I live near a school playground in Vancouver. In the summer the kids don't use it because it's too hot and sunny. In the winter kids don't use it because it's wet.
I feel like a solar panel canopy would be 3 birds with one stone.
They are allied with him because he weakens America. If America invaded Canada, China and Russia would probably support both sides to make America look bad.
Gatekeeping isn't inherently misogynistic or conformist, but the motivations in cases like this probably are.
I also don't think it's unreasonable to ask people not to publicly associate themselves with a thing if they know nothing at all about that thing.
Nobody owes anyone an explanation of how entitled they are to wear a band's t-shirt.
I've listened to enough iron maiden to know that I like the band, but could only name one song off the top of my head. Do I have your permission to wear their t-shirt?
You're channeling the same energy as someone that feels entitled to know about a stranger's genitals if their bone structure seems misaligned with the gender they're presenting.
It's so easy to not be an asshole watch this:
Slayer fan:
Iron maiden! Nice! I saw them play at XXXX back in XXXX. It was a wicked show.
Iron maiden fan:
Oh wow, that sounds so fun! I've just learned about them, but I'd love to see them in concert someday. The metal community is so welcoming!
Or:
Oh wow. I don't really listen to them, but they were my cousin's favorite band, she died recently, so I wear this shirt when I'm missing her.
Or:
Oh wow, I was at that show too!
Or:
my uncle is the drummer and is always giving me these
Or:
Uh huh? I just like the colours of the shirt.
Life is so much better if you don't make nasty assumptions.
Maybe it's that the land is on top of the water mountain/ plateau? And as the ships sail away they descend from the plateau? Maybe it's the gravity of the land that causes the water to bunch up near the land? Maybe the earth is actually spherical? Wait no not that last one...
It's basically accusing her of cultural appropriation, just for wearing a t-shirt she likes.
The question implies skepticism that she is an authentic fan. It's a form of gatekeeping, based in misogyny and rigid social conformity.
Even if she doesn't really know iron maiden's music, so what? It's perfectly reasonable to choose your shirts based on styles and colours you like. I wore a Popeye the sailor t-shirt yesterday, I would not be prepared to talk about my favorite episodes.
We would not get state level military support from any ally. China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba might help us.
The type of build up that would be effective (if it could even be called that) against a US invasion would be sapping roads and bridges like Switzerland, and transforming our army into a resistance/insurgency force. Should we re allocate our spending towards these aims?
It seems a little premature.
Maybe we should actually invest in helping Canadians (and Americans) engage with and value democracy and human rights.
I think it would be more accurate to say that the non-falsifiablity of religion has evolved as a result of a sort of natural selection. Essentially all the falsifiable religious beliefs have been falsified, and thus have trouble propagating.
I understand your anger and agree that anti-vaxxers are stupid. I believe public health education should be part of the school system.
I also agree that it's responsible for a society to impose reasonable restrictions on members that endanger it.
I think people do have an ethical obligation to take reasonable precautions avoid potentially exposing others to pathogens. Vaccination is an example of reasonable precaution. People have the right to bodily autonomy, do not vaccinate them against their wishes.
I do not support the firing of workers for refusing vaccinations if they can do their job remotely. People shouldn't have to decide between their religious beliefs and employment if their employment doesn't bring them into contact with others. (Imo anti-vaxx is essentially a religion, this may say more about my beliefs regarding religion than about anti-vaxx sentiment).
By all means exclude the unvaccinated from places where they can be reasonably understood to endanger the public, or others that have a similar right to be there.
Oh I saw something in the globe yesterday about this. It's because the corporations themselves pay income tax, which is essentially reducing the capital gain at the source. The numbers don't seem to add up to me but I think I'd need an accountant to explain it.
This was anti sinovac because the Chinese vaccine wouldn't have chips in it, pentagon wanted Phillipines to get American vaccines with mind control chips.....
Not my belief but pretty easy to see how they'd deal with it.
I live near a school playground in Vancouver. In the summer the kids don't use it because it's too hot and sunny. In the winter kids don't use it because it's wet.
I feel like a solar panel canopy would be 3 birds with one stone.