The Crusty Canuck Podcast - EP# 202 Our Anthem and Creeping Socialist BS!

00:00:00.660 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's a beautiful 26th of February, 2023.

00:00:06.240 Come to the podcast, episode 202, our anthem and creeping socialist BS.

00:00:10.480 Yes, a poll done by the Fraser Institute talking about socialist identities.

00:00:16.120 And of course, Miss Jolly Black, Canadian R&B singer,

00:00:19.260 singing her own rendition of the national anthem at the latest NBA All-Star Game.

00:00:24.020 All that more about the podcast. Please stick around.

00:00:27.400 Listener and viewer discretion is advised. I do swear and smoke cigarettes.

00:00:31.640 See you in a bit.

00:00:57.400 Podcast, a Canadian veteran's point of view on political, social, economic issues, and life.

00:01:04.180 Here's Krusty.

00:01:06.680 That's right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the podcast, episode 202, our anthem and creeping socialist BS.

00:01:12.160 I'm your host, Krusty Canuck, and welcome to the show.

00:01:14.780 Sorry of my absence.

00:01:16.240 Passed a little while, my work schedule has been a little more, how do you say, busier than usual.

00:01:21.460 So I'll just give you a quick update from the last episode.

00:01:24.260 Yes, I have contacted some attorneys in regards to my tax issue, ladies and gentlemen.

00:01:30.780 So that's being sorted out as we speak right now.

00:01:34.160 So there'll be no issues or be no more threatening mail coming from the CRA.

00:01:39.000 And all that other BS that comes with it.

00:01:45.360 So as the episode stated, our anthem and the creeping socialist BS.

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00:02:18.180 But like I said, beginning of the episode, Miss Jolie Black, R&B singer from Toronto, Ontario, Jamaican descent, I believe.

00:02:25.640 I can't remember if she was born in Jamaica or not, but a lot of her claim to fame is some good R&B vocals, I guess.

00:02:32.320 If you're into that sort of music, I'm not.

00:02:33.820 I like my noise.

00:02:34.620 But nonetheless, the Canadian artist, artist, artist, artist all the same.

00:02:41.240 Now, there's been a big stink in the media about her changing the national anthem. 1.00

00:02:45.720 Instead of saying home on native land, she says home on native land.

00:02:49.440 Now, before people cringe and lose their minds and all this stuff and all this other garbage about the woke politic, historically speaking, when you look at North America and Central America and South America and all the islands all around the so-called continents, yes, they were native lands at one time.

00:03:13.060 Now, when I go back to my basic high school history and ancient history, there are a lot of lands that have been divided and conquered, divided and conquered, bought and sold, destroyed, set ablaze, divided and conquered, divided and conquered, wherever you say it is.

00:03:30.780 Now, pardon that little blurb there, ladies and gentlemen, I had some issues there earlier, make a long story short.

00:03:37.040 Now, this is Canada, and to our friends of the South is the United States, and southern to that is Mexico.

00:03:44.620 Then you have Central America with Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, I believe, El Salvador, and then you get into South America.

00:03:53.800 Here's a brief history lesson.

00:03:57.040 Now, the Vikings were in Newfoundland years prior to Christopher Columbus discovering America.

00:04:03.280 That was proven many years ago when they found the Viking settlements in Newfoundland back in the early 60s.

00:04:09.300 Now, I'm not taking any sides here, realistically.

00:04:12.460 I'm not going to draw a line in the sand here.

00:04:15.820 When you look at any native population of any country, there has been an overwhelming unfairness that has happened throughout history.

00:04:23.800 Now, I'm not saying people now who live in Canada are promoting unfairness and inequality to the First Nations.

00:04:31.180 My best friend from high school, and I'm not saying this because I have a token friend.

00:04:35.300 I'm saying this because it's the truth.

00:04:38.820 Okay?

00:04:40.260 He's given me wisdom on the First Nations persons.

00:04:44.080 He's given me wisdom on a lot of First Nations effects, the stories, the culture, and the land.

00:04:50.280 Now, when I look at the land, we are all stewards of the land when it comes down to it.

00:04:55.480 We all have to look after this country.

00:04:57.280 We all have to look after each other to the best of our abilities, regardless of where you sit on the political fence or not.

00:05:03.200 Whether you're a liberal, and I mean classical liberal, or whether you're a conservative, classic conservative, or NDP, or greenie, or libertarian such as myself.

00:05:15.240 You do what you can to keep things clean and tidy and working for everybody.

00:05:21.520 I was never raised in a household or taught in school to hate any race.

00:05:27.880 I was never taught that.

00:05:29.220 And I'm sure you, my wonderful audience, were never taught that either.

00:05:33.520 You were never taught to hate this group of people or hate that group of people.

00:05:37.420 So, when I hear all these new anthems and new woke mandates and everything, I just kind of sit back and say, okay, what are you trying to promote here?

00:05:47.220 Now, technically, yes, we are still on native land.

