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alcina

(602 posts)
3. I hope you're wrong about democracy
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 11:09 AM
Jan 2015

being DOA in Canada. I'm inclined to agree with you, but hope springs eternal.

I moved here last year from the US and was so glad to be back in Canada, despite the current leadership. I left Ontario during the Harris dark ages, and I returned to a nationalized version of that monstrosity. (I can't even look at pictures of John Baird without wanting to spit.)

Harper reminds me of the Martin Sheen character in The Dead Zone, and I do believe he's just as dangerous. But he's learned from the US nightmare and is pushing that fear button to stay in power.

From what I've read, the European community does not think highly of him, nor does the official US government. So I'm not sure how much leverage there is in exposing him internationally. There seems to be reasonably good coverage in Canada about his misdeeds, but people who are already entrenched probably don't pay attention to that news. For example, there was a call-in on CBC radio yesterday, and two self-identified conservatives called to express their support. Unlike conservatives in the US on such programs, these two were articulate and polite; but they were firm in their respect for SH's "courage" and "leadership."

Conservatives love their father figures....

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