Political Posts

[73 Reds]

1 minute ago, cubsfan said:

Trump cleaned up Obama's mess - no more Iranian nuclear program that Obama funded.

Truly remarkable that you have to point that out.  I guess some people need a nuclear terrorist attack to occur in order to recognize a problem.

[RichardGibbons]

32 minutes ago, scorpioncapital said:

I predict not one penny of investment will come back to Canada or business investment increase because they are missing the entire problem. Which is once you have lost trust, it rarely ever comes back. Trust in what? Trust in capital being treated well, lack of a departure tax (a big issue for foreign capital inflows), trust in quality of infrastructure, trust in regulatory simplicity, trust in safety standards, trust in justice and medical system. Since trust has broken down in all these areas and quality is sorely lacking, I think the government will be forced to take more draconian action, or force capital to do what it wants even if most private capital flies away (if it can!). It could mean higher taxes, or just more of the same status quo. 

 

+1. Nice way to get to concisely express the core issue.

[Spekulatius]

3 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

I wonder if he can do the same with 80 years of economic growth and prosperity?!  Yikes!  If you ever wondered which moron could lead to the next Great Depression, you may have a winner!  Cheers!

It is definitely possible. See Venezuela’s under Chavez. 50 year of economic progress went down the drain.

[Spekulatius]

6 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

Of course there will be a next time with Putin until he is gone.  But to suggest this is worse than the Obama deal with Iran?  Come on, at least Putin and Russia value their existence.  Constant criticisms of the US without any better ideas are exactly what I said - worthless.  Why even bother?

So you really believe Obama funded Iran’s nuclear program? Trump cancelled  the deal in place because he doesn’t like deals unless they are his own. While not perfect,. Iran went rogue on nuclear and the few data we have would suggest that even after the latest test strike, they still have an active nuclear program right now. or why would they do this:

https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2025-06-25/irans-nuclear-facilities-status-updates

 

Quote

Overall Assessment: An early intelligence assessment from the Pentagon assessed that the U.S. and Israeli strikes damaged Iran's nuclear facilities, but "did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months," according to officials familiar with the assessment. The assessment was made with low confidence and could change as more intelligence becomes available, the document reportedly said.

 

Edited November 23, 2025 by Spekulatius

[Spekulatius]

Almost went to this one (had it on my calendar but went elsewhere instead. This saved me some excitement) Apparently black teen gang members had an argument resulting in a shooting at a tree light ceremony :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/4-injured-shooting-north-carolina-tree-lighting-ceremony/story?id=127772621

 

You all be careful out there.

Edited November 23, 2025 by Spekulatius

[Gregmal]

19 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

Almost went to this one (had it on my calendar but went elsewhere instead. This saved me some excitement) Apparently black teen gang members had an argument resulting in a shooting at a tree light ceremony :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/4-injured-shooting-north-carolina-tree-lighting-ceremony/story?id=127772621

 

You all be careful out there.

Thank goodness you didn’t.
 

I wonder if they would’ve passed the enunciate vs annunciate challenge. Although it’s common for some of them at those ages to still be in 7th or 8th grade so maybe they just need more time.

Edited November 23, 2025 by Gregmal

[Spekulatius]

3 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Thank goodness you didn’t.
 

I wonder if they would’ve passed the enunciate vs annunciate challenge. Although it’s common for some of them at those ages to still be in 7th or 8th grade so maybe they just need more time.

Well some will be charged as adults supposedly. They mostly shot each other and frankly I am not even sure about the gang member thing but why would 17 year old have weapons and should each other in public?
Sad day, but it wasn’t the first shooting in Concord and likely not the last. You would think there are better locations or occasions to do such business but I think these folks would commonly referred to as retards which also makes them very dangerous.

 

I guess myself and my wife dodged a bullet here quite literally.

[Parsad]

4 hours ago, cubsfan said:

Nice family Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Chicago last night.

Not the South Side, Not the West Side - but the heart of downtown.

 

1 dead, 8 shot, 300 teens rioting.

 

Bring the family for the fun, just make sure you're armed.

 

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-7-teens-man-injured-person-killed-loop-shootings-state-street-dearborn-monroe-police-say/18191436/

 

I hope NYC survives their "defund the police" mayor - Chicago may not!

 

 

 

Sad, but not unusual for big cities...they need more cops and bail reform, as well as stricter terms for multiple weapons offenses.  In terms of homicides per capita...Chicago is still not near the worst offenders.  So let's stop pretending it's Gaza or Kyiv...or Memphis or Washington DC!  Cheers!

 

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-cities-have-the-highest-murder-rates/

[Parsad]

4 hours ago, cubsfan said:

Trump cleaned up Obama's mess - no more Iranian nuclear program that Obama funded.

 

You hope!  Cheers!

