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Rhinoceros

The Rhinoceros Party is a Canadian federal-level satirical political party, referred to in English Canada as the Second Rhinoceros Party. It was created in Montreal on May 21, 2006, and recognized by Elections Canada as being eligible for registration on August 16, 2007, and an official political party on August 23, 2007. It is the successor to the Rhinoceros Party of Canada. The party was founded by François "Yo" Gourd, who was involved with the original incarnation of the First Rhinoceros Party. He stated he named the new party (then under the name "neorhino")…  

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

What changes would you expect in society if humorous or satirical political parties gained more power?

 @9RC33TXfrom Ontario  answered…8mos8MO

Satire has no place in real elections. People who don't take policy seriously should never be allowed to run for office.

 @9RC7956from Nova Scotia  answered…8mos8MO

Maybe someone in the room can tell politicians when they’re acting like morons.

 @9RC3XG4from Nova Scotia  answered…8mos8MO

No pet rhinoceros unless you identify as one yourself.

 @9RC4JNVfrom Nova Scotia  answered…8mos8MO

I honestly think there would be a growing disillusion about the government and what it is meant to represent.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

How do you think older and younger generations react differently to the idea of political satire, especially in government?

 @9TTDV9Ffrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

Older people care more about satire of government as government primarily represents their interests and therefore they have more to be offended over when people mock the government as a whole.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

How important is it for politicians to maintain a sense of humor, and how might it affect their public image?

 @9RVK5P6Liberalfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

Politicians should have a sense if humor but it should be tactful

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

How would it make you feel if the majority of politicians started copying some of the tactics of satirical parties, like making absurd promises?

 @9TQWX6J from Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

i think that some of the satire would be lost on certain voters and cause harm and poor debate practices

 @98L33P9Rhinoceros from Ontario  agreed…2yrs2Y

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

Can a joke or satirical political movement have a serious impact on public policy debates? Share examples or reasons.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

Imagine if a proposal to control all of the world's cold was serious; how do you think it would impact global politics?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

If given the chance, would you vote for a satirical candidate? Why or why not?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

Discuss the effectiveness of using humor versus traditional campaigning in raising awareness for political issues.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

In what ways do you think political satire reflects or influences the public's view of government and leadership?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Do you think there’s value in having a political party that uses humor and satire to make a point, or does it undermine serious political dialogue?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

If you were running a satirical political campaign, what absurd promise would you make to stand out, and why do you think people would respond to it?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Have you ever laughed at a political message that made you reflect on a serious issue afterward, and if so, what was it?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

If you could create a political campaign promise that was purely satirical, what would it be and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Does the concept of a political party that 'promises not to keep any promises' make you feel more cynical about politics, or does it offer some refreshing honesty?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Can humor be a powerful tool to reveal truths about society, or does it distract from solving real political issues?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

If a satirical party won an election in your country, how do you think it would change public confidence in government?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

How would you react if a political party in your country promised to never keep their promises?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Can you think of a time when a joke about politics changed your opinion or made you reconsider something important?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Is it possible for a political movement based on humor to be taken seriously, or is it always doomed to be just a 'joke'?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

How might the approach of making unrealistic campaign promises impact voter engagement and democracy?

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Peace Over Party: Arab American Leaders Stun Democrats with Mass Trump Endorsement

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Defense Bill Blocks Transgender Care To Minors

The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a defense policy bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military activities, moving over the objections of some Democrats who opposed a provision added late in the negotiations that would deny coverage for transgender health procedures for minors.The 85-to-14 vote, coming a week after a divided House passed the same measure, cleared the bill for President Biden’s signature.Most Republicans and many Democrats supported the measure, which provides a 14.5 percent pay raise to junior enlisted service members and a 4.5 percent pay raise for all other service members. It also expands access to meal assistance, housing and child care programs that benefit those in uniform.But several Democrats withheld their backing in protest of a provision preventing TRICARE, the military’s health care plan for service members, from covering “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization” for children under 18.The language, which would affect the gender-transitioning children of service members, was recently added to the measure at the insistence of Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, who refused to bring a defense bill to the House floor without it, according to aides familiar with the negotiations.Twenty-one Democrats, led by Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, proposed an amendment to strip the provision from the bill, but the matter was never brought to a vote. Several of them took to the floor on Tuesday to lodge their objections.“It’s flat-out wrong to put this provision in this bill and take away a service member’s freedom to make that decision for their families,” Ms. Baldwin said, estimating that the provision could negatively affect as many as 6,000 to 7,000 military families.

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