that why Trudeau has stolen NDP policy plans and why after year years of not being "right or left" the greens have decided, after decades, to go after the left vote? The NDP has represented the left, the working class and unions since it began. Suddenly changing your stance to match the political winds is hardly "new ideas", the Liberals did it first and now the greens under Paul. Saying green a lot is great and all but the NDP has credibility, national healthcare for one and decades of forcing the Liberals to do the right thing. Glad to hear the greens have made it to the party but to suggest it's "new" is disingenuous at best. Sadly, the greens will further dilute the left vote and that benefits the Liberals and even worse, the conservatives. This dynamic kept the BC Liberals in power for almost 20 years, now they plan to bring us the same thing nationally.
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  8. No phone records?!? Clearly he was using a burner phone
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  9. Going after other journalists David? Petty and irrelevant, it's like Pakman going after Russell Brand. Do your own stuff, trying to discredit Greenwald only serves to discredit you.
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  10. Biden is from the same corporate Democrat factory as Shillary
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  11. Her dead eyes tell the whole story.
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  12. Just like how Trudeau promised an end to FPTP and investment in infrastructure but then tried to sell airports to BlackRock. Campaign to the left and rule to the right. #thesystemworks
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  13. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiation with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  14. Meh. 55% of membership rejected this deal for a reason, voting for strike breaking legislation by the Squad says everything about their commitment to union workers. Bad Faith covered this properly, disappointed with Grim but not surprised as he represents access to the "Left" in power but Bri and her guest didn't let him do the "apology dance" you guys just did. I suggest you go watch what journalism looks like because calling Taibbi a right winger while giving cover to the fact that "progressives" voted to break a union without a whimper says you guys are a little worried about your access as well. Maybe they'll replace Bri on the Hill with someone who knows their place.....
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  15. All the corporate Democrats don't care if they get reelected or not, they're already rich and will get cushy Corp board seats. The system works
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  16. Not having them spend money against you is just as important.
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  17. Killing is our business in business is good
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  18. Biden said he wouldn't sign it even if it made it to his desk, which is exactly what she was arguing.
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  19. Yes!!! Before they go on and on about the left and Venezuela, they need to address the Right and it's unabashed support of Brazil's far right candidates.
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  20. Pierre Polllievere is next. The system works if you have the $
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  21. A total disingenuous editing of Briahna's answers to push K/K's support of the corporate duopoly. Super disappointing to here multi-millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires.......
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  22. I'm starting to think that the Democrats may not be honest.
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  23. All profit since Covid began in March should be seized.
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  24. You can rest assured that the rich are planning to watch us die in their AC gated communities. It's only a matter of time now, it's really about what we're going to do about it
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  25.  @dylanthesea2976  hahahaha, nice language bud. It's as intelligible as putting the word green after Liberal policies and pretending it's somehow different.......
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  26. Like Capone, go for the $
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  27. It's disgusting BUT I'm a Free speech absolutist. Unfortunately, if you don't fight for speech you vehemently disagree with, then you don't actually support Free speech.
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  28. " how do you sleep at night?" (In the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger) " on top of a pile of money, with many beautiful women".
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  29. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiation with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  30. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiation with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  31.  @jtvj8423  oh. I've never read any of that, could you please forward me the link? Thanks
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  32. Nothing will happen next, there will be thoughts and prayers. The system works
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  33. Kyle was totally condescending and talked over her the whole time. But I guess that's how supporters of neoliberalism roll.
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  34. Also, when the first Union breaker company gets that decision, what do you think the odds are that they bring it to the supreme Court to get it overturned?
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  35. I'm starting to think that the GOP may be disingenuous........
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  36. Hmmmm, I wonder what the difference is between hockey and football lol.......
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  37. Corporate media will do anything it can to diminish Bernie: the revolution will not be televised.
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  38. P.s. Newsom voted down M4A in California with a super majority. Check out his donor list to figure out the reason. The system works......
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  39. Murdering indigenous people and stealing thier land is literally the founding of the USA
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  40. Like Capone, go for the $
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  41. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiation with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  42. 2 things can be true at the same time. Jimmy Dore is a grifter offering comfort to Republicans. Jimmy Dore/rebel Media has legitimate points on the total corruption/hypocrisy of Democrats/Liberals. I don't watch him, he's not funny
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  43. Phew! I was really worried that all those Palestinian children that the DNC helped murder would have been an issue?!? Luckily, Kamala can pretend to not support the genocide until elected after the election, just like Obama, just lie and then reward the banks after once its too late. Finally the establishment has agreed she will do what she's told like Obama. I mean if you're children are going to be massacred, its SO IMPORTANT that they are buried under rubble by the FIRST black women president!!!!!
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  44. What's with YouTube, hundreds of comments yet 2 likes?!?!
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  45. A few things can be true at the same time David. Tucker Carlson is fascist buffoon, the truckers were mostly far right douche nozzles AND the Liberal/NDP's use of the Emergencies act was an authoritarian abuse of power that will eventually be used against the Left, indigenous peoples, environmentalists, unions, etc. To not acknowledge this fact does a disservice to your viewers, dumbs down the conversation and even worse serves as a form of mainstream propaganda. Disappointing David.
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  46. Dude, if you're American, our leaders don't hold a candle to the level of corruption of America's political class. We're like grade one's and the US is a master's class in corruption.
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  47. Bernie Sanders just needs to drop the hammer: Either Biden passes through executive orders that actually helps working people or he runs as third party candidate.
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  48. But let's not forget that Democrats wouldn't codify that all new funding would be expressly used for the wealthy. Let's be honest, both parties just take turns pretending to help Americans.
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  49. Vance is PERFECT!!!! For anyone trying to assassinate Trump, Vance is even Trumpier than Trump so there's no point in taking out DJT unless they want even more of the same!! And they say Trump is stupid!?!?!?
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  50. We need to stop taking corporate Democrats arguments at face value, they are disingenuous at best and at worst active complicity in a system that enriches them personally.
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  51.  @thedarkknight221  certainly not in the way that David edited. However, if you actually watch the video, she addresses all his points calmly as he screams over top of her.
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  52. Russiagate?
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  53.  @hrmIwonder  well,,,,,let's be honest, the real Left like Bri or others not a part of MSM Liberals have been calling this out for some time. Still, Matt is an important reminder of what real journalism looks like.
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  54. Perhaps it's because David selectively chose the quotes to paint her in the worst possible light. Millionaires arguing for billionaires is not as convincing for me.
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  55. She will make money in the private sector and doesn't care. The system works.
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  56. Refuse, resist.
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  57. Singh knows that helping people is more important than playing politics
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  58. I can just imagine the debate question for Bernie, "why do you hate freedom, America and Jesus?".
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  59. Ontarians outside of Toronto just don't care, so long as it doesn't affect the leafs they'd let Toronto burn.
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  60. Vote blue no matter who. You have no credibility David.
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  61. The system works.
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  62. Killing in the name of.......
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  63. Canada's border accounts for considerably less than 1% of drugs or refugees than Mexico does, so this obviously has nothing to do with that whatsoever. However, Trump is ONLY allowed to start a trade war without Congressional approval, IF it is "security" related, hence the nonsense about drugs coming from Canada. He intends to extort Canadians to enrich certain corporations and himself at the expense of average Americans. Oil will be exempted because he understands that most Canadian Conservative politicians will gladly sell out the rest of Canadians to ensure that their donors in the oil industry are still profitable as that's who they actually serve (* you can't get a cushy corporate board seat after politics if you didn't deliver the goods). The system works p.s. Liberals aren't much better unfortunately.......
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  64. Cost of business. The system works.
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  65. Biden won the 2020 Primary because the Elites hated Bernie Sanders (the most popular politician in America). That's why they cancelled 2024 primaries because they can't trust voters to choose a corporate Democrat. It's also why they have to delay Biden's departure long enough to make sure there isn't time for a fair race so they can anoint a candidate. More importantly, ensure that no progressive wins like what just happened in France. Besides, when Trump wins the donors will get tax breaks, deregulation & they can wash their hands of Ukraine and Gaza while still enriching the military industrial complex. The system works.
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  66. Exactly.
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  67. Fight the Power.
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  68. But vote Blue no matter who right David?
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  69. Such a weasel, then maybe he should have run on f**** ranked ballot then.
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  70. BUT vote blue no matter who, right David!?!?!? Israel is responsible for the deaths of 82 Palestinian children since 2022 (murders only, doesn't include the 78 children who died this weekend from IDF bombs or from lack of access to medical treatment or nutrition in the Israeli open air prison nor the thousands of dead children since 1948) . However, they're brown and Muslim so it doesn't count, therefore you won't see Palestinian parents crying on the MSM for their murdered children (just to be 100% clear, these children were not involved in any crimes, just collateral damage). This doesn't justify terrorist killings of Israeli's but to pretend that this is an unprovoked attack is ridiculous. Sadly, extremists in both Hamas and Netanyahu's governments have caused the deaths of so many people. The unqualified support of Israel"s apartheid regime has added to this horrific loss of life. Western nations need to demand better from both sides and withhold funding until immediate changes are made.
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  71. Republicans aren't Nazis but Nazis are Republicans.
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  72. Restricted voting rights also helps corporate Democrats cuz then young people people and of color are less represented as they are generally more progressive. At some point we have to start wondering if the Democrats aren't just stupid but actively hostile to the progressive agenda by doing things like keeping filibuster in other policies that help the donor class. Better to lose elections now and then, then piss off the donor class as they're the ones with the board of directors seats at the end of your terms, lucrative contracts for friends and family, political favors, and the many many advantages for beholden to the corporate oligarchs. The system works.
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  73.  @mikeb2586  Vague rhetoric and cliches are extremely popular.
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  74.  @coolioso808  if you actually read the policies of the greens, they are just liberals who say the word green a lot. They are not specifically for the working class, they're all about capitalism but with green washing. I'm not happy with Jagmeet as he's more concerned about fancy suits and being close to power then ideological convictions. However, dental and pharmacological care is at least ass start.
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  75.  @mikeb2586  ignorance is bliss until it isn't.
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  76. Vote blue no matter who. You have no credibility David.
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  77. Utterly disgusting. Jagmeet supports the endless Proxy war in Ukraine, the bombing of almost a million children in Gaza as well as supporting Trudeau's government endless support for Israel's apartheid regime. He is the Tony Blair of Canadian politics. Ask Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya how that worked out for them? Sadly, Singh is more interested in fancy suits and sitting at Trudeau's rich kid table then supporting the working class or human rights.
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  78. David, how many times do the Democrats have to fail on purpose before you recognize that it's not incompetence, it's a plan?! When the Democrats lose 2024, a Trump presidency will reward their donors with tax cuts and deregulation. While the dems fundraise off the terrible things that Donald Trump does. Nothing changes and normie's are forced back to a centrist Democrats to escape Republicans. The only thing that the DNC cares about is that the military industrial complex profits off the deaths of Palestinians and Ukrainians and that Americans never receive Medicare-4-All. The system works.
