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Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by nullc »

majormajor wrote: post #215
makomk wrote: post #202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That "structural favouritism towards less populated areas" is a very old design feature of American democracy. Without it, everywhere but a small band in each coast would become politically irrelevant, much like it's already ignored by the media.

Nonsense. Clinton's projected by the NY Times to win the popular vote by 1.2% right now. That's hardly a huge mandate for a singular agenda. It's a margin that would still be at massive risk if people continued ignoring those non-coastal populations feeling economically left behind. Instead, despite that 1.2% lead for the Democratic presidential candidate, that party will be the minority party in every branch of gove…

She campaigned for the electoral vote, not for the popular vote.

You can't be sure that if, instead, the popular vote were used that she would have taken a different platform that was soundly rejected by most states but secured her a much larger popular vote margin.

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Post by mkaziz »

kalms wrote: post #176
M_Grey wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Canada would be an odd choice for many reasons, but is probably attractive for the combination of proximity, and cultural/linguistic similarities. For me, I've been looking at Ireland, Denmark, or the Netherlands for a while, and I'd say they're looking far more attractive today than yesterday. Besides, money isn't everything. There is something to be said for not having to deal with the insane evangelicals, bitter u…

My wife is an American and we live together here in Denmark. If you move, please reach out. We'll be glad to welcome you!

Would Muslim Americans be welcome, given current trends?

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Post by empath75 »

peeters wrote: post #121

I don't really get the mindset of "if Trump wins I'm moving to X country." The citizens in all of those countries are much more scared of a Trump presidency than Americans seem to be. It stands to reason that the best place to weather a Trump administration is from within the U.S. I mean, when your guy is threatening to disband NATO, tear up NAFTA (and rejects free trade as a whole), reinstate torture as official pol…

> would you rather live in the U.S. or in one of its allied countries?

I guess it depends on whether you're a minority or not, doesn't it?

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Post by empath75 »

gedrap wrote: post #321
peeters wrote: post #121

I don't really get the mindset of "if Trump wins I'm moving to X country." The citizens in all of those countries are much more scared of a Trump presidency than Americans seem to be. It stands to reason that the best place to weather a Trump administration is from within the U.S. I mean, when your guy is threatening to disband NATO, tear up NAFTA (and rejects free trade as a whole), reinstate torture as official pol…

As someone from a country which strongly depends on NATO (Lithuania, former Soviet state, shared border with heavily militarized Russian territory Kaliningrad), you are spot on.

Sorry :(

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by empath75 »

Tomte wrote: post #24

If you're afraid of the US President, moving abroad isn't helpful. His domestic power is severely limited and checks-n-balanced. Granted, that only counts for fear of a semi-tyrannical president, not necessarily for economic concerns.

Not any more. Bush and Obama really pushed the boundaries of what's possible with executive actions. He's also going to have the most invasive surveillance state in human history at his fingertips, and he's surrounded himself with people who love to settle scores.

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Post by eloff »

jeremy_wiebe wrote: post #200
vkou wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stay away from Vancouver. Between the cost of living, low wages, and (What passes in Canada as an) extreme right-wing provincial government, it's a horror show.

Agreed. You have to deal with unbelievable weather much of the year. Then there's those oppressive mountains just to the north and the incredible skiing within an hours drive. Next you have to deal with the all the beautiful scenery, awesome hiking and biking. It's just horrible. Don't move to Vancouver. Not sure about wages. I feel I'm paid a fair salary.

I was out walking around in shorts and a t-shirt yesterday, comfortably. High of 17 degrees. I've never done that in Canada, and I used to be much less of a wuss about the cold. The climate in Vancouver really is hard to beat in Canada.

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Post by mattkrause »

soggypopsicle wrote: post #339
mattkrause wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Montreal's housing is comically affordable compared to most cities on the east and west coasts.

Everything is on par with or cheaper, East of Montreal.

What? There's not much of anything east of Montreal. IBM did (does?) have some offices in the Eastern Townships, but that's not very far from Montreal.

Looking at a map, I see Sherbrooke, Quebec City, Fredricton, then Moncton, and Halifax. Quebec City is probably the largest at about ~500k people, and has some tech industry. Dalhousie University in Halifax has some decent science programs too. After that, the next biggest tech center is probably London.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by eloff »

smoe wrote: post #415
baby wrote: post #3

People are not going to move. After every single election in France people say they will move to the US, or to germany, or to... I've never seen anyone moved anywhere. ps: parts of my family moved out of Hong Kong when it became Chinese again. But that was quite a different situation.

Most don't, some do. I myself moved from Switzerland to Colombia. Among other reasons because I wanted a break from the Swiss cultural and political climate. But for me, emigrating isn't a definite thing. At least as long as I don't have children. Maybe I'll stay, maybe go back, maybe move somewhere else after a while.

As someone who spent ten years in Panama and working for a Swiss company, that must have been a culture shock after Switzerland. Did you speak Spanish before you moved?

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Post by patrick_99 »

hackerboos wrote: post #330
mahyarm wrote: post #25

As a Canadian who moved away, I must warn you that Canada has a form of dutch disease. Resource extraction investments have a much better risk/return ratio, so the pay doesn't even approach US levels. Thus software doesn't approach the levels of investment you have in the USA. And you thought SF was bad, wait until you see what has gone wrong with the housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver. I liked Canada and it's…

I moved to Toronto from the UK, received a solid 25% increase in salary and cut my rent expenditure in half. Houses are expensive here but still cheaper than London or SF. Canada isn't all doom and gloom.

This. Canadian salaries are low, compared to the US. They're much better than Europe.

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Post by zymhan »

michaelhoffman wrote: post #384
mahyarm wrote: post #25

As a Canadian who moved away, I must warn you that Canada has a form of dutch disease. Resource extraction investments have a much better risk/return ratio, so the pay doesn't even approach US levels. Thus software doesn't approach the levels of investment you have in the USA. And you thought SF was bad, wait until you see what has gone wrong with the housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver. I liked Canada and it's…

Rent in Toronto is way, way cheaper than in San Francisco.

And the pay much less.
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