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Moe Strausberg's avatar

I don't have a smart phone or a mobile phone they are beyond my limited abilities. I hate land lines but I own one.

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I would enact Quebec Bill 21.

https://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-21-42-1.html

This is an English translation and the translation is masterful

An Act Respecting the Laicity of the State

It is not every piece of popular legislation that is met with 80% approval that is condemned by the centrist American Civil Liberties Union and the extreme anti democratic right wing fascist Regent University. They are on the same side and represent the 20%; that is American democracy.

In Quebec we understand ; no Bill 21 no Canada. The Canadian Supreme Court cannot rule against the people of Quebec.

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I was born in Montreal under the Padlock Laws of Quebec's Roman Catholic Theocracy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padlock_Law

When Jewish poets and Jehovah Witnesses become agents of International Communism you know "Who Jupiter seeks to destroy He first makes mad."

Oh yes when looking for a rely to Jennifer Rubin about money and the GOP I came across this gem from the NYT in 1981

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/17/nyregion/the-reagan-koch-alliance-news-analysis.html

I was looking for Fred C Koch and his John Birch Society

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176662608/a-historian-details-how-a-secretive-extremist-group-radicalized-the-american-rig

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Jimmy The Bozo's avatar

Born in dingle Ireland my man everyone I’ve ever met is a Catholic probably the 3rd most Catholic nation in Europe Italy and France being one and two. But not ounce in any mass I’ve ever been to, no priest I’ve ever met, no politician here, no person I’ve ever met has been an antisemite not once, not in any teachings of the church I’ve witnessed promoted “Jewish communist conspiracies”. So before smearing the church so broadly maybe adress your governments long history of colonialism, racism, and imperialism maybe that’s where it comes from instead of the church just a thought.

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Thanks Jimmy,

I probably know more about Irish Catholicism than you can possible understand. The Irish are Basque and the Basques are not Romans. When I had hair that wasn't white it was ginger. My ancestry is Basque and my ancestors fled the Inquisition in 1492. the Church of Ireland is Anglican, there was no famine in Ireland it was a genocide. It was Irish Catholics who welcomed me when needed friends. If you read Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal remember when Swift wrote his proposal Ireland didn't know about potatoes. Scotland and Ireland always welcomed Jews. You are right French Catholics from the Reign of Louis were fascists. Only in America were Irish Catholics ever fascists but that is another history.

Have you heard about the San Patricios.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Battalion

I love this song even if it is 20th century

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhOhclClFMs

I can recommend The National Film Board of Canada the Coffin Ship Hannah as an eye opener in Irish History

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Jimmy The Bozo's avatar

Mate I don’t even have red hair sadly I wish I did got the jet black hair card

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Moe Strausberg's avatar

The greatest writer n the English language was Mark Twain.

Here is a brief introduction

https://warprayer.org

My Father went to Catholic School in Poland he was expelled from Europe with all his siblings in the 1920s. Their world from before their exile was destroyed by the children they grew up with.

In Quebec when I was born I was third class under the Padlock laws

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padlock_Law

Today in Quebec race, gender and religion are not real.

Religion is for private places, we are all Homo Sapient, and gender is not binary.

Would you like to buy a church our churches are looking for new purposes?

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Jimmy The Bozo's avatar

If you chose to identify as something that’s your right, but I’m a proud Irish Catholic I’m proud of my people my race of people my heritage, so no I’m not going to write all that off as not real I’m sorry mate my people didn’t die and spill their blood to just say we’re just human sapients, no we’re a proud people with an awesome proud history if you chose not to embrace yours that’s on you.

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Jimmy The Bozo's avatar

You’re the one who blamed your governments policy’s on their Catholic faith which is what I responded to. You brought up religion not me mate.

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Anti semitic laws are not a product of a Catholic theocrats Frances government is just imperial and has deep seated issues of race in its history, if Catholicism leads to anti semitic laws then my country would also have said such policies.

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You’re all over the place mate you said in your first paragraph my father is polish, you clearly believe race is a thing along with gender since you view your father as a male. So you’re second statement literally makes no sense

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https://basquemurals.wordpress.com/tag/northern-ireland/ Nothing but love and respect for your ancestors man nothing but respect spilled their blood for their rights an inspiration and light to the world

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Hey mate, I’m sorry I get two defensive of the church at times get from my father. Yes the Basque lineage is something I recently started diving into I know about the armed struggle support for the rebels of the basque region going back to the civil war up to the 90s but I never realized It’s a genetic thing as well. I try as an Irish Catholic to show the world snd other Catholics the errors of racism fascism and colonialism I try my hardest to promote the solidarity my people have always had for member of all faith and creeds from Palestine to Spain to Columbia to panthers in the states my people have always fought and bleed for the cause of liberty, if I’m not mistaken the rebels in Quebec actually in the 70s worked with the provos. It’s one struggle man thank you for the kind words and I apologize for getting so heated, we’re not known for our good tempers

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Sounds like that’s a French thing, I was born in Ireland every Catholic I know is a socialist, a Republican, or a mix of both. So it’s not a Catholic anti Jewish thing as you seem to be framing it maybe your government is just brutal bro.

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