Good. Maybe the American voters need to learn shit the hard way.
Consider the silver lining: suffering and toil puts hair on your chest and builds character. Think of how much personal growth you're all about to be forced to go through!
The chucklefuck American voting public chose this shit-covered reality. So collectively this is what you wanted. Hope you enjoy it!
None of you get a free pass from Canadians. None. Not anymore, not ever again. We ain't fam anymore.
Uh...the "badge of honor" would have been quitting back during api-gate and not looking back. Getting banned now just means one participated after that time, providing spez with traffic and value, and helped normalize the behaviour that is only just now a bridge too far.
Today, a ban is the "conciliatory prize of not thinking ahead".
Seriously. Some citizens of Alberta were allowed to blockade the fucking border because being told to mask the fuck up damaged their delicate, bruise-as-easily as a summer peach, snowflake, weak, impotent, treasonous egos.
A little creatively targeted, controlled arson is hardly on the same level of egregiousness.
no pay for politicians - you get a living allowance, a vehicle w/driver, and you live in "Government city" while you're in office. A nice life, but not so comfortable that you want to settle.
with all but a few exceptions, service terms are 4 years long.
after your service, you're accorded a rating, determined by the effectiveness of the changes you've made (or honestly tried to) , if you did good by the people, we rate you highly. A rating determines your pay scale in the private sector after you leave government. Did good? Live good. Determination of rating is part of the next-election-cycle vote, ie: decided by the people.
no one top officer. Ie no pm or president. At least, not bestowed to a single individual. Maybe 3…
There was more. I came up with this on a road trip between Calgary and Vancouver once but I had a lot more youthful idealism back then, couched in the idea that being a public servant might be an appealing role for more volunteer-centric people instead of ...craven... power-hungry jackals. Maybe we need benevolent superintelligence to take over and actually run things, then we can have something like my system and pretend we're actually running the show.
The boycotting, booing and hatred will continue until Trump's departure. Even if they say sorry. Even after the next president. And the next.
Personally I am finished with their cultural exports. I want nothing from them. I can't even listen to music sung by an American without feeling like it doesn't belong here anymore. It's not the story or song if anyone I have any kinship to, so why give it any of my time?
All we've learned is that we should absolutely go for the throat the second they are vulnerable because we're just a prey item to them, and fuck being toyed with.
Canadian. I've divested 100% of my meagre savings out of us stocks. USA is not a reliable trading partner, or a leader in anything anymore except deceit.
You're 100% correct. My unscientific polling suggests to me that 8/10 Canadians thought Elon was a force for good about a year ago.
We also had a cadre of MAGA north sticking flags on their cars, honking nonstop, shitting in the streets, and blocking the capital and the border when we had COVID restrictions in place. Today, zero percent of them would have a problem being the 51st state, for all their bleating about it being about them protecting "my freedoms" for me. I'm proud to see our flag being displayed this time though, because I'm not dubious about the motivation, but this is no time to stop being vigilant about what little democracy we have left.
I would bet you a billion billion dollars that this fuckstain, who flew Canadian flags from his big truck, got a whatever he can muster for a hard on when Trump teased annexing Canada. I don't believe, and never have, that he stood for any freedom I or anyone I love cares about.
Gone. It's gone. I'm your neighbor. There's no more goodwill. It's been completely replaced with desire to see your hubris teach a collective lesson, and a process of internal reflection on how we can not end up like you.
cooking-phasersbaconaxefoot-therapyAre my current guys.