archanfel
Active Member
You're not a Ford supporter? Really? You sure sound like one.
Are you intentionally twisting people's words or do you just not read what people are writing?
Nobody said ALL Ford supporters are bigots but clearly, many of the Ford supporters online, seem to be. (check reader's comments on all internet sites) Maybe other candidate's supporters are bigots too but I have not seen evidence of that. I also have not seen evidence of belligerent and mean comments coming from the supporters of any other mayoral candidate. It's almost exclusively coming from the angry, rude Ford horde. Why might that be? We all pay taxes, not just Ford supporters.
Nobody said that all those who attack Smitherman are automatically Ford fanatics. Rossy and Pantalone fans do exist too. I think it's when people get nasty with the comments, that we tend to think of them as Ford fanatics because that just seems to be the pattern. I think it's when people refuse to take into consideration both sides, that is the problem. Ford supporters never seem to play fair. No matter what Ford does, he's always in the right. They fail to see his flaws and totally exaggerate everyone else's.
When you say Ford is "naive" don't you really mean not too bright? Get real! We have all seen Ford in debate and reading on his Youtube videos. In all honesty, do you really have confidence in his intellect? Do you really think he has a clear understanding of how this city operates, including the intricacies of the budget? Did you know that Ford has a reputation of not reading reports and studies, before taking a vote on the issue in the study? This is not a secret. Ford is too busy answering his phone and getting garbage cans to people, instead of reading important documents.
People are not attacking Ford just because he is a right winger. They are reacting to what they see, hear, read and perceive about Ford. It's not just a baseless attack. It's clear Ford supporters don't care about many important issues. They are mad and want to stick it to whoever they see as "the man". Who are the real elites? Have people even figured that out? That's a dangerous game to play, as we all are considered elites, to somebody less well off/educated than ourselves.
What I think is sad, and so surprising is that so many people think Ford is the one man who can save Toronto. How he can be anybody's saviour, is totally beyond my comprehension. I'm baffled!
Do we really have that much in common with Mississippi? Scary!
I am afraid I am not twisting anybody words. "Anti-bigot bigot" pretty much describes the situation.
No, I don't have confidence in his intellect. No, I don't think he has a clean understanding how this city is operated. And no, I don't think Rob Ford read reports, at least not carefully. (Again, parking on driveways). But then again, a good attack dogs (and I don't mean it in a bad way) does not have to be bright. All it needs to do is to bite hard and refuse to let go. And that I think Rob Ford is good at. He will attack wastes relentlessly. He will cut spending left and right. There will be tons of collateral damages caused by him. However, in the end, the spending problem will be gone. Then he will be kicked out. We will elect somebody moderate to fix the mess he left behind. However, they will have a lot more fiscal room and political room to maneuver. And hopefully, they will keep a lean and mean city hall. That's how sick I think Toronto is.
Unfortunately, an attack dog goes hunting alone probably can't catch anything. I'd rather see him on a leash. That's why I'd rather see Ford as budget enforcement officer or even deputy mayor. His job would be simple, attack wastes and takes all the backlashes, doing the dirty works yet leaving the mayor's hand clean.