tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6777218618204856903..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Canada votesSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30733246839081907952008-10-17T22:02:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:02:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,“wiedererstarkt" then is the past partic...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>“wiedererstarkt" then is the past participle of the verb "wiedererstarken".”<BR/><BR/>Thanks I think I have it straight now, although when I looked at the word at first it certainly had me confused; sort of what a dangling participle does to one when read:-) <BR/><BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23665508121003228822008-10-17T14:49:00.000-04:002008-10-17T14:49:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,the newspaper articles have been quite inf...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/><BR/>the newspaper articles have been quite informative, I think. Both FAZ and FR are leading German newspapers, though, so you can expect some reasonable coverage.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the German language with its formidable option to create new words by just merging two exisiting ones... <BR/><BR/>So, "wiedererstarken" means "regain strength" - "erstarken" is "gain strength" ("stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40251535334501309382008-10-17T07:06:00.000-04:002008-10-17T07:06:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,Thanks again for pointing to the German ...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for pointing to the German news reports of our Canadian elections. For the most part I found the articles rendered a good synopsis of it all, with little perceived bias. However, in one of the articles there was one sentence which contained a word left untranslated and one which thus far I haven’t been able to track down which is “wiedererstarkten”. I would be Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54066176283521078082008-10-16T17:19:00.000-04:002008-10-16T17:19:00.000-04:00Why would one try, or even have too, defend themse...Why would one try, or even have too, defend themself by implication of a comment set to move perspective, to not consider a "most basic view" at the heart of what is needed in constitutions, while being cast too, an extremism?<BR/><BR/>For those Plato buffs consider <A HREF="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2008/10/fear-and-ignorance.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Fear and Ignorance">this link</A>?:)PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4453770372774612352008-10-16T06:43:00.000-04:002008-10-16T06:43:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,Well at least they had something. In as...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Well at least they had something. In as I don’t speak German when I have the time I’ll have to plug those articles into a translator to see what they have to say. It’s of course the slant they have that I’m most interested in.<BR/><BR/>As and example of what I'm looking to discover how about Dangerfield’s take on our national sport:<BR/><BR/>“I went to a fight the other Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20025246929901637492008-10-15T17:49:00.000-04:002008-10-15T17:49:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,Canada has for many years been the Rodney ...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/><I>Canada has for many years been the Rodney Dangerfield of nations despite being a member of the G7.</I> <BR/><BR/>... hm, I've never heard of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield" REL="nofollow">Rodney Dangerfield</A> either ;-). And, I have to admit, I realized Harper as Canada's prime minister for the first time when Sabine told about his <A HREF="http://stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51597225866330770712008-10-15T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-15T15:47:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,"People don't vote for the party whose prog...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>"<I>People don't vote for the party whose program is closest to their interest because they discard the biggest part of options believing they'd just throw away their vote. What's the possibility you manage to get a decent representation of people's interest under these circumstances?</I>"<BR/><BR/>In this political election it is believed "that more can be done honestly" withoutPlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4041119372298428362008-10-15T15:19:00.000-04:002008-10-15T15:19:00.000-04:00"theoretically - a multi-party democracy"...but in..."theoretically - a multi-party democracy"...but in practice it is a two-party quasi-democracy; still, you bet I'll be voting. <BR/><BR/>Brasil's system is ranked as 'flawed'? Why?? Oh, apparently it's according to the 'Economist' magazine; I certainly do not take them seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88173016196376922282008-10-14T21:19:00.000-04:002008-10-14T21:19:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,“Thanks for the news... I didn't see/not...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>“Thanks for the news... I didn't see/note any mention of the Canadian election in the news in Germany –“<BR/><BR/>I’m not surprised for Canada has for many years been the Rodney Dangerfield of nations despite being a member of the G7. <BR/><BR/>“I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest. “<BR/>-Rodney Dangerfield<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68686231728428465042008-10-14T17:45:00.000-04:002008-10-14T17:45:00.000-04:00Hi Plato,That's interesting indeed that the US ran...Hi Plato,<BR/><BR/>That's interesting indeed that the US ranks only 17th. At least it's not a 'flawed democracy'. What is 'flawed' about Brazil's democracy? <BR/><BR/>What I meant to say with my remark is that an effective two-party system as the US streamlines opinions considerably, and constrains the political spectrum noticeably. People don't vote for the party whose program is closest to Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81613101776036627442008-10-14T17:36:00.000-04:002008-10-14T17:36:00.000-04:00I thought they were all the same, modern.:)The Eco...I thought they were all the same, modern.:)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.economist.com/images/rankings/Democracy.jpg" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">The Economist Intelligence Unit’s index of democracy</A><BR/><BR/><B>The Economist Intelligence Unit’s index of democracy</B>By Laza Kekic<BR/><BR/><I>There is no consensus on how to measure democracy, definitions of democracy are contested and there is an PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77006688123809730102008-10-14T14:35:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for the news... I didn't see/note any menti...Thanks for the news... I didn't see/note any mention of the Canadian election in the news in Germany - indeed to much US election and financial crisis.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23134483138716146392008-10-14T14:19:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:19:00.000-04:00>>Palinoms, or ....<<I thought the rig...>>Palinoms, or ....<<<BR/>I thought the right spelling is "Palindrome"?<BR/>Georg :=)Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22724188316341196362008-10-14T14:12:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:12:00.000-04:00"almost" all modern societies, not all of them :-)..."almost" all modern societies, not all of them :-)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51894156597266182352008-10-14T12:36:00.000-04:002008-10-14T12:36:00.000-04:00Vote wisely indeed!Today's google.ca has a celebra...Vote wisely indeed!<BR/><BR/>Today's <A HREF="http://www.google.ca/" REL="nofollow">google.ca</A> has a celebratory graphic. First time I've noticed a non-US logo variation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68445447264633712002008-10-14T11:14:00.000-04:002008-10-14T11:14:00.000-04:001) If God wanted us to vote She would supply worth...1) If God wanted us to vote She would supply worthy candidates.<BR/><BR/>2) If you do not vote you have no right to complain.<BR/><BR/>3) Thomas Jefferson maintained the mob has no right to vote (themselves rich out of the publick exchequer). Then Heinlein about a minor qualifying procedure performed in the voting booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74840234650759024472008-10-14T10:14:00.000-04:002008-10-14T10:14:00.000-04:00Maybe, another minority Government?The vote as lon...Maybe, another minority Government?<BR/><BR/>The vote as long as it's split by different agendas and thought to encourage "division," somehow this might be "a bad thing" in a democratic institution? I think the bloc are thinking this way?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if all "<A HREF="http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsOct1008.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Democracy Watch">barn raisers</A>" voted the same way?:) I PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74574955366802230772008-10-14T09:30:00.000-04:002008-10-14T09:30:00.000-04:00I've had a lot harder time voting this time around...I've had a lot harder time voting this time around compared to usual. I like the Green Shift tax plan, because I like the direction it would put our country in. Furthermore, as a vegetarian cyclist, I think it would help my bottom line.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the liberals are more economically right than I am used to voting for. I don't like their corporatist agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-21328754350667509772008-10-14T08:59:00.000-04:002008-10-14T08:59:00.000-04:00I used to vote for the Bloc Québécois, but now tha...I used to vote for the Bloc Québécois, but now that I live in Ontario I don't have that easy option anymore. Does anybody happen to know which party is most likely to win in the Waterloo region ?<BR/><BR/>What about you Bee, if you could vote, who would you vote for ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com