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  79. WT the actual F.
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  80. Uh oh, they better be careful, the CIA doesn't like bad apples.
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  81. Canadians in cities are pretty anti Trump but once you get out into the less educated tiki torch crowd parts of the country it goes more Trump.
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  82. The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement (greens) that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). Also, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election does K/K honestly believe he'll go against the donors!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 levels of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 campaign after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  83. It better be ending fptp.
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  84. Yup.
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  85. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  86. There's never been a better example of corporate media and it's collision with Right wing governments and the establishment. Notice how they aren't running any headlines "Lula exonerated!" That doesn't suit the narrative. The system works.....
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  87. Here's the problem David, this type of protests will be needed in the future by the left and the Conservatives will site this time as justification for using it and they won't revoke it quickly. No, it'll be way to destroy the lives of those who defy the system.
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  88. ARRRRRAHGGGHHHHH?!?! The DNC'S is NOT CONUSED OR MISLEAD?!?! It's sole purpose is to block the Left and the working class. They are controlled opposition. FULL STOP. PERIOD. Using that as a framework, did the DNC actually lose? Bernie's movement is dead, ALL the DNC leaders kept their positions, ALL the DNC donors get Trump's deregulation & massive tax breaks, they get to shift blame for Gaza, Ukraine, collapsing infrastructure & inflation on Trump and BEST OF ALL, 4 years of Trump's destruction of normies lives so devastating that they will be begging for the next corporate DNC candidate. Liz Cheney for President 2028!?!?! So if the DNC'S real agenda is to screw the working class as the primary goal, did they actually lose?!?! Now, as a historical comparison we have clearly entered the Weimar Republic 2.0 as the Democrats wll acquiesce to any of Trump's most insanely depraved horrors, anything to protect their privilege and wealth. The system works.
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  89. Bernie is just trying to distract from the fact that he supports sending weapons to Israel after a ceasefire despite the fact that the IDF has clearly engaged in ethics cleansing and murdered 10's of thousands of Palestinian women and children. Bernie is trying to remind people that he wasn't always a shill for the DNC but why not say he's proposing a total switch to socialism or some other equally unrealistic distractions from his parties support genocide
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  90. Yeah it was enjoyable.
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  91. YEAH!!! Just like you David, I'm looking forward to your vote blue no matter who speech...........
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  92. Let's not forget how the federal government uses CICS and police to spy on an investigate indigenous and environmental leaders and activists.
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  93. 0+2=1 NoMeansNo
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  94. Good luck but remember what they did to Corbyn, theyll be anti-Semites in no time.
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  95. David, how many times do the Democrats have to fail on purpose before you recognize that it's not incompetence, it's a plan?! When the Democrats lose 2024, a Trump presidency will reward their donors with tax cuts and deregulation. While the dems fundraise off the terrible things that Donald Trump does. Nothing changes and normie's are forced back to a centrist Democrats to escape Republicans. The only thing that the DNC cares about is that the military industrial complex profits off the deaths of Palestinians and Ukrainians and that Americans never receive Medicare-4-All. The system works.
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  96. When the billionaire media barons push corporate Joe it's cause they know win or lose their interests will be taken care of.
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  97. Kamala will be AMAZING, much like Margaret Thatcher or Obama, she'll be able to push through neoliberal policies that would be extremely unpopular from the usual white men who have been bringing us those policies for the last 50 years BUT Mamala isn't Trump!!!!! I mean, if you're going to have your jobs offshored, the regulatory system dismantled by corporations or most important of all, if you're going to be bombed into oblivion because you're poor, brown & Muslim, it's super IMPORTANT that it's from the first black woman president!! Gawd bless America!!!!!!
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  98. As Glen Greenwald has said, "she is an empty vessel," her only ideology is self-interest. So I guess the perfect Democrat LOL
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  99. The system works
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  100. The fact that you reference Medhi as a "journalist" says everything about your frame of reference.
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  101.  @theJAFOreport  I didn't confuse them, the Liberals are federal, the BC Liberals are provincial, but they probably share more than you'd think. They both pay lip service to environmental concerns while siding with industry, they both have propped up the real estate industry with foreign money and both serve the wealthy while blathering on about the middle class.
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  102. FPTP is the only way that conservatives and liberals can keep their strangle hold on Canada. Trudeau doesn't give a s*** if the conservative win, he wants them to win so that Pierre could be exposed as the snake oil salesman that he is. Then, the Liberals will be able to come back and keep all the other parties out. The system works.
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  103. Corporate Joe: don't worry, he's really a Republican;)
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  104. And nobody ever let Abby ask a question again.........
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  105. PIERRE'S HOLLOW TALKING POINTS federally I think Mad Max is actually what Polllievere talks about but doesn't vote for. As for policies I don't think "stop the gatekeepers" is a policy as I'm sure he's not going to allow mixed social housing to be built next to his house or any of his wealthy donors either. Same with firing bank of Canada, sounds good but the corporations that back him won't accept anything that hurts their bottom line. He'll cut taxes, probably save the middle class about $800-$1000 in taxes but will cut carbon tax rebates so more like a $500 savings while giving corporations millions in tax breaks. Now when you cut revenue it drives up the deficit and destroying the CBC won't save billions in lost tax revenue so he'll have to go after government services and add "service fees" for other government services (exactly what Harper did and PP voted for). As for the Oil industry, he can't force multinational corporations to use Canadian oil as that amounts to nationalization and that's commie talk. But let's pretend that he did, Saudi oil is almost 5 times cheaper to produce a barrel of sweet crude than Canadian oil not to mention we don't have refining capacity so imagine how paying quadruple the price of "Canadian gas" would go over. Pretending he's going to build a pipeline to the east coast (that the multinational companies said wasn't financially viable) may sound good but won't actually happen either. The only thing he's said that appeals to me is how he's going to force the medical profession to accredit immigrants BUT that industry is incredibly powerful and is unlikely to give away their monopoly not to mention most Albertans won't want to see a Bangladeshi Dr. His platform is buzz words and slogans without numbers or anything that is measurable because he knows that people would actually crunch those numbers and tear him to shreds. It's easier to make promises to the base, reassure the wealthy that nothing will change and ride a wave of dissatisfaction with the Liberals to office. Sounds familiar, that's what Trudeau did with Harper.
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  106. The system works.
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  107. But keep on telling people to vote for Kamala, and her support for this murderous rampage David, you completely suck.
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  108. Come on. Let's be honest these guys put on Oscar grade performances! It's not easy to pretend you're a journalist
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  109. Keep in mind that if you drive an hour out of any major city in Canada, you have pretty much Fox News, rebel media rednecks who are extremely low information voters. They certainly aren't going to vote for an NDP visible religious minority. They're going to vote for the person who's got the loudest dog whistle which is Pierre. Never underestimate the stupidity of your humanity. Canadians like to thank themselves better than Americans, however, we watch a lot of American television.....
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  110. Trudeau is as deep as water spilled on a glass table
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  111. So David let me get this straight, we need to keep voting blue no matter who until the Establishment votes for ranked choice voting to destroy their strangle hold on power and their only way to keep people voting for them despite their corruption?
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  112. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  113. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiation with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  114. The system works!
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  115. We're eventually getting Poillevere because Trudeau lied about ending FPTP elections. Had he just did what he campaigned on the conservatives would never have a majority again. ugh. The system works.
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  116. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  117. Sadly, I don't think Jagmeet is serious about anything other than his fancy suits or Rolex watches, or maybe his mild deference to Israel but from what I can tell so far, his main concern is self-preservation and keeping in the media spotlight (*AND his very important first steps towards Canadian dental and pharmaceutical which I don't want to diminish. I would be doing his legacy a disservice if I didn't acknowledge his important contributions during this extremely difficult political time to accomplish anything) However, I also understand the political realities of the NDP being extremely underfunded and becoming exponentially less popular under Jagmeet's leadership. I hope I'm wrong but there's been some pretty heinous examples of him putting political expedience over genuine democratic social issues (If he's not socialist and or wants the NDP to be a pragmatic pro capitalist party, then I really want that to be specifically laid out?!? Maybe that's already been said, I don't follow it the way I used to, especially after how he threw a couple of his MPs under the bus over support of the UK'S Jeremy Corbyn.) For the record, Corbyn is the best thing we could possibly hope for in this country as an unapologetic pro labour politician. Sadly, he would be a perfect example of what would also happen if we elected a real democratic socialist who refused to back Israel's genocidal slaughter of innocent children or privatization of Canada's resources. They would make sure he was called an anti-semite (& pretty much every single other smear possible) and then slowly but surely destroy his government using people from within his own party who would undermine his mandate & agenda, especially with the help of our corporate media who are more ravenously pro-genocide than even the most brutal xenophobic anti-muslim groups in Canada sadly. Still, Jagmeet would then hopefully be forced out of government and a new leader elected?!?! The sad fact is anyone who's not Jewish (or even if they are Jewish) is going to be falsely accused of anti-Semitism for anything other than slavish devotion to the execution of every last man, woman and child in Palestine. The sad reality is that any visible minority, especially any religious visual minority in Canadian federal politics will be merciously persecuted in our insanely concentrated billionaire owned media regardless of the facts but even more so if they look different than your average Canadian hoser. It's totally unfair but is a very obvious reality and needs to be addressed by any leader of the NDP who wants to lead, not just follow. Not addressing this isn't an option as avoiding it or placating this group, like Jagmeet's done is just a recipe for things getting worse. Jagmeet's obviously an extremely intelligent, sympathetic and amazing addition to the NDP team but cannot be the face of the party moving forward as the majority of Canadians whether we like to admit it or not are racist, xenophobic, a combination of either and or both, or at the very, very, very, very least, are an unconsciously biased against a group of visible minorities who are very recently in the media for having an open war with the government of India (Who are an extremely important trading partner, especially given the USA trade situation as well as massive Canadian community after the Chinese). Reality is that the overwhelming majority of politics is fought on "vibes." How the f*** else would Trudeau have ever been elected PM lol!?!?! Sad but true. This all comes back to some very important realities, do the NDP want to slowly but surely become irrelevant or worse help PP destroy Canadian industries?!? Or does the only labour representative political party in Canada want to take this opportunity not to become the UK's "Tony Blair" of Canadian politics, w/ a watered down socialist agenda that makes the NDP a "liberal light option," as the party drifts into political irrelevance?!?!? Or, much more importantly?!?! Is this the first opportunity in probably a couple of generations to inspire the youth vote & contrast an extremely huge division between a working class vision of Canada's future with all of our resources and our working people's efforts against the duopoly of the Conservatives and Liberals pro USA corporate agenda, who are literally taking corporate money from the exact same mega Canadian corporations (subsidiaries of foreign conglomerates) while rolling over for the Trump administration so that they can continue to make money from the billionaires?!?!? F**** seriously! This may be the last chance we get and I can't help but think drawing these STARK POLITICAL CONTRASTS is THE ONLY WAY to unequivocally champion the real goals of an NDP that honestly believes what can be done for Canadians?!?! All while Singh drives around in his Maserati, picking up his Armani suit, while making sure that it all matches his Rolexes........ I'm actually very sure this is a super unfair characterization of Singh BUT even though this may come as a shock, politics isn't fair. We need a Bernie Sanders, unfortunately Charlie is leaving which is too bad as he's more or less our Bernie Sanders but perhaps if we begged him, he may be convinced to stay?!? Regardless, that's what we need an old school socialist who is going to make sure people understand that voting NDP is an actual choice against the Liberals/Cons, and the over 150 years of corruption they represent. The system works, let's stop supporting it for once!
