Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[puffnstuff]

I did think to myself, 'who is this ad for, who believes this tripe.' and then it hit me

[Yoho]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1605544976258957314

[Fuzz]

“They need to see how much Alberta’s over contributions have contributed to the pot of money that’s sitting there now.”



Sitting there now, as in sitting there now in the Canada Pension Plan.



“They need to see how much we overcontribute each year. They need to see how much their own premiums would be reduced or their own benefits would be increased if we had our own plan.

I'm a Canadian first, not an Albertan first. The money "we" are "overpaying" is going to all Canadians. Why the #### do we think we are so goddamn special? When the tide turns on oil, we may need support form our fellow Canadians, yet we approach them with a gun in our hand. What is wrong with these people? We didn't do anything ourselves to end up with oil, we just got fortunate. To lord it over the rest of the country every chance we get is ####ing embarrassing. Stop it.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

And yet it will work 100%. Welcome to Alberta, full of ####ing idiots.

Agreed it will work, but it's not really an Alberta thing. It's the same mindset for Conservatives everywhere. They just have a selfish, poisonous, short-sighted ideology. Too bad we have a critical mass of them here, but it just seems they're an infection all over the world. It's so hard to understand their perspective.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Agreed it will work, but it's not really an Alberta thing. It's the same mindset for Conservatives everywhere. They just have a selfish, poisonous, short-sighted ideology. Too bad we have a critical mass of them here, but it just seems they're an infection all over the world. It's so hard to understand their perspective.

Why can't people just not be c*nts.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Agreed it will work, but it's not really an Alberta thing. It's the same mindset for Conservatives everywhere. They just have a selfish, poisonous, short-sighted ideology. Too bad we have a critical mass of them here, but it just seems they're an infection all over the world. It's so hard to understand their perspective.

Pathetic the only thing you missed was “unacceptable views”.

Get a grip you and your political opinions are no better than anyone else’s.

Only a moron would think that either Liberals or Conservatives have all the answers.

Intolerance has to be some form of an IQ test.

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Intolerance has to be some form of an IQ test.

This is a pretty special quote from the person who continually bags on poor people. I would say you hit the nail on the head.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Why can't people just not be c*nts.

Kinda like this

Originally Posted by Yoho

Pathetic the only thing you missed was “unacceptable views”.

Get a grip you and your political opinions are no better than anyone else’s.

Only a moron would think that either Liberals or Conservatives have all the answers.

Intolerance has to be some form of an IQ test.

[calf]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1605544976258957314

Why don't these morons realize there's economies of scale when pooling money with the RoC? Sure, maybe contributions are less per person, but having an overall larger pool of contributions provides the CPP better investment opportunities, more stability of contributions...all fundamental pension management practices. Fiscal conservatives my ass.

I often wonder too, if an APP is so important, why don't they lobby for an Alberta EI program too?

(Other than that they're both ####ing dumb ideas)

[Looch City]

Lol this snowflake triggers easily.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1605544976258957314

I'm definitely voting against this, for the record. But I'm also about to be triggered a million times over the coming six months because people are going to insinuate that the government is actually managing this money and I'm too dumb to avoid the bait.

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Why can't people just not be c*nts.

Have you considered a run for office? If this is the platform, I'd vote for it! I won't put a sign on my lawn, or a sticker on my car with the slogan, but it does have a nice ring to it!

[Yikes]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I'm a Canadian first, not an Albertan first. The money "we" are "overpaying" is going to all Canadians. Why the #### do we think we are so goddamn special? When the tide turns on oil, we may need support form our fellow Canadians, yet we approach them with a gun in our hand. What is wrong with these people? We didn't do anything ourselves to end up with oil, we just got fortunate. To lord it over the rest of the country every chance we get is ####ing embarrassing. Stop it.

Agreed and a potential move to Salmon Arm sounds kinda nice...

[TheIronMaiden]

Trying to push through the pension reform before letting Albertans chose which mandate they would like for the next 4 years. Classless.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Pathetic the only thing you missed was “unacceptable views”.

