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spikethedevil
11/26/18 4:44:24 PM
#51:


___b0xxY2J0sHBK posted...
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The best health care in the world means if you breakba leg you can go into imsane debt?

Lol just lol.


We have tgis thing called insurance


Great but good luck getting it if your family haveca history of any condition whatever if you can afford it to begin with.
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___b0xxY2J0sHBK
11/26/18 4:47:18 PM
#52:


spikethedevil posted...
___b0xxY2J0sHBK posted...
spikethedevil posted...
The best health care in the world means if you breakba leg you can go into imsane debt?

Lol just lol.


We have tgis thing called insurance


Great but good luck getting it if your family haveca history of any condition whatever if you can afford it to begin with.


People in America get a choice. We dont have socialism shoved down our lives. If you dont want insurance and would rather risk it to save money, thats your choice. See, in america, we hold people accountable either way.
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_Krave_
11/26/18 4:50:45 PM
#53:


Oh man. This is the world we live in.
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Sir Will
11/26/18 5:35:37 PM
#54:


DonaldClinton posted...
___b0xxY2J0sHBK posted...
spikethedevil posted...
The best health care in the world means if you breakba leg you can go into imsane debt?

Lol just lol.


We have tgis thing called insurance

Rekt

No. Not in the slightest.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
11/26/18 6:12:31 PM
#55:


KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

Lol nah. This topic is proof enough of that. Free speech means people can say shit you don't agree with and sometimes don't think they should be saying. Free speech means the consequences of saying something stupid come from the society you live in, not a fine from your government. Canada (and the UK) factually does not have free speech.
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Malcrasternus
11/26/18 6:15:55 PM
#56:


Canaderp.
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JediMasterTrump
11/26/18 7:11:17 PM
#57:


Malcrasternus posted...
Canaderp.
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KainFourteh
11/26/18 8:39:31 PM
#59:


___b0xxY2J0sHBK posted...
spikethedevil posted...
___b0xxY2J0sHBK posted...
spikethedevil posted...
America really isnt in a position to call anywhere else fucked.


Lol, keep thinking that. Every other country wants to be us


Yes everyone wants mass shootings and inhumane healthcare.


Im sure they like having the opportunities to have things like guns and money to buy healthcare. Not to mention we have the best healthcare in the world


Lol!
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KainFourteh
11/26/18 8:40:11 PM
#60:


Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

Lol nah. This topic is proof enough of that. Free speech means people can say shit you don't agree with and sometimes don't think they should be saying. Free speech means the consequences of saying something stupid come from the society you live in, not a fine from your government. Canada (and the UK) factually does not have free speech.


Except they both do.
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gmanthebest
11/27/18 9:58:50 AM
#61:


KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

The definition of free speech is that the government can't fuck with you for unpopular speech. You know, exactly what's happening here.
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superman 2000
11/27/18 10:22:41 AM
#62:


KainFourteh posted...
Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

Lol nah. This topic is proof enough of that. Free speech means people can say shit you don't agree with and sometimes don't think they should be saying. Free speech means the consequences of saying something stupid come from the society you live in, not a fine from your government. Canada (and the UK) factually does not have free speech.


Except they both do.


This topic is literally proof of the opposite. Quit acting obtuse.
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CornBarn
11/27/18 10:33:40 AM
#63:


so when did Canada turn into a police state? should i sell the corn crop ive got there?
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TwoDoorPunkCab
11/27/18 10:34:45 AM
#64:


canada is turning into a mind police feelings-over-facts shit hole like the uk

it's a shame, it seemed like a much better country only a few years ago
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eston
11/27/18 10:43:51 AM
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While Ward said he was initially happy to defend Gabriel when others made fun of him, he'd been under the impression that he was a terminally ill child, being granted a dying wish by a children's foundation, he continued.

"But five years later, he wasn't dead, he's not dying," he quipped on stage. "The little bastard, he's just not dying."

Gabriel couldn't be killed, Ward continued, joking that he'd unsuccessfully tried to drown him once, and that when he looked up Gabriel's condition online, he found that it was being "ugly."

Gabriel, who could not be reached for comment, testified at the tribunal that the bit hurt his career and confidence, and that it resulted in bullying at school. In September, he said he tried to commit suicide after seeing the video.

"I was 12 or 13 when I saw those videos,"
Gabriel told the CBC in September. "I didn't have maturity to be strong in the face of this I lost confidence and hope. It made me think my life is worth less than another's because I'm handicapped."

He sounds like a really shitty comedian
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SmidgeIsntBack
11/27/18 10:46:34 AM
#66:


eston posted...
He sounds like a really shitty comedian


Yeah. If it were just the one joke like OP thinks, that's fine. But he kept going and got weird with it.
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50Blessings
11/27/18 10:52:15 AM
#67:


SmidgeIsntBack posted...
Yeah. If it were just the one joke like OP thinks, that's fine. But he kept going and got weird with it.


Shitty jokes are supposed to cause people to stop listening to you, not get you fined.

