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Old 10-19-2022, 03:40 PM   #2741
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Old 10-19-2022, 03:51 PM   #2743
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Is that why the government got everyone all scared of relatively harmless needles?
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Timothy Caulfield, a Canada research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, says it is 'phenomenally problematic' that Premier Danielle Smith has used her social media platforms to encourage others to engage with conspiracy theories.

]Timothy Caulfield, a Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta who focuses on debunking pseudoscience and unproven health advice, said he's noticed a pattern in Smith's posts — one that embraces fringe voices that are drawn to a conspiratorial worldview.

"As someone [at the university] who is deep into that space, the world of anti-vaxxers … she's basically embracing the stars of that movement," Caulfield said, noting the numerous times she has also highlighted the work of well-known fringe voices.

"Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Peter McCullough, these are individuals who are well-known anti-vaxxers who spread harmful misinformation."

Caulfield said he was familiar with the blog Smith had linked to, describing it as one that embraces a philosophy that warns of the looming advent of a nefarious global agenda. Such conspiracies often warn of a so-called Great Reset.

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Old 10-19-2022, 05:26 PM   #2746
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I'm truly ashamed to have Ms. Smith represent Alberta to the rest of Canada (and the rest of the world). She is already doing significant harm to the brand. It's a shame too because Calgary's reputation has really improved in Toronto in the past few years. People increasingly recognize that Calgary is a cosmopolitan, dynamic city (and a real option as an alternative to life in Toronto).
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I was at a WEF event just last week. Utterly prosaic, but the initiation ritual into world government membership was kind of sick.

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So, bad time to admit I've actually attended WEF in Davos (pre-pandemic) for work?

Holy crap? Am I Illuminati now? When do I meet Beyonce and Jay-Z?


Seriously though, I can't speak for everything else going on behind closed doors, but it was pretty much another business conference a la CES, SXSW, Cannes, etc. that I've been to. Lots of folks from Calgary there, and those were people that definitely vote conservative more often than not.
The worst part about it is that I had to wear a suit. Damn those globalists and big Menswear running the world secretly.
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No, it's not.



Also, humour hasn't become offensive.



That a ridiculous statement
It kind of has. Movies like 40 year old Virgin and Super Bad would never be made today. Those were pretty tame compared to other raunchier movies that would also never pass with the fainting couch crowd's moral agenda. Movies/shows glorifying real serial killers (slapping actual victims right in the face) are okay for some reason but sanitizing juvenile humor is super important as to spare the feelings of certain protected groups

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Old 10-19-2022, 07:57 PM   #2749
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I mean, feel free to provide examples of that. Maybe some of the borderline homophobic language in something like 40 Year Old Virgin might not pass today, but to suggest it wouldn't get made based on the premise is ridiculous.

The idea something like Anchorman wouldn't pass today because its too risque is hilarious. It had a PG-13 rating in the States.
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I mean, feel free to provide examples of that. Maybe some of the borderline homophobic language in something like 40 Year Old Virgin might not pass today, but to suggest it wouldn't get made based on the premise is ridiculous.



The idea something like Anchorman wouldn't pass today because its too risque is hilarious. It had a PG-13 rating in the States.
Wouldn't get made, censored, whatever. Point remains the same. As a society we've decided certain things are okay to make fun of but others are not, the degrees of which is a slippery slope to you know where

It's not like I'm crying about it. I just notice it and am allowed to point it out (for now). Entertainment/comedy is being sanitized in the 2020s to the extent we worried about violent video games in the 90s

It's okay now because it's the left doing it this time

Let's all line up and watch the next serial killer get worshiped though. Maybe they will make a mini series about Paul Bernardo next? We can all collectively jerk off to that with our minds at ease as the true terror of teenage boy humor is expunged from existence
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It kind of has. Movies like 40 year old Virgin and Super Bad would never be made today. Those were pretty tame compared to other raunchier movies that would also never pass with the fainting couch crowd's moral agenda. Movies/shows glorifying real serial killers (slapping actual victims right in the face) are okay for some reason but sanitizing juvenile humor is super important as to spare the feelings of certain protected groups

Rick & Morty, Big Mouth, and Peace Maker all say hi.
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Wouldn't get made, censored, whatever. Point remains the same. As a society we've decided certain things are okay to make fun of but others are not, the degrees of which is a slippery slope to you know where

It's not like I'm crying about it. I just notice it and am allowed to point it out (for now). Entertainment/comedy is being sanitized in the 2020s to the extent we worried about violent video games in the 90s

It's okay now because it's the left doing it this time

Let's all line up and watch the next serial killer get worshiped though. Maybe they will make a mini series about Paul Bernardo next? We can all collectively jerk off to that with our minds at ease as the true terror of teenage boy humor is expunged from existence
I see the 50+ crowd keeping saying that stuff wouldn’t get made. But do we have any evidence that shows aren’t getting made as a result of “censorship”

Dave Chapelle made his show, people got angry, but was there any real consequence? It’s still available on Netflix.