[Parsad]

1 hour ago, Gregmal said:

Thank goodness you didn’t.
 

I wonder if they would’ve passed the enunciate vs annunciate challenge. Although it’s common for some of them at those ages to still be in 7th or 8th grade so maybe they just need more time.

 

Well, there was one guy who passed the challenge no problem, but a lot of people don't like his black side...they don't even like his white side either!  Cheers!

 

[Parsad]

1 hour ago, Gregmal said:

Thank goodness you didn’t.
 

I wonder if they would’ve passed the enunciate vs annunciate challenge. Although it’s common for some of them at those ages to still be in 7th or 8th grade so maybe they just need more time.

 

Also, you can't talk about others not passing it, if you didn't pass it!    Cheers!

[Parsad]

53 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

Well some will be charged as adults supposedly. They mostly shot each other and frankly I am not even sure about the gang member thing but why would 17 year old have weapons and should each other in public?
Sad day, but it wasn’t the first shooting in Concord and likely not the last. You would think there are better locations or occasions to do such business but I think these folks would commonly referred to as retards which also makes them very dangerous.

 

I guess myself and my wife dodged a bullet here quite literally.

 

Glad you are safe...but the question continually arises...why does this happen so much more in the U.S. then other parts of the world?  There are retards everywhere...they just aren't readily armed.

 

I love watching English cop shows compared to U.S. cop shows.  The Bobbies chase down crooks and neither one has a gun...the Bobbie pulls out an expandable baton to take down the suspect.  On the U.S. show everyone is armed, even the bodega owner, and there are bullets flying everywhere.  The difference is stark!  Cheers!

[Gregmal]

4 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Also, you can't talk about others not passing it, if you didn't pass it!    Cheers!

My English degree begs to differ. 

[Parsad]

4 hours ago, scorpioncapital said:

I predict not one penny of investment will come back to Canada or business investment increase because they are missing the entire problem. Which is once you have lost trust, it rarely ever comes back. Trust in what? Trust in capital being treated well, lack of a departure tax (a big issue for foreign capital inflows), trust in quality of infrastructure, trust in regulatory simplicity, trust in safety standards, trust in justice and medical system. Since trust has broken down in all these areas and quality is sorely lacking, I think the government will be forced to take more draconian action, or force capital to do what it wants even if most private capital flies away (if it can!). It could mean higher taxes, or just more of the same status quo. 

 

I predict like every prediction, this will not be entirely correct and long-term will be off by a lot.  Similar to the "Is Europe Becoming Uninvestable" thread! 

 

Canada is heavily a resource-based economy...revenues from resources trickle into investments and into everything else.  How Canada's resource trade goes, that's how Canada goes.  The last 10 years have been one of restricting and regulating how Canada benefited from its resources.  That is clearly changing and the next 10 years will not be the same!  Cheers! 

[Parsad]

2 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

My English degree begs to differ. 

 

No effing way...read your diploma...must have been a Business degree!  If it was an English degree, 100% it was from Trump University!    Cheers!

[Gregmal]

13 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Glad you are safe...but the question continually arises...why does this happen so much more in the U.S. then other parts of the world?  There are retards everywhere...they just aren't readily armed.

 

I love watching English cop shows compared to U.S. cop shows.  The Bobbies chase down crooks and neither one has a gun...the Bobbie pulls out an expandable baton to take down the suspect.  On the U.S. show everyone is armed, even the bodega owner, and there are bullets flying everywhere.  The difference is stark!  Cheers!

Well, because we placate these people for political points. Broken window policing proved highly effective. Then we swing all the way to cashless bail. You used to go to jail for a very long time for an unregistered gun, heck remember Plaxico? Got prison time for accidentally clipping himself with his own gun! Now it’s NBD, back on the street. The harder we get on penalties for not following the law with respect to guns, the better imo. They’re way too accessible and when you look at certain inner city cultures, they’re too prevalent. It’s pretty simple. Canadian dudes are rabid hunters and you don’t see these types of shootings there.

Edited November 23, 2025 by Gregmal

[Gregmal]

3 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

No effing way...read your diploma...must have been a Business degree!  If it was an English degree, 100% it was from Trump University!    Cheers!

Double major history and English, minor in Econ; was supposed to go to law school. GFC happened. Decided to wing it. Rest is history. Never taken a business or accounting course in my life. 

[Parsad]

7 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Well, because we placate these people for political points. Broken window policing proved highly effective. Then we swing all the way to cashless bail. You used to go to jail for a very long time for an unregistered gun, heck remember Plaxico? Got prison time for accidentally clipping himself with his own gun! Now it’s NBD, back on the street. The harder we get on penalties for not following the law with respect to guns, the better imo. They’re way too accessible and when you look at certain inner city cultures, they’re too prevalent. It’s pretty simple. Canadian dudes are rabid hunters and you don’t see these types of shootings there.

