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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
I compared Oiler fans to NDP apologists.
The apologists were crowing quite loudly when the NDP were first elected (i.e. the off season, after a 1st overall draftpick).
You've proven my point though, there is one rather meek dissenting voice in the thread at the moment after the NDP's poor start (i.e. eliminated from the playoffs by the end of October).
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This thread is exactly what I thought it'd be after the NDP won. I voted for them, would do it again.
But I knew that as the real effects of oil prices tanking became apparent, the rookie government would make a lot of mistakes, and Alberta was in for a world of hurt with or without the NDP.
I also knew that it'd be convenient to blame them for a lot of ills - real and imagined - and in some ways it's great for the conservative side of things (especially if you're one of those who sees politics like a hockey team) as the NDP get the adjustment period and likely are one-and-done.
But the NDP are not my "team" and while I'm still pleased they were elected, I don't have much interest in defending the minutiae of their missteps and policies.