Facebook Democracy

Form of democracy where public participation is limited to Facebook group membership.

Facebook Democracy is on the verge of overthrowing Chain-Mail Petition Democracy in Canada (1)(2)(3).

(1): By 2012, the elections participation rate is predicted to drop below 50% at almost all levels (Municipal, Provincial and Federal), effectively dismissing Representative Democracy as the ruling system in Canada.

(2): probably due to weather conditions, and with the notable exceptions of the Critical Mass, of the World Naked Bike Ride, and of the Zombie Walk, demonstrations are virtually non-existent in most provinces.

(3): possibly with regard to the well-documented ineffectiveness of legitimate petitions, the Canadians MPs have started refusing to acknowledge their reception. Ref : Straight.com, Vancouver, occupiers-saxton-office-avoid-jail-time : “We were forced to submit this petition by sliding it through a mail slot in the back of Parliament”

>> "Axe the BC Gas Tax" : against the BC Carbon tax.
>> "Stop Gateway" : against the Gateway Project in BC.
>> "Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament" : against Harper's last move

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Déconner

Multi-purpose French verb, roughly equivalent to "Fuck" in English.

Etymologically, means to "accidentally pull out of the vagina during intercourse".

In its current use, it could mean :

* To kid, to tease, to fuck with somebody.
* To goof, mess, kid, dick, or fuck around (or about).
* To be dysfunctional, or fucked up.
* To make a bad (though funny) mistake, to fuck up.

To fuck with somebody :

- Hey, Bob - how's your room ? Cleaned up already ? Your mom says she'll come up in 5 minutes.
- (panicked yell) FUCK !!!!!!
- Naaah, je déconne :-D !

To fuck around :

- Yeah ... about Scott ... he's been dicking around for 15 years = ça fait quinze ans qu'il passe son temps à déconner ... Maybe that would not hurt him to get a bit serious, for a change !

To be fucked up :

- Hey, Matt, heard about the latest decision of the Supreme Court ? They ruled that a Corporation is a person with freedom of speach, and therefore should be OK'd to donate to an electoral campaign.
- Putain, ils déconnent sec, ceux-là !

(alternative) :

- Putain de bordel de connerie d'écran de MERDE !!

- What's going on, Ryan ?
- That fucking CRT screen ... il déconne encore !

To fuck up :

- So Spud showed up high at his job interview ...

- Oh jeez :-D ! C'est déconneeeeeer !!

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Claquer

(verb) French for :

1. Slam (a door).
2. Kick the bucket.
3. Spend or waste (huge amounts of money).

1. Slam the door shut :

- So what's up with Josh ?

- Dunno. Last thing I heard before he left, he was yelling his head off. Kind of a way to "claquer la porte".
- Shoot - Jodie must really have déconner, this time.

2. Kick the bucket :

From an advertisement for internet access to elderly people :

- "Les vieux, 'faut que ça clique, ou 'faut que ça claque !"
(= "Old people : click it, or kick it !")

3. Spend money :

Shit, man : that dude over there : he's busy "claquer" his cash like there's no tomorrow !

Connerie

(pop, fem.) French for :

1. Idiotic or silly statement.
2. A fuck-up.
3. Worthless piece of shit.

bushism = une connerie.

"... to put food on your children." Nice one !

fuck-up = une connerie

- Er ... Jude ... I think I made a connerie ...

- AAAAARGH !!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY COMPUTER !?

worthless piece of shit = une connerie

- (long sigh) So ... what did you buy yourself today ?
- Look, it's great : it's an electric coffee stirrer.
- Putain, t'as pas fini de claquer to blé pour des conneries ...

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