It's a somehow a really scary idea that there would be people in Canada of all places who would have to wonder if they're going to eat the next day. I don't know why but the country has such a good reputation it's hard to believe that sort of ideas would have any foothold over there. D:
Heh. You'd be surprised about some of the things that happen in Canada. Or... maybe you wouldn't. Even places that have good reputations aren't perfect.
It's a good place to live, don't get me wrong. But we do, uh, have problems we need to work on, like everyone else.
This is why you should cross the mountainskatierox342May 20 2012, 05:28:54 UTC
Where it's rainy all the time, and apparently everything is socially acceptable. As a prairie girl, I'm STILL getting used to BC three years later. And after reading your rant I feel the need to go back to my sociology books and write an essay on the stupidity of the human race. However that would take time and I also feel the need for sleep, so it probably won't happen. Common sense is a lacking element in the gene pool though. I wish I could help more on the dumb newspaper front, but all I can really suggest is perhaps writing a letter to the editor, and see if it gets published? Or maybe troll them from within the company. Then again, studies have shown that overexposure to tabloid levels of stupidity...and that's me bullshitting XP But yeah, it would be a dangerous undercover mission if you were to pursue it. I'm going to go to sleep now and hope that the Harper government hasn't done anything TOO dumb by the time I wake up.
I would! But I can't! Yet!yuuagoMay 20 2012, 05:51:22 UTC
Sigh. Living here makes me miss Nova Scotia. Sure, there was a bit of ignorance back there too, but nothing like what I encounter here in my home province (especially now that I'm old enough/aware enough to take notice of it). Though I guess it doesn't take much to be less ridiculous than Alberta. :|
Writing a letter to the editor might be worthwhile. I wouldn't be able to put my real name on it (I can't risk it having an effect on my employment - or family life, for that matter) but still... Hmm.
I dunno'. Argh, is it the whole country that's going to shit, or is it just my province? Sometimes I can't even tell.
Re: I would! But I can't! Yet!yuuagoMay 20 2012, 17:11:45 UTC
Yeah, maybe you're right. I dunno'. It's definitely worrying.
Though the kind of attitude that I'm talking about is nothing new in my part of the country; it's always been a conservative province. It's just that now that I'm a little older, I notice it more, I think.
Regardless, let's hope that the world doesn't go to hell in a handbasket. Things are tense enough as it is.
I agree with you completely. Maybe I don't not come off like that in tumblr, but I'm actually a big favor of a certain amount of socialism. In my opinion, every citizen should get a few basic things - food, a place to live in, a basic medical treatment. If, by any reason, he/she can't get it himself/herself, the government should step in and help this person get that. To me it seems so elementary... I mean, human rights declare the right of every person to live... in order to live you need food, a roof over your head and medical treatment. So yeah, if it means we have to pay more taxes because of that, so be it. We have to do it, as a society. Anyone, anyone could get into a situation like that, even the most capable person might one day get into a situation that he'll need help to get by. Just, I don't know. It's so elementary. Especially food. Food is also the cheapest of it all, what the hell
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Yeah, you're right. It seems so basic and common sense. Yet, at the same time, I hear people going on about how these things shouldn't be provided, blah blah blah, they should just pull themselves up and get it on their own power (never mind that they CAN'T, and that's the whole problem we're addressing, arrrrgh). Ignorant and selfish attitudes like that make me feel really down.
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It's a good place to live, don't get me wrong. But we do, uh, have problems we need to work on, like everyone else.
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And after reading your rant I feel the need to go back to my sociology books and write an essay on the stupidity of the human race.
However that would take time and I also feel the need for sleep, so it probably won't happen. Common sense is a lacking element in the gene pool though. I wish I could help more on the dumb newspaper front, but all I can really suggest is perhaps writing a letter to the editor, and see if it gets published?
Or maybe troll them from within the company.
Then again, studies have shown that overexposure to tabloid levels of stupidity...and that's me bullshitting XP But yeah, it would be a dangerous undercover mission if you were to pursue it.
I'm going to go to sleep now and hope that the Harper government hasn't done anything TOO dumb by the time I wake up.
~Katie
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Writing a letter to the editor might be worthwhile. I wouldn't be able to put my real name on it (I can't risk it having an effect on my employment - or family life, for that matter) but still... Hmm.
I dunno'. Argh, is it the whole country that's going to shit, or is it just my province? Sometimes I can't even tell.
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Though the kind of attitude that I'm talking about is nothing new in my part of the country; it's always been a conservative province. It's just that now that I'm a little older, I notice it more, I think.
Regardless, let's hope that the world doesn't go to hell in a handbasket. Things are tense enough as it is.
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