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Ah yes, the right wings reasonable arguments. Things such as "kids don't deserve food" "Trans people shouldn't exist" "LGBT doesn't deserve the same things" "Slavery was good for the slaves"
If only we had the balls to really discuss this stuff instead of just calling it evil.
Your user note is now 'right wing shit head'
Except …. None of those things are true
But thanks for proving my point. This is why I (and no one else) should even bother with online public discussions
So when Michael Knowles said "Transgenderism must be eradicated" That was not "Trans people shouldn't exist"? Or when Italy decided to remove lesbian mothers from birth certificates, that is in fact not "LGBT people don't deserve the same things"?
Or Florida updating history books to illustrate how slaves benefited from their position because they now know the skill of blacksmithing?
dude, the latest batch straight up denies slaver was a thing
Don't forget Florida changing the curriculum to show the "benefits of slavery"
The only point getting proven is you don't even know the party you're supporting. You said nothing I mentioned was the truth but that was just shit from the last few months. You're wildly off the mark here and it showing big time.
All of those things happened quite recently, you should keep up with the news if you're gonna comment about this stuff
I don’t think you understand. We’ve checked out.
You guys are kinda on your own. I think we all prefer it that way right now.
Also, not being American is another weird wrinkle in all of this. American politics is seeping into Canadian politics, but we don’t have as many of the same problems around race and inclusion as you do.
But there are still conservatives north of the border who aren’t really caught up in what’s happening in Florida or California.
There is a difference between conservative, or right wing and Republican. You seem to think they are the same thing. Well I’m not a Republican
You're the one on your own buddy. You can plug your ears down to the third knuckle, doesn't change your delusions. You cant defend your position beyond a simple "Nu uhhh!" and now you're running with your tail between your legs, screaming "big meanies!"
They won't even say what their positions are nevermind defend them
That’s fine
Dude there is plenty of racism in Canada.
Have you heard people talk about drunk homeless natives? Call your black coworker "intimidating"? Complain about drivers of any ethnicity? Talk about immigrants and refugees?
Do you interact with humans at all?
There is a lot of native racism, absolutely.
We don’t have the same history as the US does with racism though. If you think the US and Canada’s history of race relations is at all similar, you’re just ignorant about the subject.
Racism exists everywhere, yes. Not that it’s right, but it’s also not the same country to country.
Is japan racist? Yup, same with Sweden and Africa and the Caribbean and the UK and Egypt.
I’ve been to all of these places and interacted with the humans who live there.
But it’s not all the same.