At least that's how it works in the countries with actual freedom.
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Typhon
11/27/18 11:11:04 AM
#68:


KainFourteh posted...
lies


Lol.
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JediMasterTrump
11/27/18 8:07:35 PM
#69:


superman 2000 posted...
KainFourteh posted...
Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

Lol nah. This topic is proof enough of that. Free speech means people can say shit you don't agree with and sometimes don't think they should be saying. Free speech means the consequences of saying something stupid come from the society you live in, not a fine from your government. Canada (and the UK) factually does not have free speech.


Except they both do.


This topic is literally proof of the opposite. Quit acting obtuse.
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KainFourteh
11/27/18 8:18:55 PM
#70:


Itt: people think America is the only place with free speech. Lol.

If you think the US haven't had instances of people getting into trouble for freedom of speech then you're fucking deluded.
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JediMasterTrump
11/27/18 8:19:58 PM
#71:


KainFourteh posted...
Itt: people think America is the only place with free speech. Lol.


What other country guarantees freedom of speech(not this "freedom of expression" bullshit) in its Constitution?
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gmanthebest
11/27/18 8:22:06 PM
#72:


KainFourteh posted...
Itt: people think America is the only place with free speech. Lol.

If you think the US haven't had instances of people getting into trouble for freedom of speech then you're fucking deluded.

I don't think anyone is saying that. Just that getting fined for unpopular speech is bullshit. No one is arguing that yelling fire in a theatre or inciting violence shouldn't get in trouble.
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frozenshock
11/27/18 8:38:27 PM
#73:


Here is the actual court case:

http://canlii.ca/t/hq9d9

[18] In his show, Ward talked about [translation] little Jrmy, [translation] the kid with the sub-woofer on his head. He started by saying that he had defended him against people who were [translation] bitching that he [translation] sang badly, saying, [translation] Hes dying, let him live out his dream. But then, noting that, [translation] Five years later...hes still not dead!, Ward said that he ran into him at a [translation] Club Piscine store and [translation] tried to drown him, only to discover that [translation] hes unkillable. He then summed up Jrmys illness by saying, [translation] Hes ugly! The skit ends with the following: [translation] I didnt know how far I could go with that joke. At one point I said to myself, youre going too far, theyre gonna stop laughing. But no, you didnt... ya bunch of....

[19] In three years, the Mike Ward seXpose live show was presented 230 times, with approximately 135,000 tickets sold. The show was videotaped in December of 2012 and could be downloaded from Wards website in 2013. It was later available on DVD, with 7,500 copies produced.


[21] When Jrmys autobiography was launched, Ward made a video featuring Jrmy.[6] He was described as the [translation] ugly singing kid. It was also stated that Jrmys mouth does not shut completely. Ward also insinuated that Jrmys mother used Jrmys money to buy herself luxury goods.

[22] Ward uses Jrmys image in two more videos. In the first, Jrmy sings a bawdy song.[7] The parties were unable to find and adduce the other video featuring Jrmy, but Ward admits that it exists. Jrmy testified that the video contained jokes about the pope and insinuations of pedophilia.


[26] At school, other students repeated the jokes they heard in Wards videos. Jrmy felt ridiculed and sad. He developed suicidal thoughts. He confided in his singing teacher but hid it from his parents. His grades at school dropped, reflecting his emotions.

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Ryuko_Chan
11/27/18 10:51:40 PM
#74:


Id get it a lot more if the kid/family sued him but he government fining him is where I take issue with it
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frozenshock
11/27/18 10:53:53 PM
#75:


@Ryuko_Chan posted...
Id get it a lot more if the kid/family sued him but he government fining him is where I take issue with it


It's the family that sued him.

Here are the details of the damages:

[175] CONDEMNS the defendant, Mike Ward, to pay the following amounts:

(a) $25,000 to Jrmy Gabriel in moral damages, with interest at the legal rate and the additional indemnity under article 1619 of the Civil Code of Qubec, as of June 9, 2014, the date of service of the proposal for redress;

(b) $5,000 to Sylvie Gabriel in moral damages, with interest at the legal rate and the additional indemnity under article 1619 of the Civil Code of Qubec, as of June 9, 2014, the date of service of the proposal for redress;

(c) $10,000 to Jrmy Gabriel in punitive damages, with interest at the legal rate and the additional indemnity under article 1619 of the Civil Code of Qubec, as of the date of this judgment;

d) $2,000 to Sylvie Gabriel in punitive damages, with interest at the legal rate and the additional indemnity under article 1619 of the Civil Code of Qubec, as of the date of this judgment.

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Ryuko_Chan
11/27/18 11:52:44 PM
#76:


nvm then
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gmanthebest
11/28/18 5:43:15 AM
#77:


That's a ridiculous lawsuit. If you don't like the jokes, then don't listen to them.
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Hulkasaurusrex
11/28/18 5:53:24 AM
#78:


More like a snowsuit
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Nidhoggr
11/28/18 5:56:24 AM
#79:


Literally suing for hurt feelings.
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ColdOne666
11/28/18 6:37:52 AM
#80:


50Blessings posted...
Doom_Art posted...
Why don't you summarize since no one is gonna watch this lol


He talked about how happy he was some make a wish kid got to sing to the pope and stuff, but then said "shouldn't he be dead by now?"

