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Ripping on Americans. A message to Canadians (pg. 9)
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| karim |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
Also, Karim, I just got acceopted into NYU yesterday (YEY!!!!)for Gradaute school....And got an $8,000 scholarship (YEY!)....and EVEN with the scholarship, including living expenses to live in downtown Manhattan will equal over $50,000 USD a year.....well someone better hand be either one of those guns or a few canadian beers cuz thats a lotta moola!!!:whip: |
Congratulations on the acceptance!!! That's great news. But look at the bright side aside from the cost, you'll be living in MANHATTAN!!! , if only I could live in manhattan......
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| zookeeper |
Congrats on NYU, but do save your pennies and always keep a spare subway tolken with you at all times, it can be a long walk when you have drank all your cash.
After about a month you will find the "cheaper" places and services |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
But Christmas and Easter were always a very important part of public life until very recently. And to suddenly say it's not OK is very offensive. |
Come on now, no one is saying that Christmas or Easter should not be celebrated. I don't think I've ever heard talk of removing either Christmas or Good Friday from the statutory holiday lists.
Myself, I absolutely agree that public schools should not hold celebrations for Christmas and Easter. Public schools, as a part of the state, should be wholey secular in all regards. If you want your child to celebrate Christmas at school then send them to a denomonational private school. Conversely, if it is not acceptable that Christmas and Easter not be celebrated in public school then we should celebrate the holidays of all religions present in Canada... why not celebrate Yom Kippur, Ramadan (spelling?), the solstices, passover, the festival of Jupiter, The Feast of Lugh, etc.
Additionally, there should be no celebration of such holidays in the workplace unless you work for an organization that is clearly identified as a religious organization. I don't think this way because I am worried that someone may be offended (most people believe that I am the most offencive person they know) but rather to prevent people from feeling out of place or preasured to adopt the beliefs of the majority. If your entire workplace is celebrating Christmas and you abstain because you do not believe that Jesus is the massia then you set yourself apart from everyone else. An employer should never create such a situation.
Remember, the most important task of any state in the maintenance of order is to protect the rights of the minority. If the rights of the minority are not protected then mob rule will take hold. |
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Come on now, no one is saying that Christmas or Easter should not be celebrated. I don't think I've ever heard talk of removing either Christmas or Good Friday from the statutory holiday lists.
Myself, I absolutely agree that public schools should not hold celebrations for Christmas and Easter. Public schools, as a part of the state, should be wholey secular in all regards. If you want your child to celebrate Christmas at school then send them to a denomonational private school.... |
Public school celebrates Christmas and Easter? :conf:
No way.
Well private schools do celebrate these but I don't think kids went to it bc of the religious preference (lots of rich Arabs and chinese there too). Most went to private bc the education level was much better. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
Public school celebrates Christmas and Easter? :conf:
No way.
Well private schools do celebrate these but I don't think kids went to it bc of the religious preference (lots of rich Arabs and chinese there too). Most went to private bc the education level was much better. |
You are correct, not all persons attending private schools do so for the religious education (assuming that it is a denomonational school), however, they have elected to send their child to that school while knowing that there is a religious element to the educational program. There is no such election with public school. If religion is taught in public school then in order to opt out of this religious education you would have to either homeschool your child or find a private school of a different religion or no religion. In this way, having religious education in public school forces parents to either accept in part the religion taught or pay a premium to avoid the religious education. Now, I don't think that Christmas and Easter are being celebrated in any way that would create much of a problem for most reasonable people, however, anything that is a religious celebration does not belong within the confinds of a state institution. |
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by SurrJRS
...But this is all moot as the United States of America doesn't technically exist after the Queen revoked their independence! :)
To the citizens of the United States of America,
In the light of your failure to elect a suitable President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.
A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:...
14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should be handled only by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.
15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.
Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).
Thank you for your cooperation. |
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| zookeeper |
If the Congress and Senate of the US is disbanded, does this mean my taxes will be less?
That was one hell of a manifesto...do you have a job?..a girlfriend?...pets?...my eyes are still watering.
I'll support any government that says "go out and make a living and we will stay out of your biz."
Libertarians Rule (If you don't know this term, I will explain) |
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| djeso |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
Well my young Karim...just take into consideration that posting political threads (like propaganda) does not make you a political whiz.
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well I really don't see that Karim here is trying to show everyone how much of a political wiz he is, you should respect others opinions, it's a FREE country, as for bashing even if there are more American ego's out there like you suggested out of one example, well TWO WRONGS don't make a RIGHT, and I suggest you give a visit to any York University pub, and just listen |
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| karim |
I think he was talking about Jayx1 not being a political wiz despite all his political threads.
I mentioned in my post that jay was in the know, and b4k-oz was refuting that statement.
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Karim |
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by karim
Congratulations on the acceptance!!! That's great news. But look at the bright side aside from the cost, you'll be living in MANHATTAN!!! , if only I could live in manhattan......
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Karim |
Thanks hun!! I am really excited!! hehe I just found out that living in the Village is about $2000-$12,000 a month, so I may be heading towards Brooklyn...LOL Oh well, there is only a bridge standing in my way!! Thanks zookeeper, any tips will be helpful!!
I want to also respond to someone in the earlier part of the thread saying that Americans put down their own success....I find this to be true in a lot of Americans, and I find it really disturbing....We should all be proud of any successes and hard work that we put into our lives...some say we are lucky, but I think that we have all worked really hard to get where we are today!! (Did I get into NYU and Columbia by sitting on my ass? No. Did my parents pay for ANY of my schooling? NO, they didn't pay for a single cent!) I have done it all myself, and most of have done it by ourselves (we live in a society that expects us to get what we deserve!)
So us Americans really need to stop being embarrased of our own success and instead we should embrace it. :) |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
Thanks hun!! I am really excited!! hehe I just found out that living in the Village is about $2000-$12,000 a month, so I may be heading towards Brooklyn...LOL Oh well, there is only a bridge standing in my way!! Thanks zookeeper, any tips will be helpful!!
I want to also respond to someone in the earlier part of the thread saying that Americans put down their own success....I find this to be true in a lot of Americans, and I find it really disturbing....We should all be proud of any successes and hard work that we put into our lives...some say we are lucky, but I think that we have all worked really hard to get where we are today!! (Did I get into NYU and Columbia by sitting on my ass? No. Did my parents pay for ANY of my schooling? NO, they didn't pay for a single cent!) I have done it all myself, and most of have done it by ourselves (we live in a society that expects us to get what we deserve!)
So us Americans really need to stop being embarrased of our own success and instead we should embrace it. :) |
all the cool kids live in Hoboken, NJ
take the PATH train to Grand Central, then the subway to whereever you want to go
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edit: Williamsburg in Brooklyn is another option ;) |
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| zookeeper |
I'm heading to NYC, in late April with my wife, to hook up with some friends from UK (they've never been to NYC;) ) I'll see if I find anything new.
The University should have a very good housefinder service, or there are many apartment finder services...find a couple of good roommates though...possibly online.
If you plan to visit, pick up a "Grey Line" Pass, It's a bus that you can hop on and off as you explore NYC.
...and after looking at your picture, get a can of pepper spray for yourself:nervous: |
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