Peter McCaffrey
@peteremcc
The essential notion of a capitalist society is voluntary cooperation. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.
Some @commfirstyyc people have messaged me claiming Alison only briefly considered running for the NDP but backed out when she learnt about their policies. Her own Twitter proves this wrong. She has been a Nenshi/NDP activist, donor, and fundraiser for at least 15 years. 🧵
What on earth is going on at @commfirstyyc? They just announced their Ward 9 candidate, and it's a former NDP candidate - Alison Karim-McSwiney. She features a video of her with Naheed Nenshi in her candidacy announcement video, for god's sake!
For a change of pace, here's a joke from Communist Poland. Wlodek wants to deposit his money, saved carefully in a mattress, to the bank. He walks in. Wlodek: "I want to make sure my 50 zlotys are safe. What happens if someone robs the bank?" Banker: "No worries. The main…
Hey, @grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.
Jokes aside - we shouldn’t forget how remarkable it is that we live in a time when our leaders are just normal people, and after we choose to get rid of them, they just go back to their normal lives.
It’s been very rare over the years, but sometimes 22 minutes nails it.