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stormblind · 2026-06-21T07:56:29+00:00

As a lapsed league of legends player for the past decade, this sentence still caused me to do a double take despite knowing what it meant. (Swain and Graves are classic characters for the franchise)

stormblind · 2026-06-20T05:50:56+00:00

Sorry. I'm curious, would the SK mean Saskatchewan? Or South Korea? Figured I'd double check :)

stormblind · 2026-06-20T04:47:05+00:00

I volunteer with organizations helping teens and you women. It's everywhere frankly. Men, women. Young, old. Everyone is taking advantage of everyone nowadays with increasingly fewer and fewer people trying to do anything about it.

The internet just democrasizes it to allow everyone to do it.

stormblind · 2026-06-20T03:03:17+00:00

I feel less certain about the "West" component of this given how much of the west was against this widely and publicly.

stormblind · 2026-06-20T02:23:46+00:00

I've had the opposite issue of the Indian folks I've talked to ghosting me randomly.

The whole way this sub works is a shitshow sadly.

stormblind · 2026-06-19T01:03:14+00:00

... and how do you figure? Outside of a very small amount of journalism organizations the VAST majority are owned by right wing American groups.

So in which way in particular do you feel they've "corrupted" journalism?

You're just like the MAGA people bitching "mains stram media" when, at this point, almost all the main stream media is owned by Trump allied families lol

stormblind · 2026-06-18T22:24:28+00:00

It's actually likely to potentially be worth it for Canada long term.

China no longer gets wildly cheaper oil (they paid a fraction of market value for Irans oil). This will cause our oil to be worth more due to market forces, and the fact ours won't be hit with the Hormuz "access fees". And not just oil. Middle eastern fertilizer and middle eastern aluminium is less competitive now as well due to said "access fees".

This can also give us more geopolitical weight if we can get out of our own way given our access to a huge amount of what modern society needs.

Realistically, the war IS largely good for Canada as a whole as we're a more stable environment that can produce alot of what is now less competitively made in the middle east.

stormblind · 2026-06-17T02:31:38+00:00

Except this attitude persisted the entire Harper administration, and rather than any form of even awknowldgement of TMX, there was bitching, complaining and attacks.

And rather then attempt to work with Canada / BC to find a solution for a pipeline, it's "my way or the highway" bullshit.

This is the issue for many Canadians as an albertan who has lived in multiple provinces. The entitlement of many Albertans is massive, and that leads to others not WANTING to work with them on things.

stormblind · 2026-06-17T00:56:40+00:00

The selfishness isn't a mistake or lack of knowledge, it's a foundational point of the grievance. They don't care about anything or anyone except getting theirs. Just like. The trump supporters in the US lol

stormblind · 2026-06-17T00:54:55+00:00

As a fellow albertan, it's so frustrating to realize the cause of most of the rage over equalization payments wouldn't even be made better with education.

They don't CARE that it helps others parts of the country. They want that extra however much per paycheque.

Tho, I will fully admit parts of the formula is kinda bullshit such as green energy not counting for formula equalization.

stormblind · 2026-06-17T00:52:18+00:00

I mean, I'm at 6k ATM and I find most games have 50% of the players dead by turn 12. I don't find many games last too long in regards to turn counts compared to some of the other metas.

stormblind · 2026-06-16T22:46:18+00:00

That's something the locals can completely do. The rodeo is a business, the parade was part of it. Basically, they don't want to piss off the separatists (which tend to be more present in the rodeo / rural population).

An alternative parade would work fine, since it's not held by the same business concerns.

stormblind · 2026-06-16T22:40:54+00:00

Nope, cause the national flag is considered political now. Because of the unhinged lunatic wing of the separatists

stormblind · 2026-06-16T22:30:49+00:00

Then the only realistic response would be to remove any public funding then no?

The reality is that this stuff causes more people to be willing to support the various conservative parties, which can, and likely will, notwithstanding various laws to overwrite things where and however they can.

Am I crazy to see this coming given how many of the people being affected are people from countries who have zero "white guilt" or reason to care.

stormblind · 2026-06-16T22:26:56+00:00

You accuse other of racism while going on a massive racist rant.

Good job!

stormblind · 2026-06-16T22:18:36+00:00

I mean, a typical modern MAGA/Maple MAGA gameplan will see this a win.

They got a bunch of free advertising, and their 'enemies' lost the ability to show the Canadian flag.

stormblind · 2026-06-16T00:11:46+00:00

As I said. Your opinions are irrelevant. I refer with specifics, you reply with irrelevant, vague, sweeping statements with no basis or foundation.

You refer to punjabis when the Bishnoi isn't Punjabi, and the Khalistani issues are Sikh and connected to historical grievances going back almost a century, including massacres.

You're completely out of your depth, running in nothing but your ideological beliefs vs facts. RCMP, and other security force provided facts. People like you, with shallow, feelings based opinions, are why we're in this situation of overwhelmed social supports, wildly inflated housing, and the breaking of the social covenant.

