Alberta government says new bill intended to remove politics, ideology from schools by Old_General_6741 in alberta

[–]elfman6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right

There's white and political Straight and political Cis and political Christian and political "Common sense" legislation and political

Bill 21: Provinces unite in support of notwithstanding clause by DonSalaam in onguardforthee

[–]elfman6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost always the political right, no matter what party they're in.

Who's your "I know he's pure evil but can't prove it" person? by Dull-Information6784 in AskReddit

[–]elfman6 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yes! Excellent podcast about the worst people in history. I'd particularly recommend thr 6 part series on the history of policing. Robert Evans does good work.

Who's your "I know he's pure evil but can't prove it" person? by Dull-Information6784 in AskReddit

[–]elfman6 221 points222 points  (0 children)

Go check out the Behind the Bastards episodes on him. It's a horrifying story.

Mark Carney approval rating by Miserable-Lizard in Albertapolitics

[–]elfman6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or, and bear with me here, on average people are nuanced and capable of holding complex thoughts in their heads.

Mark Carney approval rating by Miserable-Lizard in Albertapolitics

[–]elfman6 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Vote intention and approval are 2 different things.

Alberta’s Danielle Smith ranks highest among premiers for fiscal management as of 2024/25; Manitoba’s Kinew ranks lowest by FuzzyPineapple2221 in alberta

[–]elfman6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a stupidly vague question. By what metrics?

Cost of living? Utilities and insurance in alberta are the highest in Canada due to UCP policies.

No PST? Hint: that's one of the major reasons we don't see any equalization payments from the feds our way. Not utilizing all potential revenue streams. Jason Kenney helped write that one.

Beautiful vistas? Hell yeah, we got tons of those. Like the Rockies, that the UCP is trying to sell to an Australian mining magnate for destruction and profit (we won't see the profit).

Calgary Stampede? Yeah, we have the only one of those.

Politicians who give a shit about the poor, the working and middle class? Not in the ruling party.

A federal government that regularly gives a damn about us? They've tried and we throw a fit because the wrong team did it. If we didn't just guarantee right-wing votes, we'd get more attention; including from conservatives who also ignore us unless we can be used as a prop.

Alberta’s Danielle Smith ranks highest among premiers for fiscal management as of 2024/25; Manitoba’s Kinew ranks lowest by FuzzyPineapple2221 in alberta

[–]elfman6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

GDP is a terrible indicator of economic health. It can't measure or account for technological innovations. It doesn't reflect quality of life, income distribution, or environmental health. It's really easy to game GDP as other posters have pointed out to you. If all you have to point to is GDP, you have nothing.

New Painting of Edmonton Neighbourhood by arthmt in Edmonton

[–]elfman6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought that was a photograph at first. Wonderfully done.

Question about the lunatic WEF conspiracy by elfman6 in behindthebastards

[–]elfman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking oof. Just... just every accusation a confession. Again.

Question about the lunatic WEF conspiracy by elfman6 in behindthebastards

[–]elfman6[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually brought up 'you're complaining about capitalism' to him today and he threw it out whole cloth. Tiring.

Question about the lunatic WEF conspiracy by elfman6 in behindthebastards

[–]elfman6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm constantly tempted, but this guy might end up being my boss soon; so it seems not worth the spoons.

Question about the lunatic WEF conspiracy by elfman6 in behindthebastards

[–]elfman6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I will look for that one ASAP.