The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

Anteater · 11-02-2021, 12:01 PM

So JFK is coming back before Jesus?

Newsweek - QAnon Believers Claim JFK Jr. Will 'Reappear' in Dallas, Declare Donald Trump President

Psy-Fi · 11-02-2021, 03:26 PM

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So JFK is coming back before Jesus?

Newsweek - QAnon Believers Claim JFK Jr. Will 'Reappear' in Dallas, Declare Donald Trump President

Bill Hicks - Jesus & JFK

Mindy · 11-02-2021, 04:26 PM

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Bill Hicks - Jesus & JFK

Psy-Fi · 11-03-2021, 05:51 AM

Cryptocurrency Turns Out to Be a Scam

Trollheart · 11-03-2021, 07:13 AM

Guess they made a monkey of everyone huh?

Jesus Christ, they have their own language, don't they? About fifty percent of that article means nothing to me! KYC? Air drop? AMA? I wonder what our own Cryptocurrency Baron, Mindfulness, thinks of it all?

jadis · 11-04-2021, 10:12 AM

Air Canada CEO says he's lived in Montreal 'without speaking French' for 14 years

One of the biggest news stories in Canada at the moment.

I used to despise anglos living in Montreal and refusing to learn French but these days my gf is an American who I've accepted is never going to learn a foreign language and I still want her to live in Montreal with me so I guess that means my stance has softened.

The Batlord · 11-04-2021, 10:51 AM

Ah you're a weird Quebec nationalist. That's a puzzle piece falling into place.

jadis · 11-04-2021, 11:28 AM

On some definitions I guess I am: language is a crucial element in most nationalisms, though it also happens to be the only one I care about in this case.

The vast majority of Montreal anglos (there are distinctly working class Anglophone pockets in Quebec where it's not the case) have every opportunity to learn French yet choose to preserve their parochial monolinguism because they're damn proud of it. To me that's a much weirder choice than making the effort to learn a language that gives you access to both plenty of jobs and the prose stylings of Marcel Proust.

What makes Montreal special is the linguistic situation, a majority Francophone city on the margin of the most culturally hegemonic empire the world has ever known. That would be a shame to lose. Who needs another Toronto etc.

Mindy · 11-04-2021, 03:37 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gISYs7mO-3U

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VOA News
Nov 4, 2021

The Batlord · 11-04-2021, 05:04 PM

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On some definitions I guess I am: language is a crucial element in most nationalisms, though it also happens to be the only one I care about in this case.

The vast majority of Montreal anglos (there are distinctly working class Anglophone pockets in Quebec where it's not the case) have every opportunity to learn French yet choose to preserve their parochial monolinguism because they're damn proud of it. To me that's a much weirder choice than making the effort to learn a language that gives you access to both plenty of jobs and the prose stylings of Marcel Proust.

What makes Montreal special is the linguistic situation, a majority Francophone city on the margin of the most culturally hegemonic empire the world has ever known. That would be a shame to lose. Who needs another Toronto etc.

So you're an effete university intellectual heaping scorn on the common folk who don't talk good. Charming.

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jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,360	Air Canada CEO says he's lived in Montreal 'without speaking French' for 14 years One of the biggest news stories in Canada at the moment. I used to despise anglos living in Montreal and refusing to learn French but these days my gf is an American who I've accepted is never going to learn a foreign language and I still want her to live in Montreal with me so I guess that means my stance has softened.

11-04-2021, 11:28 AM	#23168 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,360	On some definitions I guess I am: language is a crucial element in most nationalisms, though it also happens to be the only one I care about in this case. The vast majority of Montreal anglos (there are distinctly working class Anglophone pockets in Quebec where it's not the case) have every opportunity to learn French yet choose to preserve their parochial monolinguism because they're damn proud of it. To me that's a much weirder choice than making the effort to learn a language that gives you access to both plenty of jobs and the prose stylings of Marcel Proust. What makes Montreal special is the linguistic situation, a majority Francophone city on the margin of the most culturally hegemonic empire the world has ever known. That would be a shame to lose. Who needs another Toronto etc.