00:05:49.820 If you want to get technical about it, when it comes to biology of things, fine, you can say that.

00:05:55.500 But that native land turned to Canada.

00:05:57.640 And this other native land turned to the United States.

00:06:00.000 And some other native lands turned to Mexico.

00:06:01.820 Some turned to Jamaica.

00:06:02.800 Some turned to Bahamas.

00:06:03.640 Some turned to Bermuda.

00:06:04.400 Some turned to Central America, as we see it today.

00:06:08.340 Others turned to South America.

00:06:10.860 So, what's the issue?

00:06:13.040 Everyone's waving the flag.

00:06:14.100 Yeah, right on, sister.

00:06:15.000 You did a great job.

00:06:16.160 Because she sang the song differently?

00:06:19.780 Like, when someone, to me, is saying all this woke BS about Canada and how oppressive it is and all this, you better step back for a second and think about all the money you made from living in Canada, from living on said native land.

00:06:32.380 From gaining notoriety, from being able to pursue your dream, from being able to actually sing your song in another country in front of millions of people.

00:06:45.740 There are musicians I know personally that would just love the chance to sing something in front of 20,000 people, let alone a million viewers at home watching the National Basketball Association.

00:07:01.120 But then there's also a story with the NBA being in cahoots with Red China in the name of, you know, business dealings and licensing and all that good stuff, too. 0.50

00:07:10.340 So, that's another kettle of worms we should look at at a different time, okay?

00:07:14.880 Now, I'm not going to disenfranchise Miss Jolly Black because of what she did. 0.99

00:07:19.720 I kind of think if it's insulting, but, you know, she's technically right.

00:07:23.860 But then again, if you're going to sit and play the harp about the whole woke mantra, maybe you should look where you're coming from and think about the benefits you have had in this country.

00:07:32.760 Since your birth, since you arrived, and the opportunities that were given and that were to be had by all Canadians for that matter.

00:07:44.260 Something to think about, ladies and gentlemen.

00:07:46.580 Something to really think about.

00:07:48.520 You know, I put a few little statements on my Facebook page in regards to that.

00:07:53.600 And surprisingly enough, I've had some agreement.

00:07:55.520 And in my other Facebook page, the one I use personally, I've had quite a bit of resistance, right?

00:08:04.500 Now, I don't believe in self-flagellation. 0.95

00:08:06.300 If you commit a crime and do something stupid to somebody, yeah, you should pay for it, okay? 0.97

00:08:11.980 But I'd like to remind some individuals in this nation, too, that we never had slaves, okay? 0.96

00:08:19.120 And when Canada was part of the British Empire, and Canada was nothing but a colony in the upper and lower Canadas, yeah, there might have been some slavery prior to the 1830s.

00:08:29.500 But the British Empire abolished slavery, I believe, in 1831.

00:08:33.540 Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 1830s, it was abolished throughout the empire, okay?

00:08:38.060 And I'm not sitting here being an empire loyalist, regardless of the Union Jack behind me or not.

00:08:42.140 I put that up for the sake of history and part of my heritage, okay?

00:08:46.960 I was born in this country.

00:08:50.900 So are my grandparents, so are my parents, and so are my great-grandparents, okay?

00:08:56.260 Sorry, I didn't grow up in the bush or grow up by a bay, but I grew up in the land nonetheless.

00:09:02.080 I was taught many things by my father when it came to planting seeds, looking after soil, looking after animals, and working really hard to effing get ahead, okay?

00:09:12.280 And I believe in opportunities for everybody, as long as you want to work for it, and as long as you want to merit and earn it.

00:09:20.560 That's how things really get done.

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00:09:34.380 And furthermore, I don't believe in handing things out to people just because they represent, okay?

00:09:45.700 I do believe in equality, right?

00:09:48.640 I believe in equality under the law, too, right?

00:09:52.040 I believe in equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes, okay?

00:09:56.980 You got five kids in a running race, and one kid's a bit slow.

00:10:01.200 Does he get a trophy, too, or does she get a trophy, too? 1.00

00:10:04.720 No, they got to work a bit harder.

00:10:08.040 That's incentive, and that's not a put-down.

00:10:10.840 That's not going to ruin their psyche.

00:10:12.600 That's not going to hurt their feelings.

00:10:14.740 That's life, okay?

00:10:17.580 You want to strive for that A in school, then you study hard to get that A, okay?

00:10:23.280 That's what you do, and it doesn't matter what color you are.

00:10:26.120 And don't pull that race card on me because you feel you're not being represented properly.

00:10:32.000 I don't buy that, okay?

00:10:34.520 I don't.

00:10:35.900 I worked with many people at my time in the military that come from all walks of life.

00:10:41.700 Black, Jewish, Muslim, British, French.

00:10:48.240 Some were gay, some were straight.

00:10:51.040 And they never pulled any kind of card out to say, oh, it's because I'm black,

00:10:54.620 or it's because I'm French, or it's because I'm a woman.

00:10:57.900 No.

