Shake747

joined 2 years ago
[–] Shake747 -1 points 2 years ago

I 100% went back and checked, after I was told it's "very small" and probably wouldn't notice it.

I appreciate you trying to help out though, thank you. You're the most competent CRA employee I've ever spoken to

[–] Shake747 -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

15km? Heat with oil? What small city in Nova Scotia do you live in?

Why is it my fault that the government imposed a tax, and then said "don't worry, we'll give it back!" and then didn't?

My main complaint here is that I constantly have to jump through ridiculous hoops with the government to get money that I'd already earned, but they just take it freely

[–] Shake747 -1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm not in those provinces

[–] Shake747 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you read that link you posted? Lmao

If you get past the first paragraph, suddenly there's really no praising and they talk about how bad health care is in Cuba and how many try to defect as they are forced into horrible conditions.

From that article:

"He said, “We were placed in slums with a high level of violence, under constant monitoring by the Bolivarian brigades [political police], who are supposed to offer protection but also report any suspicious activities and assure that we carry out our `revolutionary' duty, indoctrinating our patients to vote for Chávez. If we refuse to do so we are sent back to Cuba.”"

[–] Shake747 9 points 2 years ago (106 children)

That's a fair criticism, we do need to find a better way

[–] Shake747 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When the gov and giant corps are in bed together, it almost makes for a fascist state. Just need to solidify the power into one, maybe two parties for good PR and...oh wait...

[–] Shake747 5 points 2 years ago

Social status. The main reason for wanting to stand out (other than your own ego) is because having a higher social status will offer the individual more opportunities in these social games we play.

Perception matters more than the truth for most

[–] Shake747 -3 points 2 years ago

Yeah but I'd rather not have the mods remove anything - it's the ol' "how do we fact check the fact checkers" conundrum.

One instance of an object or subject, can be viewed completely differently relative to your position in space and time. The observations of how something is functioning can be completely different from one observer to another, yet they can both be correct at the same time.

So how exactly do you tell the truths from the untruths without proving intentional manipulation in the first place?

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