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Originally Posted by Azure
This is why its so amusing to read the 'omg why do people support Trump' posts.
People are voting or leaning towards voting for Trump for many of the same reasons people will vote for PP here in Canada.
There are obvious issues that people are struggling with. Inflation, jobs, housing, etc, etc. I mean, can we really pin it down specifically?
They associate those issues with the current government in charge.
Therefore they will vote for other government.
Its really simple, but I guess if you're small minded its easy to do OMGMAAAGGAAA!!!!@%%EVIL!#@!@#!@#@!! instead.
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It's also wrong. Sure, it's easy to say this is what it is about, and a new government will fix it, but that's just people deceiving themselves through emotions, not fact. And I guess that's all it takes, which is why politicians do it, and why yes, it is reasonable to point out how wrong it is.
An honest, non-partisan assessment will reveal that inflation is a global issue, Canada and the US are doing pretty good relative to peers, and that solutions don't lie with the continued consolidation of wealth at the top. It's also just a reality the western world, who have had it pretty ####ING AMAZING for decades are going to have to take a haircut while the rest of the world rises. All that is to say that politicians are playing you by pretending they will solve this with the plans they have presented. And it's easy to fall for, because why wouldn't you want better for nothing? Sure, gimme some of that! Which makes it fair to point out that type of thinking is simplistic, and what reality will look like.