00:10:59.720 Because I've had to assess troops based on my qualifications and my leadership.

00:11:05.120 I've had to assess certain soldiers.

00:11:07.020 And I did have a couple of complain and tried that with me.

00:11:11.760 But they were corrected.

00:11:13.940 And they knew.

00:11:14.860 And like everybody else, we all had to eat our piece of humble pie to understand it, too.

00:11:20.960 So when someone tells you, oh, well, there's no representation here, oh, there's no representation there.

00:11:26.060 Well, then go out and represent it, then.

00:11:28.920 What's stopping you from doing it?

00:11:31.920 Right?

00:11:32.160 So when you sing the national anthem and you want to add words and all this, okay, you go right ahead.

00:11:38.600 But always remember the sacrifices that came before you to make that song what it is today, our national anthem.

00:11:46.560 Am I offended that you said on native land?

00:11:49.720 Not entirely.

00:11:51.300 But it's kind of bad taste, too.

00:11:53.000 Because like I mentioned earlier, people forget the opportunities that are here in this country for everybody.

00:12:01.720 It doesn't matter if you're First Nations.

00:12:03.580 It doesn't matter if you're Asian descent. 0.53

00:12:05.000 It doesn't matter if you're Jamaican descent or Nigerian descent.

00:12:08.060 It doesn't matter if you're East Indian or East Indian descent.

00:12:10.840 It doesn't matter what descent you are.

00:12:13.260 If you're getting up, going to work, and contributing something, we all have the opportunities to do something great and wonderful with ourselves. 0.77

00:12:19.980 So why do we have to keep regressing to this bullshit in the name of progress and the woke? 0.77

00:12:28.200 I don't know. 0.99

00:12:28.980 I just keep shaking my head.

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00:13:45.220 Episode 202.

00:13:47.440 Our anthem in Creeping Socialist BS.

00:13:49.060 Yes, yes.

00:13:50.000 As I mentioned before, there was a poll that was done by the Fraser Institute.

00:13:55.300 And I'll just put the links up here and I'll read along for you as all there, ladies and gentlemen.

00:13:59.360 I'll just delete some of this here.

00:14:02.180 Yeah, I just had a bit of a faux pas.

00:14:03.820 I was going to play the anthem for you, but I changed my mind because that's the opportunity I've had.

00:14:10.460 And if you want to find it, you know, this is not a slam towards Miss Jelly Black.

00:14:14.320 This is not a slam to any singer in this country, with the exception of a few that, you know, demand that we do our politics a different way.

00:14:21.940 And yet they don't live here anymore.

00:14:23.340 But I digress.

00:14:25.640 There's a lot of people in this country that just don't really appreciate what we have and what was built in the name of diversity and fairness and equality.

00:14:35.420 And I'm talking proper equality.

00:14:37.060 I'm not talking I'm just going to hand you something because you're here.

00:14:40.740 I'm going to hand you something because you have what it takes to do the job. 0.99

00:14:44.860 Shit simple. 0.99

00:14:45.920 Anyway, this is from the Toronto Sun. 0.99

00:14:49.040 Basically, I was there just looking at the yeah from the 22nd.

00:14:55.400 So four days ago.

00:14:57.460 Now, there's a study that finds 42 percent of Canadians support socialism in Canada.

00:15:04.260 Really?

00:15:06.360 OK, that's not very, very nice.

00:15:09.900 Yeah, that's kind of creepy.

00:15:11.640 And considering the guests I have had on my live streams.

00:15:14.860 Arda Poloski, who came from Poland.

00:15:17.980 And the lovely Czech lady wrote that. 0.88

00:15:19.620 Oh, God, I forget her name.

00:15:21.760 I got to be better at this.

00:15:23.060 Let me make a long story short.

00:15:25.280 I've talked to two people on this show who have survived socialism.

00:15:30.320 You know, under the guise of socialism, which became communism.

00:15:34.300 But I'll read this along with you as all, ladies and gentlemen.

00:15:38.180 Just open the page here.

00:15:39.320 And I'm just I'm not impressed with some of these kids thinking that everything's just hunky dory because, you know, socialism will save the day when it won't.

00:15:52.580 So I'll leave a link in the description for you guys to follow and read at your own leisure.

00:15:56.460 But I'll just read this along anyway.

00:15:58.660 So, as I said, study finds 42 percent of Canadians support socialism in Canada from Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun there.

00:16:05.380 A New Fraser Institute poll found 42 percent of Canadians and as many as 50 percent, of course, in the 18-24 age range, are in favor of socialism.

00:16:15.240 But few want to foot the bill for it.

00:16:18.360 Isn't that typical, right?

00:16:19.660 The study done by Leisure for the Institute in the fall of 2022 also found socialism support drops 38 percent among Canadians over the age of 55.

00:16:29.440 The poll says 65 percent of Canadians define socialism as more government spending on programs.

00:16:35.020 And generally, Canadians aren't in favor of higher taxes to pay for it.

