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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Maple Leaf (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/)
-   -   Best City in the World (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/best-city-world-706457/)

Almost Canadian Feb 28th 2011 4:16 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9207922)
PC is on the looney fundamentalist side of any religion isnt it? Rather like the republicans. The liberals are rather more inclusive.
Are you saying they are Muslims (I am not aware of any other "fundamentalist" associations). Could you please give me an example of a policy pursued by the PCs over, let's say, the last 3 years that the Liberals have actually opposed in a genuine way?

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9207922)
I think the point is that religion here affects political policy in a sort of "US lite" way, whereas UK politics and religion rarely intersect. In the US the republicans are sometimes seen as the political wing of the christian fundamentalists. Its not quite that bad here, but its heading that way a little.
So, again, if the US Republicans are christian, albeit "fundamentalist" ones, what are the Democrats?

iaink Feb 28th 2011 4:22 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
I cant be arsed to argue with you. You are right, about everything. I was totally mistaken that the US republican party is in any way beholden to the more extreme views of the evangelical christian movement in the States, on subjects such as gay marriage, abortion rights etc etc, and besides, everything posted on an online discussion forum should always be taken deadly serious and at face value and disected in the most minute detail...


Can we get back to discussing Vancouver again now?

dbd33 Feb 28th 2011 4:25 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9208058)
Can we get back to discussing Vancouver again now?
Yes, let's, does it have any parks?

Alan2005 Feb 28th 2011 4:28 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9208037)
So, again, if the US Republicans are christian, albeit "fundamentalist" ones, what are the Democrats?
They don't have to be anything. Both parties are bought and paid for by banks anyway.

Flogger Feb 28th 2011 4:31 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9208058)

Can we get back to discussing Vancouver again now?
The weather network says it is raining there at the mo. Which is a surprise.

Almost Canadian Feb 28th 2011 4:33 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9208058)
I cant be arsed to argue with you. You are right, about everything. I was totally mistaken that the US republican party is in any way beholden to the more extreme views of the evangelical christian movement in the States, on subjects such as gay marriage, abortion rights etc etc, and besides, everything posted on an online discussion forum should always be taken deadly serious and at face value and disected in the most minute detail...
I don't believe I put forward a position at all. I was just asking questions.

Alan2005 Feb 28th 2011 4:46 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9208082)
I don't believe I put forward a position at all. I was just asking questions.
By virtue of a logically disconnected statement. "If a is b, what is c?" - is this the sort of thing you ask in court?;)

Oink Feb 28th 2011 5:48 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9208069)
They don't have to be anything. Both parties are bought and paid for by banks anyway.
Tans-national corporate interests, but essentially the same. Issues of morality are forwarded to keep the attention of the public. There's a similar relationship between television programmes and advertising.

Alan2005 Feb 28th 2011 5:52 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9208321)
Tans-national corporate interests, but essentially the same. Issues of morality are forwarded to keep the attention of the public. There's a similar relationship between television programmes and advertising.
Guns, gays and god usually.

Lorry1 Feb 28th 2011 5:53 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9208063)
Yes, let's, does it have any parks?
:rofl:

Atlantic Xpat Feb 28th 2011 5:56 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9208321)
Tans-national corporate interests, but essentially the same. Issues of morality are forwarded to keep the attention of the public. There's a similar relationship between television programmes and advertising.
Would Ambre-Solair be an example of a 'Tans-national' corporation then?

Oink Feb 28th 2011 6:00 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9208330)
Guns, gays and god usually.
While superficially the ideology of the British Conservatives and the American Republicans has differences they both answer to the same corporate overlords and also one wonders how many of them are wearing nurses uniforms under their suits.

Almost Canadian Feb 28th 2011 6:45 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9208121)
By virtue of a logically disconnected statement. "If a is b, what is c?" - is this the sort of thing you ask in court?;)
That sounds way too clever to me.;)

I got the race and sexuality issue, I couldn't see how religion was the same (if the arguments of posters on here are correct), so I asked about politics which, it seems to me, is based on choice.

We then went onto the religious affliations of political parties but then I got the impression I was being called an argumentative bugger so I stopped. Would you like to continue?:p;)

Alan2005 Feb 28th 2011 6:47 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9208451)
That sounds way too clever to me.;)

I got the race and sexuality issue, I couldn't see how religion was the same (if the arguments of posters on here are correct), so I asked about politics which, it seems to me, is based on choice.

We then went onto the religious affliations of political parties but then I got the impression I was being called an argumentative bugger so I stopped. Would you like to continue?:p;)
Well, I do love a good argument on the internet. But Oink has already summed it up - they just distract us with religion and stuff so they can take our money and spend it on nurses uniforms.

Almost Canadian Feb 28th 2011 6:48 am
Re: Best City in the World
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9208458)
Well, I do love a good argument on the internet. But Oink has already summed it up - they just distract us with religion and stuff so they can take our money and spend it on nurses uniforms.
Who does this; the gays?


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