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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
If you’re going to pretend as though NDP MLAs in Alberta, and their families didn’t hear an earful(whether the ear filler was right or wrong) during their tenure as the ruling party it’s going to be very difficult to have a serious discussion with you.
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Just typical political bluster. No NDP's cousin was messaging them about their disappointment that they voted for increasing minimum wage.
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Hahaha. Weren’t you the one who got all pissy because you wanted a general strike while you kept working without putting your financial livelihood on the line? One of the biggest reasons a general strike didn’t happen was because the teachers didn’t defy the order. The lack of a general strike is actually one of the reasons why the Lethbridge firefighters left the AFL if you’d bother to a little bit more research into your arguments instead of just cherry picking your facts.
I guess when you’re satisfied letting everyone else do the work for you to try and effect the change you want to see it must be easier to focus on hypothetical positives while assuming that there are unlimited chances in life. Ignorance is bliss after all. As I said before, your points are plausible if that provides you with some comfort. I just personally haven’t seen it play out the way you expect consistently.
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Bemoaning the failure to strike is not mutually exclusive with bemoaning such a partisan approach - the radio report on this stated that several unions were frustrated with the politically confrontational approach.
Most agree the Forever Canadian was a smashing success - it was the most succesful petition in Canadian history afterall. 26% of the total voters in last election and 15% of all eligible voters. The Calgary-Bow recall matched this almost identically: 25% and 16%. It's actually a remarkable feat.
So question for you - if the union driven citizen initiatives fail, will that mean they never should have tried at all?