psvrh

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[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Just to remind everyone: Layton pulled this same stunt, toppling Martin's government.

The result was the loss of a number of progressive initiatives Martin's people were working on, the election of fucking Stephen Harper and the most conservative Canadian political landscape since Borden. Science was suppressed, lslamophobia went from being a dogwhistle to a bullhorn, we narrowly avoided economic catastrophy. Harper even fucked with the Census in an attempt to remake Canada.

A lot of dippers really idolized Layton, but honestly he was a shameless opportunist and I don't forgive him for giving us almost a decade of Harper.

And Singh is pulling the same fucking stunt.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Singh et al learned absolutely nothing from the Harper era

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Betteridge's Law of Headlines in full effect

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

Not sure if you're sarcastic, but just in case: they're hunting with dogs. The idea is that you loose a coyote or something you want your dogs to hunt, then you sic your dogs on it, so that they learn how to hunt (and corner, and, in most cases, maul) the coyote.

It's absolutely barbaric.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 48 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"National Conservatism" on the wall, without a hint of irony.

I wonder if in a decade or so, if NaCo (nacho?) will replace Nazi in the lexicon.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

One hole, because of Danger Diabolik

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 69 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe, and this is just an idea, stop being so attractive to fascist rejects?

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know it's a gag post, but I always like to see a reference to After Man or Man After Man.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fuck developers.

If they don't want to build housing, we should nationalize a few of them and build it ourselves.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's actually what I was trying to understand. I recall evasion being less of a thing when I was living in Toronto (so much so that I used to get in trouble with late transfers sometimes) so I was wondering what changed.

It sounds like a combination of increased ridership and decreased staffing.

I'd note that I also don't see inspectors on the GO with the regularity that I used to, either.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

How about...hiring staff at all gates, like they did back when I lived in Toronto. It's been nearly 20 years, but I recall it being somewat difficult to get into a station, and only marginally easier to get on a streetcar or bus, without having paid a fare.

Or am I missing something?

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Well shit, I really liked Book Depot, or at least their physical space in St. Catharines.

I'm less sad it's gone now.

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