00:16:38.500 Only 24 percent of Canadians define socialism traditionally as in government owning and controlling businesses and industries,

00:16:44.640 while 57 percent think socialism is government providing a guaranteed minimal income.

00:16:50.460 The whole segment of the population, not just in Canada, but across the developed world, self-describes as socialist.

00:16:56.720 But many of them have never lived in a world with genuine socialism nor the misery it imposed.

00:17:01.360 Jason Clemens, co-author of the study, said in a statement,

00:17:05.360 when asked how the government should finance increased program spending and or guaranteed minimum income,

00:17:10.420 only 31 percent supported hiking personal income taxes.

00:17:14.300 Hmm, go figure.

00:17:15.280 And I wonder if that 31 percent, ladies and gentlemen, are a bunch of little kids screaming about capitalism,

00:17:21.140 drinking a Starbucks with a latte, and typing little text messages on their Twitter and Instagram.

00:17:27.500 Anyway, I carry on, right?

00:17:30.220 On that same question, financing socialism, just 16 percent were in favor of raising a GST,

00:17:35.260 while 72 percent supported a new wealth tax on the top 1 percent income earners,

00:17:40.680 and 59 percent preferred increasing personal income taxes on the top 10 percent of earners.

00:17:47.520 Okay, you know, you can keep taxing people, taxing people,

00:17:52.840 and the persons that make a lot of money find ways to hide their money and shelter and all that good stuff.

00:17:59.600 So we've seen this before.

00:18:00.840 It's nothing new.

00:18:02.840 Okay, these targeted tax hikes will not generate anywhere near enough revenue to pay for higher levels of spending linked with socialism.

00:18:09.680 Steve Gloverman, study co-author, said in a statement,

00:18:11.960 And if Canadians want a larger government and substantially higher government spending,

00:18:16.300 then all Canadians are not just top income earners.

00:18:19.120 We'll have to pay higher taxes to finance it.

00:18:21.740 Nailed it.

00:18:22.460 Exactly.

00:18:23.260 Because who gets screwed with higher tax increase when they get these great programs out here,

00:18:28.580 have new government offices, create new government ministers in the name of wokeness and identity?

00:18:34.240 Who pays for it? 0.99

00:18:35.800 You and me.

00:18:37.740 I carry on.

00:18:39.780 Right?

00:18:39.900 See, that's the thing.

00:18:40.800 The Fraser Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, Canadian public policy think tank

00:18:44.460 working in conjunction with think tanks in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K.

00:18:49.220 Okay?

00:18:50.020 A total of 4,037 respondents, 18-year-olds or older, were included in this survey,

00:18:54.680 done between the end of September and mid-October,

00:18:57.020 with 1,006 in Canada, 1,025 in the U.S., 1,006 in Australia, and 1,000 in the U.K.

00:19:04.260 Right?

00:19:04.920 So that's the thing.

00:19:06.540 Like, they do these surveys.

00:19:08.740 They should be asking more people, too.

00:19:10.460 But some of those stats are a little odd.

00:19:14.280 Honestly.

00:19:15.140 Okay?

00:19:15.800 Now, if you're a fan of this podcast and you're between the ages of 18 and 24,

00:19:20.160 do you honestly think, once you get in the workforce, or if you're in the workforce right now,

00:19:25.620 that your taxes should go up another 15% to 20% because of social programs?

00:19:30.740 Those individuals that think socialism is more social programs, you're wrong.

00:19:36.240 I highly suggest you go out and you talk to somebody that lived in the former Eastern Bloc during the 80s and the 90s,

00:19:43.640 especially during the 80s, at the height of the Cold War for our generation.

00:19:48.980 Okay?

00:19:49.140 And then you talk to somebody who actually fled Cuba or who has fled Venezuela,

00:19:53.940 and they'll give you a proper insight, a proper insight on exactly what this socialist idea really is about. 0.99

00:20:02.300 Because you know as well as I do, kids, socialism leads to, you guessed it, fucking communism. 0.93

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00:20:25.640 And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to episode 202, our anthem and creeping socialist BS.

00:20:30.780 Yes, that's right, on native land.

00:20:32.520 And Jolie, you are right.

00:20:34.340 It is on native land.

00:20:35.920 But like I said, so is the United States, so is Mexico, and Central America and South America alike.

00:20:42.260 Okay?

00:20:42.780 I know those pesky Europeans, eh? 1.00

00:20:44.820 How dare they come over and look and explore and divide and conquer,

00:20:48.440 even though they learned it from the Romans and the Mongolians alike?

00:20:51.080 Well, hey, let's just blame the human race, shall we?

00:20:53.840 That's the way I look at it.

00:20:55.300 Let's see, this land here, this land I fought for, this land my grandparents fought for,

00:21:00.100 and I'm going to keep fighting for it.

00:21:01.960 So you can throw your woke mantras at me all you want. 0.76

00:21:04.580 I ain't buying it.

00:21:06.580 And neither should you, ladies and gentlemen, neither should you.

