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Myths are false?
I think you had better be careful with that idea around First Nations…
Myths are stories that people tell themselves. All myths are untrue, yet all myths contain an essential element of truth.
U.S. Annexing Canada (split fm Liberal Minority thread)
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I think you had better be careful with that idea around First Nations…
Myths are stories that people tell themselves. All myths are untrue, yet all myths contain an essential element of truth.
That word in itself is considered offensive by many First Nations. The word is a western term applied to their culture and stories.
It is exactly because of the definition . Myths can be false but don’t call their stories myths to begin with.
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Every culture and religion has/had myths to help understand or explain things that couldn't logically be comprehended at the time. Those that endure are largely considered metaphorical now except by a few purists.
People are free to believe whatever myths or stories they like. Just don't expect everyone else to.
People are free to believe whatever myths or stories they like. Just don't expect everyone else to.
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Timely point - I haven’t seen any “war on Christmas” posts lately…
Santa is real.
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All these years of Santa violating North American airspace, and NORAD has yet to bring him down.
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Obviously he files flight plans or else he wouldn’t make it past the ADIZ
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That is one service that First Nations internationally have done for the study of history. They opened up a vast new library of evidence to historians that had come to be bound by the written word. Those myths, together with new techniques in archaeology, linguistics and genetics have changed a lot of "histories".
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Well, if he used a balloon and not the trickier Sleigh
They're probably dazzled by his emitter...
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Jammer….
Donald Trump says Canada becoming 51st U.S. state 'a great idea'
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is taking aim at Canada once more, saying it would be 'a great idea' to make it America's ‘51st state.'
A lot of people here think that Trump is just joking when he says that Canada is or could end up as the 51st state. But I’m of the opinion that Trump plans to do everything possible to ensure that it becomes a reality. It is his intention to destabilize and fragment this country to such an extent that (in his mind) Canadians will see him as their Saviour and welcome him with open arms. Many here will certainly argue that doing so would force Americans to accept a certain percentage of what they see as communist pinko subversives from Igloo-land destabilizing the American heartland and, for that reason, a desired annexation would never take place.
While I do believe that Trump is mentally unstable and potentially quite dangerous for the world, I think he is anything but a dummy. Quite the opposite in fact. He is a genius at using the social media, giving hints and making subtle suggestions and then letting them take root and grow so that the impossible not only becomes possible but desirable. A few years back he remarked how he thought that the Mount Rushmore monument should be altered to include a statue of him beside the other presidents. Trump does not really care about his own country and certainly not Canada. Trump, the real estate developer, really only wants a monument to his ego. Whereas Thomas Jefferson was able to add the Louisiana Purchase to his list of accomplishments, Trump would be able to add the entire country of Canada or at least most of it initially and probably all of it (including Quebec) eventually to his accomplishments. And then maybe Mount Rushmore would be too small of a monument to him…at least in his mind.
Trump is looking for reasons to put pressure on Canada to bend to his will. He is capitalizing on our internal dissent. At the same time he is trivializing this country (“the 51st state“) along with ”Governor” Trudeau. Again, he is planting the seeds of our own destruction. He knows that Canadians along with their politicians are too docile to stand up to him in any significant way. And I’m sure that Trump will see Poilievre as a pushover as well. After all, that’s the Canadian way. Or is it?
Today’s announcement of Trump urging for Canada to join the U.S. is no longer a joke. It is now a warning shot fired across our bow. He is deadly serious and he intends to do everything possible for Canada to no longer be a nation. I only hope that Canadians, despite our differences, will see the threats being posed by Trump and his incoming administration, and appreciate that what we currently have, warts and all, is worth saving.
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What’s unfolding at this moment is exactly what was meant to happen, an understanding that trade between the north and south is of utmost importance. It’s not about clinging to a meaningless nostalgia for a nation that lacks a significant history or purpose without any real reason to exist. Trudeau really needs to stick around a little while longer and really fuck things up.
I hope I’m wrong but my take on your reply is that you are in favour of annexation.
Man you really need to exercise your freedom of movement and gtfo.
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Trump is rattling the cage, hopefully canada gets its act together.
Not all of Canada needs to get annexed, just the useful bits outside the Toronto-Montreal-Ottawa corridor.
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