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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Show me this agenda, compare it to George W Bush. Show me the proof of the execution of this agenda.
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That's my point, he can't execute it without being voted out of office.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
What has he campaigned on that shows this neo conservative agenda?
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Campaigning against Gay marriage back in 2005, pushing for an extended term in Afghanistan, attempting to shut down the in-site.
After getting into office he backed off on two of those for reasons stated above imo.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The only thing that you could really argue was that Harper wanted to join the war in Iraq, but then again you could accuse our esteemed Liberal leader of the same thing.
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Which one? Chretien said NO U
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
In fact, I tend to think that if we were scared of hidden agenda's we should probably look at Ignatieff who is campaigning as a completely different guy then he was when he lived in the states.
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There's a reason people don't like Ignatieff. It's not like I am implying that Harper would suddenly change us over to a theocratic state by getting a Majority, but I do think his policies would deviate a lot further to the right.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Frankly this whole conservative hidden agenda thing is the last gasp campaign strategy by the Liberal party that has nothing else to campaign on.
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I honestly don't even see it as a 'hidden' agenda. I see it as an agenda is quite open to the public and the public doesn't really like what it sees, but likes what Harper can do in a minority setting since he really is the best of the worst.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't see Harper taking away woman's rights, or bringing back the death penalty, or segregating and kicking out legal immigrants.
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Neither do I, but I do see gay marriage being looked at again, and things like drug laws becoming more draconian and in-line with the US' war on drugs.