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[John @jkruk30]

@Pascucci015 I’ve seen far stupider penalties

[John @jkruk30]

@MarniMCramer Told you she was trouble

[Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM @echipiuk]

One of the foundations of a free and democratic society is that people are allowed to say things that others may find offensive, unpleasant, uncomfortable, or even wrong.

That is the point.

It has always irked me when elected officials respond to controversial speech with statements like, “We do not condone this or that rhetoric.”

Well, obviously! Government does not have to condone what citizens say. But governing requires something more difficult than issuing a public condemnation.

Ask why!

Why are your citizens angry?

Why are people losing trust?

Why are they demanding change?

What happened that caused resentment or division to grow in the first place?

Whether the issue involves immigration, medical policies, or anything else that generates strong public emotion, shutting down the conversation does not make the underlying problem disappear.

Calling people hateful, dangerous, or unacceptable is easy and politically convenient, but it is not a substitute for understanding why it’s happening.

A healthy democracy must be capable of hearing uncomfortable things without immediately reaching for censorship, condemnation, or social punishment.

You don’t have to agree with people. You don’t have to like what they say. You can challenge them, criticize them, and tell them exactly why you think they are wrong. This is the beauty of a healthy and free society!

The difference of opinions is not something to fear or suppress, it is something to engage with. It is through disagreement, debate, and open dialogue that we challenge our assumptions, understand one another, and ultimately build a stronger society.

And if you want to govern people effectively, you cannot simply talk at them.

You have to ask what is going on.

Free societies don’t require comfortable conversations.

They require the courage to have difficult ones.

[Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM @echipiuk]

Is it really too much to ask for!?

Can we finally start acting like adults living in a free and healthy society, where people are allowed to have different opinions, agree on some things, disagree on others, and still treat each other with basic respect?

[John @jkruk30]

This is the way our country should be run. You do you and I’ll do me. Enough with the ramming each other’s ideology down each other’s throats

[MCPHRSN @MCPHRSNmusic]

This is getting pretty tiresome being at the mercy of this nanny state.

Leave the fucking products on the shelf.

If you don’t want it cause you wanna protest with your money - don’t buy it. I 100% support that.

However, I shouldn’t be forced in any way to be affected by your problems with someone else. My money is not yours to protest with.

Handle your own shit.

I’ll handle mine.

Stay outta my life unless I invite you and I’ll stay outta yours.

[John @jkruk30]

@DavePerkins7 @Smileyyeg Not for generations. The hangover that he left this country in won’t be repaired for a very long time

[John @jkruk30]

@AreOhEssEyeEe 😋😋😋Borscht

[John @jkruk30]

@ABDanielleSmith This lady has things figured out. Full stop

[John @jkruk30]

@ashleePSR @PierrePoilievre You might want to have a talk with the political party in charge rather than tearing on the opposition. Just sayin

[John @jkruk30]

@silagechopper And yet you’re doing it

[John @jkruk30]

@cnpp12 @kinsellawarren But whose heads?

[John @jkruk30]

@kinsellawarren So what do you expect? We feed you for free??

[John @jkruk30]

@zalinsky_p That looks kinda volunteery to me

[John @jkruk30]

@rhofford SW Manitoba in 2013. It’s hellish but lots of us have been through that

[John @jkruk30]

@BaldurBarons Roll them. Won’t hurt them if you do it on a hot day when the stems are rubbery. We always rolled emerged peas

[John @jkruk30]

@senatrstanford Don’t run the pivot for a few days

[John @jkruk30]

Happy birthday @MarniMCramer
You just keep getting better. Love you sweetie 😘

[John @jkruk30]

@Savage16May Good thing you didn’t buy the ground beef. 25/lb 🤦‍♂️. Fuuuuuugg

[John @jkruk30]

@PaulStewartII If we were to follow your logic, then vehicles have to be banned as well. You do the math