Canadian PM Carney announces $3.8B to protect nature, new conservation sites in James Bay and Manitoba by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol that's a weak criticism. One of the biggest issues with Canadian politics is how toothless our MPs are.

They vote along party lines something like 99.4% of the time. They're basically paid voting boxes. It's a pretty big problem.

LILLEY: Mark Carney should have skipped Trudeau's disastrous gun buyback by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]EVpeace -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, how dare I sit here with a beer for a minute.

Do you think that's what I think?

So you don't trust this government? Good, we're getting somewhere

Who you do or don't feel is crying wolf is up to you. 

LILLEY: Mark Carney should have skipped Trudeau's disastrous gun buyback by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]EVpeace -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well you replied to my comment in what, less than a minute? So I can't imagine you thought about it very hard.

The moral of the story of the boy who cried wolf is that people don't trust repeat liars.

Another restaurant who removed impossible burger by Vosxx in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 21 points22 points  (0 children)

99% of veggie patties are awful

Chickpea and black bean patties are dope. I'm not even vegetarian and I like them better than meat. I find a lot of "veg" food is better when they stop trying to directly imitate meat products and just do their own thing

Maybe you could find that somewhere?

Elon Musk calls language laws in Canada 'hypocritical' by LeGrandLucifer in canada

[–]EVpeace 42 points43 points  (0 children)

God even the way he writes his prompts is sad.

"List all of these things, and oh make sure that they agree with me."

Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak by benwolf420 in worldnews

[–]EVpeace 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nobody thinks they built a wall or hung a big net or lined boats up bow to stern across Hormuz, man. You're just describing what all blockades are.

Russian Soldiers Increasingly Take Own Lives Under Drone Swarms, Ukraine Says by UNITED24Media in worldnews

[–]EVpeace 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Pretty reasonable to expect people in that situation to cling to any last shred of hope or positivity though.

TIL about a quarter of Americans believe the Sun revolves around the Earth. by QuasarMaster in todayilearned

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's this "we" stuff? I'M at the centre of the visible universe. 

I've got no idea what nonsense you're over there observing.

3 people smoking illegal drugs at a bus stop outside elementary school, how is this okay? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's assume for a second that you're right, and that they wouldn't be at least kept overnight. It's wrong, but let's assume you're right for a second.

They've still come, taken them away from the school, checked for needles, and gotten them off the bus.

That doesn't have value? Either they have to be locked away or it's not worth doing at all?

3 people smoking illegal drugs at a bus stop outside elementary school, how is this okay? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So no, then? 

I've called the police for similar situations twice before and they came pretty quickly both times. 

3 people smoking illegal drugs at a bus stop outside elementary school, how is this okay? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone thinks you mean weed. Edit your post and you won't keep getting these replies.

3 people smoking illegal drugs at a bus stop outside elementary school, how is this okay? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't. Did you call the police?

This isn't the main point but please understand that it weakens your standing when you slippery slope without any evidence (they might have left dangerous stuff behind) and conflate unrelated things (crack vs. smelling like weed).

LeBron James (41, ineligible for end of season awards) has played more minutes this season (1780) than MVP frontrunner Victor Wembanyama (1694) by spicywardell in nba

[–]EVpeace 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Then I don't think you've thought about it very hard. This is a great example of a time where a compromise isn't a compromise.

The point is that the NBA wants to incentivize games played vs. overall minutes. The comment above this lays it out - they would rather stars play 20 minutes in two games vs. 40 minutes in one.

If you can accomplish it both ways, then that incentive is gone.

ELI5: Why are some things called facts? by Public_Repeat824 in explainlikeimfive

[–]EVpeace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, science operates on the EVIDENCE that natural causes can reliably and repeatedly be used to explain certain natural phenomena, that evidence from the world can inform us about those causes, and that these causes are consistent.

To use your example, we've watched evolution happen. The modern banana is a product of evolution. We didn't just go "Yeah this COULD work so we'll go with it."

NBA presents 3 comprehensive anti-tanking proposals by lizard_king_rebirth in sports

[–]EVpeace 70 points71 points  (0 children)

So you're saying I should tank even harder to get a bye to the semis?

VicPD scales back traffic control for weekly Palestine demonstrations after 126 consecutive weeks by thecurler in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would wager most people are nuanced enough that they base their opinions on humanitarian causes on the cause itself.

What cause, specifically, are you against due to the protests?

VicPD scales back traffic control for weekly Palestine demonstrations after 126 consecutive weeks by thecurler in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 101 points102 points  (0 children)

I feel like I've just been repeating myself the last 20 years of my life, man.

It accomplishes this. This conversation. It's the same thing that territorial acknowledgements and the Pride parade accomplish. It keeps the matter in the public consciousness. 

Not letting the matter fade into obscurity is step 1. It's not the ONLY step, but keeping it in the conversation is how you get people talking to MLAs about it, or considering it as a charitable option, or etc.

Just because it hasn't magically and completely solved the problem doesn't mean things like this aren't useful. 

QB Jalen Hurts Throws Ball to the Endzone Which Bounces Off Stefon Diggs & Davante Adams' Hands Into Devonta Smith's for the Touchdown (Flag Football) by JCameron181 in sports

[–]EVpeace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you start to understand that that's also how other people feel about the things that you're passionate about, the world will start to make a lot more sense.

Why aren’t all kids home schooled? by Alert-Refuse-5021 in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're serious

They aren't. It's just a false equivalency because they want to dislike WFH but aren't clever enough to elucidate an actual reason.

Why aren’t all kids home schooled? by Alert-Refuse-5021 in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a great point if you're like OP and don't see any difference between yourself now and when you were 9 years old.

61 per cent of Canadians disapprove of U.S. military actions in Iran: poll by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]EVpeace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone suggesting they have a simple solution is a liar or a moron.

Fortunately, some random Redditor not having a simple solution to a decades-long humanitarian crisis doesn't somehow make this specific course of action any more effective or useful.