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Originally Posted by kn
Honestly, I'm a bit tired of CP's constant labelling Albertans as dumb, rural people as dumb, if someone doesn't understand a particular question, dumb. I'm not an expert on the multitude of issues brought up in the CP political threads but I try and educate myself on the ones that interest me or, in this case, have to vote on.
The DST question had implications that are not immediately apparent for people who only know they need to change the clocks twice a year. This is as much a fault with the question as it is the fault of someone who fails to look into the issue. If anything, it could be an indictment of direct democracy initiatives.
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You’re right on the first part. It’s partly hyperbole and partly true what another poster said that everyone is dumb, so don’t take it personally.
For the second part, I mostly agree but it isn’t the questions fault. You can’t put all of the info needed to make an informed decision into the question. That’s up to the voter. And the average voter just isn’t going to do any research. They’re going to vote emotionally and without logic. They think “oh I don’t like losing an hour in the spring so let’s scrap it” without thinking of the implications on day to day life, family, sports, business etc.
That’s the fault of our incompetent provincial government. They get paid to make informed decisions and weigh all the options that your average emotional voter won’t consider. That’s why this is such a bad move to make it a province wide referendum.