intrepid

I implore you to go to some place outside North America for a month and use trains twice a day. Even the worst choices are better than VIA rail.

You wrote a compiler?

The result is still the same, isn't it? (in language you like vs in language you're forced to use)

There are places where people celebrate each other's cultures rather than make it a cultural clash. That does require a bit of maturity from everyone. But it's way more pleasant than even having a uniform culture.

This is just the first step at making protests illegal.

China will pay whom?

I don't like the monarchy either. But I assume you haven't seen anyone suffer from cancer. If you did, it's a misery you won't wish on your worst enemies.

Of course it's him. All other billionaire sociopaths have the sense to stay silent about the dystopian future they dream of. But honestly, he doesn't get the negative attention he deserves.

We did that with some of them. But there are also a lot of 'royalists' out there.

What do you mean anything better? This is what conservative politicians everywhere do when they have nothing to show for progress. They inflame religious tensions and exploit the resulting emotions - especially the hatred and the feeling of betrayal to win elections. The real sad part is that those emotions linger far longer than their intended consequence. People will die.

Parents should always have the right to remove their child from a situation they do not agree with.

At some point, the child would start thinking for themselves and their decisions should be given value too, as long as it isn't illegal or detrimental. Far too often, we hear of children wanting vaccine shots but parents not allowing them to.

Imagine having your life cut short and sent back to your family in a coffin to cause them immeasurable grief. All that for what? To satisfy the ego and greed of a tyrant who doesn't give 2 shillings worth of value to your life or your family's welfare? This is why nations glorify soldiers and wars. Sometimes, they're necessary to defend peace and the rule of law of the land. But most often, it's to gaslight young people to become worthless pawns in the ego trip of some pathologically narcissistic and sociopathic individuals. Be wary of the charlatans who sell nationalism and praise soldiers - they're scheming cowards looking for ways to avoid the same. Despite what they teach you, nationalism and honor are just tools to control you.