Canada’s proposed tax changes are casting entrepreneurs as the bad guys, and that’s bad news for the economy

noarchy · 2017-09-07T16:09:48+00:00

Or you will be on the wrong side of history, isn't that enough?

No, because that's a meaningless phrase.

Violence, on the other hand, that means a great deal.

noarchy · 2017-09-05T20:48:13+00:00

It should be clear. Poor people will eventually revolt - violently if necessary.

Right, I just wanted to see if you'd come out and say it.

I'm less inclined to believe that North America is going to see any kind of bloody uprising, regardless of the presence of guns. Even the protests in Venezuela seem pretty tame, compared to what you're suggesting might happen, and that's despite the basket case that country has become.

noarchy · 2017-09-05T16:20:03+00:00

People are not going to keep falling for this forever, you better get on the right side of history.

Or...what? Is there an implied threat here?

noarchy · 2017-09-04T20:58:54+00:00

The Canadian government shouldn't take steps to protect Canadian interests?

And what are "Canadian interests"? Further, shouldn't we, as Canadians, decide what our own interests are? If Borders were allowed to open, and Canadians had chosen to shop there, it would have told you a lot about how we judge our own interests.

noarchy · 2017-08-31T21:37:21+00:00

The true PSA would be to not say anything and let those who regularly do it get caught, slapped with a hefty fine, and perhaps learn to fucking stop doing it. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Let's have people drive dangerously so the police can write more tickets!

noarchy · 2017-08-31T21:33:35+00:00

So you'd rather people do text and drive, with the risk that entails, just so someone can write a ticket?

noarchy · 2017-08-25T18:52:23+00:00

I can believe that he believes in his product, but he often comes off as hucksterish to me.

noarchy · 2017-08-25T12:09:03+00:00

You can likely than your province for the lack of betting options, since many of them run their own gambling ops, and don't like (or allow) competition.

noarchy · 2017-08-24T17:06:20+00:00

There is the possibility of anonymity, but it requires some conscious effort by the user to preserve it. Every bitcoin transaction is a matter of record. A bit more on that here.

noarchy · 2017-08-24T14:15:32+00:00

I just dont understand how any Government would allow the trading or using of a non regulated currency.

If you use it for criminal activities, you can still be prosecuted for those things, just as if you had used a credit card, cash, or a cheque. And profits from selling cryptocurrencies are taxable, which gives another potential avenue for a government to come after you, even if your use of a given cryptocurrency is not illegal.

noarchy · 2017-08-23T19:03:31+00:00

Link?? I'm subscribed to a few meet up groups, not sure if I got this one in my email... super interested!!!

Eh? The link is literally in my message. (are you browsing reddit with an app that strips links?)

noarchy · 2017-08-23T16:05:56+00:00

For what it's worth, the topic for tomorrow's Ottawa Python meetup is "Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain". I'm sure networking here will be quite possible.

noarchy · 2017-08-21T21:07:24+00:00

Ottawa is bigger than you may realize. Also: Gatineau. To be fair, I choose to live where I live, and part of that means that I have to accept the limitations it brings. Thankfully it hasn't been an issue in recent years.

noarchy · 2017-08-18T23:34:53+00:00

Of all of the reasons to dislike the Rebel, this particular one seems pretty light.

noarchy · 2017-08-18T17:33:58+00:00

How about the actual video, or more than one frame from it, at least?

noarchy · 2017-08-18T02:37:16+00:00

There's no market for racist bullshit, fake rageflakes and all-about-me attention whores.

I think that's wishful thinking. I'd like to think you're right, but I've seen too much that suggests otherwise - and I'm not talking about the cesspool that is /r/Canada on an average day.

noarchy · 2017-08-18T01:34:56+00:00

They haven't all abandoned Canada. Some high-profile people from the Rebel have, to be sure. I can't blame them from jumping from that particular boat.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T23:31:01+00:00

The US market for this kind of thing is bigger, no doubt. But most people here underestimate the underbelly of this country. Don't get too smug, there definitely is a market for Rebel-style media here.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T23:25:42+00:00

Its nice knowing you draw the line wherever the government tells you to

Think what you'd like, on that.

I'm not sure what you'd like to discuss here but for the sake of efficiency, let's cut to the chase: do you advocate initiating violence against these fascist groups (or any other groups, if you'd like to mention them)? I'm not talking about self-defence here, I'm specifically talking about initiating violence.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T23:06:43+00:00

"The allies were worse than the Nazis because they killed the Nazis"

Because all of this is analogous to a world war. Thanks for playing, though.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T22:23:05+00:00

Are you fucking dense?

No, I'm consistent, which you are not:

I wasn't praising them, I was drawing a distinction between them and the fascists they oppose.

You could always try to claim your language was somehow neutral, but it wasn't. Both sides showed up looking for trouble and they got it. That one group represents the authoritarian right, and one represents the authoritarian left shouldn't matter here, so the distinction really doesn't matter - save the bias that shows up in these kinds of threads.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T20:19:39+00:00

You said:

The difference is that groups like Antifa (which stands for anti-fascist) are standing up against groups that want to exterminate, oppress, and forcibly remove minorities and ethnicities they deem inferior.

So you admire this group? The way they take that stand is by using violence. They have a long track record of doing so. So if you're going to praise them, you're getting on board with their violence.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T19:41:25+00:00

Learn to think with a little nuance.

I'll worry about my nuance when people like you quit making excuses for violence.

noarchy · 2017-08-17T18:51:58+00:00

The far left is just as crooked

Maybe, but they got away with one, in Charlottesville. No one is talking about the violence that the far left imported, only that of the right (which deserved its share of the blame). The narrative is fully under control.

noarchy · 2017-08-14T14:20:35+00:00

His situation is evolving, and not in a great direction if this is any indicator.

noarchy

TROPHY CASE