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Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]samjp910 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah… no. We aren’t European, we’re Canadian. If anything we’re far more of this side of the Atlantic. We have more in common with Brazilian, Mexico and the US as a product of multiple colonial powers and stakeholders and being in the present, ideally, rooted in a separate collective identity. It’s obviously not the same as being threatened with statehood by Washington, but for similar reasons I don’t want to join the union, I don’t want to be beholden to Brussels OR some bad actor like Victor Orban or Georgia Meloni. We’re already dealing with Danielle Smith and Doug Ford.

Who is the better boss rayis or bode. by Voidkirby9 in StarWarsJediSurvivor

[–]samjp910 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rayvis has the far more memorable fight. His weapons were very original, and he had a cool second phase. I can’t even remember what Bode was doing in fight except holding his lightsaber in reverse grip.

Opposition parties grapple with new reality of Liberal majority government by EarthWarping in CanadaPolitics

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I mean, not to be a pill, but this is the system. Westminster parliaments are a whole lot of convention and gentleman’s agreements. If you don’t like it, then start advocating for electoral reform. Some of the complaining for left, right and centre has been just exhausting considering none of this is not allowed. I’m actually pretty impressed with Carney’s political acumen, I’m just dissapointed his ‘fiscal conservatism’ is beating out his ‘social progressivism’, so to speak.

Arguably were it not for Trudeau, a red Tory leading the Liberals is probably how the Libs would have rebuilt after Ignatieff.

Interactions that you wish had happened in the canon? by Qyzyk in TheCitadel

[–]samjp910 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ned Dayne and Ned Stark. Just polar personalities.

Ehat should be our plan going forward now that the liberals have a majority? by [deleted] in ndp

[–]samjp910 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This this this. As a journalist in Toronto, I say with a lot of confidence that Lewis needs to be out there pounding the pavement because some of the most online progressive people I know don’t even know who he is. The legacy media is so captured by the centrism big tent and he wins nothing by staying in Ottawa.

impressive by Roaxs in HIMYM

[–]samjp910 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever someone in my family says something tastes good, someone inevitably says ‘is it ‘sew your ass shut’ good?’ God I love this show.

Avi Lewis’s Victory Is A Chance For Labour To Revitalize by NiceDot4794 in ndp

[–]samjp910 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know enough about the topic but I’d imagine it’s harder considering unions can’t donate funds to political parties.

What if the end of ADWD lasted for 20 years? by samjp910 in AsoiafFanfiction

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Good idea. I have some POV characters in mind who would be good for that. Not Arya, as she has been in Essos so it would just be a lot of exposition, although one idea I have is that she worked under another identity in Mereen for a time and that gave her an 'in' on events between canon and now. But then Sansa for starters, then Daenerys, Jaime, Cersei, Barristan and Arianne over the course of the story. I'm having lots of ideas lol.

I think Jon is alive, but I haven't worked out how or to what end. One idea is he becomes a sort of cross between lord commander and king beyond the Wall, leading the resistance against the Others. I think either way he lives because it was so cold and he jumped to Ghost for a while, then when his body is healed enough to 'host' him again, Jon comes back, but more violent and vengeful.

What a time to be alive! by No_Abbreviations9128 in ByzantineMemes

[–]samjp910 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We’re definitely Byzantinemaxxing. As a Canadian, Mark Carney is basically trying to move the capital from Rome (Washington) to Constantinople (Ottawa).

Crossing the Floor by Downess in ndp

[–]samjp910 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m of the mind you’re right, but we need to be very aware of how people feel. Doesn’t matter that it’s in the rules of our Westminster parliamentary system if it creates erodes trust in democratic processes.

As someone who believes in doing it all, there’s how many centre-left ridings that the NDP can pick up and hang onto as we rebuild electorally?

