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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It was implied by both parties, I think. But they were happy to let the media run with it and pretend they didn't start the ball rolling. Redford's playing at being agast by Husperger's blog was designed to give exactly that impression.
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Well in Leech's case Leech is the one that got the ball rolling, but in both cases I think being aghast at it is one thing, saying it was a Liberal and PC message "that a vote for the Wildrose was basically a vote for Homophobia and racism" is another, I haven't seen anything indicating the latter.
I don't think they need to, the media coverage and guaranteed public response does that by itself.
That's why I asked, I didn't see that message from either the PCs or Liberals.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
They will paint anyone who doesn't agree with them as being bigots without realizing that they reveal their own bigotry in the process.
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It's not painting someone that doesn't agree with you, it's panting someone that's being a bigot as being a bigot. Calling intolerance intolerance is not itself intolerant. Or put another way, being intolerant towards intolerance is an appropriate response to intolerance.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Canadian politics is polarizing in a bad way, every bit as bad as American politics, and you can blame the harcore leftist supporters for that.
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Lol. If only the leftists would wake up and become conservatives then there'd be no more polarizing?
I call shenanigans, this election was exhibit A, the right polarized between the right and the far right all by them selves without any help from the left.
I spent more time reading twitter than I ever have during an election, and between people seeing a hidden social agenda in the WR and other people saying voting for PCs was like voting for Obama, the right was plenty polarized by itself.
Though I do agree that it is becoming more like American politics, but I think the reasons are a lot more complicated than "hardcore leftist supporters" (whatever that means).