 

No we see them too...especially in Vancouver and Toronto where there are major gangs.  But the guns come from the U.S. and we generally don't have as many.  Other than standard rifles, we have pretty strict restrictions on most guns and what you can do with them.  Cheers!

[Parsad]

8 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Double major history and English, minor in Econ; was supposed to go to law school. GFC happened. Decided to wing it. Rest is history. Never taken a business or accounting course in my life. 

 

Ever thought about going back as a mature/older student?  Although you seem to be a busy guy (hobbies) and aren't readily bored.  Cheers!

[Gregmal]

2 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Ever thought about going back as a mature/older student?  Although you seem to be a busy guy (hobbies) and aren't readily bored.  Cheers!

Honestly I’d enjoy teaching kids about financial literacy. Would probably do it for free if the situation was right. But I don’t think I’d be able to stand the bureaucracy of the institutions. 

[Jay Rent]

I probably wont keep going after this on the political thread but I had a few beers.

 

You guys have serious Charles Lindbergh blood in you.    If France had thought about staying on their side of the pond 250 years ago we would all be speaking English and driving on the wrong side of the road.     

 

Read this Economist:   https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/11/22/donald-trumps-peace-plan-would-be-bad-for-ukraine-europe-and-america.       Instead of Fox talking head propaganda.

 

The Ad hominem, misdirection attacks on Obama and Europe do not address what Trump just did to Ukraine.

 

Facts are

 

Russia has not gained any meaningful land since 2022.

 

Before January 20th,  Ukraine was holding its own against Russia with a unified NATO message led by the USA (Although clearly Europe did not go far enough in what it should do).   Only one thing changed since Jan 20th -  so history will and should place the blame on that person.   This is the date Ukraine's position weakened significantly.

 

A US president for the first time in it's 250 year history ever just told a foreign ally to surrender!   This is blatant support for Russia,  which is vastly different from not our problem and we don't want to spend anymore money (also a bad argument).

 

Arguments that we should remain on our side of the pond do not hold, as that is not what the US President is doing -  He is clearly siding with and benefiting Russia.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spekulatius]

30 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Well, because we placate these people for political points. Broken window policing proved highly effective. Then we swing all the way to cashless bail. You used to go to jail for a very long time for an unregistered gun, heck remember Plaxico? Got prison time for accidentally clipping himself with his own gun! Now it’s NBD, back on the street. The harder we get on penalties for not following the law with respect to guns, the better imo. They’re way too accessible and when you look at certain inner city cultures, they’re too prevalent. It’s pretty simple. Canadian dudes are rabid hunters and you don’t see these types of shootings there.

Except there is no broken window policy in Concord. It is not a big city either and  it’s deep red politically. This wasn’t an isolated incident either , there have been several shootings in Concord before.

 

Gun violence is endemic in the many areas and that town is unfortunately one of them.

[gfp]

1 hour ago, Parsad said:

 

Sad, but not unusual for big cities...they need more cops and bail reform, as well as stricter terms for multiple weapons offenses.  In terms of homicides per capita...Chicago is still not near the worst offenders.  So let's stop pretending it's Gaza or Kyiv...or Memphis or Washington DC!  Cheers!

 

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-cities-have-the-highest-murder-rates/

 

Look at that!  They say Nola is #1.  I will say that in the last year there are far fewer audible gunshots.  For a while there we were hearing gunshots almost nightly.  I'm an expert on deciphering if a sound is fireworks or gunshots.  I think that means we will lose that particular distinction.  

[Gregmal]

I mean there’s very clear statistical evidence that inner cities and certain demographics have a ridiculous and appalling obsession with firearms. I mean take Illinois for instance. The heat map would very obviously zero in on a very few specific areas and demographics and it really only become taboo to acknowledge this maybe 10-15 years ago.

[Gregmal]

Ukraine is basically:

 

Guy buys a home. Moves in and gets bombarded with requests for assistance from random dude on other side of town with yard and home issues. Shrugs and says sure, I’ll a nice guy, I’ll try, but it ain’t my top priority. Gives some money. Then hears grumbling from a few neighbors about how he’s not doing enough. How he’s a cheapskate. How it’s pathetic how the previous owner did so much more. So he gives some more. Later finds out more people are getting louder, still calling him a cheapskate, slandering him, holding him to one standard while everyone else in town gets a free pass. Later guy finds out the biggest pissants actually live next door, across the street, and behind the home that needs all the assistance and haven’t offered a penny themselves.

 

 

If I’m that guy I say fuck you I’m out, it’s your problem now, have fun. And then build something extravagant on my own property. 

Edited November 23, 2025 by Gregmal