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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st July 2022, 08:51 AM
Replies: 715
Views: 40,377
Posted By Border Reiver
Activate Defence Scheme No. 1

Activate Defence Scheme No. 1
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th May 2022, 11:04 AM
Replies: 3,608
Views: 158,254
Posted By Border Reiver
This. The Ukrainians have spent quite a bit of...

This. The Ukrainians have spent quite a bit of time and effort since 2014 to professionalize their armed forces and seem to be employing their tanks in the manner that they should be used (with...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2022, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1,227
Views: 93,570
Posted By Border Reiver
One of the frequent complaints from the...

One of the frequent complaints from the protestors is that the Prime Minister isn't directly engaging with them the way he has with other protestors. Tells you what you need to know about those...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2022, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,227
Views: 93,570
Posted By Border Reiver
As a member of the PRes Artillery unit that...

As a member of the PRes Artillery unit that carries out public duties (gun salutes) on Parliament Hill dozens of time since 1987 for events such as Remembrance Day, Canada Day, Victoria Day, the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2022, 11:05 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,959
Posted By Border Reiver
Short answer is "it depends." ...

Short answer is "it depends."

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/Search/Search.aspx?txtS3archA11=counterfiet&txtT1tl3=%22Criminal+Code%22&h1ts0n1y=0&ddC0nt3ntTyp3=Acts

Making tokens, etc that can...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2021, 09:42 AM
Replies: 3,175
Views: 194,567
Posted By Border Reiver
Canada does consider systemic racism baked into...

Canada does consider systemic racism baked into the founding of the nation - however, in our case it is not as anti-black (which still exists, but not to the extent of the US) likely due to the far...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2021, 07:51 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,888
Posted By Border Reiver
Not an unreasonable position. Generally, courts...

Not an unreasonable position. Generally, courts start with the prosecution establishing the facts of the case. To make use of self-defence the Defence needs to establish, based on the facts, that...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th October 2021, 11:33 AM
Replies: 937
Views: 97,782
Posted By Border Reiver
Complaining that educators are corrupting the...

Complaining that educators are corrupting the youth of the city go back to Socrates.

Here's a more recent example from 1234 "...for whereas divers complaints were made to the King how corrupted...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th September 2021, 09:03 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th September 2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
That would be a lie - to have a conversation...

That would be a lie - to have a conversation would involve contributing to it. The Socratic method requires the questioner to continue to refine the question and to provide inputs to move the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th September 2021, 08:30 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
Then why ask the question? Asking one implies...

Then why ask the question? Asking one implies you want an answer, and that the answer has some value to you.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2021, 11:22 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
Then it is pointless without context. ...

Then it is pointless without context.





The hypothetical is too vague, that is why we are seeking clarification.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2021, 10:37 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
This is the OP 1. If it is to be a...

This is the OP



1. If it is to be a conversation, you need to participate.
2. What do you mean by "net negative" for a right and how can such a thing be conclusively demonstrated?
3. How...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2021, 08:15 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
I am answering your question with a request for...

I am answering your question with a request for the framework of the discussion.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th September 2021, 08:10 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 6,524
Posted By Border Reiver
That's a bold prediction there.

That's a bold prediction there.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2021, 07:14 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
You expect us to be.

You expect us to be.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2021, 07:12 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
Doesn't matter that you think it is a simple...

Doesn't matter that you think it is a simple yes/no question - it is a discussion and if you aren't going to participate why should anyone else?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2021, 12:59 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
With no common reference point any answer is...

With no common reference point any answer is pointless.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2021, 12:37 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
Baselines for a discussion are not dependent on...

Baselines for a discussion are not dependent on individuals, they are the result of either common understandings or an agreed on definition.

If the two of us are working with very different...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2021, 07:53 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
Hypotheticals require a baseline to start from.

Hypotheticals require a baseline to start from.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2021, 06:09 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
How does a right make things worse? The...

How does a right make things worse?

The right to to not be arrested without due cause is a good thing.
The right to freedoms of movement, and expression are good.
Etc.

Does society need to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th September 2021, 06:52 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
And that is our modern understanding of what a...

And that is our modern understanding of what a right is.

Being a social and legal construction rights are dependent on the prevailing social and legal structures. The evolution of what a right...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th September 2021, 10:10 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
First - rights are laws. You do not get one...

First - rights are laws. You do not get one without the other.

As understood in medieval England, rights are the legal authority to do a thing, or to prevent other people from doing a thing. ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd September 2021, 12:25 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 13,559
Posted By Border Reiver
How do rights make things worse?

How do rights make things worse?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd August 2021, 07:14 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 17,595
Posted By Border Reiver
Given that both Australia and Canada have a...

Given that both Australia and Canada have a similar legal tradition and a similar constitutional protection for the free exercise of religion - how would the school board deal with the inevitable...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th August 2021, 08:04 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 17,595
Posted By Border Reiver
Allowing people to exercise their rights and...

Allowing people to exercise their rights and freedoms is not pandering.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th August 2021, 07:58 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 17,595
Posted By Border Reiver
Yes, the same right as any person to not get...

Yes, the same right as any person to not get harmed by another person. Nothing in the exception to the policy gives a student with such an exemption a right to harm another.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th August 2021, 11:29 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 6,524
Posted By Border Reiver
True, last time we were at least 50% of the force...

True, last time we were at least 50% of the force used for foreign power projection we ended up getting to the conflict zone and finding out that Manitoba was now part of Canada.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th August 2021, 10:58 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 17,595
Posted By Border Reiver
The way courts usually handle this is to get a...

