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Comment on To the People Who Don’t Hold the Elevator Door For Me by Fred from BC

Fred from BC — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:44:05 +0000

I’ll bet that the buttons are marked with those aggravating triangle symbols, though…and not written in English. I’ve given up up those myself (by the time my brain translates the symbols, it’s often too late). What would be wrong with adding ‘Open’ and ‘Close’ to the buttons? Likewise for the auto industry; it’s a major annoyance to me to have to ‘translate’ things in a rental car or truck.

Comment on Can We Talk About Jihad Now? by David Stewart

David Stewart — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:52:19 +0000

Uh oh Chechnya has oil.

Comment on Can We Talk About Jihad Now? by Bill

Bill — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:04:29 +0000

Even in Canada, our PM said that the number one threat to Canada’s national security is radical Islam. Yet on the other hand Canada has let in record numbers of immigrants and refugees for these very Islamic countries that openly support and endorse jihad and terrorism against the infidel. In many of these said countries, they are killing their very own Muslim people cause they pray in a different style. I don’t get it anymore. I’m a die hard conservative but I think Stephan Harper is full of shit! I think he made that comment just to appease what is left of the actual political right in Canada and to sound somewhat right winged tough. I’ll still vote for Harpie but I no longer support the Cons financially and I no longer volunteer for them anymore.

With regards to radical Islam and Canada, I am very disappointed at how the Harper government dealt with the Omar Khadr situation. I’m even further bothered by how cavalier many of the so called conservative supporters are with regards to the fact that the Khadr family are active jihad supporters and openly pray for jihad against Canada. Omar’s brother is living in Toronto and is wheelchair bound due to an injury he received fighting for the Islamic insurgency against the coalition. Consider this; Omar’s brother gets free health care cause he’s a Canadian citizen! As I’m sure you are aware, there are also many other active radical Islam sects right here in Canada as quoted by David Harris who is a national security expert.

I hate to say it but It’s only a matter of time until something bad happens here in Canada. When it does I’m sure it wont change a damn thing. Look at 9/11. After that the immigration gates were opened up fully in the U.S. The same went for the Madrid bombings and the 7/7/05 London bombings. Those government responded with an iron fist! An iron fist was used to bang open the gates of immigration and let many more in in the name of tolerance.

Comment on Minimalist Blogging by Shane Birley

Shane Birley — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:50:03 +0000

Oh, fine, I read this just as my web site is getting wordier… dammit!

Comment on Woken Up in the Middle of the Night by Shane Birley

Shane Birley — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:55:54 +0000

hee hee hee!

Comment on I Blog but I’m Not a Blogger by Raul

Raul — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:56:51 +0000

Um, okay… I guess I should check in with the organizers?

Comment on We Have Forgotten the Dangers of Anonymity by jnarvey

jnarvey — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:40:08 +0000

Hey Blame,

Our anonymity in much of our daily lives doesn’t apply to speech.

If blog discussions are conversations, then think about it like this: how many conversations do you have a day with people you don’t know? In such cases, isn’t introducing yourself one of the first things that you do, if only to be polite?

Identifying yourself in a blog post or comments section is not akin to “showing papers” to some Stalinist bureaucrat on the street. I like to know who I’m talking to, but there’s no requirement to post your address, social insurance number and so forth anywhere online. A simple name will do.

Comment on We Have Forgotten the Dangers of Anonymity by Blame Crash

Blame Crash — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:42 +0000

What do you mean by “we”?
I’ve never “Forgotten the Dangers of Anonymity” because I didn’t learn it in the first place and the reason for that is because there is no danger to begin with. Believe it or not, every person who expresses an opinion that is at odds with yours is not an armed to the teeth chicken hawk that is out to do you harm.
And what’s with all this crazy-talk about it being “arbitrary short sighted and totally made up right to remain anonymous”? What in Gods name does that mean!
Just to set the record straight, no one has a “totally made up right to remain anonymous”. What they do have is a real right to their anonymity and their privacy. Just like everyone else. You get to make your choices and others get to make theirs. That’s how freedom works.
And besides, the truth is that “anonymity” really is the norm, not only online, but in our daily lives as well. There is good reasons why we vote anonymously. We don’t show our “papers” to every person we meet in our daily lives either and the large majority of people commenting on blogs and such, do so anonymously.
The good news is, as the other commenter so aptly states, you can restrict anyone, for any reason, from commenting on your blog. That choice is yours to make.

Comment on We Have Forgotten the Dangers of Anonymity by jnarvey

jnarvey — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:21:28 +0000

Hey Eric. Thank for commenting. The only reason I even accept anonymous or pseudonymous comments is that, sadly, the majority of commenters do that… and I do want comments. I really wish more people would sign their names or at least log in so that usernames linked to Google+ profiles or something.

Re: Blame Crash, I believe you are a case in point. Anonymous trolling is the bane of the Internet.

Comment on We Have Forgotten the Dangers of Anonymity by Dollops - Eric Doll

Dollops - Eric Doll — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:39:42 +0000

Who are you, Blame Crash? Are you man enough (as in mensch or person of character) to add your name to your posts? What’s with the tattoos – Auschwitz? Websites should ignore any input from those who will not be accountable for what they post.