As for True Crime that has always been an exploitative genre.

I’d also argue that video games weren’t sanitized for violence in the 90s. People loudly complaining does not equate what is actually happening.
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I see the 50+ crowd keeping saying that stuff wouldn’t get made. But do we have any evidence that shows aren’t getting made as a result of “censorship”



Dave Chapelle made his show, people got angry, but was there any real consequence? It’s still available on Netflix.



As for True Crime that has always been an exploitative genre.



I’d also argue that video games weren’t sanitized for violence in the 90s. People loudly complaining does not equate what is actually happening.
Violent video games weren't sanitized, I agree. That's not what I meant though. I was merely comparing the reaction to their existence as far as the morality police are concerned. Ironically, the left fought off the right then, and rightfully so. Interesting to see the left weilding the cleaver now. The right doesn't like that for sure, but their agenda has changed over a couple decades as well

I didn't mean that the style of humor was totally eradicated fwiw... it's a process. I'm sure by 2030 we'll have more concrete laws as opposed to the pre-canceling we see now from the people who themselves just don't want to be officially canceled right out of the game

Also. I'm not even 40. Can't age shame me. I'm not totally out of touch

Honestly, I'm more the type that wants to see the world burn anyway

We are in the end game of capitalism, a true dystopia fueled by liberal hysteria

George Orwell wasn't daring us to one-up him, but here we are lol

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To Smith's credit, I haven't been this interested in Alberta politics in my lifetime. Other than the occasional Ralph Klein sound byte and a few moments in the Redford and Kenney governments, politics in Alberta is usually quite dull.



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Smith is incredible. Imagine someone aligned so perfectly with Trump just with a vagina this time

In Alberta of all places! Who woulda thunk it?!?
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I find it interesting how a certain segment of the population is against the “elites” who try to give back and make the world better, yet celebrate the “elites” who horde their money and make the world worse..
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I find it interesting how a certain segment of the population is against the “elites” who try to give back and make the world better, yet celebrate the “elites” who horde their money and make the world worse..
The people who subscribe to the bilderberg etc insanity, but 'amazingly' line up by the millions to suck Elon's dirty bird?

Those people?

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Violent video games weren't sanitized, I agree. That's not what I meant though. I was merely comparing the reaction to their existence as far as the morality police are concerned. Ironically, the left fought off the right then, and rightfully so. Interesting to see the left weilding the cleaver now. The right doesn't like that for sure, but their agenda has changed over a couple decades as well

I didn't mean that the style of humor was totally eradicated fwiw... it's a process. I'm sure by 2030 we'll have more concrete laws as opposed to the pre-canceling we see now from the people who themselves just don't want to be officially canceled right out of the game

Also. I'm not even 40. Can't age shame me. I'm not totally out of touch

Honestly, I'm more the type that wants to see the world burn anyway

We are in the end game of capitalism, a true dystopia fueled by liberal hysteria

George Orwell wasn't daring us to one-up him, but here we are lol
Do you really fear that more concrete laws will be made restricting free speech against LGBTQ people by 2030? I mean human rights legislation and the kangaroo court that is the Alberta Human rights commission are pretty strict.

Video games is an excellent example of why this just isn’t a big deal. If there is demand for a thing the thing will exist regardless of moral outrage and panic. Do you see a difference for a lack of market demand for a product and cancelation? How do you differentiate?

Who do you see as being canceled in the humour space for something unjust?

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Wouldn't get made, censored, whatever. Point remains the same. As a society we've decided certain things are okay to make fun of but others are not, the degrees of which is a slippery slope to you know where

It's not like I'm crying about it. I just notice it and am allowed to point it out (for now). Entertainment/comedy is being sanitized in the 2020s to the extent we worried about violent video games in the 90s

It's okay now because it's the left doing it this time

Let's all line up and watch the next serial killer get worshiped though. Maybe they will make a mini series about Paul Bernardo next? We can all collectively jerk off to that with our minds at ease as the true terror of teenage boy humor is expunged from existence
I disagree. You should check out Bros if you want to check out juvenile raunchy humor like Superbad. It's in theatres now.
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Didn't they release a movie with literal hot dog ####ing like, 5 years ago.
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