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Originally Posted by Bunk
The people I've known in party politics more or less all say the same thing. It's a brutally stifling environment. One can not even publicly signal they agree with someone across partisan lines is saying - let alone vote what they believe. Party discipline is inherently a command and control exercise. It's all strictly enforced group-think. This is why I like municipal politics more - you can actually be an individual critical thinker and actor in your decision making capacity.
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And it’s basically all pre-ordained at that level. Question period is for the cameras and maybe your local MP/MLA gets shown on the news, but the questions are basically known ahead and everyone knows what answers are coming back. It’s political theatre.