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If and when Trump gets elected President everyone better hope he has an improved grasp of the English language than he displayed recently.

Donald trump holds 'ignorant, divisive and dangerous'...

Yup, that might be the safest route as funny as it sounds. ;)

Bob

Like I said "How is what Trump is doing and saying any different than any other politician seeking to take advantage of social and economic unrest.". With emphasis on "any" other politician without...

How is what Trump is doing and saying any different than any other politician seeking to take advantage of social and economic unrest. He is naming certain groups as scapegoats to be feared and wants...

Yes, I wish that was an option on the ballots up here at times. The only alternatives seem to be not voting or spoiling the ballot. They don't care if you don't vote and nobody keeps track of spoilt...

Now that sounds better than popcorn!

Bob

And now a little humour.

Bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxgpMLSK_I8

Well, winter in cape Breton ain't for everyone.

Bob

Yea, some crazy Canuck DJ created a spoof site for laughs and you thought we did not have a sense of humour. ;)

'Cape Breton If Trump Wins' gets help from tourism agency - Nova Scotia - CBC News
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I'll bet there are a few others too but being a family forum the names can't be said. ;)

Bob

I have been able to vote for 45 years and all that time we have had 3 main political parties and at times more. Minority governments can work well and can keep some of the insanity down to a dull...

Well, I would go along with Spenders comments on how he made his fortune. I guess he knows how to make money and loose it too. How many times has he gone bankrupt? Might be worth a little research...

No we are not comparing Trump directly with Hitler per se but rather the socioeconomic circumstances that allow a person like Trump to become idolized by a large group of people. He too is smart...

Voters are dissatisfied with the way things are going and feel neglected. Add to that an economy which has not been too kind to a lot of people for at least a decade. People are looking for a messiah...

An interesting outsiders take on the whole process currently going on south of the border. It was on the National news last night.

Bob

CBC News - The National - Rex Murphy

Can't argue that at all. We just had a decade of the swing to the right and people here had enough of it go slightly left this last election. You get tired of living in a climate of fear, real or...

Yes, I had forgotten about that point. It would be interesting to see what would happen if we had that here too. OTH if you have a "right" should you be forced to exercise by a government? There is...

Nearly the same setup in Canada. Just replace "electorates" with "ridings". The party that wins the most number of ridings forms the government be it a majority or a minority government. Whomever is...

Yup, and you can't do politics without backing because it costs so much to get elected. You are always beholding to someone for the monetary support you got from them to get you in. I don't think any...

Yea, a very common practice in the shipping world. Avoiding taxes plays a very big part in big business as does/did the use of family trusts here.

Bob

There are guidelines laid out covering conflict of interest and elected officials on this side of the border.

See: Information archivée dans le Web | Information Archived on the Web

IIRC when...

One thing about a long election cycle like the US has is that it allows things like there being enough time for Sanders bumping Hillary to happen. Then there is the long run up to the actual National...

More than enough even if this thread gets going. ;)

Bob

:popcorn:

Bob