The way courts usually handle this is to get a letter from a leader of the religion confirming that:

a. The person is a member of the faith;
b. That this is a requirement of the faith (and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th August 2021, 10:22 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 17,595
Posted By Border Reiver
I'm late to the party here, but I would like to...

I'm late to the party here, but I would like to throw in my 2 cents - I do not agree.

The ban on weapons in schools is generally a sound one that however is still subject to the usual social...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th June 2021, 09:40 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,516
Posted By Border Reiver
You do realize that the founding nations of the...

You do realize that the founding nations of the UN were the Allies of WWII?

We can accept that Uncle Joe was a totalitarian, but are you seriously calling Roosevelt, Churchill, MacKenzie-King,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th April 2021, 11:09 AM
Replies: 633
Views: 32,413
Posted By Border Reiver
The King's Troop RHA is firing 13 Pdrs (WWI era...

The King's Troop RHA is firing 13 Pdrs (WWI era light guns) that have been kept functional for saluting purposes. The rest of the RA are firing 105mm L118 howitzers (currently in service). The...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th April 2021, 10:57 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
I may be wrong, but I believe he was referred to...

I may be wrong, but I believe he was referred to as Phil the Greek even by those who support HMTQ, simply because the Greek monarchy had been overthrown and Phil's family was seen as poor and beneath...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th March 2021, 09:46 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
In Canada, and I presume in the UK as well, the...

In Canada, and I presume in the UK as well, the "Royal Perogative" is only ever exercised on the advice of the PM or Privy Council.

This includes the granting and removal of honours, titles and...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th March 2021, 01:09 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
Absolutely, works the same way here. Just...

Absolutely, works the same way here. Just because HMTQ has the ability to do something theoretically, doesn't mean they can do it in practice - the last monarch that did so had to run from his...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th March 2021, 06:52 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
The Grand Opinion is NOT law, it is a legal...

The Grand Opinion is NOT law, it is a legal opinion prepared for George I.

Royal Perogatives are considered to be in effect until bounded by legislation. In the matter of custody of children...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th March 2021, 09:03 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
The Grand Opinion is a legal opinion,...

The Grand Opinion is a legal opinion, commissioned by George I so taht he was aware of the limits of his perogative power.

A legal opinion is NOT law.

A legal opinion is an interpretation of...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th March 2021, 01:11 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Border Reiver
You don't care about Areetha?

You don't care about Areetha?
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2021, 12:26 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,869
Posted By Border Reiver
The books will be filled with stories (sorry,...

The books will be filled with stories (sorry, parables) of His defiance of the three headed Squad, a three headed beast, the evil Pelosi and the vile Antifa, who tried to prevent his sacred return...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 30th January 2021, 05:57 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 14,639
Posted By Border Reiver
From Belgium's POV it was the best of a bad...

From Belgium's POV it was the best of a bad geographic situation - join an Anglo-French alliance and definitely become the battleground in a fight between them and Germany, or be officially neutral...
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2021, 11:53 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 13,756
Posted By Border Reiver
And resulted in Parliament reminding them what...

And resulted in Parliament reminding them what had been done to the Queen's Grandfather when the Monarch denied the will of Parliament. There's a reason why they don't exercise their veto more...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 10:34 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 13,756
Posted By Border Reiver
This is the thing - the principles behind the US...

This is the thing - the principles behind the US Constitution are definitely worth knowing - it is also worth knowing that the US has often fallen short of those principles, arguing that they really...
Forum: USA Politics 13th January 2021, 11:43 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,734
Posted By Border Reiver
At this stage I'm expecting, "Ladies and...

At this stage I'm expecting, "Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, the President was in no way inciting a disturbance in his speech of 6 January 2020. What he did was give veiled instructions to a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd December 2020, 12:23 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 11,636
Posted By Border Reiver
No, it was an action in the Supreme Court of...

No, it was an action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the confusingly named court of first instance in BC), so the decision only applies to BC.

That doesn't mean that other provinces or...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd December 2020, 12:01 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 11,636
Posted By Border Reiver
It'll fade once he has enough money for a case...

It'll fade once he has enough money for a case and a pizza. But being in NB it means that the Moosehead will be fresh!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd November 2020, 07:35 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,793
Posted By Border Reiver
Now, what happened between 1936 and 1 September...

Now, what happened between 1936 and 1 September 1939? Which European nation consistently demanded bits of its neighbours and engineered opportunities to grab them? For the historically illiterate...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd November 2020, 01:23 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,793
Posted By Border Reiver
Sure they did, that why they enlisted in...

Sure they did, that why they enlisted in proportionately greater numbers than any other ethnic group in Imperial Germany.
Forum: USA Politics 7th August 2020, 08:39 AM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By Border Reiver
1918 flu - yes, in many areas polio - yes, this...

1918 flu - yes, in many areas
polio - yes, this resulted in shut downs in areas where the disease happened
mad cow - mass cullings of ALL infected or potentially infected cattle in various...
Forum: USA Politics 7th August 2020, 08:32 AM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By Border Reiver
What they do know is that other countries have...

What they do know is that other countries have used a lockdown period of 2-4 weeks, strictly enforced said lockdown, then were able to move to a more relaxed posture using physical distancing and...
Forum: USA Politics 7th August 2020, 08:27 AM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By Border Reiver
1918 Flu SARS Ebola Polio "Mad Cow" ...

1918 Flu
SARS
Ebola
Polio
"Mad Cow"

Those are just a few of the infectious diseases that have resulted in national level responses from various governments. COVID-19 is simply the most recent.
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