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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think comments like this show how naive people are to changing demographics. People of an older generation than mine seem to think this is just a blip in the radar and the result of protest votes. I don't think this is the case. Attitudes are changing, particularly towards the oil sector and what they should be paying back as a result of profiting off the resource in our ground in a huge way. There is also a huge shift in how people look at the attainability of renewable resources, which sours many people on oil and gas in general.
I know many people who voted NDP knowing full well it would likely affect their employment directly, purely because they couldn't let their personal gain outweigh what they perceive as larger social issues.
I think people that think this is an aberration are in for a surprise.
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What could be a bigger social issue than living a prosperous life?
If you don't want your person gain to outweigh any perceived social issue, then maybe those folks would be happy somewhere else.
I understand the demographics issue. It is frustrating being a lifelong Albertan.
My dad worked in the industry for 30+ years. Alberta oil put food in my stomach and clothes on my back. It is doing the same for my young family today. I have a need to defend the Alberta way of life.
Attitudes are changing, particularly towards the oil sector and what they should be paying back as a result of profiting off the resource in our ground in a huge way.
Could this be the politics of envy?