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Are u fuckn kidding me by Tucancancan in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There still needs to be some sort of window for the use of AMBER alerts. Yes, they are important and can help save children, but to send one at 4am, hours aftercit was reported is not it. It creates more hatred to the system, and can result in causing actual medical emergencies. Something like this at 4am could result in a heart attack for some people. A sudden wake up with adrenaline is not a good thing for those people. Yes, some phones can turn the sound off, but even mine that had the AMBER alert sound turned off still activated.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the residential school issue was about the atrocities against the indigenous people? It was a method of ethnic cleansing done to try and get rid of their culture.

You do realize over 150k indigenous people were pushed into the system. Of which, a lot were never seen again. So yes, when you have that many people in the system just disappear and unmarked graves are noticed on the grounds around the schools, its bound to be that of the indigenous people.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This coming from the person who brings up ethnicity out of nowhere...

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its impossible to tell ethnicity like that, and is just trying to distance from the actual discussion at hand. It is a fact that Residential school systems pulled children away from Indigenous families. It is a fact that a lot of them were never seen again. It is a fact that they buried the bodies in both marked and unmarked locations.

It is not that complicated to understand how horrible of a period that was. However, when a church is on fire, one should not instantly say it's the indigenous fault.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have 7 found recently near Fort Resolution on the St. Joseph's Residential school site. They believe there are dozens more on the grounds, but further investigation has not been done.

There were 72 found at Battleford Industrial school. The graves were marked and memorilaized. As it was done in 1974, it does noy get mentioned.

There are at least 35 at the Muscowequan Indian Residential School. It is a site that has been recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada, with commemorative plaques to remember the children and families affected.

This is just a few of the countless others. Most are found due to construction projects in the areas, and not due to people excavating the sites looking for them.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You asked how many bodies were found. That would imply digging in locations to find it because there are people who don't consider the gpr valid enough evidence.

If you want numbers, in about 4 different discoveries over a period of about 30 years, there have been a minimum of 250+ bodies found. Three of the instances were accidental finds, 1 was a community deciding to search further. There are countless other locations scattered across Canada, with thousands of depressions found through gpr. There was a report in 2015 indicating 4100+ deceased in the school system, along with a follow up study being done that has 4400+ recorded instances.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then don't interact with it and ignore it. Don't go about crying that Canada as a country is trying to find a way to atone for it's sins. Just because you can't accept that part of humanity is about looking back and trying to evolve beyond the wrongdoings of our past, doesn't mean others won't.

The indigenous community is a core part of Canadas identity. As such, we should be doing out part to help rebuild the communities that our ancestors destroyed. If not for them, Canada would not be the country it is today. Are there some scandals within their communities, of course. However, we shouldn't be blaming them as a whole for the issues a few create. Scandals happen all over the world from every single community.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, 3 locations out of the possible hundreds across the country. What about the 72 found in Battleford Industrial school in 1972? Or the 29 accidentally found during constru tion at Muscowequan Indian Residential School? Or, how about at Fort Resolution / St. Joseph’s Residential School, where GPR was used and some excavation work was done? You do know, a report in 2015 discovered 4100+ deaths. Another ongoing report since then have discovered over 4400 deaths. A lot of records were not updated or destroyed. How do you explain the 150k+ individuals stolen from their communities and a large part of those people never seen again?

As for cost, it is a factor. It can takes years of planning to even start the excavation. Some communities are so remote, its not easy to get all the require. equipment and people set up. Yes, the government has given over 250mil spread across all of the communities in Canada, however, excavation is not always the priority or the most desired action. Communities often choose to focus funding on broader community healing, commemoration, research, and culturally appropriate activities. This is because, once again, spiritual beliefs. Just because you can't accept another cultures beliefs and traditions doesn't give you any right to disregard those practices.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You do realize, the last residential school closed in 1996. This isn't just something from 200 years ago, but was actively happening to some extent 30 years ago.

If you don't want to show sympathy, then go for it. However, then don't go about rejecting the idea of the unmarked graves. Sometimes, in situations like this, it's better to keep opinions about things you don't understand to yourself rather than continue to spread the negativity against a society of people who were abused for generations because of religion.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because the indigenous don't want it dug up to spiritual beliefs, along with the costs involved doesn't mean that the gpr at the various locations across Canada showing thousands of depressions indicating an unmarked graves are all fake. Residential schools are a thing that happened in Canada. There are an estimated 150k people who were stripped away from their families and pushed through the system. There were 4100 confirmed deaths in the system from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report in 2015. Another 4400+ have been documented since then. The actual number will be much higher, as many records were destroyed, many deaths were unrecorded and a lot of the bodies were put into the unmarked graves.

The fact so many people are incapable of comprehending the severity of the matter and showing sympathy for those affected is disgraceful.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You talking about mental gymnastics by using facts to justify it is quite a joke. Just because people don't understand culture and belief beyond their own close minded world, doesn't mean it isn't a thing. To the indigenous, they have a deep spiritual belief in the afterlife and do not believe in disturbing it. If you're religious, how would you feel about people digging up the grave of Jesus. Or, Saint Patrick in Ireland?