And Canadas Human Rights Commission fined him $42,000


WTF can they do that?
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pogo_rabid
11/28/18 6:47:43 AM
#81:


It's hilarious how all these people are trying to deflect away from Canada. Why do damage control for a country that doesn't give a shit about you?
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KainFourteh
11/28/18 6:59:53 AM
#82:


pogo_rabid posted...
It's hilarious how all these people are trying to deflect away from Canada. Why do damage control for a country that doesn't give a shit about you?


It's hilarious how these people are trying to pretend that America is in any way superior.
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pogo_rabid
11/28/18 7:01:17 AM
#83:


KainFourteh posted...
pogo_rabid posted...
It's hilarious how all these people are trying to deflect away from Canada. Why do damage control for a country that doesn't give a shit about you?


It's hilarious how these people are trying to pretend that America is in any way superior.

It's hilarious how all these people are trying to deflect away from Canada.
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catboy0_0
11/28/18 7:02:01 AM
#84:


why is he being fined. but then again, he hurt feels you can't erase that. you can always make more money
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TwoDoorPunkCab
11/28/18 7:10:47 AM
#85:


i'm going to move to canada so i can make a career out of suing people who hurt my feelings
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Sativa_Rose
11/28/18 7:12:09 AM
#86:


They clearly don't have free speech in Canada.
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Irony
11/28/18 7:25:30 AM
#87:


Sativa_Rose posted...
They clearly don't have free speech in Canada.

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OctilIery
11/28/18 7:27:13 AM
#88:


I thought jokes were supposed to be funny?
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OctilIery
11/28/18 7:28:20 AM
#89:


Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
KainFourteh posted...
Kolibri X posted...
Reminder that "free speech" is not a thing in Canada.


But it is.

Lol nah. This topic is proof enough of that. Free speech means people can say shit you don't agree with and sometimes don't think they should be saying. Free speech means the consequences of saying something stupid come from the society you live in, not a fine from your government. Canada (and the UK) factually does not have free speech.

By that logic, the US doesn't have free speech either.
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OctilIery
11/28/18 7:31:22 AM
#90:


Nidhoggr posted...
Literally suing for hurt feelings.

Which is legitimately fair at this scale.
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Akagami_Shanks
11/28/18 7:39:22 AM
#91:


imagine if you can sue people for making fun of you

Trump should be getting millions from court cases
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eston
11/28/18 7:50:32 AM
#92:


Akagami_Shanks posted...
imagine if you can sue people for making fun of you

Trump should be getting millions from court cases

And paying out millions as well
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Raven025
11/28/18 7:53:54 AM
#93:


LOL Canada
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catboy0_0
11/28/18 7:59:24 AM
#94:


Raven025 posted...
LOL Canada

it's fair
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voldothegr8
11/28/18 8:08:52 AM
#95:


TwoDoorPunkCab posted...
i'm going to move to canada so i can make a career out of suing people who hurt my feelings

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OctilIery
11/28/18 8:09:44 AM
#96:


voldothegr8 posted...
TwoDoorPunkCab posted...
i'm going to move to canada so i can make a career out of suing people who hurt my feelings

LOL they'd never let you
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Yomi
11/28/18 8:14:23 AM
#97:


@Lebronwon posted...
I aint clicking no Joe Rogan video. That is how you fuck up your recommended videos.
If you pause your history recording and watch it will not count towards your recommended videos, or you can also watch it and then delete it from your history and it also will not count towards your recommended videos.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/95725?hl=en
When you pause history, any videos that you watch while history is paused won't show in history and wont be used to improve your recommendations. You can unpause your history to start recording history again.

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CyricZ
11/28/18 8:20:55 AM
#98:


Yomi posted...
@Lebronwon posted...
I aint clicking no Joe Rogan video. That is how you fuck up your recommended videos.
If you pause your history recording and watch it will not count towards your recommended videos, or you can also watch it and then delete it from your history and it also will not count towards your recommended videos.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/95725?hl=en
When you pause history, any videos that you watch while history is paused won't show in history and wont be used to improve your recommendations. You can unpause your history to start recording history again.

It's amazing we have to go through these hoops to keep the algorithm from inundating us with alt-right whack pieces.
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Yomi
11/28/18 8:30:34 AM
#99:


CyricZ posted...
It's amazing we have to go through these hoops to keep the algorithm from inundating us with alt-right whack pieces.
I agree it's stupid, It seems I've unknowingly gotten into the habit of deleting my entire YouTube history at least once every two months to have a fresh start without my feed being full of things I'm not interested in.

Anyway it's good information to share because there are a lot of people who think their feed and/or recommended videos are ruined forever just because they watched that one video.
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Raven025
11/28/18 9:08:46 AM
#100:


CyricZ posted...
It's amazing we have to go through these hoops to keep the algorithm from inundating us with alt-right whack pieces.


Anything to avoid facts, right?
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