00:21:08.980 And once again, I want to thank some of the outpour I've had from some of the comments on my page,

00:21:13.380 some of the thumbs up, and even some of the thumbs down, too.

00:21:16.820 I appreciate your comments, so please give me your feedback and everything, too.

00:21:19.860 You can reach me at KrustyBCanuck67 at gmail.com.

00:21:23.080 Links will be in the description if you want to reach out and talk to me.

00:21:25.900 Please, don't hesitate.

00:21:27.060 Ask me a question.

00:21:28.640 Ask me anything you would like to know about what I do, my life, my view on this, my view on that.

00:21:34.460 But just keep it clean, ladies and gentlemen, and keep it realistic as well.

00:21:39.920 Okay?

00:21:40.220 And you want to reach me here on the show, please send me a comment on the show, too.

00:21:44.740 I don't mind at all.

00:21:46.160 The more feedback I get, the more I reach people out there, and then they tell two friends and two friends.

00:21:51.520 You know how the thing goes, like that old 70s hair, you know, the shampoo commercial.

00:21:55.620 And they tell two friends, and they tell two friends, and so on, and so on.

00:21:59.820 Anyhow, let's just keep going, ladies and gentlemen.

00:22:02.620 Yeah, so more of the socialist BS.

00:22:04.300 Now, Spencer Fernando, a conservative writer.

00:22:09.520 I like his work.

00:22:10.660 I really like his work.

00:22:11.660 I don't mind what he has to say.

00:22:13.360 He's an intelligent guy.

00:22:14.360 I like his stories and his articles.

00:22:15.980 And he's got quite the input on the whole socialist thing, too.

00:22:20.660 You know, and I just, I don't know.

00:22:23.460 I'm just not impressed with the whole socialist idea.

00:22:25.740 When I look back at my life, when I was about 16, I thought socialism was pretty cool.

00:22:30.320 But see, then again, when you're 16, everything's cool.

00:22:33.820 Right?

00:22:34.660 And luckily, something like Tiananmen Square happened. 0.98

00:22:37.320 The Berlin Wall fell down.

00:22:38.420 And the Romanian Revolution happened, which smartened a lot of people up and woke people up to the confines and the BS that socialism provided for the masses.

00:22:49.880 So my logic towards socialism is this.

00:22:52.560 If there is 10 people, and they're in an aircraft, and they crash someplace in northern Ontario, then I can see socialism being a benefit to stay alive.

00:23:02.320 But when it comes to having a way of life, when it comes to keeping yourself alive and trying to advance your life, socialism is not your friend.

00:23:12.060 So like I said, this is from Spencer Fernando on his webpage.

00:23:14.780 I'll leave the links in the description.

00:23:16.420 A poll shows disturbing levels of support for socialism in Canada, but many struggle to define it, as I mentioned.

00:23:22.680 With many defining socialism as more a social program, something that actually depends on a strong free market economy,

00:23:27.920 a large segment of the population has a naive view of socialist ideology.

00:23:33.340 Without free markets, ladies and gentlemen, how can you honestly have great social programs if people aren't allowed to make money?

00:23:42.900 So the people that are less fortunate, the people that are homeless, the people that are roaming the streets, losing their minds,

00:23:49.340 if you don't have free market capitalism, and a fair tax bracket, a fair tax bracket, not always based on how many billions you have,

00:24:00.040 or how many thousands you may have, a fair tax bracket, you can have some pretty fucking dandy social programs.

00:24:07.680 And our socialized medicine can just go through the roof, but it can help anyone at any time.

00:24:13.720 But I digress.

00:24:14.740 Anyway, I read along with this poll, ladies and gentlemen.

00:24:16.920 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is often dismissed these days as not real communism.

00:24:24.920 How many times have we heard that before?

00:24:27.160 The same is said about North Korea, a ruthless, closed socialist state.

00:24:30.980 Indeed, despite the socialist ideology having led to many of the most brutal regimes of all time,

00:24:35.680 socialism has been effectively rebranded.

00:24:37.840 Of course, lots of rebranding right now. 1.00

00:24:40.140 If you have a penis, you're a woman. 1.00

00:24:42.500 And if you have a vagina, you're gifted. 1.00

00:24:44.560 Anyhow, the ruthless centralization of power, the inability to respond to market signals, 0.99

00:24:54.620 the restriction of free expression and freedom of worship were all hallmarks of the largest socialist regimes.

00:25:01.120 But now, many see socialism as the government helping people.

00:25:04.320 Oh, it's so unsurprising, though still disturbing, to see how many Canadians express support for socialism in a new poll conducted for the Fraser Institute.

00:25:13.760 So they got graphs and everything here, too.

00:25:15.380 So, basically, Canadian support for socialism as the ideal economic system decreases with age.

00:25:23.040 46% of people 18 to 34 agree with it.

00:25:27.220 43% of people between 35 and 54 agree with it.

00:25:32.160 Interesting.

00:25:33.520 And 38% 55 and up. 0.74

00:25:36.680 That's a pretty scary stat.

