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Tbf to some people gestures at the ultra-rich doing nothing to help the workers is a positive.
The shocking bit is just when so many of the workers agree with the ultra-rich.
I mean, I say shocking. But considering how often and consistently it happens, I suppose more "predictably nauseating."
Really got to be same energy
So they elected the tories instead who proceeded to also do nothing which resulted in him getting back into power. Canada has been stuck between liberals and tories for a long time.
So they elected the tories instead who proceeded to also do nothing which resulted in him getting back into power.
the prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Liberal, he was the dominant politician in Canada from the early 1920s to the late 1940s.[a] With a total of 21 years and 154 days in office, he remains the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
Holy fuck, the meme made it seem like he was some losing footnote in history
Yeah they fucking demolished the tories in the 35 election and what's telling was they still didn't promise to do much. Certainly no new deal initiative. At that point I'm sure the electorate realized they were well and truly fucked. Thus the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation made a showing, which eventually became the NDP.
Canada opted for harm reduction by choosing indolence over cruelty, that day. If the choice is all but binary, the choosing becomes simpler if no easier at all.
I mean, what those two terms mean has shifted around a whole bunch over time. Same as the US two-party system.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Sat in the middle and played with string
Loved his mother like anything
William Lyon Mackenzie King
@PugJesus he also said Hitler was "a ̂good patriot"
It was 1930.
Bro sent Jewish refugees back to Germany to die. Also notice the similar talking points about Jewish immigrants in the 1920/30s with the immigration talking points we're hearing in Canada right now. Just a different minority group slotted in this time. Canadians need to wake the fuck up about who actually is responsible for the faults in our country for more than a century (it's the people with money, regardless of ethnicity or religious affiliation.)
Also, fuck the telecom cartel. How the hell is my phone bill CAD$100/month in the most populous city in the country, you assholes.
How the hell is my phone bill CAD$100/month in the most populous city in the country, you assholes.
How the hell indeed? Mine is 16,90€/month. 300mpbs internet speed, no data limit, 150min of free calls, 150 free SMS.
My boss's mom was on the MS St. Louis, and came to Canada eventually many decades later.
And my phone bill is CA$19/month in the most populous city in the country (Public Mobile, I think I have 1 GB a month that I never get remotely close to using up, unlimited calls and texts). I know that by international standards $19 should get me more than 1 GB, but just putting things in perspective.
But when I say Canada is an eugenics-practicing genocidal state, I get permabanned from the Canada sub
Somehow, I piss people off there regularly and am still fine.
I'm guessing you were shoehorning that into every conversation in a trolling kind of way.
Edit: Oh wait no you called for genocide of all Canadians. Yes, that will upset people.
Well, they pissed me off first!
So basically, what every British Empire guy was saying at the time.
Can we get those old bags off our bills and replace them with people that actually mattered in Canadian history? Like they did with Viola Desmond on the 10$ bill.
He was the subject of the wholly accurate and serious biopic, The Twentieth Century. I highly recommend.
I came to recommend this! That is an amazing film. I just watched it the other day. We found it free on Kanopy, the library movie app.
Yo! I love Kanopy, also Hoopla! I get them from two different library groups in my area. Kanopy’s interface can be slow but I support whatever libraries can do for the people.
Have you also seen Hundreds of Beavers? That was another low budget comedy that rocked.
The Lake Michigan Monster is fabulous too!