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Originally Posted by Flame On
Why is that CP, because a right wing party dominates in the US and can't in Canada? I think if I lived in the US I'd be depressed as well as interested. I'm not really depressed in Canada, though it is by no means as interesting.
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If I were an American, I'd probably vote Democrat because the Republicans there are too right wing for me while, in Canada, I'd probably vote Conservative. . . . . although I'm uncomfortable with the current Conservative leadership as being too right wing, hence my vote this time being in question.
I'm also pragmatic and experienced enough to know that politics goes in cycles, that there are times in America when the right will dictate the agenda and other times the left will hold sway. America is pretty polarized and divided right now but that isn't necessarily the norm and that trend can come and go.
In Canada, a nation divided seems to not only be a permanent thing, unlike in America, but also one that isn't likely to be cured and will probably lead to the ultimate fracture of the country into different borders.
Hence I find American politics interesting but Canadian politics depressing.
Cowperson