Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Fuzz]

I love the look on her face, you can see the very slow thought process workning...

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Just the premier of Alberta gladhanding and posing for a photo with a bigot wearing a "Straight Pride" shirt. Cool. Cool.

Diversity and Inclusion for all!!

Unless, we don't agree with it, then it's BURN THE WITCHES!

Gotta love that 'leftie logic'


The fact is, Premier Smith represents everyone, gay, straight or anything in between.. she has an obligation to listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint.

Unlike the radical leftists that predominantly post in this thread...

Furthermore, there's nothing wrong or dishonest about what's stated on that shirt.

If it offends you, then that's a 'you' problem, not an 'us' problem.

[iggy_oi]

Smith announces $1,200 bonus plan to attract workers

https://www.westernstandard.news/new...6a5c966c4.html

As part of the Alberta Job Growth and Diversification Strategy, a UCP government will launch the Alberta Is Calling signing bonus. For select sectors where there are labour shortages — including in healthcare, childcare, and trades — eligible newcomers will receive a $1,200 payment after their first full year of living in Alberta.

More corporate welfare. I don’t think Albertans should be too thrilled about having to pay out of their own pockets to attract workers so that the places looking to hire those workers don’t have to.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by -TC-

Diversity and Inclusion for all!!

Unless, we don't agree with it, then it's BURN THE WITCHES!

Gotta love that 'leftie logic'


The fact is, Premier Smith represents everyone, gay, straight or anything in between.. she has an obligation to listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint.

Unlike the radical leftists that predominantly post in this thread...

Furthermore, there's nothing wrong or dishonest about what's stated on that shirt.

If it offends you, then that's a 'you' problem, not an 'us' problem.

How do you define radical leftist? I’m not sure people posting on a message board necessarily fits that description.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by -TC-

Diversity and Inclusion for all!!

Unless, we don't agree with it, then it's BURN THE WITCHES!

Gotta love that 'leftie logic'


The fact is, Premier Smith represents everyone, gay, straight or anything in between.. she has an obligation to listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint.

Unlike the radical leftists that predominantly post in this thread...

Furthermore, there's nothing wrong or dishonest about what's stated on that shirt.

If it offends you, then that's a 'you' problem, not an 'us' problem.

I don't know, I was talking to a guy the other week with a gay mom, she just figured it out a little late. There's always IVF, or human cloning certainly is possible even if not really practiced. All kinds of ways a gay person can be the direct cause of someones existence, in the way this guy is implying.

Ignore the fact that he is a bigot doing the modern version of running around the old confederacy in a bed sheet, his statement is factually wrong.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by -TC-

Diversity and Inclusion for all!!

Unless, we don't agree with it, then it's BURN THE WITCHES!

Gotta love that 'leftie logic'


The fact is, Premier Smith represents everyone, gay, straight or anything in between.. she has an obligation to listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint.

Unlike the radical leftists that predominantly post in this thread...

Furthermore, there's nothing wrong or dishonest about what's stated on that shirt.

If it offends you, then that's a 'you' problem, not an 'us' problem.

Straight Pride is just code for "I'm too scared to openly say I hate gay people." So really this guy is a bigot and a coward. And you support this?

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by -TC-

Diversity and Inclusion for all!!

Unless, we don't agree with it, then it's BURN THE WITCHES!

Gotta love that 'leftie logic'


The fact is, Premier Smith represents everyone, gay, straight or anything in between.. she has an obligation to listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint.

Unlike the radical leftists that predominantly post in this thread...

Furthermore, there's nothing wrong or dishonest about what's stated on that shirt.

If it offends you, then that's a 'you' problem, not an 'us' problem.

Okay, let's take your thought process here to its logical conclusion. If an Alberta citizen approached the premier wearing a t-shirt with white supremist slogans and iconography, would she be obligated to shake that person's hand and pose for a photo because she "has an obligation listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint"? What about an Alberta citizen wearing clothing with antisemitic hate message?