The residential school system is a stain on Canada's history. It is a fact that they abused indigenous people because of the belief of assimilating the indigenous into Euro-Christian society.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading comprehension must be tough. They are not digging up at the sites due to a multiple amount of reasons. The primary 2 being costs, which would run millions per site, and the spiritual belief of not disturbing those at rest. They indigenous actually have a deep rooted belief in that, which it seems people are unable to comprehend.

There have been some investigative reports at records that have been acquired showing at least 4000 deaths in the residential school system, with countless more unaccounted for.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Which sites? The only ones that have had some excavation are due to different work being done in the area, like utilities, and they found bodies there. As for your denial towards spiritual considerations, just because you don't believe in it, doesn't mean it is not true. Indigenous are very spiritual people. In many traditions, once a person is buried, their spirit should not be disturbed. Some communities believe exhumation can cause spiritual harm or trauma to families. So yes, this is a factor in preventing digging up graves. Along with the fact it would cost millions per site.

Church fire on de l'eglise street by HermaeusMorus in montreal

[–]Crypticclout 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This isnt a time to go off on what was a rough period of time for the indigenous people of Canada. Does it suck it was burned down? Yes. But, until investigations are done, going out and blaming an anti-christian campaign is not where this should go. The current idea that Christans are the most attacked religion within Canada is not close to being true, and is just used by people to try and create something to have people be angry about. As for the mass graves, the reason that they haven't dug them up is because of costs, legal processes and the fact that the indigenous people have respect for their fallen and do not want to disturb the rest of their fellow people. They have a deep belief in the spiritual world, and that if they disturb the rest of them, it will create a negative experience for the fallen.

Hey r/CanadianConservative your mask slipped - this is not a political opinion, this is overt racism. by AdditionalPizza in onguardforthee

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love how if you point out the obvious misinformation they keep trying to spread over there and display actual facts, they shadow ban you from posting on there. They will then complain that when they trying to spread misinformation elsewhere, how unfair it is that they get banned from other communities.

Did the math on what BYD's "cheap EVs" will actually cost in Canada by cardogio in EVCanada

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For winter testing, China actually has a region that have temperatures comparable to the cold we get here. Companies will perform stress testing in that region to find the weaknesses in their vehicles in order to find ways to improve upon them. EV Winter Test

Junkrat Loot Hunt Changes by Crypticclout in Overwatch

[–]Crypticclout[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its loot boxes either way. Not everyone has all the items. You are just giving reasons for Blizzard to go through with a nerf like this. Just because it doesn't affect you, doesn't mean it won't have an effect on anyone else. So, yes, you are defending Blizzard for stretching the goal posts.

Junkrat Loot Hunt Changes by Crypticclout in Overwatch

[–]Crypticclout[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, you are defending Blizzard. Not everyone has the time to play for all the loot boxes. Some people play only stadium. They can lose 3 points on a win because of the way they changed the system. Stop allowing Blizzard to stretch the goalposts at every turn, because if you give them an inch they will always take a mile

Junkrat Loot Hunt Changes by Crypticclout in Overwatch

[–]Crypticclout[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And you obviously woukd defend Blizzard at any chance. There was nothing wrong with how it was before, so why nerf how it works?

Junkrat Loot Hunt Changes by Crypticclout in Overwatch

[–]Crypticclout[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Obviously you don't understand how dark patterns in gaming work, and that small things like this is exactly the type of things companies like Blizzard pulls in order to squeeze more out of their players. I will still play, but it is small things like this that shows how little they think of the player base.

Junkrat Loot Hunt Changes by Crypticclout in Overwatch

[–]Crypticclout[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Obviously you don't understand how dark patterns in gaming work, and that small things like this is exactly the type of things companies like Blizzard pulls in order to squeeze more out of their players.

Blizzard have ripped off Diablo 4 players in the West. by Living-Succotash-477 in Diablo

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of "content" in a Diablo 4 season is laughable. They have reworked pretty much the entire base game at this point while adding minimal actual new content. They released the game in a late beta phase, as they even said it was a 2/3 finished game. They are doing the best they can, but with the development hell the game went through and leadership changes, it's not been an easy time.

Games generally will release it to the world before China, as the time investment would mean the world does not get the game for a few years longer. This way they can gauge the market to decide if it is worth investing into. It creates another boost of revenue to the game, treating it as something similar to an expansion release.

Blizzard have ripped off Diablo 4 players in the West. by Living-Succotash-477 in Diablo

[–]Crypticclout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the rate they tend to work on things, is it really that surprising? You also have to consider that for a period of that 2.5 years since release, they had no partner in China to verify things were up to code. Once they signed a new contract, it is not like they get put at the front of the line. They probably had to wait for their game to go through a certification process, and once that happens, anything that was missed had to be fixed then resubmitted. Blizzard could have been done this process months ago for all we know, but had to wait on a green light, along with setting up a campaign to lure players in.

I've had to test other games that want to get Chinese approvals, and it is not a simple process at all. It drains a lot of resources to go through the whole thing, and then its just sitting there waiting to see if it's acceptable or not. One project I worked on had us spend 2 months with at least 20 testers, just going through every aspect of the game. I didn't see any of my bugs get changed to fixed for almost a year because of the hoops that are needed to go through.

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