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    My friend 3-D printed this piece.
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    Ate too much blue cheese last night, had fucking wild dreams and my ass this morning smells like kakapo’s y-fronts after a weekend of frottage with Keegan’s gran.
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    I dunno anything about the corbyn train picture, but I mean, there's really no evidence yet that she was sexually assaulted. Also no evidence to say she wasn't, but hey, I guess wild speculation surrounding public figures is the best way to make conclusions.
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    They have the correct skin colour.
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    For real though, that's the definition of white privilege.
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    I’d love to see a group of unarmed Muslims protest in front of the state legislature and get the same response.
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    And here’s me with no lilac chinos.
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    To make up for my idiocy, I present some genuine Gordie culture (NSFW, please listen with headphones on).
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    troll-baiting other users is never a great approach, and I gave you a chance to edit it. Actually, the burden of proof to establish reasonable belief lies with the accuser. As it should.
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    not the beer mate. I'm an idiot. lol
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    I should ban you for being a Newcastle supporter.
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    Openly gay woman running for sheriff in Ohio wins primary against Trump-supporting Democrat; gets 70% of vote I know it's not the presidential primary but still...
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    Less democratic? How impartial would a German court ruling against a Canadian company be? I'm assuming they'd be more impartial than you, but I don't believe they would be as impartial as the way the panel is laid out under CETA. Here is a very good analysis of the arbitration system and some of the new transparency and impartiality measures the treaty implemented. http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2019/02/08/analyzing-features-of-investment-court-system-under-ceta-and-euvipa-discussing-improvement-in-the-system-and-clarity-to-clauses/ How many times do I have to say it: CETA continues to guarantee member states right to regulate in areas such as public health and environmental laws: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2017/september/tradoc_156060.pdf https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/belgium-belgique/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/Myths_and_Realties_CETA_mythes_et_Realites.aspx?lang=eng Yes you are right GMOs are a nuanced topic - but they are not inherently bad. EU food standards are not weakened by CETA. How can you say in one sentence that fracking is a sin against nature and then in the next say the long-term effects have not been studied. I'm not a particularly huge fan of fracking, but they have made a lot of gains in terms of efficiency since the process was developed in the 1950s/60s.Bby purchasing Russian LNG, you (yes you personally ) continue to support a regime that is not bordering dictatorship, it is a dictatorship. Putin has ruled the country with an iron fist since 2000 (yes, including the years he was only "prime minister"). The profits from Gazprom that flow to Putin and his cronies have been garnered through intimidation, corruption, and have been protected by many nefarious and criminal means, including murder. We have our problems in Canada, but our government isn't out there murdering lawyers investigating corruption. And to bring this back on topic, Russia supports Trump. Do you want to keep supporting Trump? Do you? Do youuuuuuuu?
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    I know it's two days later, but I'm assuming you're still holding it. Just pee on them, you'll never encounter them again.
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    Lol you might want to look up what the actual provisions of the arbitral courts are. As i noted, they've increased transparency on them, and there are two courts of appeals. Canadian food quality - I'm sorry, but the scariest looking food I've ever seen in a grocers has been in Europe - some sort of pickled sausages that originated in Poland or something in a Lidl's. Horrific. If you're worried about GMOs, don't be. A Canadian natural gas company has already agreed to start production in Germany, with the fracking ban intact. Guess what - that reduces your country's reliance on Russian LNG! CETA explicitly allows for countries (not the EU, individual countries) to maintain their own regulations on the environment and public health and other areas. If you're anti-free trade, as well as being against freer movement of individuals (CETA removed visa requirements for citizens of 2 European countries, as well as allowed for better international recognition of professional degrees), just say so. Keep in mind though that protectionism is a net economic loss, and you'll end up paying more for lower quality products.
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    Like guns that defy the laws of physics? As for the story,it really feels like they're just rolling some dice to see where it will go. Jesse Pinkman Caleb as the catalyst of human destruction (prior to which he was the most likeable character on the show), just because he learned he got played by an AI? Dolores commits suicide by EMP just to stop Maeve, and kills off the rogue AI? What the fuck?