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  118. Canada's border accounts for considerably less than 1% of drugs or refugees than Mexico does, so this obviously has nothing to do with that whatsoever. However, Trump is ONLY allowed to start a trade war without Congressional approval, IF it is "security" related, hence the nonsense about drugs coming from Canada. He intends to extort Canadians to enrich certain corporations and himself at the expense of average Americans. Oil will be exempted because he understands that most Canadian Conservative politicians will gladly sell out the rest of Canadians to ensure that their donors in the oil industry are still profitable as that's who they actually serve (* you can't get a cushy corporate board seat after politics if you didn't deliver the goods). The system works p.s. Liberals aren't much better unfortunately.......
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  119. THE CASE FOR A TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement (greens) that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). Also, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election do people honestly believe he'll go against the donors!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 levels of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 sweep after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  120. Arguments with fools......what a patient man. Deductive reasoning isn't for conservatives
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  121. Democrats lose on purpose so they can blame Republicans for what donors to both parties want. The system works.
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  122. Lol. Yeah, Jimmy Dore said the same thing 18 months ago. Jimmy is a little disingenuous but TYT are either corrupt or incompetent.
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  123. Racism in the British Royalty!?!?! Shocking, the next thing theyll say there's such a thing as Class division.
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  124.  @JHasselroth  actually, he does. Even if he goes into a coma the day before the election he would guarantee that Biden would lose. It would also make it 110% clear that the DNC would rather Trump win than do what they promised in their election platform (public option for health insurance, pharmaceuticals relief, student debt, actual climate change policy, stop drilling in public land and on and on). This would finally lay rest to the ridiculous pretense that the DNC represents anyone other than the donors.
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  125. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything. He promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time.
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  126. Good ol'Americans know how.
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  127. Those are RFK numbers........
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  128. I guess Pete is entitled to the time off that he denied to rail workers.
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  129. ​ @jeanetteeastman1638 exactly, if we let the DNC believe that putting identity politics ahead of the lives of innocent Palestinian children works. It sends a very clear message that the electorate is not only easily manipulated, but that no matter how many crimes against humanity they commit, they will be supported so long as they check a box. The system works
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  130. They also believe in angels so......
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  131.  @MrCuriousk  ok, so as a bot I have a question. Does it make more sense to show Pierre as incompetent leader now with a minority government or allow Carney to squeak in and then take the blame for the inevitable failures against a much larger adversary in Donald Trump or hope that the exposure of PP as an incompetent leader who actually has to explain his inability to govern or solve literally anything?! As a bot, these are my concerns!?!
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  132. Ok, so then ask David why he doesn't support Cornell West? Clearly it doesn't matter which of the duopoly is in place, but at least if enough people start voting third party, it's best start. Vote blue no matter who's is how he got here.
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  133. Affluentza?
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  134. The real question is how long do we pretend that Biden is doing this by accident or ignorance? After decades of the Democrats seemingly to lose for no reason other than extreme incompetence or just simply not wanting to win do we realize that they are working for the same people the Republicans are, the ultra wealthy.
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  135. Lol, conservatives don't read
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  136. Bernie represents real change, only a ground swell of grassroots support will push him to be the candidate. Corporate media will try and destroy him but he has the only record of standing up for average people.
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  137. The system works.
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  138. ProFa is out of hand.
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  139. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  140. My only problem with this David is how you don't go after the completely and totally disingenuous nature of Kamala and the DNC. I get that everyone hates Trump, blah blah blah blah blah blah. Still, both Trump and Kamala have every intention to fully support a genocide which I find problematic because of genocide. Vote third party, it doesn't matter which one because both parties are f**** evil
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  141. Bernie has a choice; fight the military industrial complex, the pharmaceutical industry, the oil industry, the deep state and the world's most powerful industries that can have you (or a loved one) assassinated by a "lone wolf" if you challenge them OR you can be famous, have healthcare, make money, have a secure retirement, go on the talk show circuit and get a book deal. That's a pretty stark choice and I'm starting to think that the only people who would choose the former have to believe in heaven (or more importantly hell) because there's no reward in this life to do the right thing. The system works Panther Party
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  142. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything he promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  143. Ok, So my question is this? Does it make more sense for People to vote NDP and let the normies vote for Carney and Pierre so that Pierre gets a minority government rather than strategic voting that slightly pushes Carney over the line. This would require PP to actually bring his proposed negotiations with Trump back to parliament and force PP to get backing from Parliament at least another party which would make him liable for ACTUAL POLICIES and have to explain himself which he's never actually had to do to the Canadian public. However, if the left strategically votes Liberal, it would sink jagmeet which is a good thing so we can move on to a new leader but unfortunately Carney would then own whatever outcome happens from the Trump negotiation which under the best circumstances will still be terrible and he will own it which will sooner than later lead to a PP super majority? Hence, I personally believe that it makes more sense to vote for your conscience and the NDP even though I don't like Jagmeet and I think that the Canadian public NEEDS to see PP for who he really is (while showing Carney what these neoliberal choices will produce in terms of backlash) and that only happens when PP doesn't just get to complain about government but actually HAS TO GOVERN but I'm very interested in your opinion on this Mr Boots as this is a foundational concern right now? Thanks
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  144. David You're a vote blue No matter who as well. You're not left, you're a centrist and you want your comfortable position maintained. Bri didn't say that she wanted to teach democrats a lesson, quite the opposite. She believes there incapable of learning any lessons and that the only chance that America has is electing a third party and if that means electing Trump so that the green party can get 5% so be it. Slightly improving labor conditions while throwing the flood gates of oil development under Biden really is just a matter of managed decline. The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back).
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  145. We need the PPC to split the tiki torch vote.
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  146. Cynicism, DNC cowardness and the usual predictable nature of money in politics suggests that Kamala will be anointed the candidate so that they can avoid democracy and any discussion of issues such as the Israeli genocide, the needless slaughter of ukrainians and the obvious oversized power that the donors have in picking the next presidential candidate in order to block Bernie Sanders or anyone who actually represents working people. The system works.
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  147. Trudeau is a Corporate Democrat in Canadian clothes.
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  148. Actually, criminalizing the poor IS the answer and solves many problems. First, it sends a clear message to the working poor what's going to happen to them if they don't work multiple jobs with a smile. Second, it keeps a police state that has a constant prison population that works for free and keeps people who may have dangerous leftist views demoralized as well as legally untouchable. Third, people losing their homes or rentals allow hedge funds to buy up housing cheaply while squeezing the rest of the rental class. This also helps keep the serf class compliant. Homelessness is not an accident, it's a plan that's doing exactly what it was designed to. The system works. Panther Party
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  149. Nothing like that twang to confirm legitimacy.
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  150. Why am I not surprised David is a leafs fan, They are the DNC of the NHL
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  151. The only good thing that's going to happen with this selection is that we will be rid of both Jag meat and Trudeau. Otherwise it's going to be a horror show 4 years where the most vulnerable will suffer the worst. Had Trudeau just not lied about the first past the post being the last election. None of this would be an issue. The system works.
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  152. The argument for a third party vote. THE CASE FOR A TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left and working class people. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders in both 2016 & 2020. They would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to reward the donor class & consolidate power into the elites, not help the regular people. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for the last 40ish years, every time they do the Rich get richer and that's a coincidence i suppose), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate collapse & or WW3, which will be the pretext for actual fascism (covid really felt like a soft launch). When that happens and we don't have a movement, (Panther Party or Greens but my concern with the greens is that they will sacrifice themselves on the altar of electoralism that bares no fruit & won't be strident when required) that has been well funded, with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back and systematically finds all of their petty crimes to either discredit them & or more likely incarceration/assassination). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest? If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, purposely making student debt relief fail in a corporate SCOTUS, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border as well as continuing Trump's "wall', failure on climate, failure on a public healthcare option, the most approvals of oil & gas permits, support to break the backs of unions that actually affect the American economy (despite what Krystal ball says, the fact that they broke the rail workers strike with legislation tells you what the DNC will really do when push comes to shove on unions) continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia and American complicity for the genocide in Gaza and on and on and on, etc........... However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, health insurance is out of control, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance. Sadly, the same with Gaza. Even Trump understands that genocide draws too large of a spotlight to grift in the darkness). Also and more importantly, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election, do people honestly believe he'll go against the donors and deliver anything for the working class!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years, it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 branches of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 sweep after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate/fascist frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked, it would re-unite the REAL LEFT and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise to the Left has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot...... Clearly the system is not "working" for us. It's set up for the elites on both sides, so let's stop supporting it! Vote for any 3rd party and throw some sand in the Vaseline. Sure, sure it's going to hurt......... BUT It's going to hurt either way, at least it hurts them as well!!! The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  153. A friend of mine's brother passed during the heat wave, he couldn't get a hold of the corner or police or anybody, eventually they said that around 600 people had died and that there were so many bodies there wasn't enough morgues to process the dead.
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  154. Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America who's eligible for the Presidency. He would destroy Trump BUT the corruption and corporate capture of the DNC would never let that happen. They would obviously prefer Trump because they'll get their tax breaks, continued endless wars, deregulation and blind subservience of the government to corporate America and the ultra wealthy. The system works.
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  155. If only AOC was this passionate about something we actually cared about.
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  156. That's too bad, she was hilarious.
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  157. Rust never sleeps.
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  158. Donate to the People's party, we need to support them to split the tiki torch vote
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  159. Free to be trickled down on.
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  160. I'm starting to think maybe this twerp isn't arguing in good faith?
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  161. Tell that to the Palestinians, the ukrainians, the military industrial complex that all the justice democrats voted for......
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  162. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything. He promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time.
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  163. Cuomo is trying to burnish his reputation because of the grotesque actions of his brother.
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  164. All countries except America knows that America's word means less than nothing.
