A Russia - NATO war is extremely unlikely to become the type of global war that WWII was. There’s not anywhere near enough strength among Russia’s close allies, and China is extremely unlikely to go full out war with NATO. Their economy is too centered around being the manufacturing base for the rest of the developed world. They’re more likely to grab a chunk of eastern Russia while Russia is unable to do anything about it.
It’s important to note that for most of its existence, “fighting against Israeli oppression” explicitly meant Israel no longer existing. This is the first time I can remember them even implying that they would accept a two state solution.
The thing is, it can and will be abused either way
So you are in favour of banning cars, guns, alcohol, knives, hammers, axes, all the strong painkillers, rope, and all the other things I can think of that have been abused causing death?
My first response was: “I’d be willing to watch any video proof for or against that assumption.” I think it may be time to re-evaluate my standards a bit.
For single player games, I absolutely agree. If you’re going to stop supporting the game, send out one last patch turning off any always online DRM and let people keep playing their game.
For multiplayer games, it seems like it’s a bit more complicated. Who should be shouldering the cost to keep the game servers alive?
Never understood the thought process behind these sovereign citizens. Let’s say you accept the initial premise that they are their own country not subject to Canadian laws… aaaand you’ve been conquered. And are now subject to Canadian laws.
Wait, Carhartt is a stereotype of the left wing now? I’ve always associated it with very blue collar, outdoors type work. The kinds of jobs that you wouldn’t typically associate with left wing extremism.
The most annoying part of this is that even if he quits wasting our oxygen, it’s “too close to the election” for the Senate to do their jobs and confirm the replacement.
I think you’re really overthinking it. I’d say the vast majority of people paying simply came across something they wanted to see, and paying for it is faster and easier (and safer) than trying to search it out for free.
The law doesn’t give a shit about optics. If it’s in the contract, they owe the money. This type of pay structure (base pay + defined bonus) is the norm across many industries, not just media.
Also, these aren’t exec bonuses. CBC does not have 1100 executives.
So those employees got an average bonus of $13,000. Not nothing, but hardly c-suite insane levels of compensation.
Also, what do the relevant employee contracts look like? A lot of the time bonuses are built into the contract and tied to very specific metrics. If that is the case, the CBC would have to pay out that bonus, regardless of the overall state of the company.
As much as I’d like that regime to disappear, I wouldn’t go so far as to invade Russia. Putin’s nuclear sabre rattling is obviously bullshit when it comes to Ukraine, but backing them that far into the corner with an invasion is probably one of the few things that brings a real nuclear risk. I’d be more for the “measured” response of hunting down and eliminating any Russian assets found outside Russian borders, perpetually until the Russian people chose a leader who is capable of living in civilized society.