Post by Souriquois on Sept 28, 2017 16:45:57 GMT -4
We were kind of arguing this in the chatbox for two days. I expressed my discontent with so-called "granolas" who prefer a left-wing litmus test for their candidates and end up splitting the left-wing vote allowing the right to snatch the victory and all the power, causing the vast majority of the Canadian population to have to live under their boot (the majority of Canadians are centre-left on the political spectrum, only maybe 20% of the population identifies as "consistently right-wing").
I called it an act of white privilege, to require a litmus test, and I firmly stand by that opinion.
I blame these people for Trump as well. 49% of Americans did not vote in 2016. Trump only won by like 10,000 votes in 3 states. Hillary sucks but... c'mon!
When I lived in Vancouver, I made it known how much I hated these types, since Vancouver is granola central. I grew up in basically Canada's version of the Rust Belt and I let them know how much damage they had done to my region by their choices.
Living in Vancouver made me more "woke", because I could not fucking stand the white people over there, and I ended up hanging around with people of colour exclusively. I mean, it's a good thing they love weed over there, or I would have killed somebody. Whenever I heard a yoga pants and Ugg boots wearing blonde Vancouverite Becky list off shit she didn't eat (their love of gluten free food really pissed me off because the area I grew up in has the highest rate of celiac disease, and the granola set drove up the price of gluten free food), I wanted to choke the bitch.
This is the reality of FPTP voting though... I remember in the 2015 Canadian election, my neighbour had both a Liberal and NDP sign on her lawn, and she would look at the polls to see which party was more likely to beat the Conservatives that day and put that sign out, because getting rid of Stephen Harper was more important than any modicum of political conviction.
Anyway, I found a pretty hilarious satire article that illustrates why I feel the way I feel:
www.thebeaverton.com/2017/09/ndp-excited-pick-leader-strong-enough-split-left-wing-vote/
All hail Andrew Scheer, Canada's maple syrup-drenched Mike Pence, who might be Prime Minister in 2019!!!
Hell, I think I'd look pretty good in one of those red dresses the handmaids wear lol
... no seriously, would the NDP and Liberals just fucking merge already?
I called it an act of white privilege, to require a litmus test, and I firmly stand by that opinion.
I blame these people for Trump as well. 49% of Americans did not vote in 2016. Trump only won by like 10,000 votes in 3 states. Hillary sucks but... c'mon!
When I lived in Vancouver, I made it known how much I hated these types, since Vancouver is granola central. I grew up in basically Canada's version of the Rust Belt and I let them know how much damage they had done to my region by their choices.
Living in Vancouver made me more "woke", because I could not fucking stand the white people over there, and I ended up hanging around with people of colour exclusively. I mean, it's a good thing they love weed over there, or I would have killed somebody. Whenever I heard a yoga pants and Ugg boots wearing blonde Vancouverite Becky list off shit she didn't eat (their love of gluten free food really pissed me off because the area I grew up in has the highest rate of celiac disease, and the granola set drove up the price of gluten free food), I wanted to choke the bitch.
This is the reality of FPTP voting though... I remember in the 2015 Canadian election, my neighbour had both a Liberal and NDP sign on her lawn, and she would look at the polls to see which party was more likely to beat the Conservatives that day and put that sign out, because getting rid of Stephen Harper was more important than any modicum of political conviction.
Anyway, I found a pretty hilarious satire article that illustrates why I feel the way I feel:
NDP excited to pick leader strong enough to split the left wing vote
OTTAWA – With the NDP leadership race revving up, party members are enthusiastic about finding a leader popular enough to divide progressive voters straight down the middle.
“I’ve been dreaming of this moment ever since Jack Layton used his Ned Flander’s mustache and heartwarming cane to catapult the NDP to new heights, handing over the election to Stephen Harper,” rejoiced Ryan Heeder.
With four strong candidates ranging from ‘white man who probably drives a Prius’, to ‘white woman who probably drives a Prius’, and even ‘ handsome charismatic man who might lose Quebec because people think he’s Muslim-ish’, the party has a very difficult choice to make.
“I would be honoured to be our nation’s first visible minority to embody the rift between old and young liberals,” commented frontrunner, Jagmeet Singh. “But no matter what happens the NDP will continue to be the party whose progressive ideas are somehow indistinguishable from the Liberals, yet still radical enough to divide the majority of Canadians.”
Most analyst agree that with the right leader the NDP may be in the perfect position to steal just enough seats from the Liberals to allow Conservative leader and human piece of toast without butter, Andrew Scheer, to gain the minority government he so desperately wants.
“We couldn’t be happier for them,” remarked Scheer, “My party has tried everything to become relevant like tax breaks for the rich, demonising the compensation of a torture victim, and of course, being whiter than fresh snow on a Saskatoon Christmas, but this might be the only thing to actually give us an edge.”
Former NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair is confident that whoever the new leader is they will make the party proud. “It’s clear to everyone that we have an embarrassment of riches and remember, I know a thing or two about being an embarrassment.”
OTTAWA – With the NDP leadership race revving up, party members are enthusiastic about finding a leader popular enough to divide progressive voters straight down the middle.
“I’ve been dreaming of this moment ever since Jack Layton used his Ned Flander’s mustache and heartwarming cane to catapult the NDP to new heights, handing over the election to Stephen Harper,” rejoiced Ryan Heeder.
With four strong candidates ranging from ‘white man who probably drives a Prius’, to ‘white woman who probably drives a Prius’, and even ‘ handsome charismatic man who might lose Quebec because people think he’s Muslim-ish’, the party has a very difficult choice to make.
“I would be honoured to be our nation’s first visible minority to embody the rift between old and young liberals,” commented frontrunner, Jagmeet Singh. “But no matter what happens the NDP will continue to be the party whose progressive ideas are somehow indistinguishable from the Liberals, yet still radical enough to divide the majority of Canadians.”
Most analyst agree that with the right leader the NDP may be in the perfect position to steal just enough seats from the Liberals to allow Conservative leader and human piece of toast without butter, Andrew Scheer, to gain the minority government he so desperately wants.
“We couldn’t be happier for them,” remarked Scheer, “My party has tried everything to become relevant like tax breaks for the rich, demonising the compensation of a torture victim, and of course, being whiter than fresh snow on a Saskatoon Christmas, but this might be the only thing to actually give us an edge.”
Former NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair is confident that whoever the new leader is they will make the party proud. “It’s clear to everyone that we have an embarrassment of riches and remember, I know a thing or two about being an embarrassment.”
www.thebeaverton.com/2017/09/ndp-excited-pick-leader-strong-enough-split-left-wing-vote/
All hail Andrew Scheer, Canada's maple syrup-drenched Mike Pence, who might be Prime Minister in 2019!!!
Hell, I think I'd look pretty good in one of those red dresses the handmaids wear lol
... no seriously, would the NDP and Liberals just fucking merge already?