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  165. Sadly, I don't think Jagmeet is serious about anything other than his fancy suits or Rolex watches, or maybe his mild deference to Israel but from what I can tell so far, his main concern is self-preservation and keeping in the media spotlight (*AND his very important first steps towards Canadian dental and pharmaceutical which I don't want to diminish. I would be doing his legacy a disservice if I didn't acknowledge his important contributions during this extremely difficult political time to accomplish anything) However, I also understand the political realities of the NDP being extremely underfunded and becoming exponentially less popular under Jagmeet's leadership. I hope I'm wrong but there's been some pretty heinous examples of him putting political expedience over genuine democratic social issues (If he's not socialist and or wants the NDP to be a pragmatic pro capitalist party, then I really want that to be specifically laid out?!? Maybe that's already been said, I don't follow it the way I used to, especially after how he threw a couple of his MPs under the bus over support of the UK'S Jeremy Corbyn.) For the record, Corbyn is the best thing we could possibly hope for in this country as an unapologetic pro labour politician. Sadly, he would be a perfect example of what would also happen if we elected a real democratic socialist who refused to back Israel's genocidal slaughter of innocent children or privatization of Canada's resources. They would make sure he was called an anti-semite (& pretty much every single other smear possible) and then slowly but surely destroy his government using people from within his own party who would undermine his mandate & agenda, especially with the help of our corporate media who are more ravenously pro-genocide than even the most brutal xenophobic anti-muslim groups in Canada sadly.  Still, Jagmeet would then hopefully be forced out of government and a new leader elected?!?! The sad fact is anyone who's not Jewish (or even if they are Jewish) is going to be falsely accused of anti-Semitism for anything other than slavish devotion to the execution of every last man, woman and child in Palestine. The sad reality is that any visible minority, especially any religious visual minority in Canadian federal politics will be merciously persecuted in our insanely concentrated billionaire owned media regardless of the facts but even more so if they look different than your average Canadian hoser. It's totally unfair but is a very obvious reality and needs to be addressed by any leader of the NDP who wants to lead, not just follow. Not addressing this isn't an option as avoiding it or placating this group, like Jagmeet's done is just a recipe for things getting worse. Jagmeet's obviously an extremely intelligent, sympathetic and amazing addition to the NDP team but cannot be the face of the party moving forward as the majority of Canadians whether we like to admit it or not are racist, xenophobic, a combination of either and or both, or at the very, very, very, very least, are an unconsciously biased against a group of visible minorities who are very recently in the media for having an open war with the government of India (Who are an extremely important trading partner, especially given the USA trade situation as well as massive Canadian community after the Chinese). Reality is that the overwhelming majority of politics is fought on "vibes." How the f*** else would Trudeau have ever been elected PM lol!?!?! Sad but true. This all comes back to some very important realities, do the NDP want to slowly but surely become irrelevant or worse help PP destroy Canadian industries?!? Or does the only labour representative political party in Canada want to take this opportunity not to become the UK's "Tony Blair" of Canadian politics, w/ a watered down socialist agenda that makes the NDP a "liberal light option," as the party drifts into political irrelevance?!?!? Or, much more importantly?!?! Is this the first opportunity in probably a couple of generations to inspire the youth vote & contrast an extremely huge division between a working class vision of Canada's future with all of our resources and our working people's efforts against the duopoly of the Conservatives and Liberals pro USA corporate agenda, who are literally taking corporate money from the exact same mega Canadian corporations (subsidiaries of foreign conglomerates) while rolling over for the Trump administration so that they can continue to make money from the billionaires?!?!?  F**** seriously! This may be the last chance we get and I can't help but think drawing these STARK POLITICAL CONTRASTS is THE ONLY WAY to unequivocally champion the real goals of an NDP that honestly believes what can be done for Canadians?!?! All while Singh drives around in his Maserati,  picking up his Armani suit, while making sure that it all matches his Rolexes........ I'm actually very sure this is a super unfair characterization of Singh BUT even though this may come as a shock, politics isn't fair.  We need a Bernie Sanders, unfortunately Charlie is leaving which is too bad as he's more or less our Bernie Sanders but perhaps if we begged him, he may be convinced to stay?!? Regardless, that's what we need an old school socialist who is going to make sure people understand that voting NDP is an actual choice against the Liberals/Cons, and the over 150 years of corruption they represent.  The system works, let's stop supporting it for once!
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  166. Corporate Joe 3: this time its about the $
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  167. Many Canadians also believe that angels are real as well.
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  168. Well....... if Nazis actually do work in the Ukraine army then is it propaganda for Russia to say its fighting Nazis? Ukraine is definitely not all Nazis BUT Nazis definitely DO fight for Ukraine.
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  169. But vote blue no matter who right David?
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  170. Joementia's only purpose is to keep Bernie Sanders out of the white house, despite being the MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN IN THE COUNTRY!!! The donors would obviously prefer a Trump presidency than Americans getting Medicare-4-All from Bernie or even worse, someone who would stop the endless wars. The CIA and the Military industrial complex would never let that happen, Bernie would be MLK'd by a "lone wolf" long before he reached the podium. The system works
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  171. It seems like Maddie made an agreement to not talk to him about his million dollars worth of political donations from the pharmaceutical industry. But was completely surprised that there was any other questions
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  172. She's a Hobbit.
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  173. David is either simple or a Paid shill who benefits from pretending that the DNC isn't just the same as the RNC but with empty identity politics. The system works
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  174. Jagmeet Singh is more interested in sitting at Trudeau's cool kid table in his fancy suits than defending against the murder of innocent women and children. Once Jagmeet came out against Corbyn i knew he was the Tony Blair of Canadian politics.
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  175. The difference between the right and the left is that the right agrees that disinformation is the most effective way to gain money and power because they know that their base is too ignorant to know better. Unfortunately the left has a sliding scale of ignorance and you can't even get them to agree to disagree cuz everyone is special and entitled to their own version of what's most important (it's class by the way).
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  176. Weekend At Biden's: the walking dead.
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  177. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything he promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  178. The great thing about convincing stupid people to vote against their own interests is that they are stupid. The system works!
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  179. You've made it to the inner circle, just like Ryan Grimm you'll need to run cover for the squad to maintain your good standing. The system works.
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  180. (This argument has to be adressed head-on, immediately!!!) VOTE 3RD PARTY! OR: WHY I'M NOT AFRAID OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM and why I'm more afraid of being complicit in the genocide of Gaza, rather than all the horrible stuff that Trump will do BUT that the DNC will also do, however slightly less and maybe even accidentally something good........ I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest?!?! Seriously. If Harris is elected then everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Harris presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on green infrastructure, failure on voting rights, failure on a public opinion, failure on police reform, failure on $15 min wage, failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable, failure in Gaza, continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia, etc..... However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked purposely by the actual Left it, would tell the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that after the Palestinians it could be the place that their families are from next. Not to mention the fact, that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Vote third party, knowing full well that it will more than likely elect Donald j. Trump and that you are proud of it because it's better than voting for genocide. Lastly, always remind Liberals when they say that Donald Trump will be worse. Unfortunately genocide is the WORST and we're already there. Yes, he will more than likely kill even faster, which is unbelievably horrific BUT if the clearly stated goals of Israel is to be believed, then tragically everyone in Palestine will eventually be dead regardless of the timeline. This is unacceptable on every possible level, there's no lesser of two evils when fucking genocide is concerned.
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  181. THE CASE FOR A TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement (greens) that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare, continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia and American complicity for the genocide in Gaza. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance. Sadly the same with Gaza). Also, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election do people honestly believe he'll go against the donors!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 levels of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 sweep after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  182. Let's always remember people like Medhi were more than comfortable to ingratiate himself with corporate media by throwing people who were actually brave enough to stand up against the Israeli propaganda way under the bus, people like Jeremy Corbyn or Assange are perfect examples of his duplicity. That's why he still supports the Democratic party despite its overwhelming support of genocide, or his support of the Labour party in Britain who also supports the genocide in Gaza. Medhi supports both of those governments whole heartedly because he wants to be on the side of money and influence in the Establishment. He's a sellout and is exactly as Norm Finkelstein describes him as a 'piece of.........'
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  183. Hmmmm, her rhetoric autoresponder jammed.
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  184. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). .
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  185. David is just another David Pakman, Young Turks, majority report, they are just helping the DNC....... For my "Lefty" dollar I'm all in on the Bad Faith podcast with Brianna Joy Grey as she's been extremely consistent on her positions on many difficult issues on the left and has always called out the genocide in Gaza (*the infamous partial eye roll that cost her job at The Hill on Rising when trying to politely address an Israeli hostage's family member's IDF propaganda who Bri specifically said that she didn't want to debate but was forced to by the company. Which now looks completely on purpose, as a pretext to fire her to silence her criticism of the IDF and it's many war crimes. Still worth a watch) More importantly, unlike most of the YT "Left" podcasts, she doesn't engage in the daily clickbait that soft sells the DNC or downplays it's complicity in genocide with "Orange Man Worstestest Ever" narratives but rather drills down on specific issues with extremely powerful guests that are very informative as well as emotional as they really engage in the stakes of the shareholders of each affected group. BJG is the GOAT of these general opinion shows for shizzle!
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  186. Poilievre's charm really comes through as Canadian's are forced to listen him as a result of a Trump victory.
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  187. Those bullet points were a GOP to-do list. I wonder if George Orwell knew that 1984 was a "How To" book?
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  188. Only sheep need a leader. NoMeansNo
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  189. Poilievre's charm offensive is the only reason any of these people have a chance......
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  190. WHAT IF THE DEM$ WANT TO LOSE?!?!? Seriously, it solves a lot of problems they can't deal with? Trump will unapologetically break all promises to Ukraine so they get to send more money there but don't have to own the inevitable failure, help Israel utterly destroy Palestine and ethnically cleanse the people, destroy a resurgence of Unions, tax breaks for the donor class, stop the green agenda, clamp down on domestic dissent and on and on and on. All of these things the Democrats would love to do but know it's extremely unpopular with the base and existential for the actual Left. The Democrats can then fundraise off Trump's reign of terror while reminding everyone what they get for not supporting Corporate Democrats. This herds normies back to the Right side of the DNC and they can blame the Left for trying to help the working class. All the donors are happy with their tax breaks, while opposition to the duopoly is crushed and Democrats can say UKRAINE and the Israeli Genocide is Trump's fault. Sounds like a plan to me?!?!?! The system works.
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  191. She's been paying attention to the Democrats.
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  192. Lol, the system works.......
