the watcher

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

Funny that the same Russian government whose military is looking quite inept in its Ukraine invasion is the same one that could coordinate a cyber-campaign to de-stabilize the US and influence its elections. Not sure if it says more about the strength of Ukraine or weakness of the US. 

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans I had an " ah ha " moment and came to believe the US was a failing state. Members of the press were rescuing people while rows of buses sat out side the area of damage while politicians argued durisdiction. No coordination,  no leadership and emergency measures for the country being handled by a racetrack owner (or manager??) . If a country can't deal with a disaster in a limited area it's an ugly sign in my opinion.( think BC last year, Red river floods )
Everything that has followed since, the 2008 economic crisis,  the election of Trump, the riots and counter riots , the utter idiocy of government officials and politicians ...... just reinforce my belief. How long the fall is is the question. Empires have risen and completely disappeared in a person's life time. Rome waxed and waned for hundreds of years. They could rise again to prominence again quickly or never again.

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

If you are looking for credibility, politics may not be the best place to start. Now, hypocrisy, whataboutism, gaslighting, self-interest, well…….

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

SOme very interesting information on the logistics of the failed attempt to take Kyiv in 2 days and what scenarios might playout:
 
 

It's a pivotal moment for the Conservatives. Do you continue with the right of center party they have always been or do you leap feet 1st  into the idiocy that plagues the US. I still have faith in Canadians. I believe if they go down the far right path they will be soundly rejected in the net General election. A strong, competent leader for the Liberals would ensure that. 

It's a pivotal moment for the Conservatives. Do you continue with the right of center party they have always been or do you leap feet 1st  into the idiocy that plagues the US. I still have faith in Canadians. I believe if they go down the far right path they will be soundly rejected in the net General election. A strong, competent leader for the Liberals would ensure that. 

Pretty sure animal flatulence is as good as a mask there.

It's a pivotal moment for the Conservatives. Do you continue with the right of center party they have always been or do you leap feet 1st  into the idiocy that plagues the US. I still have faith in Canadians. I believe if they go down the far right path they will be soundly rejected in the net General election. A strong, competent leader for the Liberals would ensure that. 

Yeah, it's the part where it gains value "because someone wants that string of ones and zeros" that I struggle with because it's all a scam as far as I'm concerned.  All it took was a small group of people to say "let's take this and pass it around, selling it for a profit to each other and eventually some sucker will see the 'value' going up and jump in and buy it from us, then we can do it again".  Same issue with NFTs... there's no actual value there other than what's been artificially created by a bunch of con artists.

What's worse is he's the front runner for leadership of a major party.

We were at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair  ( Brandon ) yesterday. I guessed about %5 of the crowd wore masks but my wife thought I was being generous. 

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

Yes, let's bank the countries future on something that really doesn't exist,  create anything material, or contribute to the welfare of humanity.  There has been alot of articles on the cost of " mining " bitcoin lately. Apparently it uses more energy than the entire country of  Sweden . Being an old fart I had  a  " mining ????? "  moment and had to read up on that.
 

We were at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair  ( Brandon ) yesterday. I guessed about %5 of the crowd wore masks but my wife thought I was being generous. 

Yes, let's bank the countries future on something that really doesn't exist,  create anything material, or contribute to the welfare of humanity.  There has been alot of articles on the cost of " mining " bitcoin lately. Apparently it uses more energy than the entire country of  Sweden . Being an old fart I had  a  " mining ????? "  moment and had to read up on that.
 

I would sooner invest in healing crystals and co-ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

The entire country has shifted right. Remember "red tories" ?
there is no such thing now. People here are saying jason kenney is the normal person in that party. Good god.
The Conservatives are now john birch /Alex Jones right wing crackpots, the NDP now would have been centre right in the past.
The NDP in British Columbia is promoting LNG gas, logging old growth, beating up, pepper spraying protesters, 
and
"RE: Call to action to call BC Timber Sales at 604-702-5700 and call for 60-day extension of consultation for a five-year Pest Management Plan including herbicide spraying in the South Coast forestry covering Squamish to Hope
We find it unbelievable in this day and age of carbon credits, environmental toxin awareness, greenhouse emissions, air quality indexes, and awareness of the historical effects of herbicide spraying both to the ecosystem and humans, that a government is planning a mass forestry herbicide spraying against native plants.."
 
Probably not as bad as what came before them, but hardly what once was left wing.
really, everything is going the wrong way, world wide.
 

The left CAMPAIGNS on the left, but then governs very much towards the centre, and even on the right
I would argue that the Mulroney Conservatives, with their introduction of new taxes, were more to the left than most Liberal governments have been
 

Their entire political system is a nonfunctional gong show.Its got nothing to do with trying to govern a country  just  self promotion, power, lining your pockets, and attacking the opposition ( who ever you see as opposition ) with what ever you can make up.  It would be comical if it was a tiny unimportant country that had little real military or financial  importance in the world.

Committee member : "Please state your full name"
Jared Kushner:   "5th"