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[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Nothing. This is the SAME SHIT THAT HAPPENED IN 1993, except it was a conservative PM then (Mulroney). The last generation of them that cared to be a leader for all sides. Harper was outright an enemy to decency.

Nowadays, the notion of self-sacrifice for utilitarian ethics is a rarified trait; and utterly non-existent on the right of the aisle. Run the thought experiment for yourself and simulate a republican or a conservative candidate doing the right thing. It's good for a laugh.

[-] Jamablaya@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Mulroney was simply unpopular, especially about the GST. People fucking HATE Trudeau, a deep visceral feeling he's engendered across the country, and it's not recent. (It's hard to take anyone seriously that calls Harper a threat to decency)

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

Oh I hated Mulroney too... Conservatives have been slimy and repellent to my sensibilities since about grade 4.

Your lack of ability to take me seriously is, frankly, your own flaw to come to grips with. It doesn't change my ability to vote or who I will vote for, and mine counts the same as yours, Peaches.

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