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Posted: 2022 Oct 02
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Load More..."The anti-appropriationists of today sound much like the anti-miscegenationists of the past, taking for granted that racial groups have clear borders & ought not be seen in public to combine. The pro-human approach is to allow such combos...at the personal or cultural level.
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"'Cultural appropriation' is hard to define, in my view, because it isn't real. A given culture joins the people who engage seriously in that culture."
- Franklin Einspruch
https://fairforall.substack.com/p/cultural-appropriation-isnt-real"Imagine if we stuck to “arbitrary deadlines” on military procurement, for example. We might buy ships from countries that actually know how to build them; we might choose fighter jets and helicopters for reasons other than political spite."
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-the-simplicity-of-liberals-cash-for-cavities-scheme-is-a-feature-not-a-bugTo honour Women's History Month, we remember the sacrifice of Capt Nichola Goddard.
Capt Goddard, a forward observer with 1 RCHA, lost her life in Kandahar on May 17, 2006.
She is the first Canadian female soldier to be killed in combat.Woot! Congrats to @MacHughesGolf for doubling his #wins on the #PGA tour! The winningest male #Canuck golfer since @mweirsy.
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