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Originally Posted by Boblobla
I have found the best way to discuss things is to not really make a point, insult people, and make rampant generalizations as well.
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I didn't insult anyone there. I have knocked on doors for political parties before and I find many, many people do not follow the issues. And if you can't explain your platform plank in two sentences or less, many people lose interest. You really need to keep it simple.... and this is not a simple tax to understand.
My statement was "if people don't understand it they reject it as evil". Nowhere did I suggest that this was the only reason to reject the carbon tax... there are lots of pros and cons. But most people across the country are not going to study this hard enough to find those pros and cons and have a debate. Dion is pinning his hopes on a complicated issue that I'm doubting will win many votes in any province, much less Alberta.
And doing anything about Global Warming is going to alienate Alberta as polls show that Albertans are the least likely to believe that it is happening. I don't think the carbon tax is ABOUT alienating Alberta for the good of the other provinces, it's about addressing an issue that other provinces want action on save one.