00:25:38.240 I think that's different than the stats I read.

00:25:40.760 Yeah.

00:25:41.800 And most Canadians define socialism as more government services or a guaranteed income.

00:25:47.300 Right?

00:25:47.660 So, see, that's where you get scary, too.

00:25:49.920 Traditional socialism, 25%.

00:25:51.700 More social programs, 65%.

00:25:54.480 And guaranteed income, 57%.

00:25:57.300 So, 57% of those 1,006 students believe in having a handout.

00:26:05.180 Self-explanatory.

00:26:07.100 Right?

00:26:07.340 As the Fraser Institute notes, there is relatively minimal support for socialism when it's described as the state owning the means of production.

00:26:14.300 Several key insights can be drawn from how respondents defined socialism.

00:26:17.880 First, support for the traditional definition of socialism as the state owning the means of production.

00:26:23.420 Or as phrased in the survey, the government taking control of companies and industries so that the state, rather than the individuals, control the economy.

00:26:31.040 And the least support of three definitions provided.

00:26:33.940 So, if you don't support that, then why do you want to promote that?

00:26:37.340 Maybe you should understand that socialism leads to communism.

00:26:41.060 Evil red menace.

00:26:42.940 The irony here is that the well-funded social programs tend to require a strong free market economy.

00:26:48.720 I mentioned that, right?

00:26:50.820 To generate the revenue to fund those programs.

00:26:53.440 Even countries seen as socialists like Sweden, Finland, Denmark, other, you know, Norway, right?

00:27:00.880 Have a combination of large resources deposits, Norway's oil reserves, alongside private ownership and large private sector corporations.

00:27:10.280 In fact, the Nordic countries are becoming less socialist over time.

00:27:13.440 Nordic countries are often used internationally to prove that socialism works.

00:27:17.640 It's true that social democratic parties are enjoying success in this part of the world.

00:27:21.520 Yet, while Nordic countries are seeing a partial comeback for social democratic parties, their policies aren't, in fact, socialist, but centrist, right?

00:27:31.740 So, it shouldn't matter how much money you're making, right?

00:27:35.160 And like I said in my last episode, ladies and gentlemen, there should be a fairness when it comes to tax representation.

00:27:40.520 A 20% flat tax rate, I think, will help a lot of people because it's manageable.

00:27:46.760 If you let people make some money, they might be inclined to give some of the government.

00:27:52.380 Oh, rather than being bullies and putting your country into debt.

00:27:57.400 Okay?

00:27:57.680 Nordic nations, and especially Sweden, did embrace socialism between 1970 and 1990.

00:28:02.940 During the past 30 years, however, both conservative and social democratic-led governments have moved towards the center.

00:28:08.420 Today, the Nordic social democrats have adopted stricter immigration policies, tightened eligibility requirements for welfare benefit systems, taken a tougher stance on crime, and carried out business-friendly policies.

00:28:19.960 Finally, the poll also shows most Canadians don't want to pay more taxes for socialism, right?

00:28:27.780 So, that's the thing.

00:28:29.300 They want 72% want a wealth tax on the top 1%.

00:28:33.340 So, the top 1%, I think there's maybe about 48, 49 of them.

00:28:36.520 So, you want higher taxes on the billionaires?

00:28:39.480 Okay?

00:28:39.800 If you took a billion dollars from every billionaire in this country, would it help with our national debt?

00:28:45.300 Well, would it? 0.98

00:28:50.880 Not fucking likely. 0.94

00:28:52.700 Higher personal income tax to the top 10%. 0.97

00:28:54.700 Maybe.

00:28:56.260 Maybe.

00:28:57.080 Higher personal income tax on most citizens.

00:28:59.680 Now, this is what gets me.

00:29:01.620 Higher personal income tax on most citizens.

00:29:04.260 Okay, that's the blue collar.

00:29:06.660 That's the middle class. 0.86

00:29:08.440 31% of people that were polled want to see that.

00:29:14.340 Okay?

00:29:16.140 16% want 20% goods and services tax.

00:29:20.720 So, another 20 cents on the dollar.

00:29:22.820 So, you buy something for a buck and a quarter, it's going to cost you a buck 45.

00:29:27.700 Not good.

00:29:30.720 So, more taxes are not the answer, ladies and gentlemen.

00:29:33.980 Sure, Canadians want others to pay for it, but most don't want to pay for it themselves.

00:29:39.140 When we consider all the responses together, Canadians seem to define socialism as more of a generous social program is paid for by somebody else.

00:29:46.220 See, that's the thing.

00:29:47.020 You want student loans forgiven?

00:29:48.920 You want all this forgiven?

00:29:49.840 Well, somebody's got to pay for that.

00:29:51.060 You've got to apply for your student loan, right?

00:29:53.340 Where does that come from?

00:29:54.380 The magical mushroom fairy tree?

00:29:56.980 No, it comes from the Canadian taxpayers.

