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Originally Posted by Canadianman
Looking back to determine when the Conservative Parties (whatever their names were) lost me, and it was very clearly when they decided that they weren't the party of "small government" or "lower taxes" but instead simply became grifters who hate women, LBGTQ+ and minorities. They load up government with their friends and give out millions of dollars worth of sole-sourced/non-competitive contracts to their campaign contributors. They aren't interested in lowering taxes, they look at the average Conservative voter as ####s whose sole purpose is to make them rich.
Maybe it is just that I have become more critical in my analysis as I stepped away from the political leanings of my parents, but I'm not sure that's it. I can't say I approved of his method of dealing with homelessness, but I never considered Ralph Klein to be trying to line his pockets (or those of his friends).
Conservative parties across the world have taken a sharp turn towards populism, grift and portraying themselves as anti-elitists (when their actions imply that they consider themselves to be elite). They espouse a philosophy that government just gets in the way of business and that human rights are unnecessary. It's a first step towards fascism.
I can't stand it anymore. I've donated what I can to the Alberta NDP, and I am volunteering with my local constituency association. It's not much, but I figure I can either bitch about the direction that the Province (and the world?) seem to be taking or I can try to do something about it.
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No offence and you sound like you mean well but a lot of your post here is really reaching and you’re crying over nothing, take a break and carry on with your volunteering and fundraising.
Could you elaborate on how gay people for example are having a tough time, I see more openly gay and trans people than ever before. I think some of you on here complain too much. And if it wasn’t Smith that won the leadership and someone else you would still be crying.