I sold all my positions except gold and silver, then went long volatility (which in 99% of cases is a really stupid idea, I know).
TWO TERMS TWO SCOOPS TWO JUSTICES
Oh my God....honestly, that didn't even cross my mind
edit: ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha fuck me, where have I seen this kind of graph before?
They're so benevolent - the useful idiots from Van, GTA, and Montreal vote so we peons don't have to! No, it's not mob rule, it's democracy!
Maybe I can explain. For context, Canada in general is far more economically and industrially underdeveloped relative to the USA. For reference, there are more Californians than there are Canadians - that one State has a population larger than this entire country.
There are 4 major political parties here in Canada: the Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP, and the Bloc.
For some more context: the Liberal Party has basically been the de-facto incumbent party. Traditionally, the Conservatives have been associated with 'royalists', leading to an underappreciated Anglo-French tension. This tension is espoused in the Bloc Quebecois. I can't even begin to describe Bloc leanings, but they're like left-wing nationalists who want a sovereign Quebec. The Libs have (traditionally) been associated with 'federalists', and 'helped' bridge the Anglo-French gap.
The NDP (far-left party) emerged from the Prairies around the 50s, and were basically trade unionists and farmers who were tired of the 'Establishment'. They've never won federally, but every time they 'win' a provincial election, they turn the province into an absolute shitshow and get run out of office. Also, NDP supporters tend to vote Liberal in federal elections to block out Conservatives.
So with those pieces of information, I think we can start to make sense of your observations. Atlantic Canada (think fishermen) and Prairie Canada (think farmers) - good, hardworking people - tend to vote Liberal/NDP because those parties have historically supported them.
Unfortunately, since Trudeau, the country's gone to hell, and I’m doing my utmost to get out. It's literally the Democratic Nightmare up here: open up the floodgates to refugees and immigrants, and their extended families (thank God we have ""free"" healthcare! when everyone gets healthcare, no one gets healthcare!), sell off real estate and all of our natural resources to Chinese corporations, take away any opportunity to buy a gun, crank up taxes to ~60% (not that it matters, our currency isn’t worth much to begin with– $1 CAD = 80 cents USD, so you’re taking a 20% haircut right off the bat)…but, as I’m in higher education, by far the worst part is the indoctrination in the schools. They’re teaching kids to hate this country from elementary school – that our entire history is reduced to ‘Canadians committing genocide against indigenous peoples’. We have to start every lecture on campus with a ‘land acknowledgement’ – that the land we’re on was unjustly taken from the tribe du jour. This is what gets me the most – my ancestors have been in Quebec (plot twist) since the 16th fucking century. I have equal parts ‘native’ and Quebecois blood running through my veins - and you’re telling me that I have no right to live in these lands? Because this land was ‘stolen’ from a tribe, who (ironically enough) stole it from the previous tribe after slaughtering them all. Get the fuck out of my country. That’s justice, not an atrocity.
Sorry for the essay – I’m sure you can relate, it’s something that strikes a nerve with me. As to your second point, I created my account immediately after watching President Trump’s Georgia rally; my first post was something along the lines of HOW CAN I BECOME AMERICAN. I can’t tell you what I’d give to trade places with some enlightened Democrat from Houston. Maybe one day…
Honestly! I don't even know what to call it. National Socialism? Oh...wait...
I made this comment a few days ago:
Now that I think about it, it's amazing that Albertans haven't pushed harder for secession. The Feds (and Quebecois) are all too happy to take Alberta's budgetary surplus via transfer & equalization payments, then have the audacity to impose a carbon tax and block any attempts to build pipelines/expand the energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, you want to talk about taxation without representation? Montreal, Toronto/GTA, and Vancouver effectively vote for the rest of Canada, Albertans have virtually no say in the matter.
The Maritime Provinces are really not in a great shape, economically speaking. From my experience, people from the East Coast are pretty reliant on government aid and big federal investments (like the shipyards, or coal power plants for jobs). It's brilliant, really - the easiest way to secure votes is to impoverish the people and then offer them government support.
Fellow Canadian here - as much as I despise Trudeau, I don't think there was any funny business with the last election. I think it had more to do with us idiot Conservatives 'electing' that absolute spineless cuck of a career politician, Scheer. Between that, Quebec doing what they do best (going full lefty nationalist), giving them 22 FUCKING SEATS with 1.3m votes, and...well, Singh...there was no way any party could get a mandate.
Man, how close were we with Bernier. That dipshit Scheer lost bigly to Mad Max on the first ballot, and ended up winning by ~700 votes. If you want to talk about rigged, I'd start there :/
Cheering for anything that comes out of Quebec is nothing short of treason
You're evidently well-versed in modern philosophy, friend! I'm curious about the last sentence in your second paragraph - I'd love to hear your thoughts linking this notion with Wittgenstein's Tractacus and Investigations.
I ask because, while my familiarity with Greek and Roman philosophy is mediocre at best, I'm even less familiar with philosophical traditions from the 18th Century onward, and I'll take any opportunity to shrink the domain of my ignorance.
🎵 Next quickly Mississippi, Georgia and Florida... 🎵
Wait
One of these things is not like the other...
In a blessed repose, grant, O Lord, eternal rest unto Thy departed servant Tombombadil's Grandmother; make her memory to be eternal!
This is galaxy-brain material right here. Send one to Pelosi while you're at it!
Dominion found it pretty easy to overcome those numbers
BEGONE, shill! Deported back to the hell from whence you came
Take it from a Canadian pede: You can vote your way into communism, but you'll have to shoot your way out. Cancel while you can!
Here's one for ya:
"What makes the grass grow?"
"BLOOD! BLOOD! BRIGHT RED BLOOD!"
It's to be expected. "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin
In their eyes, the crime of homeschooling your children is just as bad, if not worse, than the crime of bearing arms. Why do you think they pushed to take over the schools before they pushed to take over guns?
Fact check: mostly true! Rich democrats are the reason they're poor!
I think the abundance of oil and gas deposits has something to do with that! It makes it pretty easy (and cheap) to keep the heat on.
Now that I think about it, it's amazing that Albertans haven't pushed harder for secession. The Feds (and Quebecois) are all too happy to take Alberta's budgetary surplus via transfer & equalization payments, then have the audacity to impose a carbon tax and block any attempts to build pipelines/expand the energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, you want to talk about taxation without representation? Montreal, Toronto/GTA, and Vancouver effectively vote for the rest of Canada, Albertans have virtually no say in the matter.
We're not all commies ;)
I say that as a Canadian, too...
Look up RPA
VIX index options! They're cash settled, $100 for every point above the strike. No messing around with shares