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I remember Gabor Mate saying something to the effect of: don’t look to the people in power for change or leadership, because they’re some of the emptiest people you will ever meet.

He’s been proven right. Since 2024 all of our leaders are just out to line their pockets, follow the party/company line, while our actual were elsewhere in society all along.

I have so much respect for people who go beyond intention with their decency.

Thank you for that detail

Thanks for the explanation. Is a second space a space you’re obligated to be, like work/school, or just anywhere you spend most of your time regardless?

I would argue that similar tech in our lives causes similar issues. We don’t write things down anymore - just scroll on, with a fragmented mish-mash memory of what we’ve seen. Some capacity for retention gets exhausted in a given day. Just what I’ve observed in myself or among friends/family.

I haven’t listened yet but I’m subscribed, so I will. Just to say that this guy is great. Gary Stephen’s.

I associate the movie so much with the visuals and score, I can’t imagine how it would have been originally written. A good reason to check out the book.

Yeah, I’m curious too. I think in the USA, voters register in advance as, for example, Democrat, Republican, etc. So I’m guessing that voter files might show those affiliations, if not their actual voting record. So what concerns me is that this could basically be used to target voters of a particular persuasion. But, I’m not a Turtle Island settler and so I’m not a reliable source of info.

Which do you prefer among the two?

I appreciate the warning, thank you!

Glad to hear they don’t rely on jump scares. They stress me out without adding anything to the movie. I might actually check this one out.

Why are we so bad at dealing with foreign interference, and our own citizens who collude?

The treaties are broken, purposely, and serve to keep First Nations people under the boot. Trudeau also denied there is structural racism problem in Canada, while the RCMP were harassing First Nation peoples over fishing quotas (this is a few years ago now). Can’t imagine Carney being any better.

Canada has no legitimate rule over nor ownership of First Nation people. It is not Canada’s place to say “mind your own business”.

“in the last few days” - my guy, where the hell have you been for the last few years.

As usual, the EU and Canada are talking over the heads of First Nations people. These are the first people who should be asked. Also, dear Canadians, please read this book to become a better settler:

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

Bob Joseph

189 pages

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9c85ea9f-c47e-4ab7-93e5-74ed14a62f18

I assumed this was available on https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films but it doesn’t seem to be there. I hope it makes it to other platforms.

Let’s hope Ireland also enforces it. We have form for ignoring that part.

I’m not British, but from the outside it seems the meeting could give an unpopular Starmer a saviour story he desperately needs, and an ID-based system would let big tech have its way with citizens: the algorithms tearing our societies apart remain unchallenged and profitable.

Just looking at your post history. Is this some kind of cruelty fetish of yours?