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Originally Posted by jayswin
I don't agree with a lot of Cowboy89's political views, but he's certainly a very intelligent, genuine person who speaks with clarity and respect for the other side.
Unfortunately, being a conservative supporter has become a weird place for many. On CP I see the sentiment from corporatejay and others that this place is a left wing echo chamber and impossible to speak out as a conservative. I disagree with that. I think that conservative parties all over the western world are being hijacked by populist/conspiracy based parties and true conservative citizens are being left without a home, and it's frustrating for them, as they navigate whether to keep supporting a local/provincial/state/federal party vs jumping ship.
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NDP, Liberal, Conservative...it seems that all parties at the Federal level kind of end of migrating to the middle. I believe that the social values of voting populace pushes all in that direction. Provincial parties lean this way as well, I can almost guarantee that all that spews out of Smith's non filtered mouth will be walked back with little or zero change to the programs/policies/laws she attacks. Ditto for all of the talking heads in Ottawa. As mentioned before, any party that makes a concerted effort to unravel significant portions of the Canadian safety net is pretty much committing political suicide.