tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post1205973417568036316..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: The Wonders of the Free MarketSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-12397641635934471942011-05-27T01:40:48.649-07:002011-05-27T01:40:48.649-07:00once the sun has been out for a couple days the wa...<i>once the sun has been out for a couple days the water will go away all on it's own </i><br /><br />Also, bleeding always stops.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-24373671005184935492011-05-26T21:03:20.349-07:002011-05-26T21:03:20.349-07:00The west is flooding, too, and not just the prairi...The west is flooding, too, and not just the prairies. I wonder if southeastern BC will get the same snub...Mendacious Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049940881736591891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-91654025943462580842011-05-26T17:44:44.011-07:002011-05-26T17:44:44.011-07:00Well yes and no. The shitbag assholes who think t...Well yes and no. The shitbag assholes who think teh Quebeckese deserve this for voting SOCIALISM are cretins and braindead morans so wev.<br /><br />But, teh West is sort of a flat part of Canuckistan, and they can empathize with flooding. I think this may have some repercussions even back in Cow-gary. Then again, I've always been an optimist.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-49830898055097398662011-05-26T16:53:26.650-07:002011-05-26T16:53:26.650-07:00NO!
If you shoot sandbags, the sand leaks out, an...NO!<br /><br />If you shoot sandbags, the sand leaks out, and pretty soon some self-important asshole will come by and notice their rather flaccid and deflated state, and demand that you get up and go out in the sun and fill up a bunch more. It's like a perpetual stupid machine powered by the powerless. <br /><br />Leave them be, sez I...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-59243269178940268302011-05-26T16:44:52.179-07:002011-05-26T16:44:52.179-07:00Oh, they'll through money around all right.
R...Oh, they'll through money around all right.<br /><br />Reform(tm) politics has always been about substituting one set of clients (Toronto-MTL establishment) for another (Calgary oil). Reform-a-tory politics has been about fusing the interests of these clients. The corporate welfare will flow fast and free. The human welfare will not.<br /><br />It's just that, since Quebec had the temerity to vote orange this time and not dark blue, there is further excuse to poop on it.Mandoshttp://politblogo.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-32924615313768514542011-05-26T16:34:01.533-07:002011-05-26T16:34:01.533-07:00Shooting sandbags sounds a little dull for him.
p...<i>Shooting sandbags sounds a little dull for him.</i><br /><br />perhaps he can opt for using one of his many edged weapons.<br /><br />wv is, I shit you not, <i>unsand</i>.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-56564777963973035712011-05-26T16:14:27.609-07:002011-05-26T16:14:27.609-07:00My Tory friend was certain after the election that...My Tory friend was certain after the election that they'd just throw money around like the Liberals would, but this kind of out-of-the-gate nonsense does not bode well.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58354841112814638072011-05-26T16:07:50.775-07:002011-05-26T16:07:50.775-07:00"In terms of the reaction from the rest of Ca..."In terms of the reaction from the rest of Canada, does it make a difference that it's Quebec that's been left in the poo?"<br /><br />Yep. One of the priorities of this government is to pander to a certain kind of retrograde Western populism that deeply resents Quebec and wishes it would leave or at least learn to "speak white".<br /><br />That's because they don't want to pander to the OTHER parts of that populism, which are Paul Ryan stupid and could immediately passed and put into effect in this Parliament under the Canadian system. <br /><br />The downside, in Canada, of winning complete control of the government, is that the bluff is now called. The called bluff will now be satisfied by pooing on Quebec.Mandoshttp://politblogo.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-36525334256573842752011-05-26T16:02:39.764-07:002011-05-26T16:02:39.764-07:00Shooting sandbags sounds a little dull for him.Shooting sandbags sounds a little dull for him.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-34659723662662550312011-05-26T15:53:57.761-07:002011-05-26T15:53:57.761-07:00perhaps they should be shot.