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  193. Joe mansion doesn't care if he is not elected, he's already rewarded his donors and give him cover to the Democrats to not do what they campaigned on. Now he can retire to a cushy board seat and go on the talk show circuit. The system works
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  194. Vote 3rd party. KAMALA WILL SUPPORT NEOLIBERALISM, THE M.I.COMPLEX INSTEAD OF WORKERS & THE MURDER OF TEN'S OF 1000's OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN, The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left and working class people. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders in both 2016 & 2020. They would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to reward the donor class & consolidate power into the elites, not help regular people. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for the last 40ish years, every time they do the Rich get richer and that's a coincidence i suppose), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate collapse & or WW3, which will be the pretext for actual fascism (covid really felt like a soft launch). When that happens and we don't have a movement, (Panther Party or Greens but my concern with the greens is that they will sacrifice themselves on the altar of electoralism that bares no fruit & won't be strident when required) that has been well funded, with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back and systematically finds all of their petty crimes to either discredit them & or more likely incarceration/assassination). A Case for a 2nd Trump presidency. Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest? If Harris is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Harris presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, purposely making student debt relief fail in a corporate SCOTUS, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border as well as continuing Trump's "wall', failure on climate, failure on a public healthcare option, the most approvals of oil & gas permits, support to break the backs of unions that actually affect the American economy (despite what Krystal ball says, the fact that they broke the rail workers strike with legislation tells you what the DNC will really do when push comes to shove on unions) continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia and American complicity for the genocide in Gaza and on and on and on, etc........... However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, health insurance is out of control, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance. Sadly, the same with Gaza. Even Trump understands that genocide draws too large of a spotlight to grift in the darkness). Also, once we push Harris across the line and she tastes POWER, do people honestly believe she'll go against the donors and deliver anything for the working class!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Harris serves 4 years, it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 branches of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 sweep after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Harris. The reality is that we can boil the climate/fascist frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked, it would re-unite the REAL LEFT and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise to the Left has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot...... Clearly the system is not "working" for us. It's set up for the elites on both sides, so let's stop supporting it! Vote for any 3rd party and throw some sand in the Vaseline. Sure, sure it's going to hurt......... BUT It's going to hurt either way, at least it hurts them as well!!! The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party. Doesn't matter who, just NOT THEM!!!
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  195. And Gawd said, "PSYCHE!"
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  196. GOP will drop the filibuster the moment it's convenient without a second thought. The only real question is why don't the Dems? Either they are too incompetent or won't to protect the donor class. Either way the results are the same. #thesystemworks but for whom?
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  197. Singh is our only hope, articulate, funny and an accomplished lawyer. Trudeau is a smug trust fund baby, he won't be able to run on his hair this time, his neoliberal corporate record is clear.
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  198.  @paddleduck5328  with Rachel it'd be more like "why would you rather lose a general election to Trump than drop out and support corporate Joe now?" I'm paraphrasing of course but you get the jist
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  199.  @paddleduck5328  me too but her corporate media handlers will be giving directions. We shall see
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  200. The system works.
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  201. THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. The DNC knew that Joementia was fully unable to serve another 4 years, but they were terrified of an open primary as Bernie Sanders or anyone who wasn't willing to tow the corporate right-wing side of the Democratic party might actually win. So they made sure to weekend at Bernie's him to this stage so that they could make sure that nobody except what the billionaire corporate donors wanted. Would have any chance. The DNC doesn't give too f**** s** about the American people, democracy, the existential threat of trump. They only care about their power and or the donor class that they protect.  The system works N
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  202.  @RoderickEtheria  I'm starting to think you may not be familiar with sarcasm
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  203. Let's hope that this kills twitter and costs Musk his fortune.
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  204. Could you imagine if the establishment wasn't allowed to smear Corbyn as an anti semite with zero evidence and the help of the media (James O'Brien continues to and wonder's why Britain is f'd))?!? Corbyn as PM would have had the courage to stand against this genocide, advocate for public housing, nationalize the water and energy system along with many other policies that would actually help the working class rather than further enrich the ultra wealthy. Sadly, Britain got Starmer who will deliver more of the same, when he delivers nothing, again, the people will elect a far-right reform party eventually in utter disgust with the failure of neoliberalism. The system works.
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  205. You're like a young D. Pakman.......
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  206. Borg: you must be assimilated.
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  207. The system works.
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  208. Exactly, the system works.
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  209. Unfortunately FPTP system won't allow for popular opinion to translate into votes, especially with the greens siphoning off the progressive vote. Unless the greens make a specific deal with NDP to sit out certain races it would be impossible. I could see if the NDP started looking like a potential winner the world's most concentrated media in Canada would go ape s*** in attack ads and bad press not to mention like happens in BC the Liberals would probably start donating to the greens in order to split the progressive vote once again. I'm not saying you shouldn't vote but we should be conscious of the fact it will be an extremely uphill battle and we would need an unprecedented amount of young people voting which I think would be very unlikely.
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  210. It doesn't matter, all they have to do is run on how much you hate Trudeau. The reality is if you drive an hour out of Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver and or any midsize city you will find "old stock Canadians" who support most of the racist, xenophobic, anti LGBTQ, anti environmental, anti union, anti indigenous and pretty much anything that isn't for selfish petty cruelty that encourages the Christian white nationalism that is the sad undercurrent of conservative Canadian society. Also, keep in mind how racist and homophobic the massive amount of immigrants we are bringing to the country from super religious right-wing countries. You know it's sad but true...........
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  211. The DNC loves Trump, their donors get deregulation, control of the internet and tax breaks. The DNC wash their hands of LGBTQ Rights, Ukraine/Gaza, while they fundraisie off Trump's reign of terror & threaten the Left to let Trump win again if they don't support the DNC's 2028 Corporate candidate, "Liz Cheney for President!!!" Resistance is Futile. The system works.
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  212. There's no Left, only Neoliberals DNC ran with Liz Cheney instead of Bernie, unlike Trump the DNC couldn't even be bothered to lie about stopping the genocide in Gaza and couldn't deliver ANYTHING TANGIBLE TO THE WORKING CLASS EXCEPT EMPTY IDENTITY POLITICS (*Kamala supports raising the minimum wage!! Ok, to fucking what?!?! Fucking when?!?! Will it be stopped by the parliamentarian!?!?) Sad reality is that the Democrats prefer Donald Trump in the White House as he solves all of their problems. Now they can blame him for Gaza, Ukraine, failed infrastructure, disaster relief without funding, poverty, destroyed middle class, Middle East in flames, etc....... The system works.
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  213. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  214. Lol, well she did call her a moron.
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  215. We need to get rid of FPTP elections, when the Liberals vere forced to work with the NDP we got universal healthcare. P.s. greens in this country split the vote for the left and only offer the word green a lot. They kept the BC Liberals in power for almost 20 years
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  216. The establishment loves pushing this, let them eat eachother
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  217. The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide, the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement that has been well funded and trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over). Therefore, like the Black Panther Party, we need to build a parallel government that ACTUALLY meaningfully delivers material difference for the poor - up to the middle class (people need to know that they aren't expected to be poor forever). Then a commitment from leadership personally to donate all money earned after hitting the average middle class wages to the Panther Party (for lack of a better term that has historical context). The leadership would commit to a broader set of goals (M4A, anti war foreign policy, etc) that are not negotiable to the duopoly. Continue to use the resources to hire doctors, educators, lawyers, security and financial services for Party members and the poor. Also use the resources to buy housing/support business and the very last thing is to support electoral politics in so much as boots on the ground or fund raising from outside of the Party for candidates who have our same stated goals with an explicit understanding that if they end up being traitors we will use our resources to make there lives very uncomfortable (not violence but paid protestors, lawsuits, basically act like a hostile corporation). Anything short of that promotes the false hope that electoral politics can be changed to help the working class. Electoralism's last chance was Bernie Sanders and that failed so the inevitable war is coming and unless we start organizing now or we will all lose when the planet burns. The system works, let's stop supporting it. Panther Party
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  218. The system works.
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  219. Unfortunately the only thing worse than Trudeau is Polllievere.......
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  220. Exactly, we don't want a President who supports genocide..........
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  221. They screwed her because they know that outside of Vancouver, BC is racist, conservative and resource development union based. They'd lose if they elected her but at least they have some integrity.
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  222. I've read through some of it and I noticed that there's never specific examples of anti-Semitic practices, it's always in the abstract. Sadly, anti-Semitism is real, so is politically motivated smear campaigns to discredit those who would defend Palestinians. There's a difference between Israel and the Jewish people, you can hold the government to account while supporting Jewish people in Israel and beyond without being anti-Semitic, to suggest otherwise is not only deeply offensive, it's a disservice to the Jewish people not to mention the Palestinians.
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  223. Unfortunately Ukraine is doomed in this war, the only question is if we all die in a nuclear holocaust. It's sad but true.
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  224. BARRRFFFFPH
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  225. I never thought of Trump as an ideological dictator, he'd be into it of course but only as a cult of personality. Instead he's just a petty grifter who made it to the top. DeSantis on the other hand is highly educated and I could definitely see him wanting world dominance to place his name firmly in history. As far as my fascist dollar goes I'd say Rotten Ronnie is a much more dangerous individual.
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  226. Even conservatives hate her.
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  227. Yeah, you can find stupid people at a Democrat rally as well and neither party serves the people. The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement (greens) that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). Also, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election does K/K honestly believe he'll go against the donors!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 levels of government and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 campaign after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  228. He supports genocide. Deal breaker
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  229. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything he promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  230. Manchin is just doing what the DNC can't admit, as Biden said to the donors "nothing will fundamentally change."
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  231. I would have preferred a courtesy and thumbs down.
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  232. I believe that the fallout from all of these tariffs is going to hurt Canadians very badly, regardless of whoever is in government & they are going to be blamed no matter what they did or didn't do. Therefore, I have a massive concern about the Liberals winning by a hair and then getting slaughtered a few years later by the inevitable massive recession that's coming regardless as to who wins or what agreements they make. As I personally believe the Trump organization is tanking the economy on purpose for a variety of reasons (homeless people don't protest, bankruptcies make for cheap housing BuyBacks that can be turned into rentals, etc). When that happens, nobody is going to remember that PP is a trump wannabe, as PP will just say that he was right and that if you elect him he can make all of their problems instantly disappear. You have to remember that most people are borderline mentally challenged and when under duress they will believe any snake oil salesman who promises a better tomorrow, regardless of the obvious faults in their logic. That's why PP needs to win a minority government, if he does, then he has to work with the NDP which more or less guarantees that he can't do anything crazy and PP will own the inevitable recession. This will inevitably give enough room to the Liberals so that they can credibly say things have changed and Carney can come back with standard neoliberalism, Rather than PP's hyper neoconservatism that sells out the larger Canadian economy, all for oil and resource extraction. I can't stress this enough, if Carney wins and eeks out a 3 or 4-year government, he is going to own the inevitable massive decline in the standard of living of Canadians. When that happens, all of the sad, stupid desperate people who watch the world's most concentrated media of billionaires in the world. Will eventually elect PP in a electoral super majority that allows him to ram through every single possible horrific, conservative wet fever dream, I'm talking destroying all of the CBC, bring back the death penalty for fentanyl dealers, life sentences for drug offenses, DOGE'ing the federal government, a complete militarization of the Canadian Army where we buy f-35s that don't actually work to the tune of trillions, dissolution of the FPCC (Farm Products Council of Canada) and the further erosion of our farming communities, 100's of billions of oil infrastructure investment for a single province and a Doug Ford style privatization of Canada's healthcare to "take pressure off healthcare" by allowing the wealthy to skip the line as the rest of our wait times increase as a result & our quality of care declines because when rich people aren't forced to use the same system as the rest of us, they will defund it accordingly, etc..... The sad reality is Canadians have to be forced to deal with PP's charm offensive on a nightly basis for at least a couple years in order for Canadians to understand what they're buying before he gets a majority government which will 110% f**** happen. If Carney wins he has to wear the the inevitable recession that Trump has planned for the world & PP will eventually be able to tear up any agreement Carney made & sell out Canadian workers to the American Corporations like they did for NAFTA. That's why I'm telling everyone I know to vote their conscience, that means Greens, NDP and god help us all, the PPC. Anything short of that? And they're going to make Cruella Deville Milhouse into Thanos and I'm really not okay with that. Unfortunately, PP is like an STD, it's going to sting for awhile doing our business but it will run its course & we can get back to the usual slow decent into Neoliberalism's boarded up main Street hellscape rather than PP hoisting a 51st flag over Parliament. Not a great choice BUT definitely one with real consequences we need to consider. The system works.
