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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    lukin2006 said:

    ^^^

    polaris_x said:

    lukin2006 said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    I agree %100.
    But this is what liberals do. They piss you off but say that they didn't mean to.
    Time and time again.

    Never truer words said ... About 13 years of lies and bullshit from Ontario liberals and this dumb province keeps them in power
    this is a function of alternatives more than anything ... the ndp have forever been handicapped by the Rae years, wrongfully I might add, as well as having a weak leader ... the PC's have been handicapped from the Harris years, rightfully I might add, as well as putting forth weak candidates as well ...

    This is true ... But to quote Mulcair "Rae turned out to be a liberal" ... Or something like that. And John Tory might have been better than the alternative we've been stuck with ... Tory only really lost that election because he promised education funding for religious schools ... Which makes sense since we already fund the Catholic system ... But personally I am opposed to funding more than the public system ... Funding 4 school school boards is dumb ... But the bureaucrats love it.
    But you probably have a better informed opinion of Tory since he's your mayor. How's he doing as mayor? Time will tell with the PCs ... Brown seems to be trying to drag them into 2016, or at least on the surface it appears that way and so far no slips of the tongue...time will tell, I don't trust any of them, they all have personal agendas.
    well ... anyone will look like an all start after our last mayor ... having said that - city is run by council and so far council has proven itself to function ok ... mayor has done a decent job of making it not about him which was key after ford ... i don't like that he keeps going against our chief planner for political reasons ... we should let sound independent studies dictate our decision making ... not politics ...
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Speaking of a mayor, and seemingly you barely need a pulse to qualify for this job nowadays, Nenshi and his band of nitwits are putting the screws to small business:

    http://www.therebel.media/businesses_going_bust_effects_of_calgary_s_soaring_property_tax_hikes_begin_to_show

    Higher minimum wage is also merely another tax grab on small business. They pay the workers more, the workers pay more taxes. Death by taxes is the new Canadian way. Small business gets run out, big box stores take their place and the rich get richer as you all like to complain about.

    At some point, this has to stop. Governments borrow money with US (taxpayers) as collateral. As long as the banks know they can hike taxes, they lend our idiot politicians money.
    Which takes me back to earlier posts on the lawsuit against our government on the use of the Bank of Canada.

    Kingcade made a good point on the radio the other day. Said he looked at his property tax statements since he moved back to cowtown in 08. They have gone up 50%. He wondered if he thought he was getting 50% more Calgary, alas he knows he isn't.

  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    But the majority really believed their liberal sunny ways would save the country.
    The liberals are doing exactly what they campaigned on and the country voted them in with a landslide.

    I'm pretty sure it was more a case of stopping the downward spiral versus saving the country. We were all tired of the idiot beforehand, but I don't think anyone thought we were electing a Messiah as fresh as a few promises were.

    It's too soon to grab the pitchforks as eager as some are to do given the sour grapes they are chewing on. Some change efforts are in motion- let's see what develops.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    Agree Thirty.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    PJ_Soul said:

    Agree Thirty.

    Thank Gawd. Lol.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    polaris_x said:

    lukin2006 said:

    ^^^

    polaris_x said:

    lukin2006 said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    I agree %100.
    But this is what liberals do. They piss you off but say that they didn't mean to.
    Time and time again.

    Never truer words said ... About 13 years of lies and bullshit from Ontario liberals and this dumb province keeps them in power
    this is a function of alternatives more than anything ... the ndp have forever been handicapped by the Rae years, wrongfully I might add, as well as having a weak leader ... the PC's have been handicapped from the Harris years, rightfully I might add, as well as putting forth weak candidates as well ...

    This is true ... But to quote Mulcair "Rae turned out to be a liberal" ... Or something like that. And John Tory might have been better than the alternative we've been stuck with ... Tory only really lost that election because he promised education funding for religious schools ... Which makes sense since we already fund the Catholic system ... But personally I am opposed to funding more than the public system ... Funding 4 school school boards is dumb ... But the bureaucrats love it.
    But you probably have a better informed opinion of Tory since he's your mayor. How's he doing as mayor? Time will tell with the PCs ... Brown seems to be trying to drag them into 2016, or at least on the surface it appears that way and so far no slips of the tongue...time will tell, I don't trust any of them, they all have personal agendas.
    well ... anyone will look like an all start after our last mayor ... having said that - city is run by council and so far council has proven itself to function ok ... mayor has done a decent job of making it not about him which was key after ford ... i don't like that he keeps going against our chief planner for political reasons ... we should let sound independent studies dictate our decision making ... not politics ...
    Similar to how most feel federally ...

