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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It does seem that exceptionalism, both the Alberta and the American variety, is pretty much a rural thing. Maybe someone who lives or grew up in a rural community can explain where this idea that there's nothing you can learn from other people comes from.
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I'm not really seeing how this is different from the attitudes of urbanites.
Anyway, the death threat chatter was is stupid, and does need to stop. It's nice to see Jean be the one to say it as well - it is too easily ignored if it just comes from the focus of those who are angry.
But the anger itself is entirely Notley's fault. She took the right idea - safety legislation on farms - and mishandled it in almost every way possible. Her strategy seems to have been to just do nothing and wait out the anger. Instead, her own failure to communicate or respond in any meaningful way only caused it to grow. When she finally made some changes regarding family and friends, it was too little, too late. Trust was completely blown.
It's not surprising the NDP have dropped 12 points in opinion polls in the last two months.