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Is this a sort of "if you know, then you know" type situation? i.e. what the worse could mean will not service you if I told you what it could look like, only cause worry/panic? If you could explain in detail what the worst entails you could help friends and families rally together to make sensible decisions before things become limited.

I'm not sure if being an indiscriminate ill willer would vindicate him of racism or invertedly prescribe him to all of the ism's seeing as it's wanton hatred. I understand his viewpoint but to not call out his number would be to completely rationalize someone who is deeply unguided.

@Hojo Okay, if granted Elon has gone full autist and did the salute "ironically", he's completely neglecting his influence and the context of his position. The issue isn't fighting a woke mind virus with ironic inflammatory gestures, it's about the people who most definitely are Nazi supporters and they exist in the world, America, everyone is watching. People could easily assume that Elon was just supporting Nazi beliefs and some people might have been hoping to see that come to fruition. You are downplaying his role and assuming this hyper-meta battle to oust a virtue signaler mind affliction. If what he was trying to do was innocuous it was still extraordinarily irresponsible given the influence he has over everyone that may subscribe to radical beliefs. Even if he's trolling, that's going to cause a lot of fear and panic. It's funny as a solo keyboard twitter troll trying to get banned by the woke snowflakes but when it's a head member of governance it becomes unbearably foolish.

Having that fear grow and crush you may be required to let go but make no mistake that is a dangerous undertaking that when taken lightly can truly maim you. Sometimes people just get crushed and dont make it to the other side. I dont think people know much about fear until they lose all faculties while conscious under psychedelics. It is unimaginable, no amount of torture or shenanigans could result in that experience. Like more real than a dream yet more absurd than any dream. Like a lucid dream. In the future with different policies, protocols and study I'm sure psychedelic risk will be a lot lower. We face discrimination, criminalisation, demonization. Sometimes the mental toll of not being supported by your community (ie all drugs are bad at all times) can be more significant than a negative trip.

@The Crocodile Are you literally talking about someone who sees the future like Paul Atreides? Didn't even this fantastical character have blind spots? Who is the perfect man you speak of that only speaks the truth. He may be the one of prophecy (Dune reference)

Leo was just joking because bobby said Canada was suffocating to live in, which is a bit of a stretch. We're incredibly privileged in Canada even with the corporate, food and housing squeeze going on. It's nothing as bad as what most of the world goes through daily. I don't know enough about Singh to fully defend him but I will say that many people's criticisms assume that he is in it for the money and personal gain/security. I have heard this so much: "Sellout Singh". My intuition tells me this is a result with not being able to trust and reckon with a person who is concerned and actively fighting for vulnerable Canadians. It's as simple as that, they can't handle someone different running the country because of fear he is some traitor in disguise. This is extraordinarily racist and basic. That's where these narratives are coming from, and I feel sorry for him. The reason I make this claim is solely because I can't find any evidence that indicates Jagmeet has acted greedy, selfish, or said anything in general about personal power. If there was an event where he said something regarding his retirement or anything suspicious I haven't been able to find one. But what I do immediately find is name calling that just seems to be blind hatred. It's used to keep liberals away from NDP by preying on their worst qualities/fears. If you want to roll back the clock on environmental protection, PP is your man. If you want to Axe the Tax and save money on your paycheck while cutting government services, vote PP. If you want to stick it to the libtards and gloat with glee as the woke moralists scramble to rationalize our behavior, vote PP. NDP is the opposite of all that. There is an NDP mayor of Toronto and Hamilton (Ontario). There is genuine support for them, it's not a hopeless vote (unlike the green party, who are unrealistic). Unfortunately the truth is the average Canadian is not quite involved much in politics and will revert to their baseline feelings where is becomes a political boxing match/theatrics as opposed to addressing the function of governance (just like the states!), i.e. "I like the way that guy talks and he's hilarious!!".

@Ero @The Crocodile You're wrestling with an Ox and asking it to tell you how it's being tangoed. I personally ascribe to a no source method of magic, as in, it is given only how it is received. If you subscribe to an outwards notion of validity, of concrete power, you will lose it all because it wasn't yours. I would focus on reducing the impact of your relative state as an imposition of what is and accept graciously what is given in absence of your want. If you desire black magic, you'll get it. But this is weak and vulnerable. If you ascribe to black magic as a conduit for protection, for undoing what is afflicted, you might stand a chance in undoing what you're asking as an ego. It's a be careful what you wish for scenario because if you play in this way you will be played by that way. So don't request anything you wouldn't do unto yourself. If you seek more than that, be warned. The piper will be played/paid.

