There are some interesting and insightful comments here on how conservative parties have changed. The policies that attracted me to the right-wing parties in the past seem to have changed (personal responsibility, law and order, fiscal prudence, values of working hard and taking responsibility for your own lot in life, etc). The yahoos that were involved in the trucker convoy (lawlessness, conspiracy theories, selfishness with no empathy for others) are not a group that I identify with at all. However, it seems like the conservative parties have decided to shift to these groups, which leaves me feeling like I don't have a home. It would have seemed inconceivable to me 10 years ago that I would vote for an NDP party, but that is the only sane choice in Alberta at this point in our history.
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