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Originally Posted by Whynotnow
While opinions in both ends may be as extreme I don’t think the left is nearly as successful in getting the democrats to bend the knee as the right has been. Show me the equivalent of what the right is achieving in abortion - getting Roe v Wade overturned and red states getting super regressive on the matter. Over on the left I can’t think of a similar example - even on climate change it’s usually just kicking the can down the road.
I’m open to a different view on this though.
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The right has absolutely been much more successful in poisoning the body with extremist views, in the states. The clearest example of that in Canada has been the UCP, but I'm not sure if they will get a true foothold here after a term of Smith abuse.
The ideological left having too much sway in Canada is pretty clear with the treatment of the oil and gas sector. In the states, the leftist dialogue was even more extreme than in Canada, but the policy in action was reality based. Both Obama and Biden heavily funded and supported the energy sector.
They saw it as following their leftist views, but taking full advantage of the window of time where fossil fuels were in demand, to in turn fuel the economy. Smart.
Trudeau set the timeline as immediate. I'd call that extremism.