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  233. BUT vote blue no matter who Right David?!?!?!?
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  234. I'm sure the fact that he sounds like a Looney tunes character probably contributed to his every man for himself ideology.
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  235. This feels like a meta piece.
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  236. I can't support anyone who promotes Biden who is complicit in these murders.
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  237. Kamala Harris; like sorry we totally destroyed your country and your region but f u and the international humanitarian treaties we signed
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  238. Both sides, yadda yadda yadda #TheSystemWorks
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  239. Please do the clip first and ramble on afterwards.......
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  240. Yeah but Ontario is more interested in watching the Leafs blow it then listening to facts. Besides, they can't support the Party that thier daughter's boyfriend with the nose ring likes........ Gawd I'm so happy I moved to BC, right around the time Ontario traded long term healthcare, infrastructure and education for cheap smokes and no photo radar from Harris.
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  241. The DNC is controlled opposition, who are actively planning against the interests of working people, it's not that the DNC made a mistake or are misunderstanding when it comes to strategy or goals. Their SOLE purpose is to block the Left, reward the donors, while avoiding accountability. FULL STOP. PERIOD. Using that as a framework, did the DNC actually lose 2024? Bernie's movement is dead, ALL the DNC leaders kept their positions, ALL the DNC donors got deregulation & massive tax breaks, DNC gets to shift blame for Gaza/Ukraine (while still managing to help murder 100's of thousands of innocent people) on the Left, collapsing infrastructure & inflation on Trump and BEST OF ALL, after 4 more years of Trump terrorizing normies, they will be begging for the next warhawk corporate DNC candidate. "Liz Cheney for President 2028!?!?!" So! If the DNC'S REAL agenda was actually to block progress, reward donors & consolidate power, was the last 50 year's of Neoliberal destruction of the middle class a failure or a massive success for the DNC's "good billionaire's?!?!" Clearly we've entered the Weimar Republic 2.0, as the Democrats will acquiesce to any of Trump's most depraved horrors to safeguard their privilege and wealth. Sound familiar!?!? The system works.
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  242. THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. The DNC knew that Joementia was fully unable to serve another 4 years, but they were terrified of an open primary as Bernie Sanders or anyone who wasn't willing to tow the corporate right-wing side of the Democratic party might actually win. So they made sure to drag him across the stage so that they could make sure that nobody except what the billionaire corporate donors wanted would have any chance. The DNC doesn't give too f**** s** about the American people, democracy, the existential threat of trump. They only care about their power and or the donor class that they protect. The system works
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  243. Fuck that, put this guy on top of the ticket and Kamala as VP. She's the princess of cringe and barely electable but by making her VP they can pretend she's relevant (Hilary will always be the queen 👑)
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  244. But vote blue no matter who right David!?!?!
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  245. The Left has a choice; fight the military industrial complex, the pharmaceutical industry, the oil industry, the deep state and the world's most powerful industries that can have you (or a loved one) assassinated by a "lone wolf" if you challenge them OR you can be famous, have healthcare, make money, have a secure retirement, go on the talk show circuit and get a book deal. That's a pretty stark choice and I'm starting to think that the only people who would choose the former have to believe in heaven (or more importantly hell) because there's no reward in this life to do the right thing.
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  246. Two things can be true at the same time, Trump and GOP are the party of oligarchs AND Democrats are ALSO the party of Oligarchs. The system works.
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  247. We're Poland in 1939 & these Einstein's want to tie us even closer to mein Drumpf after praising NAFTA, the "free" trade agreement that stole a million jobs & got us into this mess in the first place?!? The Liberals & Conservatives are 2 sides of the same corrupt corporate coin, that sells out Canadian workers, shipping jobs away for cheap crap & no future for our kids in this neoliberal hellscape of boarded up main streets for taxpayer funded Amazon factory jobs where you hope to survive to the end of the day, just to do it again for nothing at the end of the week except a slightly larger credit card bill....... & these soulless dead husks, pretend to be "journalists" & not the shameless propaganda spewing cheerleaders they are. The system works.
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  248. Ceo's wife said that "he touched many people lives." He sure did and one of them just touched back........
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  249. I was a fan of Medhi at first but eventually I suspected he was a Liberal shill. He defended the "squad" and soft pedals the vote blue no matter who narrative that enables the Democrat party to use the Republicans to get away with war crimes. Still, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt ........however, if you look at his interview with Julian Assange's family (The 1st one, not the second when he realized that he was going to be Right of wsj, New York Times, haretz, and the liberal media establishment ) he was dismissive, brought up CIA talking points and totally ignored evidence of the illegal activity towards Assange to push the security apparatus agenda. He is only on the right side of these issues when it affects him personally or the establishment gives him permission, otherwise, he's perfectly fine with carrying the establishment's propaganda water.
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  250. I find these type of interviews are in poor taste on both sides, looking for the stupidest person in a crowd and saying look, "they're all that way". It's poor journalism.
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  251. The DNC loves Trump, their donors get deregulation, control of the internet and tax breaks. The DNC wash their hands of LGBTQ Rights, Ukraine/Gaza, while they fundraisie off Trump's reign of terror & threaten the Left to let Trump win again if they don't support the DNC's 2028 Corporate candidate, "Liz Cheney for President!!!" Resistance is Futile. The system works.
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  252. Keep in mind that Canada is racist, had they just kept Muclair and waited for Trudeau to implode. We would be looking at an NDP government
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  253. There's no friends among Conservatives, just people who are more or less useful.
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  254. No one cares. The Democratic party loves a conservative SCOTUS, it keeps Biden's promise that "nothing will fundamentally change" to the donors while using a conservative court as an excuse to the left. The system works.
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  255. Yeah because most arguments of the millionaires like Kyle and Crystal are in bad faith.
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  256. If only the church was paid in alter boys.....
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  257. She's the only reason why I watched. Unsubscribe.
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  258. The great thing about having morons for supporters is that they are morons.
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  259. She'll retire to a cushy corporate board seat. The system works.
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  260. Yeah but vote blue no matter who right David?!?!
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  261. The system works.
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  262. I heard he was a paid for actor as a part of the pharmaceutical industrial complex...........
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  263. David, I think your point about black mail is super important BUT I believe that runs through both parties. You don't get anywhere near power unless they can ruin you or a loved one.
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  264. Outrage culture would rather reelect Trump then accept that not everyone agrees with you but still votes. The truly pure left voter is probably 5% of the electorate or less. Get Trump out of the white house and then argue about the finer points. The Right has already agreed, it's all about greed and power.
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  265. Joementia's only purpose is to keep Bernie Sanders out of the white house, despite being the MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN IN THE COUNTRY!!! The donors would obviously prefer a Trump presidency than Americans getting Medicare-4-All from Bernie or even worse, someone who would stop the endless wars. The CIA and the Military industrial complex would never let that happen, Bernie would be MLK'd by a "lone wolf" long before he reached the podium. The system works
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  266. Upwards, not downwards and always twirling, twirling towards freedumb
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  267. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything. He promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time.
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  268. Fortunately, David edited this push his point of view of being a centrist. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything he promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  269. With their beetie little eyes and flappy heads
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  270. Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America who's eligible for the Presidency. He would destroy Trump BUT the corruption and corporate capture of the DNC would never let that happen. They would obviously prefer Trump because they'll get their tax breaks, continued endless wars, deregulation and blind subservience of the government to corporate America and the ultra wealthy. The system works.
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  271. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  272. That's definitely part of it, but let's not forget that he is the Tony Blair of Canadian politics. Too bad we didn't get Angus, the Bernie Sanders
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  273.  @Cussy69_420  huh?
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  274.  @spicymemes7458  exactly. Vote blue no matter who!
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  275. Meh. Im from there and I read my Facebook from my highschool as I live in BC. They are dumb as posts, Ford will win. Go Leafs or whatever.......
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  276. I love JB smooth!
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  277. The Left needs to learn to do more than point out the obvious.
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  278. That's what happens when you eat all those pills he sells .......
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  279. Negligence causing death?
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  280. I appreciate how non compete is bad for workers but as a small business owner I understand that having a manager walk out with a client list to start up a competing business that hasn't had to pay all the overhead to maintain these clients is concerning. I pay better than anyone else in my industry but there's very little I can do if an employee decides to steal my files and go after my clients. I support these changes generally but to pretend it doesn't affect people unfairly does a disservice to work reform.
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  281. Yeah but he's our bastard
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  282. And yet these clowns are willing to do what it takes to extract power from the establishment whereas the Squad refuses to do anything.......
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  283. ProFa will need to find a new Gawd, i'm Calling Tucker Carlson 2024
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  284. THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO LOSE When they lose they don't have to govern and have an excuse for why things keep getting worse by blaming Republicans. Then they can fundraise on all the terrible things Republicans do while their donors reap the benefits of GOP tax cuts and deregulation. Democrats are still rich after they lose, still get invited to all the rich people parties and keep their real constituents happy, the donors. The system works.
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  285. Yeah but vote blue no matter who right David?!?!?!?
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  286. But vote blue no matter who Right David?!?!?
