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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Sit back and watch and learn then.
And I didn't just say they were going to attack the oil and gas industry did I? I said they were going to bankrupt Alberta. Their raid on Alberta will go far beyond just the oil and gas industry. They'll take all they can get, and then they'll take some more just for punitive measures.
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What a bizarre thing to say... what exactly will the feds "take"? Do you really think this is some anti-Western cabal? Weird.
Here's a hint. Most politicians honestly try to do what they think is right most of the time. Often they make mistakes, but we make a bigger one when we assume they're being evil and devious all the time. Why did Bush invade Iraq? He thought it was the right thing to do. Why did FDR cut spending in the late 30s, sending the country deeper into recession? He thought it was the right thing to do. Both were huge blunders--but they weren't
evil.
With a very few exceptions, politicians aren't evil people. Politicians are just people like anybody else--they are well meaning for the most part, and are people who dedicate their lives to public service when generally they could make more money doing something else.. I'm not a fan of Harper, but at least I can give him credit for THAT. If you can't comprehend that you'll never understand politics. There's no more naive position than the assumption that politicians you didn't vote for are evil, nefarious people with secret agendas who want to steal your money.