00:29:59.420 And yet, what gets me is when some people take these loans out, they complain about oil subsidies.

00:30:03.820 They complain about subsidies here, subsidies there.

00:30:05.740 What the hell do you think a student loan is?

00:30:08.480 It's a bloody subsidy, right? 0.95

00:30:11.200 Whatever.

00:30:11.940 Of course, a point lost on many adherents to actual social ideology is the fact that strong private sector is essential to generating the revenue that pays for social programs.

00:30:22.560 Overall, the survey shows a majority of Canadians still prefer capitalism to socialism, though the results are close enough that supporters of capitalism need to start speaking up in favor of free markets and economic freedom before the siren song of socialism lures even more away from reality and common sense.

00:30:38.880 So, there's a little click here from polling Canada.

00:30:42.600 So, 52% are still in favor of capitalism.

00:30:45.420 42% are in favor of socialism.

00:30:47.800 And get this, though.

00:30:48.800 This is kind of cool.

00:30:50.160 6% of Canadians want communism and 4% want fascism.

00:30:55.100 Interesting.

00:30:56.680 Yeah, this might be my description for you as all to read on your own.

00:31:00.620 But there you have it, folks.

00:31:02.620 So, there's a lost idea and lost ideologies somewhere in the mix. 0.99

00:31:08.140 They don't know if they're elbows to their assholes here. 0.77

00:31:11.140 I highly recommend you, my wonderful audience out there, too. 0.93

00:31:13.380 If you get a chance to talk to somebody who's lived in Eastern Europe or in Cuba or in Venezuela or in Korea or mainland China, talk to them.

00:31:25.420 Ask them some tough questions.

00:31:26.840 How was it?

00:31:27.560 Waiting in line for bread, waiting in line for medicine, waiting in line for a place to live, waiting in line to get a car, waiting in line to get permission to go here, waiting in line to get permission to go there.

00:31:38.600 People knocking your door in the middle of the night, asking you questions.

00:31:41.200 Were you saying this about somebody two weeks ago?

00:31:44.540 Were you saying this about this person last night?

00:31:47.200 Yeah?

00:31:47.500 Jawohl?

00:31:48.740 Why is my inner Klaus Schwab coming out?

00:31:50.520 If I like the bugs and enjoy them, jawohl!

00:31:53.220 You were on nothing and be happy!

00:31:54.640 Stay updated.

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00:32:09.480 Anyway, carrying on again, too, ladies and gentlemen, with episode 202, our Anthem and Creeping Socialist BS.

00:32:14.880 Yeah, I gave my spiel about the anthem.

00:32:16.760 I'm not offended by that.

00:32:18.320 And honestly, ladies and gentlemen, really, neither should you.

00:32:21.100 We know the truth.

00:32:23.420 We know the truth.

00:32:24.880 And there's more truth that has to come out, regardless of how you feel about Canada being on native land, or the United States, or Mexico, and all those countries I mentioned earlier.

00:32:35.040 Okay?

00:32:35.720 North America and South America were discovered.

00:32:38.680 Conquered and divided.

00:32:39.520 Conquered and divided.

00:32:40.240 Conquered and divided.

00:32:40.920 I would like to think that my generation, Generation X, has done far, far more to fight bigotry and racism than the greatest generation on the planet.

00:32:56.260 They fought tyranny.

00:32:57.980 They fought real evil.

00:32:59.260 They fought real fascists.

00:33:00.660 They fought real communists.

00:33:02.260 Generation X comes around, tries to balance it out, so everyone can have the opportunity to go forward, to get ahead, to aim for it, to strive forward.

00:33:16.600 Okay?

00:33:17.180 There was some poop head that would come on my Facebook there trying to praise Mr. Sock Puppet. 0.99

00:33:21.800 Yeah, our beloved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his infinite wisdom. 0.53

00:33:24.940 And I'm sure you've all seen the footage where he was telling that guy off the Ukraine rally about freedom and democracy and how dare you interrupt me.

00:33:32.260 And yet he still forgets what he did a year ago when it came to the Emergency Measures Act about freedom and democracy.

00:33:40.900 This is my opinion towards the convoy, ladies and gentlemen. 0.99

00:33:44.280 All the fucking power to him. 0.99

00:33:46.920 Sorry their guns weren't blazing. 0.99

00:33:48.560 Sorry they didn't set fires and set explosives and topple down statues and spray paint monuments and take dumps on the street.

00:33:55.000 No, they wove the flag proudly and by every means they should have.

00:34:00.640 Okay? 0.99

00:34:00.880 So I find it really, really rich that our Prime Minister has had the audacity to sit there and chew some guy out at some rally when you couldn't even show up to have dialogue with the people that pay his fucking salary. 0.99

00:34:12.940 So put that in perspective, ladies and gentlemen. 0.98

00:34:15.920 Anyhow, I'm going to be live this Tuesday.

00:34:17.940 I'm going to do a live stream.

00:34:18.960 So look for me on YouTube, Facebook, and Rumble too, ladies and gentlemen.