    And everything is made political ... Or so it seems, at least he's not an embarrassment.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    But the majority really believed their liberal sunny ways would save the country.
    The liberals are doing exactly what they campaigned on and the country voted them in with a landslide.

    I'm pretty sure it was more a case of stopping the downward spiral versus saving the country. We were all tired of the idiot beforehand, but I don't think anyone thought we were electing a Messiah as fresh as a few promises were.

    It's too soon to grab the pitchforks as eager as some are to do given the sour grapes they are chewing on. Some change efforts are in motion- let's see what develops.
    It's always wait and see with liberals on issues they know are bigger than them.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    But the majority really believed their liberal sunny ways would save the country.
    The liberals are doing exactly what they campaigned on and the country voted them in with a landslide.

    I'm pretty sure it was more a case of stopping the downward spiral versus saving the country. We were all tired of the idiot beforehand, but I don't think anyone thought we were electing a Messiah as fresh as a few promises were.

    It's too soon to grab the pitchforks as eager as some are to do given the sour grapes they are chewing on. Some change efforts are in motion- let's see what develops.
    It's always wait and see with liberals on issues they know are bigger than them.
    You think implementing a legal drug policy is a snap of the fingers?
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    ^^^
    No because I am not a pothead like the campaign appealed to.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    No because I am not a pothead like the campaign appealed to.

    Lol.

    Then stop talking like one!
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    ^^^
    For real, do you think they will get this passed before their term is up?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited June 2016
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    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    For real, do you think they will get this passed before their term is up?

    Yeah, why the hell not?
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    ^^^
    For real, do you think they will get this passed before their term is up?

    Yes
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Want to legalize something? Legalize this:

    http://www.businessinsider.com/lsd-human-brain-scan-study-drugs-2016-4
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited June 2016
    1ThoughtKnown said:

    Want to legalize something? Legalize this:

    http://www.businessinsider.com/lsd-human-brain-scan-study-drugs-2016-4

    Wow, that is a stunning lack of information in that "article". I don't even know what post they are attempting to make. It just shows that real drugs affect the brain more than fake drugs, lol.

    LSD is a helluva drug.... a person needs to set aside a full 24 hours to do it though. There is nothing casual about acid, lol. It is a full on, fully immersive event. Not at all in the same ballpark as weed.
    But I actually support the legalization of all illicit drugs. At least then the quality and ingredients could be regulated so that people quit dropping dead from accidental overdoses, fentynal poisoning, getting fake pills that kill them, etc etc.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    ^^^^^
    I believe the original studies were looking into how LSD could help with depression. In 1968 they made it illegal because it became a recreational drug.
    The article was showing the first brain scans to show what part of the brain was affected by LSD. I am assuming you watched the 2 minute video on the page.

    I did not even once say that weed and acid "we're in the same ballpark". I did all sorts of drugs in my younger days, acid was one of them. We were the outcasts. I probably did acid 40-50 times I am guessing? One guy would pass through my town with a few hundred lot and give us a gift lol.

    Anyways, I don't care whether weed is legal or not, but if I was to vote legal or not, I'd vote legal. It just doesn't affect my life one way or the other. Perhaps they could lower taxes by letting people on weed convictions out of jail.

    I never had a 24 hr buzz, but I guess if you did 4 quads perhaps you would need 24 hrs while strapped to a hospital bed.

    It amazes me how you dispute things posted without providing any facts. "Stunning lack of information"?
    It gave us a glimpse of the brain on acid we have never seen. That means it is adding to all the information apparently you "already knew". **shaking my head**
    You must be a blast at parties.


  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited June 2016
    I didn't see that there was a video. So basically I saw nothing. I thought it was a graphic and two sentences, I.e. no information. Apologies.

    In my experience, acid lasts about 12 - 16 hours as an actual high. And then you need to sleep and/or recover,.as there is a kind of hangover. So yeah, at least 24 hours are needed!
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/isis-kill-list-canadians-1.3637214?cid=

    I wonder if I'm on the kill list? I wonder if you are? I guess I have at least as good chance as anyone to be on there... I've still got a defunct myspace page and everything, lol. :loser:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    PJ_Soul said:

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/isis-kill-list-canadians-1.3637214?cid=

    I wonder if I'm on the kill list? I wonder if you are? I guess I have at least as good chance as anyone to be on there... I've still got a defunct myspace page and everything, lol. :loser:

    If you are, or if I am we will get notified by the police ... Lol.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon

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