Admiral Beez
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I imagine there's been many a glass raised to DoFo in the Federal Liberal headquarters.
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What's the future for the Conservative Party?
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Videodrome
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernier-online-reddit-offensive-1.4828043
They are surprised that support for the Pee Pee party is racist and sexist?
They are surprised that support for the Pee Pee party is racist and sexist?
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Why should it be?
The idea that the ideas espoused by Bernier should attract only vile people is an absurdity.
Videodrome
Senior Member
The people supporting him on Twitter are not the best bunch. You know, with the red X in their name and MOGA/MCGA/MAGA hashtags.
Avenue
Active Member
Did you expect differently?
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
On Twitter? No.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
What is the red X about?
Yo, someone needs to make Eurohouse great again, if anything.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Something about censorship, but it is popular with far right types.
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
Maclean’s had a recent series asking prominent Right and Left figures what the problems with their movements and the other movements are.
Reading Hugh Segal’s piece makes me weep for the sorry state of politics today on the Right and Left.
Reading Hugh Segal’s piece makes me weep for the sorry state of politics today on the Right and Left.
BurlOak
Senior Member
From what I recall, I don't think there was much difference between Right and Left up until Trudeau got elected. He moved strongly to the left. Joe Clark tried to go back to the center but was quickly defeated. Mulroney campaigned on the right but governed in the new center (which was a bit left of the previous center. Chretien and Martin campaigned on the left and governed near the center. Then Harper campaigned on the right and governed in the center. Trudeau has now moved to the left again. I'd say generally there has been continuity for quite some time with 2 notable jumps to the left.
Northern Light
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The articles in question.
Asking 'the Right':
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/what-is-wrong-with-the-canadian-right-we-asked-the-right/
Asking 'the Left'
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/whats-wrong-with-the-left-in-canada-we-asked-the-left/
Videodrome
Senior Member
Now you have the NDP mad about Canada recognizing the new President in Venezuela, while the CPC fancies themselves right wing populists.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Hate to say it, but the commentators on the right seem way more reasonable, echoing a general desire for more nuance and civility in political discourse. The commentators on the left seem to be perpetrating the exact critiques that the commentators on the right spoke of, including stereotyping the right from a position that presumes self-righteousness on all issues. The left commentators have no problem with us vs them politics, whereas the right commentators are very concerned about populist figures from their own "camp".
It is not a good look, for 2019.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
As someone who has very close ties to Venezuela, I will never understood the Left's obsession with failed populists dictators like Chavez and Maduro. It should speak volumes to the situation that by this point, there are likely more Chavistas in the West than there are in Venezuela.
Venezuela hasn't had a judicial or legislative branch of government for two years now, alongside the complete economic collapse and close to famine conditions that has led to millions of Venezuelans fleeing the country. The hypocrisy is outstanding, especially since the rhetoric that came from Chavez (and Maduro) since the very beginning has always been of a very similar style to that of Donald Trump, a figure that the left absolutely reviles. I suppose when it is "one of our guys", it makes it okay.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Jagmeet is shooting himself in the foot with his handling of the situation. Meanwhile, Trudeau did the right thing and recognized the opposition leader as President.