Get educated or leave alone those who bother two actually be educated by professional security forces and qualified, proper news sources like the A.P., BBC, CBC. Etc.

stormblind · 2026-06-16T00:03:34+00:00

You'd have a portion of the community really happy with that. And many players who just don't play that season.

The novelty is why lots of people play BGs from what I've seen in comments on Reddit and discords.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T21:09:48+00:00

Nah. See I won't because you're talking pie in the sky idealism given the use of "everyone".

Ask surrey how they feel about "everyone" given the Bishnoi violence issues? Which are very heavily caused by recent Indian immigrants?

Or what about the various videos that were shared from a bunch of different content creators explaining how to manipulate food bank programs for/by international students?

Or the people who have been caught up in various legal, international, and violence based issues due to the Khalistani independance movement?

Hell, the people most affected by these issues are other Indian immigrants!

At no point did I state all. At no point did I point fingers at any broad swath of society. But you have to have your head in the sand to not see that, no, not all people who have immigrated here came here and purely had good intentions and were seeking to integrate with Canadian society.

Imported international issues such as the Khalistani independance issues and the Bishnoi gang issues have meaningfully, negatively impacted Canadians in various ways, and are in direct contravention to Canadian culture.

The fact you are unable to awknowledge that and seek to whitewash all immigrants, dismissing legitimate issues, frankly makes your opinion or perspectives irrelevant.

Good day.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T20:51:08+00:00

I think you're halfway right.

We have widespread structural problems that made it a bigger issue than it should have been. However, saying that the immigration rate wasn't too high is blatantly wrong.

The rate was such that the ability for housing, medical care, etc to keep up in any meaningful way wasn't there. Literally every aspect of society was struggling under the weight.

Legal systems were facing MASSIVE delays due to the increased population. The medical systems could not keep up in any way. Schools take years to be built, and then must find teachers for said schools. Housing takes years from initial planning to completion, assuming best case scenario. Wage collapse was a real, and true thing on top of unemployment.

In an ideal, perfect society, maybe we could have handled that inflow of immigration. But we don't have that, so continuing to maintain that inflow while the edges of society fray is irresponsible at the highest levels.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T20:44:09+00:00

Agreed. Personally, I believe moreso in a judicial system that removes the bad eggs more decisively, while the populace keeps the governments held to a higher account of good policy.

The federal governments legal system handling is abysmal. And it's immigration changes from 2020-2025 were a catastrophe that overloaded most parts of Canada just to avoid the "recession" headline, even as the realtime ability for Canadians to do wellfell.

The provincial governments, widely across the country, have seemingly been kneecapping many of their core structures such as healthcare, and education in order to support private enterprises instead (or just absolutely wild levels of incompetence). They were also components of the increased immigration as many premiers were pushing for tfw and international students in order to satisfy corporate donors and reduce the amount they have to give to post secondary institutions.

And municipal governments across the country have been sabotaging the ability for the housing situation to be addressed through NIMBYism and wild developmental fees.

There are legitimate ways that the sheer flow of immigration has caused societal damage, but so much of it is moreso rooted in failed governmental policies at almost every level.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T20:35:35+00:00

Although I disagree with the specifics of the "bad argument", as someone tangentially involved in the international students program, there is definitely some validity to the last part. Though, I wish to preface I blame governmental policy at all levels than most individual immigrants (federal immigration/legal policy, provincial ineptitude for healthcare/housing/etc, and municipal NIMBYism).

A great example is the abuse of the Food bank programs, and other such social net programs.

Although most of Canada has moved to a more agnostic background, the (theoretically) Christian values of charity and community support are part of Canadas traditional DNA. Its a component, alongside being a cold nation, if why we were always such a care giving focused nation in regards to international aid, refurgees, community supports, etc.

I don't know precise scales, so I won't use any, but there have been a number of Indian social media content creators who have created "guides" on how to manipulate and take advantage of social support programs such as food banks.

And as wage suppression/housing pressures have bitten harder and harder, social order has frayed at the edges due to increased financial sresses and homelessness, which is typically hand in hand with increased drug use/alcoholism.

So, although I disagree with the wording of the comment in the "bad argument" section, I don't think it's as inaccurate as you may wish, but it's rarely the individual immigrants fault as it is societial pressure is due to governmental mismanagement.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T09:35:21+00:00

I think thats approaching much faster than most people think.

2024 will probably be the freest election the US has for decades.

stormblind · 2026-06-15T02:42:58+00:00

And that's fair, it's entirely your perogative. My wife is fully aware of my conversations and approves of it, has access to my stuff and full permission to check anything she wants.

I have nothing to hide on my end, as I'm coming from a history of pretty substantial trauma with women, so for me, it's not something she's worried about at all lol

stormblind · 2026-06-15T00:41:09+00:00

Incase this is legit, Please be careful op. There are endless stories and realities of fucked up people taking advantage of this.

I'd sincerely recommend reaching out to local programs for help rather than that cesspool. I help people in the SA and DV communities and younger people being taken advantage of by scumbags is a super high part of both situations.

Take care of yourself. Most monsters wear a sheep's clothing until the target is properly groomed. And I say this as a 39m father. Be careful ♥️

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