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Old 12-07-2018, 09:17 PM   #16
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She used to, but lately she has slide so far left She has become a characture of herself. The only one to vote against even talking to the Flames again, the claim she was open minded yet was totally not on the olympics, complete devotion to the densification and cycling of the inner city.

She basically has become ultra progressive in the same vein as Farkas is ultra regressive. That sounds good, but unless Portland is doing it she is against it no conversation allowed. Trust me I have tried to engage her in social media and all I get is uppity liberal snark back, and I live inner city, am post secondary educated and drive a german car! I think I am part of the base you mention yuppies, hippies, and hipsters.
And 7% of the city backs these extreme points of view. Her presence on council provides value and represents Calgarians. Find me any issue where you believe that isn’t representing a minority view of a portion of Calgary. I think Farkas is an idiot in the way he presents his views but his views certainly represent a segment of Calgarians who should be allowed to shout at clouds and then be ignored.

Calgary is better off having these extremes on council and looking at the voting patterns of council typical left right coalition do not exist. This is a good thing and I think the broad spectrum of ideas helps.
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