Get a grip you and your political opinions are no better than anyone else’s.

Only a moron would think that either Liberals or Conservatives have all the answers.

Intolerance has to be some form of an IQ test.

Of course some political opinions are better than others.

Tell me you know this, dude. If you're serious you think all political opinions are equal your personality just came into sharp focus for me. What are we discussing things with you for?! You're beyond hope if you don't realize some stances are better than others and you should gravitate toward those.

Are you a character some crappy AI made up to be one-dimensional and boringly easy to outsmart? I hope they fine-tune your algorithm a bit because I see potential for a bot to come onto these forums to offer interesting opinions, but you're not there yet.

Currently, what are conservative opinions that are better than the alternatives? Is it the one where we underfund hospitals while giving cheques to average Joes? Is it the one where we embrace anti-science stances for ideological reasons? It is the one where we lower taxes on the wealthy?

Sorry, but I'm not married to any one party. I vote for whoever will to the best by society as a whole - even if it is counter to my personal interests.

But all kidding aside, do you have a list of things the UCP is doing that is better for society than the view the NDP would take. I swear on my life I'd happily vote UCP if they were the better party for Albertans. Nothing about my personality is tied to any party.

[Wormius]

I asked a real AI chat bot what they think of Yoho’s comment.

Spoiler!

It is not accurate to say that all political viewpoints are equal. While it is important to respect the right of individuals to hold and express their own political beliefs, it is also important to recognize that some political viewpoints are based on evidence and sound reasoning, while others may be misguided, uninformed, or even harmful.

Political viewpoints should be evaluated based on the evidence and reasoning supporting them, and not just accepted as equal because they are held by a particular individual or group. It is important to engage in respectful and open-minded dialogue and debate in order to arrive at the best possible understanding of political issues.

Furthermore, certain political viewpoints may be incompatible with fundamental human rights or may be harmful to society as a whole. In such cases, it is important to prioritize the protection of these rights and the well-being of society over the promotion of any particular political viewpoint.

[Torture]

Albertans don't like it and while we haven't figured it out yet we think the math is going to be compelling is not exactly a strong argument for an Alberta Pension Plan.

[belsarius]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I asked a real AI chat bot what they think of Yoho’s comment.

Spoiler!

It is not accurate to say that all political viewpoints are equal. While it is important to respect the right of individuals to hold and express their own political beliefs, it is also important to recognize that some political viewpoints are based on evidence and sound reasoning, while others may be misguided, uninformed, or even harmful.

Political viewpoints should be evaluated based on the evidence and reasoning supporting them, and not just accepted as equal because they are held by a particular individual or group. It is important to engage in respectful and open-minded dialogue and debate in order to arrive at the best possible understanding of political issues.

Furthermore, certain political viewpoints may be incompatible with fundamental human rights or may be harmful to society as a whole. In such cases, it is important to prioritize the protection of these rights and the well-being of society over the promotion of any particular political viewpoint.

I for one welcome our new AI overlords, because that was the best damned response I ever seen.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by belsarius

I for one welcome our new AI overlords, because that was the best damned response I ever seen.

To be fair, it wasn’t a hard test.

It’s astounding that any half-educated human being would even entertain the idea that all political opinions are equal. Yoho’s over here trying to pretend support for the Nazi Party is just as valid as support for the Conservatives, Liberals, or NDP lol. “They’re all equal!”

Embarrassing.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by belsarius

I for one welcome our new AI overlords, because that was the best damned response I ever seen.

It spit that out response quickly too. I think the scariest thing about AI in the future is it could make it so politicians don’t come off as insane as they actually are.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Pathetic the only thing you missed was “unacceptable views”.

Are you really that desperate to play the victim card? Not everyone is going to agree with everyone on everything but most of us don’t feel the need to throw ourselves a pity party when it happens. The only people I’ve ever heard call the faux freedom crowd’s views unacceptable is the faux freedom crowd themselves.