It’s hard to change people’s minds when they consume so much garbage and refuse to acknowledge other opinions.
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Salvo@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
I disagree. It should have been a complete landslide.
The fact that Pierre Poilievre received any votes at all suggests that almost $5m Canadians are still fuckheads.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
Minority liberal governments are more progressive so I’m all for it. Let the fuckheads revel in it.
AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
This was my take as well - liberals are pretty centrist generally, which has its advantages, but having to cooperate with a smaller progressive party keeps them accountable. I liked what the NDP was able to leverage our of the last government, and I’m hopeful that the NDP and Greens (or, well, Green) can continue to punch above their weight as kingmakers here.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
That is a bold statement. Do you personally see what the motivations of all five million voters are?
I’m sure not all conservative voters voted for peter rabbithair because they like trump. Some people just want change and are not aware or do not care about the political reality we face.
How do you sway these voters if you denigrate them? If this minority government falls in a few months, then what?
We need to explain why voting a certain way is detrimental to democracy in Canada, not put down because of how someone voted.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Man thats a lot of words for I’m a cunt but don’t wanna be called out.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
Or let’s just rid the world of conservatives and show them who the real fascists are.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
What’s that in rubles?
Salvo@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Sorry I meant 5 million individuals, not $5m
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Heheh, I gotcha I was just being a goof :-)
Salvo@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
No worries. I’m the silly bugger that mistyped. I’m trying to think of a way to blame AutoCorrect…
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
To be clear, Poilievre has not received 5 million votes, the Conservative party has. And in fact, as of writing this comment, Poilievre is losing in his riding.
Salvo@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
I live in a safe Australian LNP seat, the odds are that on Saturday night, our neighbours and I are (very likely) going to continue having a Right-Wing member of Parliament.
That does still mean that even though they are voting for our local MP, they are also voting for a former 1980s Queensland Cop with a suspiciously large amount of money as PM.
I would be happy if every (Australian) Coalition candidate and all the Right-Wing independent candidates received Zero votes this election, otherwise there are too many Australian Fuckwits.
itslola@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I grew up in an electorate that had been ‘blue-ribbon Liberal’ since the 70s, and Labor representation only a tiny blip before that. Became very apathetic about voting after seeing the LNP win by a landslide at every local, state and federal election.
I’m now in a seat that’s been either Labor or Greens since almost Federation. One seat in the House of Reps won’t change the world (or even the country, most likely), but it’s comforting to walk around my neighbourhood and know that the majority of the people I encounter are certified Non-Fuckwits. (It’s also fun on polling day to see offers of LNP and far-right parties’ how-to-vote cards declined by pretty much everyone in the queue.)
lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 hours ago
There are some post-election walk-around-the-neighborhood days I still look back on with great joy.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Dude my friend explained it to me like this “I might be able to buy a house but at least I don’t see homos on the street”
Hatred is more powerful then love.