Life is pretty awesome, I'm lucky enough to enjoy most days. Work's engaging, after work I play sports with friends 3 days a week, other weekdays are organized to fit in chores or other friends. And weekends are for bigger plans and/or chores, plus another soccer game or two with friends.
That sentence doesn't even make sense unless you actually somehow think people are like "fucking government helping seniors again, I wanted them to have rotting teeth!"
Implementing a carbon tax (one of the most effective mechanisms in dealing with climate change, according to most economists and organizations in the climate change sphere.)
Taking on a significant and impressive number of international refugees.
Peacekeeping missions across the globe to many of the most desperate situations and people on Earth.
Rolling out of a national dental plan currently serving low income seniors.
The entire CERB program that was one of the most effective and efficient ways to keep people from the worst of the pandemic... (speaking of which, a death rate of half of Amwrica's iirc.)
A boatload of humanitarian aid and missions, including almost 20 billion to Ukraine.
Fuck's sake, Canada isn't perfect but to say there's nothing to be proud of is either childishly ignorant or trolling.
America committed genocide in the internment camps?
Christ, I have way better things to do than fight over definitions with someone with too much time on their hands.
... Though, I will say I have no idea why you'd want to take that position. As you're on the side that's trying to extinguish a culture (the Russian Ukranians in Odessa, which again, is what the article is about. Just read the dang thing.)
None of the above? Are you getting confused between comment threads?
You said:
I’m saying that when your country is invaded, worrying about respecting the people who’s culture is the same as the invader’s is a great way to get a bunch of fifth columnists. And I’m not sure why you’re not aware of that. Similarly, despite the many British people of German heritage, in 1939, their “unique British-German culture” was not relevant and was not respected and should not have been.
Which I pointed out was the same logic behind Japanese internment camps.
Everything else had been about the article, including speaking Russian in Odessa. I think you're arguing genocide on another thread?
but that's my reality and I~~ can't~~ won't do anything about it.
Fixed that for you.
Maybe think on what you'd like your life to look like and how you can get there, it's never too late to start making a change!
If you don't like the people around you, there are a million ways to meet new people with similar interests.
If you don't like your job, instead of Xbox, maaturbation and complaining on Lemmy but pretending they're really questions for everyone, maybe look at what skills you can develop or what other jobs you could apply to.
No one is responsible for your life but you. Sympathy is for those making an effort to improve their situation.
And yes, for an American decision, I used American politicians. It'd be pretty silly to do otherwise "Oh my God, a majority of politicians did not to protect the right to abortion in America, bizzare!" Lol.
Edit: I'd also point out I am neither British not American. Unsure why this matters but it seems to be a thing for you?
If you have to reach two decades back and your gotchya is a choice that most mainstream newspapers and politicians backed, well, I think that says more about your pre determined beliefs on the Economist than it does about the paper but to each their own?
(And of course, if you have a better media bias checker, you might suggest it to the mods at c/politics as it's the one they use.)
Life is pretty awesome, I'm lucky enough to enjoy most days. Work's engaging, after work I play sports with friends 3 days a week, other weekdays are organized to fit in chores or other friends. And weekends are for bigger plans and/or chores, plus another soccer game or two with friends.