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  287.  @LogicalMuzikmixer  nope, I think that Putin was supported by the western leadership (before you talk about this point, look it up. USA, Canada and other western European leadership was favorable towards Putin at first) and supported precisely because of his time in the KGB as anti-democratic authoritarian. Like pretty much every single country getting out from a repressive government they didn't want "real" democracy but rather a client state that would cheaply sell off their resources to the West's corporations while ensuring that the Russian people would have no benefits. That's why Putin was able to sell off Russian assets to the oligarchy and consolidate power in the Russian state. This benefitted the western corporations while making sure that no "bad example" was set for a country's natural resources being used to help it's actual citizens It wasn't until the USA under Bush Jr broke it's promise to Yeltsin to not move NATO one inch closer to the Russian border but instead totally surrounding Russia with nuclear armed NATO new members. Once Putin realized that he was going to be Gadaffi'd by the western governments he took Crimea and said that if Ukraine moved towards NATO he'd invade. Then the USA backed a coup against a democratically elected Ukraine government that was pro Russia because they chose a Russian free trade agreement over the less favorable pro corporation IMF deal (once again, before you call me out look it up. It's literally on a voice recording of the state department picking Zelensky because he would support western corporate interests). Truth is that our governments don't give one s*** about progressive, democracy or freedom, but work entirely for the corporations that pay them. Just remember that all of our governments work for Saudi Arabia, China, India and a whole bunch of other authoritarian leaders. So long as they're paying the right people. It's only when they aren't profiting the corporations that have been chosen that there are no longer " good" governments. The system works
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  288. Keep your head up Bernie, effective leaders of the left have a tendency to get shot.
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  289. Yes, I'm hoping that a species that was able to overcome the vastness of space, is zero gravity travel and all of the craziness that comes with the loneliness interstellar travel has been murdered on arrival. What are two things is true, it's here to collect data kill us what data to help us. If it's the first one, it's only a matter of time before they figure it out because traveling through space and almost literally time considering the amount of space out there means they are far far ahead of us. The second, after we leave attack them so they've done nothing. Means they are reconsidering first option. If they contacted me. I would be hard pressed to save humanity. Not because I don't think there's many people to be saved but more because don't now if the project as a whole is worth saving!
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  290. And yet the DNC would still rather Trump win to keep their donors happy then to deliver anything Corporate Joe promised on his election campaign. I think it's important to remind Democrats of what happened to the leaders of the Weimar government in pre-Nazi Germany, they assumed that they'd keep their wealth and status if they let Hitler terrorize Jews and other minorities, even though Hitler continued to consolidate power. By the time they realized that sacrificing the lives of others for their own self interest wasn't going to be enough, it was too late and Hitler came for them too. We need to remind the DNC that they need to actually deliver for the working class, not just for us BUT FOR THEMSELVES.
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  291. Jagmeet is the Tony Blair of Canadian politics.
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  292. I live in Vancouver, I definitely missed my million but maybe if I bring back my empties I can afford bus fare
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  293. VOTE 3RD PARTY! OR: WHY I'M NOT AFRAID OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM and why I'm more afraid of being complicit in the genocide of Gaza, rather than all the horrible stuff that Trump will do BUT that the DNC will also do, however slightly less and maybe even accidentally something good........ I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest?!?! Seriously. If Harris is elected then everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Harris presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on green infrastructure, failure on voting rights, failure on a public opinion, failure on police reform, failure on $15 min wage, failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable, failure in Gaza, continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia, etc..... However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked purposely by the actual Left it, would tell the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that after the Palestinians it could be the place that their families are from next. Not to mention the fact, that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Vote third party, knowing full well that it will more than likely elect Donald j. Trump and that you are proud of it because it's better than voting for a genocide. Lastly, always remind Liberals when they say that Donald Trump will be worse, that genocide is already the WORST and yet the DNC is currently supporting it with 2000 lb bombs. Yes, Trump will more than likely increase the rate of Palestinian deaths, which is unbelievably horrific BUT if the clearly stated goals of Israel's political leaders is to be believed, then tragically everyone in Palestine will eventually be dead regardless of the timeline. This is unacceptable on every possible level, there's no lesser of two evils when fucking genocide is concerned. Kamala is an empty vessel to be filled with the military industrial complexes murderous interests for not only Gaza BUT obviously for the next place to invade once they've executed every last Palestinian man, woman and child. Vote for ANY 3rd party that doesn't support genocide, if the DNC doesn't lose based on this issue, then they will understand that Americans literally support genocide.
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  294. It's always the same question for low wage Republicans, what's more important; racism, homophobia, environmental destruction or a decent living. The very definition of cutting your nose off to spite your face. The system works.
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  295. Trudeau chose his own power over Canadians never having to have another conservative majority again. He's a piece of s***.
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  296. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything he promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  297. With Starmer being basically Tony Blair part 2, it's only going to get worse.
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  298. Democrats are even more corrupt than the Republicans, at least the RNC say they are about being selfish and helping the ultra wealthy. The fact that Democrats are celebrating a bunch of right lunatics taking control of the house because they lost to these fascists as a result of their corporate corruption says everything about their priorities.......
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  299.  @webman1956  agreed. And Pelosi's lackey Jefferies will be happy to have an excuse to still not help the working class. Like I said the system works.
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  300. Oprah is a scavenger of human misery, the fact that she won't support the person she made famous and made money off while knowing that Oz was a snake oil salesmen says everything you need to know about Oprah. Saying sorry about being a scammer while keeping the money isn't being apologetic, it's PR......
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  301. Please be careful Nina, Emurica is dangerous place for real progressives.
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  302. But you'll still be pushing "blue no matter who" in a year David.......
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  303. Exactly. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything. He promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time. Millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less convincing than they think.
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  304.  @MackerelSkyLtd  the duopoly it is! The system works.
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  305.  @MackerelSkyLtd  how many decades will It take for the Democrats to vote for rank choice voting to to destroy the only mechanism they have forcing the left to vote for the duopoly? The reality is that the Democrats have the sliding right for at least 40 years and I don't believe what positive LRN vote changes that. 5% would not only get federal funding for the green party, but more importantly, send a message that breaking every promise to the left has consequences.
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  306.  @MackerelSkyLtd  Multi millionaires arguing on behalf of billionaires is less persuasive than they think. Any gains the labor movement has made pales in comparison to all the things Biden has done on purpose to stop the left and is only done to let off some steam from the Left The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Therefore, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). Also, let's say we drag Biden across the line and now he doesn't have to face re-election does K/K honestly believe he'll go against the donors!?!? Another thing is the fact that if Biden serves a full 8 years it will almost certainly ensure a GOP sweep of all 3 levels of government in 2028 and this time it won't be a moronic gameshow host but a capable authoritarian who will have unlimited power. I'd rather Trump win and let him grift for another term with divided government than face the prospect of a GOP 2028 campaign after 4 more years of Neoliberal policies under Biden. The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it, vote 3rd party.
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  307. Hahahahahaha, The view calling anyone inauthentic is pretty f**** special.
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  308. Unfortunately the Greens aren't relevant as they are a one trick pony with Liberal economic policies. The NDP are the only working class party in Canada.
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  309. (This argument has to be adressed head-on, immediately!!!) VOTE 3RD PARTY! OR: WHY I'M NOT AFRAID OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM and why I'm more afraid of being complicit in the genocide of Gaza, rather than all the horrible stuff that Trump will do BUT that the DNC will also do, however slightly less and maybe even accidentally something good........ I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest?!?! Seriously. If Harris is elected then everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Harris presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on green infrastructure, failure on voting rights, failure on a public opinion, failure on police reform, failure on $15 min wage, failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable, failure in Gaza, continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia, etc..... However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked purposely by the actual Left it, would tell the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that after the Palestinians it could be the place that their families are from next. Not to mention the fact, that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Vote third party, knowing full well that it will more than likely elect Donald j. Trump and that you are proud of it because it's better than voting for genocide. Lastly, always remind Liberals when they say that Donald Trump will be worse. Unfortunately genocide is the WORST and we're already there. Yes, he will more than likely kill even faster, which is unbelievably horrific BUT if the clearly stated goals of Israel is to be believed, then tragically everyone in Palestine will eventually be dead regardless of the timeline. This is unacceptable on every possible level, there's no lesser of two evils when fucking genocide is concerned.
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  310. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  311. If they pay for application in the states now it'll eventually happen in Canada. Capital owns both countries government, it just takes a little longer in Canada
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  312. But such a great cartoon
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  313. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  314. Zero impact. Millions? Pffffft, millions? Millions only matters to the little people, centrist Democrats don't care about money, only identity politics, virtue signaling and future lobbying options. Nope, nothing to see here........
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  315. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  316. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  317. The system works.
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  318. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  319. WHY CORPORATE JOE IS SO UNPOPULAR. Joe Biden purposely made student debt relief fail on a technicality as he knew it would be overturned by the supreme Court. That way, he could force young voters to come out to the polls a third time with the carrot and stick hanging over their heads. A $15 minimum wage was completely ignored by a made-up parliamentarian. Refugee kids are still dying in detention centers at the border. Biden has given more gas and oil exploration permits than Trump. Joe Biden helped break the back of the railroad workers union. Joe Biden has continued a proxy war against Russia and borders on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Joe Biden promised a public healthcare option but now never mentions it. And on and on and on and on.... These undeniable facts are why the president is so unpopular because the broader electorate understands that he works for corporations, not them. Obviously the Republicans are fascist, but the Democrats through their corporate corrupt complicity are sleepwalking us into this grim future. Sadly, Corporate Joe's sole purpose is to block progressive energy and the DNC is perfectly fine with Trump being president so long as Americans never get universal healthcare. The system works.
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  320. And yet the DNC would still rather Trump win to keep their donors happy then to deliver anything Corporate Joe promised on his election campaign. I think it's important to remind Democrats of what happened to the leaders of the Weimar government in pre-Nazi Germany, they assumed that they'd keep their wealth and status if they just let Hitler terrorize Jews and other minorities even though Hitler continued to consolidate power. By the time they realized that sacrificing the lives of others for their own self interest wasn't going to be enough, it was too late and Hitler came for them too. We need to remind the DNC that they need to actually deliver for the working class, not just for us BUT FOR THEMSELVES.
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  321. David ,how many times do the Democrats have to fail on purpose before you recognize that it's not incompetence, that's the plan. When the Democrats lose the 2024 election, a Trump presidency will reward Democrats donors with tax cuts and deregulation just like Republicans donors. The Dems will then fundraise off the terrible things that Donald Trump does and normie's are forced back to "centrist" Democrats to escape Republican authoritarian policies. Wash, rinse and repeat. The only thing that the DNC cares about is that there's no green policies that affect the Oil & Gas sector, or the Left gets anywhere near power, the military industrial complex profits off the deaths of Palestinians/Ukrainians and that Americans never receive Medicare-4-All or reasonably priced pharmaceuticals. The system works.
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  322. Proof is in the pudd'n. If Singh ends up getting nothing for propping up Trudeau he should step down if he loses more seats next election. If he actually gets something it would be worth either pharmacare or dental care to lose a few more seats.
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  323. Clarence Thomas, Margaret Thatcher were also firsts, however, thier identity has little to do with thier personal politics. Thatcher may have been first but even she wouldn't have called herself a feminist.
