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Posted by: kami_JO Original: 9/18/2007 11:58 PM Views: 22 Comments: 5 eProps: 8 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

I hear: Our Lady Peace - "blister"

no vicTORY

My frustration at politicians and, indirectly,used car salesmen was raised today when I read my buddy Matt's latest blog. And so while I should be writing about other newsy things for various classes, I'll take a time out and voice my thoughts about John Tory and his PC (read: Piece-a Crap) party's desire to fund all faith-based schools.

I am by no means a political junkie. But I am a regular Joe Schmoe of the public, and as such, I know what I like and what I don't like. And unless someone points out how grossly misinformed I am, which is always possible, here's my take on funding faith-based schools.

Don't do it, asswipes.

If the centre of this debate is about treating all religions equally, then there should either be funding for all schools, or funding for no schools (our beloved, crumbling public shacks exempt). It is impossible to UNfund Catholic schools because our educational system is based on the Catholic school, so guarantees the BNA.

It's even more impossible to fund all religions. I don't know about the lot of you folks still in high school, but my high school career was marred with strikes, cuts, and closures. What does this show? Our schools can barely afford the current system, let alone the few billion dollars more needed for other religions. So should we cut more from our cash-strapped schools and provide meagre funding for other religious schools so that all schools average out at Level Dumb so that we can all suffer from lower standards of education so that a few religious extremists can feel equal?

Why not take what little savings the government can scrounge up to improve current programs? Most high schools have ethnic committees and clubs up the wazoo, why not build on those?

I credit John Tory with having some used car salesman qualities in him, so I'll give him some intelligence and say that he's just trying to play it smart to get votes. Canada's got more visible "minorities" than caucasians. Tory was an idiot and lost the Aboriginal vote with the stint in Caledonia, so he's working on the rest of our multiculturalism, preying on the ignorant, the ones who moved here for the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Sorry to break it to you, but it all comes at a cost.

Of course, this is all my two cents. Feel free to disagree, but if you do, please lick my left nut.

Posted 9/18/2007 11:58 PM - 22 Views - 8 eProps - 5 comments

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lol i have no clue whether or not ur misinformed because, to be honest, i dunno anything about the platforms of each party.

nonetheless, judging from what you're saying, I can kinda see what you're getting at. HAHA I didn't even know we had other "religion based schools" other than catholic schools. I come from the catholic school system, and we were so underfunded that we didn't even have AC (except in the bloody principal's office). Not to mention we had to pay an annual "activity fee" (i have no clue where that money goes...). So, if John Tory says "Billions for religion-based schools", i say, "Yay!"

At the same time though, we're splitting this money with... I dunno, whatever else religion-based schools there are. So in the end we dont benefit that much at all. And you know what? You're right. It's unfair. Most existing school systems are already experiencing lack of funds, so why should only religion-based schools get funding? If I didn't have a personal bias, I would 101% agree with what you're saying. But since I do (I suffered 4 years of schooling in 10 degree classrooms in the winter, and 40 degree classrooms in the summer, and both times we'd hafta be in FULL UNIFORM), I can't help but see that little light of hope in what he's proposing.

Another thing. I was reading the newspaper the other day, and some lady did an editorial on John Tory. She drew a lil comic with him saying stuff like "Millions, for this, Millions for THAT", but in the end, where does he get this money? He keeps ranting bout how the liberals aren't doing shit, but I highly doubt he'll do any of the shit he's proposing. Worse yet, I was listening to some radio interview. And when he was asked how he was going to fix the problems that the Liberals failed to address, all he did was point out what the Liberals DID NOT do, and not what the PCs intend to do. So in my opinion, he sounds like an immature child who's putting the blame on his sibling when his mother asks him why something is wrong. So in the end, though I don't TOTALLY agree with what you are saying, I agree that the PCs should just take this idea and shove it up their asses. Actually, I think the PC party should shove themselves up each other's asses. Making false promises, bashing the liberals, and being discriminatory. How much LOWER can you get?

Posted 9/19/2007 5:17 AM by souls_rhapsody - reply

o EW... what a long comment =_=

Posted 9/19/2007 5:17 AM by souls_rhapsody - reply

ya know what? i really believe the majority of kids going to religious schools come from rich families...if that says anything John Tory is just showing his true colours as a Conservative...neglect the poor and ass lick the rich...as wrong as all politicians are at least McQuinty makes the valid point that funding these schools only decreases the social cohesion we have in our melting pot public school systems...i'm sure that'll funnel out into society and we'll end up with some old-school segregation...we're not suppose to go backwards...and that's what kills me about the PC party...these right-wing religious bastards call themselves progressive when being conservative is anything but that...

Posted 9/19/2007 8:08 AM by me_ver51 - reply