[Midtown Urbanist]

I live in Ward 1 and I have no clue who to vote for, lol. Ford (ew), Crisanti (ew), and a wide field of progressive candidates that will all split the vote with each other and will each get 4%.

Has Mikey Ford actually done anything?

As a bare minimum level of representation, Crisanti has got to be better, no?

 

[King of Kensington]

How can you possibly know that? This is pure prejudice on your part.

The real victims of prejudice in these politically correct times are white males.

 

[Urbinski]

The real victims of prejudice in these politically correct times are white males.

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, or are really that out of touch.

 

[King of Kensington]

Sarcastic.

 

[pman]

The real victims of prejudice in these politically correct times are white males.

So you’re saying ok to dismiss someone’s opinion on UT because you assume they’re a white male? Aside from the ad hominem fallacy, which used to be taught as a logical error back in the bad old days before education faculties got woke, that is simply mindless prejudice. Of course, your position makes sense if you argue from the premise that prejudice is always wrong, except when directed against white males or those under suspicion of being white males, in which case it seems to be obligatory. But the premise stinks.

 

[King of Kensington]

When someone says that Ausma Malik is so fixated on identity politics that you know they'd discriminate against white men - yes, that opinion can't be taken seriously.

 

[zang]

So you’re saying ok to dismiss someone’s opinion on UT because you assume they’re a white male? Aside from the ad hominem fallacy, which used to be taught as a logical error back in the bad old days before education faculties got woke, that is simply mindless prejudice. Of course, your position makes sense if you argue from the premise that prejudice is always wrong, except when directed against white males or those under suspicion of being white males, in which case it seems to be obligatory.

Thorns_Embrace brought up Chris Moise and Ausma Malik as "not good candidates" and "not electable", then went on to quote her:

“If you’re first of one kind of representation, you never want to be the last and I want there to be more — more young people, more women, more people of colour, Black, Indigenous people in leadership positions who are working for everybody,” Malik said in an interview. “I think that’s really exciting to me in putting myself forward for city council and hopefully to invite a new face of council in 2018.”

As though her saying that greater diversity in Council somehow implies that his voice will not be heard or respected, despite her saying "people in leadership positions who are working for everybody". How does her wanting greater diversity in council mean white people are going to be treated lesser? You want to talk logical fallacy, I've got one for ya—"hasty generalization".

If that isn't the definition of white fragility, I don't know what is.

(I live in Ward 27, and Moise is well liked and an excellent candidate, especially by those of us with kids in the TDSB)

 

[King of Kensington]

John Nunziata seeks to intimidate Chiara Padovani and her supporters:

https://twitter.com/_rileypeterson/status/1043219300516020224

(BTW I saw him at one of the recent rallies against Ford's cuts, I assume he was there for a nefarious reason).

 

[pman]

S

Thorns_Embrace brought up Chris Moise and Ausma Malik as "not good candidates" and "not electable", then went on to quote her:



As though her saying that greater diversity in Council somehow implies that his voice will not be heard or respected, despite her saying "people in leadership positions who are working for everybody". How does her wanting greater diversity in council mean white people are going to be treated lesser? You want to talk logical fallacy, I've got one for ya—"hasty generalization".

If that isn't the definition of white fragility, I don't know what is.

(I live in Ward 27, and Moise is well liked and an excellent candidate, especially by those of us with kids in the TDSB)

So here’s a thought. Argue against the actual statement using facts and reason. Don’t argue the statement is false because it was made by a white male.

 

[King of Kensington]

Let's stop engaging with the children's table. I'd like to hear more about council races.

 

[King of Kensington]

Is there a strong progressive running in Scarborough Southwest? The NDP won big there so it would be unfortunate it's mainly between two small-"c" conservatives.

 

[adma]

John Nunziata seeks to intimidate Chiara Padovani and her supporters:

https://twitter.com/_rileypeterson/status/1043219300516020224

(BTW I saw him at one of the recent rallies against Ford's cuts, I assume he was there for a nefarious reason).

And cheering on a Nunziata-clan trustee-run endorsement by Faith Goldy. Wow, how tin-eared (or worse) can you get...

 

[Videodrome]

https://www.cp24.com/news/former-rob-ford-associate-sandro-lisi-running-for-tdsb-trustee-1.4105399

This is for the TDSB, but Sandro Lisi!

 

[Urbinski]

Is there a strong progressive running in Scarborough Southwest? The NDP won big there so it would be unfortunate it's mainly between two small-"c" conservatives.

In Scarborough Southwest vote for Suman Roy:

https://twitter.com/Chefsuman

https://www.sumanroy.com

 

[animatronic]

I live in Ward 1 and I have no clue who to vote for, lol. Ford (ew), Crisanti (ew), and a wide field of progressive candidates that will all split the vote with each other and will each get 4%.

I'd hold my nose and vote crisanti. One of them will win and their voting records are basically interchangeable, so might as well send a message to uncle Douggie.