@Noahpinion I enjoy how the racist subtext of these opinions aren’t even hidden any more. “We want more people, but not immigrants because we only want people who look exactly like us”.
@Curling_Guy@GreenoneOld@KenBoessenkool People aren’t aware that until the 1970’s, Montreal was the corporate and commercial capital of Canada, not Toronto. That was a direct result of uncertainty around separatism.
@august_mk@bruce_arthur No, but it rarely is in international play. Canada was the most penalized team in the tournament, so the onus was on them (and specifically the coaching staff) to adjust accordingly. They didn’t.
@jjmid04 As always, I feel for the kids. They played hard. But the selection process and coaching on this team were flawed from the start. Too many “smartest guys in the room” who were too clever by half.
@dieworkwear I find it shocking how many people (politicians included) are completely detached from basic economic realities. Like how tariffs don’t make an economy better and actually make everyone poorer in the long run.
@kleavitt I think it speaks to another (troubling) fact, which research has pointed to. A significant number (probably majority) of Americans, if pressed, actually don’t care that much about democracy. They see it like an administrative detail that has no impact on their life.
@Noahpinion@LittleKeegs0 The Hannah Arendt concept of “banality of evil” comes to mind.
The problem may not be too many Hitlers, but rather too many Eichmanns. For society to survive long-term, something beyond transactional day-to-day self interest is a necessity.
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@RadioFreeTom There are a lot of people in the world who are going to quickly learn just how good they used to have it.
Unfortunately, as with the proverbial child burning their hand on the stove, I fear that learning this lesson is going to result in a lot of collateral damage.