@NewKidOnTheBlock What grows from the earth without some strange concoction of human "ingenuity*? Almost everything that is raw. The real issue is frozen crap and uber orders from fast food. If you learn to cook with wholesome ingredients (only one, or limited number of primarily pronounceable components per item) can you create something hearty, Most foods at that level are simply unpalatable. But the processed foods lean too much in the other direction with over salting, false-substitution, plastics and general favor for price -to- ingredient quality ratio. Cut out the middle man and buy it whole. No pre-sauced crap. If you study how to cook well you will crave wholesome food and it won't be a chore anymore. Buuuut that requires a lot of effort because it could be a premade meal! Luckily there's enough recipe sites out there that can guide you through what intrigues you the most and you don't have to cook fully experimentally, a lot of ground work has been paved through. Many line cooks have died to deliver you this message.

@NewKidOnTheBlock What do you mean? People who blindly support carnivorism are putting their health at risk the same as any who abstains from blood. Both are equally dysfunctional, we are truly meant to be omnivores. If you deny this, you are cutting yourself off from what you need. No one with prejudice in food based on concepts of it's constituent parts have any idea of what their doing. No one knows how nutrition works. When in Rome, do as the romans do. All other animals don't struggle with this ideological dilemma, they somehow inherently know what to do, what to eat. We are the same, but fragmented.

You're right, it's about returning to form and shedding the excess greed. The natives know all about this, and they would roll in their graves upon learning all their herds are all but gone. If we could utilize our technology without an imposition of "personal gain" we could have earth flourish with life greater than it ever could on its own without us. We can do it. If money == environment diversity than it would be done instantaneously. We just haven't been pushed into a corner hard enough to change our cancerous way.

You realize the robots got their jimmies rustled because they were being treated like a rock, right? If you punished the earth based on it not having feelings its prototypical life blood would be destroyed. We're made of rocks and minerals dude. I'm just saying this compassion of life can expand in scope genuinely, there is note and appreciation to be found.. rocks being important is not moot. In regards of how to treat plants, tread lightly. Open your eyes. Take a responsibility to learn what grows in your backyard and the wondrous medicine and nutrition can be found at arms reach. I'm not the poster boy of this ideal, but it's a good place to start and everyone starts somewhere. I'm not bothered by plants and I care more about animals. I'm trying to address a bigger issue that isn't limited to what we personally can or cannot relate to on a surface (face) level.

I meant that efficiency when viewed in terms of profit claims no responsibility outside of earning profit. The money leads astray any concept of something that could be more important (like sustainability). I'm talking about the way things are right now not what my notion of a solution could be because I just don't have one, otherwise it would be done. There is peace to be found in reconciling the gritty life factors as to why it has lead to current circumstance. Having your cake and eating it too is not something to be shaming others for, unless you want them to follow your superior spiritual ideals. There is a distinct difference between being sour of the current state of affairs and being understanding of why it is that way. @Something Funny

The solution is to embrace what it means to be an animal instead of resent it. There'll be plenty of time to not be a consumer of nature. We are supposed to take from the earth what we give back, when we ourselves are eaten and released back to the earth. It comes from our poo, our sweat, our energy. Before we die, and after. But it will all be released and returned in a different form. The issue with cruelty is valid, and I support the notion of being a responsible waste not want not citizen. But there's a lot of $$$ that says things could be done more efficiently otherwise. When there were no supermarkets we ate what was on our plate, or starved. You are so far away from that reality it has clouded your judgement.

What bothers me most is that people aren't respecting plants for their livelihoods at all. It's like plants are not alive with feelings and all the while cute critters are lil humans (akin to pets, children). Even rocks deserve this reverence. We are so attached to what we identify with (can we recognize a face?) we're cherry picking what deserves sanctity. The issue is with the wanton cruelty perpetrated by factory farming. Waste, neglect and disrespect. Harvesting animals doesn't have to be so disgusting and savage. This is a recent invention

@Buck Edwards What matters to canadians who are struggling? Rent control, post secondary education/training costs, healthcare (remove the cost of medicines/aid), food prices that skew towards corporate milking, to provide people dignity in life regardless of production potential. There is compassion and kindness amongst canadians that supercede the law. There is no threat from "illegal aliens", only from monopolistic contractors that the government needs to hire to "get 'er done". They can supply a workforce through policy, but their teeth ends in sorting it all out on the ground (who builds the homes and sells them for what price?). Canada can be a bastion of support to the disenfranchised and those people need help first. It would be a vision to see the canadian populace stay their blade and let others through first. There's a lot of greed that could use to be stifled, many rich who feel wanting. It's a tall order, Canada isnt ready and it will succumb to the AXE THE TAX movement. Most people in canada don't even know why taxes exist outside to rob them. Educated people but there's too much mud in the water. The best I can hope for Canada is to limit the backsliding I'm afraid, Canada follows suit with Trump.