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    It generally is? Honestly let's drop this taxonomy bullshit, you're probably right anyway (not that I think so ?). But... it generally is? I think TTIP/CETA was a good example of a bad neoliberal project that luckily failed. Also, exploitative trading relationships with less powerful countries, because you have the freedom to do that, is neoliberal and rather bad. Neoliberal foreign policy is in favour of developing institutions, promoting free trade, and maintaining peaceful relations in pursuit of absolute gains, as opposed to relative gains at the expense of other states. The exploitative approach you're thinking of in international relations is realism/neorealism, which has some theoretical value but is terrible as a policy for a progressive world. I'm all for expanding free trade, and CETA is a good agreement (not sure why you think it failed? it's been provisionally applied). It increased transparency around arbitration panels (needs to be more but it's a good step), increases rules around standards (so Canada can't import Parma ham from anywhere but Italy, for example), reduces tariffs on a lot of agricultural products, maintains the right of countries to regulate in matters of public safety (environment, public health etc.) and allows for freer movement of people between the EU and Canada - especially people with professional designations. The bad is that it forces Canada to align it's IP regulations more with EU (which are far more restrictive than Canada's). Why do you think it's a bad agreement?
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    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/scientists-agree-coffee-naps-are-better-than-coffee-or-naps-alone?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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    Their policy prescriptions tell it like it is. How was he a neoliberal (you don't need to put conservative there - it's redundant)? Neoliberals argue for deregulation, the Obama administration increased regulation at almost unprecedented levels: https://www.politico.com/agenda/agenda/story/2016/1/obama-regulations-2016/ I didn't say he was a social democrat, just that his administration's policies put the US more on a path toward a social democracy. Like Chomsky says - you gotta start somewhere. Unless you mean his approach to foreign policy/international relations is neoliberal, in which case sure - but that's generally a good thing.
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    10 years ago that guy was writing about the benefits of creative destruction in a capitalist model.
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    Because Gary, Indiana decided to tie their economic prosperity to a single industry (steel) it was always doomed. Much like I fear my hometown (Edmonton, Alberta) will be, if the current government remains in power (likely they will, as Albertans have been programmed to believe that oil and gas are the only way they can prosper). Cities change - Vancouver BC used to be viewed with some disdain, as it was a port town, full of sailors, hookers, and gangsters. Look at it now - always rated as one of the most desirable places in the world to live (except for the housing prices lol).
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    Obama's foreign policy was a clusterfuck because what he inherited and an obstructionist Congress/Senate hampered his ability to fully implement plans for peace. It's entirely weird to me to think that Obama was the first sitting president where America was officially at war for the duration of his term, but Obama did much more to draw down American troops overseas, reduced civilian casualties, negotiated a very good deal with Iran (so good that Trump's admin is going back to it), reduced spending on the military and he still gets vilified for being a neocon in disguise. I disagree with the premise that Obama is a moderate conservative, as his policies, legislation and regulations were full of measures that were aimed at helping the American working and middle class. Was he a leftist, non. But are any political parties in major powers leftist (I mean Marxist leftist, not social democrats)? And Obama's policies (which I assume Biden will likely continue) were much more on the road to a social democracy than they were to moderate conservatism.
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    Obama reduced spending on the military, reduced the number of US troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan, kept the US out of the Syrian civil war, negotiated a comprehensive deal with Iran to curb their nuclear weapons development and most importantly, reduced civilian casualties compared to the previous administration. The military did not like Obama. Yes, Obama did use drone strikes at unprecedented levels - largely because the drone used most frequently for offensive strikes (the Reaper) was only put into operational use in 2007. While the Predator drone was capable of offensive operations, it was nowhere near as capable as the Reaper. Given Bush's use of indiscriminate bombing campaigns in both Iraq and Afghanistan, it would not be an unreasonable assumption to say that his administration would have used the technology if it had had been available. Under Trump, the use of drone strikes has increased, and he has increased spending levels on the US military. Trump also eliminated the Obama administration's reporting on drone strikes. Was Obama's foreign policy a clusterfuck? Sure (foreign policy rarely goes to plan) Would any republican admin be even worse? Yes. Again, the path forward to get back to even Obama's "failed policy" is clear.
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    Obama’s failed policy of what exactly? Providing more health care to Americans? Increasing regulation on the financial markets? Maintaining America’s relatively good standing in the world? Like for all the flaws in America, it’s still a really good place to live, compared to a lot of the world. Could it be better? Sure. Could it be a lot fucking worse? Absolutely. The hyperbole that gets chucked around about America being a dictatorship/third-world country is frankly embarrassing and insulting to people who actually live in places that are those things. And before you accuse me of being a capitalist bootlicking globalist neo-fascist, I absolutely think that more needs to be done on reducing wealth inequality and improving healthcare and other social safety nets. But the choice (out of the available ones) to start back down that path is clear.
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    Except you guys have the option to change A lot of that in November, so yeah while your institutions are not fantastic right now, there is no need for you guys to actually hit rock bottom.
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