00:34:23.420 I'm going to have a live stream to ask me all your questions.

00:34:25.920 Just another crusting live stream.

00:34:27.800 I try to get two episodes up every time I'm on my off cycle from work.

00:34:32.000 So I do that all for you, my wonderful fans out there.

00:34:34.860 Give yourselves a round of applause.

00:34:36.520 That's right.

00:34:37.100 Because you guys can't.

00:34:37.980 You guys are awesome.

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00:34:49.980 Give what you can.

00:34:51.100 Every little bit helps.

00:34:52.100 Like I said, I've gotten some attorneys now helping me with my tax issue.

00:34:55.960 They have a soft spot for veterans.

00:34:58.420 So they're giving me a bit of a deal.

00:35:00.660 But if you want to donate to help me with that, please do.

00:35:03.080 I'm not going to demand it.

00:35:04.360 Like I say, that's not my thing to demand cash.

00:35:07.520 I'm not going to be one of those Twitch streamers or gamers or only fan wannabes.

00:35:11.320 Then give me money.

00:35:12.580 No.

00:35:13.440 I'm just going to say, if you want to donate,

00:35:14.940 hey, that'll help me out a great deal.

00:35:17.180 If not, that's fine too.

00:35:18.220 Tuning in is help enough for me.

00:35:19.940 And I'm very, very grateful that you, my wonderful audience, is out there backing me up on this.

00:35:25.160 But like I say, if you want to donate, please donate.

00:35:26.560 If not, that's fine too.

00:35:27.940 Links to me in the description if you decide.

00:35:30.120 And like I say, I will be live on Tuesday.

00:35:32.500 So look for adverts on Facebook and YouTube respectively.

00:35:36.780 Or I'll be going live.

00:35:38.280 So please join me.

00:35:39.400 It'll probably be 3.30.

00:35:40.660 No better yet.

00:35:42.400 I will do it 4 o'clock Mountain Standard Time.

00:35:46.040 So this Tuesday coming up on the 28th of February, I will be going live on YouTube, Facebook, and on Rumble too.

00:35:56.060 So check me out there, ladies and gentlemen.

00:35:57.940 And, you know, that's my spiel for today, 26th of February, 2023.

00:36:05.960 We can get along and we can get through this mess, ladies and gentlemen, regardless of what your personal feelings are towards the anthem.

00:36:12.660 It's many have died for that.

00:36:14.840 And when I say all our son's command, that means the people that have fallen before us.

00:36:21.020 And if people have the audacity to sit there and say, our anthem is not inclusive, remind him of this.

00:36:27.520 What does we stand on guard for the we?

00:36:33.700 Canada and all peoples therein.

00:36:37.240 That simple.

00:36:38.800 Like I say, I've been crossing a guy on this beautiful, 26th of February, 2023.

00:36:41.640 I wish nothing but good things for you all out there to persevere, to thrive, and to get ahead as we should.

00:36:49.000 Do what you can to help each other out in these trying times.

00:36:51.700 It's still winter in this country.

00:36:53.680 And to my fans in Southern California, sorry about your luck, but you got a taste of Canadiana right there.

00:36:59.280 Now, not to be a smartass, but them's the brakes.

00:37:02.600 And it's not climate change.

00:37:03.680 It's called weather.

00:37:05.740 And that's what you get when you live in the Northern Hemisphere, ladies and gentlemen, this time of year.

00:37:09.060 You get some snow in some really weird places.

00:37:11.120 It's kind of like where you get hair in weird places.

00:37:13.060 You just never know, right?

00:37:15.180 Anyhow, I'm not comparing snow to hair, but you get my drift.

00:37:18.560 Like I say, I wish nothing but good things for all yous out there.

00:37:21.740 And I wish happiness and tidings.

00:37:25.080 And we shall persevere.

00:37:26.660 If you get a chance to help a neighbor out, help a friend out, whatever, do what you can.

00:37:30.460 And just to pull some weight and just to be good to people.

00:37:33.660 It's that simple, ladies and gentlemen.

00:37:37.740 And like I always say, humanity merit wins the day.

00:37:42.400 Hope to see you this coming Tuesday.

00:37:44.680 Talk again.

00:37:45.480 Bye for now.

00:37:45.980 Hit it, sweetheart. 1.00

00:37:51.740 Because I am hard, you will not like me.

00:37:54.600 Yes, sir.

00:37:58.160 There is no racial bigotry here.

00:38:02.860 There you are all equally working.

00:38:04.820 This has been another episode of the Krusty Canuck Podcast.

00:38:10.940 Stay sane.

00:38:11.880 And thank you for listening.

00:38:13.420 From Western Canada.

00:38:14.800 This is the Krusty Canuck Podcast. 1.00

00:38:20.200 Well, smack my ass and call me Judy. 1.00

00:38:23.000 Thank you. 1.00

The Crusty Canuck Podcast - February 26, 2023

EP# 202 Our Anthem and Creeping Socialist BS!

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