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Canada sends rail workers to binding arbitration - "Justin Trudeau's actions are cowardly, anti-worker, & proof that he will always cave to corporate greed."
  • Awesome, who was the true leftist (or whatever affiliation) thats been working on this and supporting the workers so we can support them! Missed it, or clearly the media has been biased and not promoting their great work.

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    Will the courts stop Doug Ford from banning safe consumption sites?
  • Did they not initially choose the sites near where there were the most problems. Like they said, if there are users doing it around the school, would you want to build a site there and have it contained, or build a site 2km away that doesnt reduce users near the school as much?

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    What's your favorite book that you wouldnt say is a masterpiece?
  • The Redemption of Althalus. Genre - fantasy. I don't know why it holds such a dear place in my heart, though I read it the first time as a kid.

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    Diesel-smelling
  • Interesting... that feels awfully short, is their reproductive cycle really that short... let me double check.

    Google: "Butterfly season UK" Answer from multiple sites: "March to October"

    Edit: 2 spelling mistakes.

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    A cool guide to Epicurean Paradox
  • Wut?

    You keep repeating that the "scale of ethics" is incomparable but flip flop between "theyre not omnicient or omnipotent"... "but maybe they are"

    And what does "balance" have to do with ethical behaviour without you begging the question.

    "If we assume the existence of god, we have to assume a lot of other things too" and...........????

    Ultimately you spent a lot of time stating the cop-out argument of "its beyond us mere mortals". To which I can fairly respond... no.

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    Trump may have defamed E. Jean Carroll again, one day after posting a $91.6 million bond for last case
  • Is your position that sexual abuse cant occur to an adult, that when it occurs it can and should be laughed off (what other physical abuses should be treated the same) or a third position entirely?

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    Tyranny
  • The op is read as "should have some fundamental rights vs no rights" while you're turning the conversation into "all rights vs no rights" unless you intended to share another more nuanced point.

    Criminals typically have controls in place, and should, depending on the nature of the crime.

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    [Moldy Monday] I Have Friends Rule
  • Sure, but you have the logic backwards. Viability isnt used so that people can get an abortion even though the baby can survive, its so the physician can make the judgement to deliver a baby that can survive instead of attempting an abortion - when the mothers life is in danger.

    There is no magic cut off date, where all babies are ready to deliver or will die. So basically the math goes like this: physician determines the mother will die if the baby does not come out. If they determine the baby is viable --> the baby comes out and is alive via medical procedure (not abortion). If they determine that the baby is not viable --> the baby comes out and cannot survive via medical procedure (abortion). Fyi, in case you think oh well, keep the baby in: the mom dies, the baby is not viable to survive and dies too. Thats it. No one is aborting babies that could be birthed and survive.

    “Viability is reached when, in the judgment of the attending physician on the particular facts of the case before him, there is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus’ sustained survival outside the womb, with or without artificial support. Because this point may differ with each pregnancy, neither the legislature nor the courts may proclaim one of the elements entering into the ascertainment of viability – be it weeks of gestation or fetal weight or any other single factor – as the determinant of when the State has a compelling interest in the life or health of the fetus.” Colautti v. Franklin (1979)

    This is a different situation than early pregnancy abortions. Different areas of focus, rights, benefits, ethics etc. Dont treat both rights as requiring the same logic to support.

    It seems to me, at least, no matter what someones position is on early term terminations, late term is a slam dunk obvious answer. Leave the decision to the parents and their physicians, not lawyers and legislators.

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    [Moldy Monday] I Have Friends Rule
  • Sorry but that's not true... either emergency c section at around 7 months onwards or regular delivery etc. No such thing as an abortion as far as Im aware. Is this what you think a "late term abortion" is?

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