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AJ Milne's avatar

I occasionally wonder how contempt for the public dovetails with a strategy so dependent on disinformation.

This is a party that gains votes among people who support them in large part because they believe things that just aren’t so.

It seems to me maybe this could cut a few ways. They think the public are idiots because they know directly how gullible some are. Or justify to themselves lying because people are too ‘dumb’ to do what they themselves believe the right thing unless they are lied to. If you give us a vote only because we frightened you of scapegoat X dishonestly, fine, whatever.

... mixed in with this, they may at least partially come to believe their own deceptions. This is a hazard of relying on those.

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Edna Klazek's avatar

Carleton really deserves better. Go Bruce Fannoy

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Maya J's avatar

I honestly thought this must be fake news. So I listened to the vid clip. Wow! Another stable genius, fulllof contempt for the citizens of Canada. So glad we have the opportunity to elect a leader who is not arrogant and full of hubris. I voted early for Mark Carney, a real leader who values Canadians instead of insulting them.

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Ian MacRae's avatar

We (Boomers & Gen X) have been stupid. We believed all recent politicians who promised to fix our "free" healthcare, build more houses and lower taxes. They did this by borrowing our children's and grandchildren's future. They even rigged the real estate system to keep our house prices going up. Again, at the cost of denying our children and grandchildren the ability to buy a house.

We were/are stupid to believe this cake & eat it too scenario. If not stupid, then increadibly selfish. Shame on us for either.

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Mark L's avatar

Rigged the real estate system ?

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D.'s avatar

If that party doesn’t find a way to rid themselves of the fascist Nazi PP they will continue to decline.

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Janice Bradford's avatar

Conservatives need to ditch this guy !

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Eva wisner's avatar

But he was right! Carleton deserved better so they voted out pp!

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Stephen Bernstein's avatar

Stoopids are as stoopids do!😒 never ever vote Con, again!😒 ever!😒🙄😒

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haystack's avatar

Technically, “we” includes him and all his followers.

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John Miller's avatar

And sadly Carney treats us like we are. But thats OK we won’t stay

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Jack Newman's avatar

So, maybe a brain drain from the U. S. would be good.

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Kelly Manikis's avatar

Much better

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