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General Discussion => The Speakeasy: OOG/Off-topic Discussion => Topic started by: Invelious on 03 Jun 2011, 15:21
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/03/pol-senate-page.html
Props girl, mad props.
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Props indeed. Shame it cost the poor girl her job, possibly her career in politics altogether, but I can't say I disagree with her sentiment and motive.
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Wait, there's a throne?
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Wait, there's a throne?
Standard convention in the Commonwealth countries which are still constitutional monarchies. How else would you do it?
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Props indeed. Shame it cost the poor girl her job, possibly her career in politics altogether, but I can't say I disagree with her sentiment and motive.
I suspect that she'll find a way. ;) And while I won't pretend to understand Canadian politics, I assume that someone in the anti-Harper camp will be interested in working with her.
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Possibly. I can't pretend to understand too much about Canadian politics either (why oh why did I never pay attention in socials class) but Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, said the protest was inappropriate and in the wrong place according to the article, and Green Party is way on the other side of the fence from Harper's Conservative Party.
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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.
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Possibly. I can't pretend to understand too much about Canadian politics either (why oh why did I never pay attention in socials class) but Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, said the protest was inappropriate and in the wrong place according to the article, and Green Party is way on the other side of the fence from Harper's Conservative Party.
They likely went to her expecting a comment commending the girl, as you say the Green Party is opposite the political spectrum of Harper. Though the Senate Chamber has a very strict behavioral policy and not to mention interrupting the Gov. General's speech is quite rude (seeing as how he is the representative of the Queen to Canada.)
Lot's of courage with the girl though.
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Meh. That will change absolutely nothing. Getting experience in politics and working her way up the ladder in the political scene over the course of a few years while she learns how to really have an impact would have.
Call me a cynic, but I think she's a fool and too starry-eyed to see it.
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Meh. That will change absolutely nothing. Getting experience in politics and working her way up the ladder in the political scene over the course of a few years while she learns how to really have an impact would have.
Call me a cynic, but I think she's a fool and too starry-eyed to see it.
Or now she has the attention of the entire country, she spread her message and further exposed our fail prime minister. She has a legion of youth and adults now all supporting her, and for simply raising a sign she has been the national story of the media in this country. The political party whom she shares the same views with will no doubt be supporting her and a job opportunity will no doubt present itself.
She has also gone down in Canadian history as the first and only political protester to official protest within our House of Commons, in the face of every member of parliament, senator, all 6 justices of the peace, the governor general and of course, the prime minister.
Her objective was set, and achieved.
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She'll be forgotten in three weeks.
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Props indeed. Shame it cost the poor girl her job, possibly her career in politics altogether, but I can't say I disagree with her sentiment and motive.
Oh really
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Mad props to this girl for standing up for what she believes in.
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Awwww, the girl believes money grows on trees to pay for free lunches and can't understand why there has to be cuts.
How cute.
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Probably out of ignorance but, her protest was about money cuts ?
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Awwww, the girl believes money grows on trees to pay for free lunches and can't understand why there has to be cuts.
How cute.
Because government actions are totally deterministic, and definitely not a result of elite and popular preference structures as filtered through the electoral and policy-making processes. No sir. The only things that can happen in government are those that must happen.
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Awwww, the girl believes money grows on trees to pay for free lunches and can't understand why there has to be cuts.
How cute.
Yea doesn't she know that money is needed to blow up browns and allow for massive tax breaks for the upper class? Silly girl thinks the government should feed the hungry.
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I am going to throw it out there that any further discussion of politics is going to result in violations of the forums rules.
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I am going to throw it out there that any further discussion of politics is going to result in violations of the forums rules.
Politics at times, brings out the worst in some people.
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Awwww, the girl believes money grows on trees to pay for free lunches and can't understand why there has to be cuts.
How cute.
Yea doesn't she know that money is needed to blow up browns and allow for massive tax breaks for the upper class? Silly girl thinks the government should feed the hungry.
P.much nailed it.
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Sarcasm in a political conversation, over the internet, is likely to only lead to flames. It will likely lead to stereotyping each other as being "liberal" or "conservative." But where someone lands on the political spectrum can vary with the topic. The quick remarks are not going to change anyone's political opinion, they will only serve to alienate them.
Simply put, we are not going to agree on the purpose or structure of governments.
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Actually, we've had civil, courteous discussions on political differences (http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=270.0).
It is possible, after all, TV news to the contrary.