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Straight Pride Parade just code for "I'm too scared to openly say I hate gay people." So really this guy is a bigot and a coward. And you support this?

I can see where this inevitably goes as you've already checked two of the checkboxes straight out of the radical leftist handbook..

Ridiculous conflation - check
Ad hominem attacks in lieu of facts - check


But, I'll bite anyway. Once.

Do I support this? Yes.

I believe that free speech is for everyone, not just those I agree with.

Furthermore, he's not wrong. What he's saying is factually correct. Human children are conceived by a sperm from a biological male fertilizing the egg of a biological female. There are process' that exist to allow that to happen without physical procreation, but they are they exception and not the rule.


Frankly, this is just another excuse for more leftist outrage. Not everyone sees the world through the same lens. Leftists would probably be alot happier and more content with life if they could accept that.

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Okay, let's take your thought process here to its logical conclusion. If an Alberta citizen approached the premier wearing a t-shirt with white supremist slogans and iconography, would she be obligated to shake that person's hand and pose for a photo because she "has an obligation listen to, and respect, more than one viewpoint"? What about an Alberta citizen wearing clothing with antisemitic hate message?

Ridiculous conflation - check

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by -TC-

Ridiculous conflation - check

What's ridiculous about it? That is literally exactly what happened here. The only difference is the group being targeted by the bigoted hate-monger's shirt.

[Monahammer]

Y'know that response was really funny. Snowflake level. Just look how insulted TC became when no one was even overtly insulting the bigot wearing the ridiculously stupid shirt.

Who was looking for a witch hunt?

COULD it perhaps be that someone sees themselves in this photo and doesn't like the implication?
Literally or figuratively. Don't matter.

I think everyone knows my thoughts on this, but Bigotry, like racism, is a transitive property. IMO if you tacitly support it, then you become it. If you don't want to be associated with Bigotry then you should denounce it when it happens, not smile in a photo next to it. That makes you a bigot.

TC you can decide what I think of your comment based on this.

[Ozy_Flame]

I love when non-marginalized communities have to scream and whine when marginalized communities get even an ounce of footing in the mainstream narrative.

Straight pride!
Blue lives matter!
Patriot!

God it's embarassing.

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

What's ridiculous about it? That is literally exactly what happened here. The only difference is the group being targeted by the bigoted hate-monger's shirt.

"the bigoted hate-monger"....

You people seriously need to get over yourselves..

Historians are going to have a field day with all this nonsense one day.

[sketchyt]

The irony of someone being insulted by other people being insulted.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by -TC-

"the bigoted hate-monger"....

You people seriously need to get over yourselves..

Historians are going to have a field day with all this nonsense one day.

So it's your opinion that someone wearing a "Straight Pride" shirt is not a bigoted hate-monger?

[Fuzz]

Just a bigot making excuses to be bigoted, and throwing out "radical left" labels on those who advocate EQUALITY, nothing more. I'm in no way radical left. Figure it the #### out already.

[Stewie991]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Just a bigot making excuses to be bigoted, and throwing out "radical left" labels on those who advocate EQUALITY, nothing more. I'm in no way radical left. Figure it the #### out already.

As Radically left as they come!

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by -TC-

"the bigoted hate-monger"....

You people seriously need to get over yourselves..

Historians are going to have a field day with all this nonsense one day.

Ya, so true. Like how we look back at abolishing slavery and laugh at what a ridiculous idea that was! Or giving women the right to vote? Ahahaha, wild! How many brain cells are rattling around in that tin can head of yours, anyway?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Stewie991

As Radically left as they come!

Thanks for checking in, Stewie. Always a fountain of thoughtful, almost complete sentences from you.

[sketchyt]

Originally Posted by -TC-

"the bigoted hate-monger"....

You people seriously need to get over yourselves..

Historians are going to have a field day with all this nonsense one day.

Sounds like that's a 'you' problem and not an 'us' problem. LOL.