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Originally Posted by woob
"In any event, Alberta is now experiencing the consequences of living in a cocoon of smugness, epic mismanagement and disdain for the rest of the country."
I can't comment on the smugness part, but the other two points in this sentence are bang on. One need only look at the past 40+ years of politics in this province, and one need only spend a few weeks on this board alone to experience the disdain. Much like when Prentice said Albertans need to look in the mirror, Albertans don't like to be called out to face the truths. Unless it's something the NDP did, then please shout louder.
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Similar opinions discussed in a 2012 article during boom times.
Kelly McParland: Alberta envy emerges as the new national disease
“For instance, the reasons given by respondents for their low opinion of Albertans included: ” that compassion, open-mindedness and tolerance was not always what it could or should be,” and that “respondents felt [Albertans] did not care about the rest of the country.”
Um, what??? Where would anyone get ideas like that? In searching their minds prior to stating their opinions, exactly what criteria did respondents use in reaching the conclusion that Albertans are a) heartless and b) don’t care about the rest of the country? Is there a blatant example of unpatriotic Albertan selfishness out there I’ve missed? Can anyone cite even a single case of Albertans giving the impression their concern for the rest of the country is any less than that of other Canadians?”
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/kel...tional-disease