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The heart of the continent?

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Thus, the question really becomes: what are we Winnipeggers doing to make us the heart of the continent? Sadly, the answer is clear — very little.

Empathy doesn’t exist

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We see the world only through our experiences, our past, and our anxieties.

Bet your bottom dollar

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I have yet to hear any of them stand up and ask the question on the minds of most people I’ve talked to: Are we fucked, or are we FUCKED?

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To speak or not to speak, that is the question

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Unfortunately, many well-meaning progressives of all stripes forgot the victories won with the support of free speech, and wanted to restrict speech when it could have offensive effect

The right questions but the wrong answers

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Since Islam is a combined religious and political system of beliefs, this measure will surely be used by those in power in Muslim nations to legitimize silencing any dissent from religion and, even more sinister, government

The more things change, the more things stay the same

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The Minister of Truth thus recommends that analysts look past the rhetoric and be prepared for a world that will remain as it is today: dominated by American military power, regardless of the collective will of all other states.

The hypocrisy of nationalism and capitalism

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These workers are the real authentic builders of the UAE, and they die unnoticed because of the hypocrisy of nationalism within a capitalistic society that is based on inequality and dictatorship doctrines

Who cares about exams?

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If you’re truly here to acquire knowledge, then the marks that come from your exams, as well as that all-too-dwelled-upon GPA, should be next to meaningless to you

Canadian human rights commissions: friend or foe?

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While scores of chronically offended, hyper-politically correct people are apparently on the lookout for any sign of discrimination, the last thing we need is a government sanctioned, quasi-judicial body telling us what we can and cannot say.

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Does the end justify the means?

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Public confidence in government is built upon the understanding that the government is also accountable to the rules they establish for a society to function

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