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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Maybe so, but rather than appeals to the subjective emotion of those worst affected, look at it objectively; Klein's austerity was pragmatism taken to the extreme.
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Apologetics are rampant.
Klein threatened to use the non-withstanding clause specifically "to achieve some overall societal goal that they think is virtuous", as was the near cult like following 'balancing the books' received.
You're arguing that Klein's policies were pragmatic as if giving each albertan $400 was the logical, non-ideologically motivated natural order of things. Not because these policies themselves are pragmatic, but because the tenure of Klein's leadership is ostensibly pragmatic in your eyes.
The worst part of it is I don't think you have any idea how partisan you sound when you argue from the perspective that Klein's tenure is the result of pragmatism but the NDP tenure thus far is ideologically motivated.