mikey?<i>perhaps they should be shot.</i><br /><br />mikey?zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-91029389519901948912011-05-26T15:33:38.145-07:002011-05-26T15:33:38.145-07:00those sandbags sound like they are competing with ...those sandbags sound like they are competing with the free market. perhaps they should be shot.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923975835078747456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-54333449611117505142011-05-26T13:46:22.409-07:002011-05-26T13:46:22.409-07:00Substitute "West" for "rest" a...Substitute "West" for "rest" and yes it is important. Also the Prime Minister's riding is in Calgary.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-83480195817962681262011-05-26T13:44:08.494-07:002011-05-26T13:44:08.494-07:00In terms of the reaction from the rest of Canada, ...In terms of the reaction from the rest of Canada, does it make a difference that it's Quebec that's been left in the poo?<br /><br /><i>Are they supposed to shoot the water? </i><br /><br />IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR CALIGULA.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58565134929983119032011-05-26T12:56:36.794-07:002011-05-26T12:56:36.794-07:00Weather forecast link for nearby Saint-Jean-sur-Ri...<a href="http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/qc-28_metric_e.html" rel="nofollow">Weather forecast link</a> for nearby Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-33422526691858130742011-05-26T12:55:38.189-07:002011-05-26T12:55:38.189-07:00Since you can pay people in the private sector to ...Since you can pay people in the private sector to go overseas and shoot people, doesn't the very existence of the army constitute a form of unfair competition with private enterprise?Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-76965030651051278672011-05-26T12:53:41.700-07:002011-05-26T12:53:41.700-07:00Is it merely that they consist of a WHOLE BUNCH O&...<i>Is it merely that they consist of a WHOLE BUNCH O'DUDES that can be commanded to go to a particular place and pick up rubble?</i><br /><br />From the link:<br /><i>"It's been a month," said Mayor Jacques Desmarais of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu. "People are exhausted and there's still work to do — cleaning, inspections and different types of activities.<br /><br />"I think it's important enough that the military stay here to help people through."</i><br /><br />So, yes. Incidentally, while flood levels have receded recently, their three-day weather forecast is rain, rain, rain.Dragon-King Wangchuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661002686346571531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-34106703142634289992011-05-26T12:41:07.566-07:002011-05-26T12:41:07.566-07:00Also, Private industry insists on profits. So it w...<i>Also, Private industry insists on profits. So it will inevitably cost more and the contractors are more likely to do things cheaply or easily, rather than correctly, in order to maximize those profits.</i><br /><br />WHY DO YOU HATE FREEDOM?!Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484284471046027179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-66261121798812766282011-05-26T12:17:51.472-07:002011-05-26T12:17:51.472-07:00Number one reason why mikey is better than the mar...Number one reason why mikey is better than the market:<br /><br />mikey will do nasty shit in exchange for food as well as money.mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-13310168479923935692011-05-26T11:39:35.574-07:002011-05-26T11:39:35.574-07:00Right. Our army men are easy to move around and t...Right. Our army men are easy to move around and tell what to do, quickly. It has not yet been shown that the government will do much help with cleanup.<br /><br />Also, if Toews had said that soldiers were moving out, mean but fine. Adding the market-fairy bullshit was necessary insofar as Toews needed to prove that he was bananas.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-8521007625704083742011-05-26T11:28:52.774-07:002011-05-26T11:28:52.774-07:00i see mikey's point, if the Gov't is fundi...i see mikey's point, if the Gov't is funding the cleanup either way. If they can pay a WHOLE BUNCH O DUDES to go pick up the place, it works just as well.<br /><br />But here's where it doesn't work as well; mobilization speed and ability to do what is necessary, including the horrible things that a private company wouldn't touch. Military, it seems to me, is more able to deal with all the various things that might come up, without having to re-negotiate a contract.<br /><br />Also, Private industry insists on profits. So it will inevitably cost more and the contractors are more likely to do things cheaply or easily, rather than correctly, in order to maximize those profits.<br /><br />Plus, sometimes that water NEEDS shooting. Fucking wet.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-21772072554388543992011-05-26T10:31:23.628-07:002011-05-26T10:31:23.628-07:00It's the policy of Canada's armed forces t...It's the policy of Canada's armed forces to support disaster relief efforts within the country, so yeah, what they can do is lift sandbags and clean shit up, which is not a small chore.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-28583058907425215662011-05-26T10:25:30.867-07:002011-05-26T10:25:30.867-07:00I'm unclear on what precisely is the value tha...I'm unclear on what precisely is the value that military forces bring to storm cleanup. Is it merely that they consist of a WHOLE BUNCH O'DUDES that can be commanded to go to a particular place and pick up rubble?<br /><br />Because I don't see any other inherent value in armed forces for that sort of thing. Are they supposed to shoot the water? Because the Canadian Land Forces showed excellent judgement when they told the Queen she was welcome to stick that useless piece of shit SA-80 up her arse and they build their own M-16/M-4s in a joint venture with Colt Canada. So at least for them, shooting remains a viable option.<br /><br />But frankly, I don't think it would do a great deal of good, and once the sun has been out for a couple days the water will go away all on it's own anyway...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com