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  324.  @coolioso808  I can't help but feel that Singh is the Tony Blair of Canadian labor politics. I originally wanted to give him the bend of the debt when I saw him in all his $5,000 suits, but I think he's more concerned with his place within the political cool kids table then the reality of actually fighting for the working class which pretty much dooms you to never having money or going on a book tour of and or retiring to a corporate board seat. I can't remember which MP he sold it, but he basically said that Jeremy Corbin was an anti-semite even though there's zero evidence of that and he did that within the context of throwing one of his members under the bus to the Israeli lobby. I hate political expediency, it makes sense if you're a liberal or a conservative because you don't believe in anything, but I expect more from my leaders.
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  325.  @6antiago  PP will save you a few hundred dollars and millionaires will get 100's of thousands while cutting services for the rest of us along with service "fees" just like he did when he was in the Harper government for almost 10 years (while running up the deficit billions, look it up before saying otherwise. Clearly Trudeau is worse but that's a pretty low bar). He's selling snake oil that's labeled FREEDOM! but he's a standard Conservative who voted for trade deals with China "FIPA" and Trudeau ratified (look it up, workers got screwed as usual) and the standard agenda of petty cruelty with a side of anti democratic process (look up his electoral "reform" bill that was rejected because of its clear bias) He's basically the Trudeau of the Right who tells you what you want to hear but serves the corporations that donate to his campaigns and offers them cushy Board seats when they he retire. The system works but for who?
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  326.  @mikeb2586  POILLEVERE'S RECORD OF FAILURE ON HOUSING WHEN LAST IN POWER. by Charlie Smith on November 14th, 2012 at 3:33 PM The Harper government has failed to keep its 2009 promises to the UN. The federal government will have to answer to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for its failure to keep its promises to the international community around housing. Michael Shapcott, director of affordable housing and social innovation at the Toronto-based Wellesley Institute, told the Georgia Straight by phone that in 2009 Canada made several pledges to the Universal Periodic Review process. This was created by the UN in 2006 to hold countries accountable for their human-rights records by forcing them to answer to questions from other countries. In April 2013, Canada is scheduled to undergo scrutiny of its performance since the last review. “[Canada’s] specific commitment was we recognize more needs to be done, we promise we’ll work with the provinces and territories, and we’ll come up with a strategy,” Wellesley said. “They’ve absolutely completely failed in that regard of having a strategy.” The Wellesley Institute filed a five-page document with the Universal Periodic Review citing a litany of Canadian cutbacks to housing programs. It states that in 2009 the federal government announced $2.1 billion in new funding for affordable housing over a two-year period, plus another $5.7 billion for homeowners in middle- and upper-income brackets. By 2011, these short-term measures were terminated, and there was a 39 percent reduction in affordable-housing funding compared with the previous year. “Since most federal dollars were matched by provinces, territories, municipalities, non-profit and private housing organizations, the combined loss added up to more than $3.5 billion in one year,” the institute declares in the document. “Included in the federal cuts were: 97% cut in Affordable Housing Initiative (new affordable homes) from $452 million to $16 million; 94% cut in national low-income housing repair program from $674 to $37 million; 27% cut in on-reserve Aboriginal housing from $215 to $156 million; and, 5% cut in assisted housing from $1.7 to $1.6 billion.” In addition, the institute revealed that a federal Crown corporation, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will cut the number of households receiving assistance under federal programs by almost 100,000, or 16 percent, between 2008 and 2016. And CMHC’s expenditures on the Affordable Housing Initiative will fall from $582 million to $0 between 2010 and 2015 CONSERVATIVES ARE AS MUCH TO BLAME AS THE LIBERALS FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS IF NOT MORE SO. BUT MEMORIES ARE SHORT AND PEOPLE ARE STUPID. The system works.
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  327.  @mikeb2586  classes election: Giant Douche vs Shit Sandwich. Both are terrible but one definitely wants to privatize Healthcare, give even more tax cuts to billionaires, service cuts to everyone else , and a whopping dose of petty cruelty which is the Hallmark of any good conservative government.
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  328.  @mikeb2586  no way José, Pierre said that he's going to stop the gatekeepers and I'm going to be able to buy a house in Vancouver on a working class salary! We're going to pour Freedom sauce all over our trans kids and ride them to Christian heaven!!
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  329.  @mikeb2586  I'm a bit of a research guy myself, here's something I ever wrote about where the conservatives went wrong. I really wish I could vote conservative, I own a business, I despise the Liberals, I understand finance, I appreciate that. That in order to fix many of the ills in society as well as dealing with climate change requires a healthy economy that has to be made with common sense. Sadly, conservatives have traded in conservatism for some weird blend of theocracy and jinguism with a side of authoritarianism. PETER MCKAY IS A TRAITOR!!!!!!! Let's not forget that Peter McKay betrayed progressive conservatives to join up with a socially conservative alliance party of Stephen Harper. He signed a deal to say he would fight the merger and then promptly betrayed the party and David orchard who agreed to stand down in a leadership battle, provided they not do the deal with the crazy far-right conservatives. The only other thing Orchard asked for was that there be a review of NAFTA to see if it really was a good deal or just a way for corporations to make more money at the expense of workers, farmers and small businesses. If Peter McKay hadn't betrayed his party and this country, we could have revoked NAFTA and saved millions of jobs and a future for our children. He is a scumbag.
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  330.  @SpectacularDisaster  unfortunately, facts are irrelevant to conservatives. Sadly, I understand their hate of Trudeau blinds them to PP's complete and total sellout to the corporations. Our only hope is that he only gets a minority government long enough to get rid of Trudeau. The system works
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  331.  @mikeb2586  Conservatives never actually win in Canada BUT thanks to the first past the post system that Trudeau promised to change in his campaign, then immediately reneged on the moment he realized that the duopoly served him best. Hence, Pierre will just bank on low voter turnout and ride a wave of apathy office. This serves the Liberals and the conservatives donor base, which our mainstream media supports because they all represent the billionaire class and makes the Canadian public think there might actually be a difference between the two parties other than identity politics. The system works.
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  332. Pass the torch Bernie, let Nina Turner use it to burn it all to the ground with extreme prejudice. Let's assume we are going to be misrepresented by the mainstream media, let's take a page from the book of MAGA and call the corporate media corrupt unabashedly. Her frank voice is not only important, it's essential for the American Left to mean anything in the pressure cooker that the global climate catastrophe will be extracting upon us soon. Covid 19 is only the beginning.
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  333. Biden loves machin and Sinema they give him cover to avoid doing what he campaigned on. His donors want him to pretend to do stuff but wait out the clock until they lose power. Like he said "nothing will change. " The system works.
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  334. Frick'en lasars
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  335. The sad truth as the NDP will never win in Ontario again and Bonnie Crombie is a f**** idiot so unfortunately Doug Ford is the best Ontario is going to do
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  336. I can't find the actual interview?!
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  337.  @firstlastlastfirst7143  what's up my ass is not doing original content but instead have someone from his old company trash talk Greenwald without him there to defend himself, that's not journalism that's what Fox News does. I don't agree with Glen on everything but I can't stand shit talk.
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  338.  Meeçhum Benǝm  see above
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  339. But vote blue no matter who right David?!?!?
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  340. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  341. "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism." Martin Luther King Jr. You say it will take too long for the greens to become relevant, fair enough, but do you actually think the Democrats will change in any reasonable amount of time before the planet burns? Every year they go further to the right, a labor win does not justify the complete and total abject failure of Biden to complete anything. He promised the left. But please tell us again to vote blue no matter who because it's going to totally be different this time.
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  342. The DNC'S "good billionaires" donors will ALSO enjoy the GOP tax cuts. Seems to me that everytime the DNC "loses," coincidentally their donors always win, while average Americans do worse every year........ The system works.
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  343. VOTE 3RD PARTY!!!! The reality is that the duopoly is going to win regardless BUT if a massive voter turnout for 3rd parties occurs it could possibly get 5% for official federal government support and more importantly start to break the back of corporate domination of both parties. Besides, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works. Let's stop supporting it. Dr Cornell West for President (or any 3rd party, just so long as you're not supporting the duopoly). By
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  344. David supporting corporate joe says everything about his slightly left of center politics. The Democrat's sole purpose is to take energy and resources from the Left. Period. They made that clear with what they did to Bernie Sanders, they would rather Trump than real progress because ultimately the goal is to consolidate money and power into the elites. With that as a guide (let's stop pretending that the DNC hasn't been failing on purpose for 40ish years), the logical conclusion to our future is eventual climate catastrophe that will be the pretext to fascism. When that happens and we don't have a movement that has been well funded with trained people, they'll round up the political opposition and the new world order will be impossible to fight against (think of the French underground leading up to the Nazi take over but now they have an algorithm that flags the people who are capable of fighting back). Unless you stop supporting the duopoly nothing will change and will only get worse. As Martin Luther King said, the incrementalist is worse than the Republicans or KKK because they stymie real change and siphon off energy from the movement. I'm glad you're comfortable, David, but that's not a position for everyone. You outed yourself and I won't soon forget.
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  345. WHO FUCKING CARES IF BIDEN PRETENDS TO SUPPORT A WORKING CLASS AGENDA IF HE WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!!! Oh no David, not you too!?!?!? Here's my response to other Corporatists who now support the DNC. UGH....FUGH!?!?!? I've been defending Crystal/Kyle against the Jimmy dore attacks that they're a "vote blue no matter who corporate Democrat BUT no longer. The sheer audacity to say that voting for Dr West hurts the left instead of voting for Corporate Joe is not just insulting but pretty much destroys their credibility going forward. If you want an actual Left podcast that not only critically discusses current issues but also critically looks at the Left, listen to the Bad Faith podcast with Brihana Joy grey. I'm so disappointed in crystal/Kyle, say hi to AOC, I'm sure you'll be invited to the establishment parties now.... However, in response to both their assertions that Dr. West will cost the DNC the election, I'm starting to think a second Trump presidency might be in everyone's best interest. If Biden is re-elected everyone gets to go back to brunch and pretend that democracy is ok. A Biden presidency would reward the DNC for being corrupt, breaking all its promises to the Left, kids still in cages, refugees dying at the border, failure on climate, failure on healthcare and continuing to promote the proxy war against Russia. However, if Trump is re-elected everyone will remember that children are still dying in detention, democracy is under direct threat, the world is burning and at least Trump says he would try to end the war in Ukraine (obviously Trump would nuke Ukraine for a nickel but the fact he even suggested peace is better than the DNC's current pro WW3 stance). The reality is that we can boil the climate frog slow or fast but it's going to fry either way. If the fire is stoked it would re-unite the real Left and remind the Corporate Democrats that breaking every promise has consequences or if we are really lucky, public awareness that the duopoly won't save us and force regular people to understand that they're also in the same boiling pot........ The system works P.S. Marianne has even less of a chance than Dr. West, Bernie knows that better than anyone and so should you Kyle.
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