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That whole mentality of “He’s just saying that to get elected” bewildered me during the election. They were basically saying “my preferred candidate is lying to get elected, but he’s not lying about the things I care about”. Really? You know this man’s mind because of what? The words he said? The political actions

And I’m confused on what the “reversal” law would achieve? Is this some weird way to get abortion providers sued when they can’t reverse the abortion like they assured their patient they could? So confused...

I had to click, too. I knew, and I’m not even American.

To be honest, this was pretty much par for the course with this teacher. One book we read associated the only English speaking character to the devil (he smelled like a goat, etc). She was very interested in the oppression experienced by French-speaking Quebecois in the 1960-1970s. So I wasn’t so much snickering as

An example would be using the term “Courrier électronique” instead of “email” or “fin de semaine” instead of “weekend”. It was a point of pride that they created their own terms instead of adopting existing names (like English might do). And just to stir the pot, I’ll point out that the term “pomme de terre frite”

Having said that, some mellow with age. Some of the Separatists I went to high school with have definitely broadened their world view since then. Then again, I’m from Montreal so they’ve had more exposure to other cultures and religions.

It was that and that they didn’t incorporate words from other languages.

Oh it is definitely possible here in Canada! Just look at Kellie Leitch’s support for Trump.

He might have meant xenophobia = Quebec is better than everyone else vs. racist = everyone else should be exterminated. There is a pervasive rah-rah Quebecois built into the system: e.i. In high school I had to write a paper on why France’s French was a corrupt language and only Quebecois was pure. This is not a

Something about the “xenophobic but not a racist” comment reminds so much of living in Quebec. If someone was vehemently pro-Quebecois, it didn’t raise too many eyebrows. “Oh, I’m not racist, I just want to protect my language” or “I’m just proud of my culture”. They never said that Quebecois meant white, French and

I’m from Quebec. Although it breaks my heart, I’m not totally surprised either.

I think this ties in pretty nicely with what Redremainder was saying:

lol True, but I got so used to calling her that. I just rewatched the finale last night. So good.

Trump’s thin-skinned pettiness is terrifying. It’s getting to the point where I won’t be surprised if he decides to jail protestors his enemies. Most politicians expect a certain level of pushback/protest and rise above. Not this guy.

The reveal gave me goosebumps. Ted Danson sold it! I’m honestly curious to see if Fake Eleanor is a better person now (is all her personal growth gone now that she has no memory or is she fundamentally changed). And Janet! Oh my goodness I can’t wait for more Janet. She stole every scene she was in.

The scene where Eleanor and Tahani decide not to fight over a man was spectacular! You never see that! I love how this show defied my expectations.

Nope, everyone knows the real money is in dispersing chem trails.

My t thought was “Does he need CJ to explain why this is a very, bad, terrible idea?” Then I remembered that this is 2017 and the regular rules don’t apply anymore.

Actually, I like that idea. Just a glitch.

I’m so sorry you are dealing with that pain. I know how draining it can be. Everything hurts. Sometimes I get sideswiped by suicidal thoughts. Even looking down at my smiling baby, I’ll think “she’d be so much better without me”. Good for you for getting some help. I find deconstructing/challenging my negative