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Originally Posted by belsarius
What other interpretation is there? Your post was again full of vagueness and overarching ideals with no substance.
What did Notley do to the rural people of Alberta? Like actually do? Are you talking Bill-1 which did almost none of the things that were feared in regards to the family farm and actually assisted laborer's in rural Alberta?
What "pejorative and at worst marginalizing" did you mean in regards to NDP rhetoric? For the vast majority of the campaign all the NDP did was show clips of the bat#### crazy stuff that Smith has actually said.
How are the UCP actually supporting their constituents in rural Alberta by allowing funding to be siphoned away from the municipalities through funding cuts from the Provincial level or through allowing the millions in unpaid taxes to the municipalities to continue?
Your entire post just proved the point that the UCP have very few if no actual receipts that prove they are better at anything other than enriching the already rich and emboldening the bigots of society.
I'll admit I had to google "epistemological", and the key word I took out is Justifiable. I would love to see an actual justifiable argument instead of empty generalities.
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I'm happy to talk specifics.
Point 1. With respect to Bill 6. The bill was not poorly received because of it's intent but in the way that it was constructed and delivered. For one the Bill at first delivery did not have a nuanced understanding of how farms operate. Which leads to the most important criticism, which is that it was crafted without any formal, or informal consultation. The sensitivity around this is largely due to the fact that farms are not just livelihoods, but peoples homes. Farm safety of course is no small concern, you'd be hard pressed to find a family who have not felt the impact. rural schools, special interest groups and the like work hard to promote farm safety through education and support. The dissatisfaction with the bill again, was because the bill lacked clarity and nuance. Farmers are no strangers to having their work legislated. Indeed, there is a great deal more regulation and administration around paying employees. It was the confusion, and again lack of consultation surrounding unpaid workers that caused frustration. The political environment continues to lack nuance with efforts to reduce carbon by taxing beef production, this ignores a more nuanced understanding of the environment which works to balance carbon pollution, with biodiversity. Soy of course is less water and carbon intensive, but kills all the wild flowers. again these legislations create a great deal of anxiety because it is not just your lively hood but your home, and in the case of most farmers the home of your ancestors.
Point 2. Search the word rural in the Alberta politics forum and try quote one nice thing said. Maybe you've got a point that this is all about "feelies" but it ain't nice. Of course the NDP have not formally insulted my intelligence, but many of their volunteers ( according to the thread) have.
Point 3. I would prefer not to speak in specifics, as to give up my location and occupation. No less, our representative shows up to fundraisers and gives support. When I have needed help, they have shown up. It is in rural communities as much about the individual as the party, again this maybe different in cities.
Which leads to the point about epistemologies. These are frameworks of knowledge of which we apply information to. In short a world view. I have a different world view than you, and that it okay. It is because we live in different world. All the same there is common ground, as a socialist I work to find it with my neighbors everyday. Maybe we could do the same.