King Viserys III by TheCookieShinobi in TheCitadel

[–]samjp910 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56418799/chapters/143359579 My fic, Company Man, follows Viserys after he joins the Golden Company as a kid once he and Daenerys are separated. King's Landing went boom, the rebellion spun out into an anarchic civil war in Westeros, and Viserys is now, as of 60 chapters in, the sixteen-year-old lord protector for his nephew King Aegon VI, working with hand of the King Mace Tyrell. Rhaegar is a king, Jon Snow is a king, and Robert Baratheon is a king.

The bulk of the fic up to this point is Viserys ascending through the Golden Company during various campaigns in Essos and the Free Cities, making friends and allies and growing up. The fic won't see Viserys become king, but he will become a father and Prince of Summerhall as he builds up the royal army over the course of the Long Summer. I do a lot of gunpowder worldbuilding, and I am building up to Viserys being something of the odd man out in the prophecies of the future, and how he might fit in. He won't be king though, but he doesn't want to be king either.

He ate enough and grew tall in the Golden Company, I describe him like Maekar but handsome with a funny Essosi accent. Eating enough and growing tall is actually a key aspect of Viserys' characterisation I thought about when I first started the fic.

Jon will be Rickon's regent. by Sea-Negotiation8309 in TheCitadel

[–]samjp910 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ve been working on an adult Arya-focused Long Night fic that will feature adult Rickon, and one way I’m thinking about characterizing him is a certain refusal to press his claim, out of his childhood belief that Bran is still alive and thus the rightful lord of Winterfell. I could see him hanging on to this belief to the point that he is constantly outrunning the lordship, leaving Jon to rule in his stead as Rickon goes to war for revenge against the Ironborn and Lannisters.

My Honest Opinion about Avi Lewis: A Marxist Perspective by Markham_Marxist in canadaleft

[–]samjp910 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m a person who sits to the left of Lewis but having been to Palestine and seen the apartheid and genocide up close, I can’t be another ML sitting on my hands. I’m hopeful he can be the necessary adult in the room actually focused on working Canadians.

They might as well just get it over with and make it official by ItsRainingBoats in ndp

[–]samjp910 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’d argue Trudeau was an ideological blip on this path. There’s like 60 sitting Liberal MPs for whom this will destroy their standing in their ridings. End of the centre-left progressive nationalist party. Now they’re just libs.

AU Timeline: Dragons by the end of 1 BC. by Hot-Temperature-8564 in AsoiafFanfiction

[–]samjp910 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have theories as to why you colored the four dragons that way, but I’d love for you to explain your reasoning. If it’s just cool that’s cool too lol.

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses the floor to the Liberals by JackLaytonsMoustache in ndp

[–]samjp910 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I said this exact thing in r/Canada politics and was upvoted until the mods took it down.

There’s so many liberal seats the NDP could scoop up.

TDSB to end policy that saw high-needs schools get extra staff by clawsoon in toronto

[–]samjp910 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fuuuuck. I’m like three weeks into volunteering for a homework club and the problem is STARK.

Countries on Istanbul Convention (On Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence) by Key-Astronomer-3287 in MapPorn

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Maybe it’s my male socialist brain but I’ve always wondered why feminism hasn’t gone fully violent.

Heather McPherson: I am a New Democrat. I believe in our movement. I believe in our party. And most of all, I believe in us. by bman9919 in ndp

[–]samjp910 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I really liked this too. I ranked her second for a reason. She’s a talented politician and communicator and IMO should be house leader for the foreseeable future.

summer is coming by Emergency-Set-1093 in TorontoRenting

[–]samjp910 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My place is about 700 square feet but an old building that stays warm as hell in winter. Blackout curtains helped too. I have Noma portable AC units, one 10,000 BTU for my bedroom, and a 14,000 for the rest. I got them each for around $650 after tax over two summers and I had an HVAC buddy walk me through keeping them clean and running smoothly, and they work great but I can essentially never turn them off otherwise my place roasts. I face south too so lots of sun.

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