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We Need A General Strike (pg. 8)
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| Nephilim_X |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
You are just repeating what the government is telling you. |
Uh oh, I've become a pawn of "The Man"! :rolleyes: So do tell, what do YOU think Canada's culture should be? Should we adopt the culture of the natives? Or perhaps the Brits? Maybe the French. Oh, wait, then theres the Irish here too. Oh hell, I forgot, we've got an assload of Chinese and Polish too, along with many other cultures.
Canada is what I like to call a "port" due to all the various cultures moving in and because of this, there is no inherent defining culture. |
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| Nephilim_X |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
you changed the definition of what i said to strong work ethic not i. obviously there is a difference between money grubbing and strong work ethic. i was talking about one and you changed it to something else so i assumed we were talking about the same thing. sorry, if i didn't follow. |
Ok, lets look at this again then.
| quote: | | Do you really want Canada to be full of money grabbing workaholics |
How is a budget cut to "artists" going to turn all of Canada into Super-Evil-Scrooge-McDuck-Clones? |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
but is it not simple to follow some rules as to how you live your life? i think that with my education and my future plans i will make the world a better place. even if it is on a small scale.
I can't be the only optimist in this world. |
Okay well no that's perfectly fine, I think we can all do that...what I thought you meant is that you want to become kinda like a hippie, live in a shack, screw money let's save the world kinda thing. Heheheh...but of course we can all do that the way you put it...however I would say that I am ready to work long AND hard to achieve certain financial and personal goals I've placed on myself, and those are pretty high up there! |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nephilim_X
Canada is what I like to call a "port" due to all the various cultures moving in and because of this, there is no inherent defining culture. |
don't worry little canada, one day you will be a country too. all on your own. :eek:
trust me. this excuse is being used way too much. be proud of being canadian not a mixture of other cultures. i think canada has been independent for quite some time to not use this excuse anymore.
and yeah for the way you see Canada you have become a pawn of the man. trust me. ask any of the members of TA not from Canada and they will not tell you that Canada is a multicultural mosaic. That is what Canadians are taught in school. And the US is a melting pot blah blah blah. We all got the same education. |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | ask any of the members of TA not from Canada and they will not tell you that Canada is a multicultural mosaic. That is what Canadians are taught in school. And the US is a melting pot blah blah blah. We all got the same education.
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Very true...I do remember that little brainwashing in school how we are all a cultural mosaic and US is a melting pot hehehe...that's pretty funny that you've mentioned that. It's not really true of course that we are a mosaic but still...:) |
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| Nephilim_X |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
don't worry little canada, one day you will be a country too. all on your own. :eek:
trust me. this excuse is being used way too much. be proud of being canadian not a mixture of other cultures. i think canada has been independent for quite some time to not use this excuse anymore.
and yeah for the way you see Canada you have become a pawn of the man. trust me. ask any of the members of TA not from Canada and they will not tell you that Canada is a multicultural mosaic. That is what Canadians are taught in school. And the US is a melting pot blah blah blah. We all got the same education. |
Well, my experience certainly hasn't run contrary to the mosaic theory. When I (a caucasian male), an Indian male, a Korean male, one woman from France and another with roots in Spain go to an Irish pub and sing American 80's Hair Rock and Reggae for karaoke night, it certainly feels like a mosaic (and I'm drawing from a real experience here). |
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| crazedcanuck |
C'mon guys, we all know our true binding Canadian culture is the natinal pastime of hating the American Government!!
It's nice living in the best part of North America. |
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| Nephilim_X |
| quote: | Originally posted by crazedcanuck
C'mon guys, we all know our true binding Canadian culture is the natinal pastime of hating the American Government!!
It's nice living in the best part of North America. |
You win. :D |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by crazedcanuck
C'mon guys, we all know our true binding Canadian culture is the natinal pastime of hating the American Government!!
It's nice living in the best part of North America. |
Lol you just did it...:stongue:
Although sorry guys...doesn't look like i am going to agree with you..planning to move down there in a couple of years :D |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
don't worry little canada, one day you will be a country too. all on your own. :eek:
trust me. this excuse is being used way too much. be proud of being canadian not a mixture of other cultures. i think canada has been independent for quite some time to not use this excuse anymore.
and yeah for the way you see Canada you have become a pawn of the man. trust me. ask any of the members of TA not from Canada and they will not tell you that Canada is a multicultural mosaic. That is what Canadians are taught in school. And the US is a melting pot blah blah blah. We all got the same education. |
well lets see...i was born in india, moved here, was educated here. go back to india for visits. Toronto IS the most multiculutral city in the world. People in other countries(i say india, cause i have experience there) highly respect canada's diversity and culture. You wouldnt believe the amount of upperclass educated people who would like to move here because of such things.
Any other place in the world where you bring together many other races/clutures/religions you have conflict, wheather it be racism in southern states of the US, the entire middle east, or eastern europe. Canada is admired for its diversity and ablility to be at peace, its that simple. |
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| Jayx1 |
OK FIRST:
It does not matter what my financial background, job, or any other aspect of my demographic is. My view is just as valid or invalid as the next person's.
Second: There are many ways we can cut BS waste. I dont think the government should be funding guys who spray their own blood on the wall and call it art. Or donkeys made of meat etc etc when there are real problems to be dealt with.
Homelessness: We do nothing but allow people to be homeless. Shelters, handouts, and blankets should be a temporary measure and not a permanant solution. We should be getting these people off the streets. Bring back vagrancy laws and anti panhandling laws and enforce them.
Health Care: Obviously it isnt working the way it is now. Mcguinty is about the throw good money after bad. We need reform and NOT more money. There is nothing wrong with public/private partnerships that save money as long as people are still offered universally accessable health care.
Again i will reitterate that its time for a general strike to protest the fact that mcguinty out and out LIED to us. He said NO TO RAISING TAXES AND NO DEFICIT. Guess what he's done today? He needs to be charged with fraud..
Ontario voted to choose change. I say we make the choice clear for them.... |
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