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Originally Posted by Fuzz
If only we could write them off as a parody. Nope, these people are 100% serious, and 100% wrapped up in it. And they vote.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Do people understand how dumb it is out there? Like, here's an example from the Calgary Freedumb Facebook page, I didn't go hunting, this was just there.
These people vote. They decide our future. They have taken over the UCP and may very well run the province for the next 4 years. I really don't understand how you can't see this as a threat to society. |
Listen to yourself. You want to cancel stupid people? You are acting like if extremism popped up as a result of Facebook groups.
Varieties of views including extremism and disillusion have existed since the beginning of times and will continue as it is part of human nature.
Are they committing a crime with this Facebook group? What's your solution? Ban them from voting? Cancel them? Throw them in jail for thought crimes? Ban groups you simply don't agree with from congregating publicly and online? Do you do the same to antifa groups? I see PETA members as extremists. Should they go too?
I just want to hear how you want to manage extremist views in a democratic country that has a constitution which protects the freedom of expression.
Engaging in stupid thoughts is not a crime. Protesting on the streets, no matter how stupid the reason, is not in itself a crime. Engaging in a group of flat earthers sharing misinformation to one another is not a crime (and sad to say i personally know 2 legitimate flat earthers, one which education level may surprise you).
And yes those people vote as Canadian citizens, so do you. I sure as heck did not vote Liberal last election yet as a country we are now led by a Liberal NDP coalition, of which a party that only had 17% of the vote has more power and making more policies than the party which won the popular vote at 34%. But that's how our country runs. And as this is how our democracy works, I have to accept it. And I will be voting NDP in the Alberta election to avoid Danielle Smith from running this province to the ground at all costs, but also accept that if that's what our province wants, that's what we will get. I mean the US did somehow survive Trump, it's not the end of the world. Same way we are surviving Trudeau. Same way you will survive Smith.
If the Marxist-Leninist party rises up and Canadians vote for it, well that's just great. If the freedom central party rises up, well our democratic society has spoken.
But you can't have it both ways just because you don't like who can vote in a free democracy and want to cancel those votes and want to eliminate their ability to communicate. I really don't understand what you are trying to accomplish by pointing out they can vote.