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Originally Posted by John Doe
What do you think about the guy who said the following?
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"Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it"
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"I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians."
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"You have to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada; people who live in ghettos and are not integrated into Western Canadian society."
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http://unseatharper.ca/harper-quotes.php |
And this is EXACTLY why I think the ads that the Conservatives are running are dumb. We all evolve with age and that also includes stances we take on political issues. So when you take quotes from over a decade ago, they are no longer relevant.
Plus, those with political aspirations soon realize that it is a different ball game when you are on the outside looking in compared to the inside trying to stay in. Campaigns are run totally differently if you are in opposition compared to if you are elected and governing the country.
All parties should take heed that the literature, photographs, film, whatever they use from the past might no longer be relevant, might not have been taken in the right context, and might backfire.