tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3563170426875693936..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: The Tyee Asks - Has Justin Out-Harpered the Conservatives?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-78289596511184453012016-09-30T05:41:08.182-07:002016-09-30T05:41:08.182-07:00There is more at stake now Mound. Previous governm...There is more at stake now Mound. Previous governments have pushed our democracy to the edge, Trudeau just may be the one to push it over that edge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-66701446706059131322016-09-29T19:55:59.717-07:002016-09-29T19:55:59.717-07:00I don't know why anyone's surprised by thi...I don't know why anyone's surprised by this. For as long as I can remember the Liberal strategy has been to run from the left and govern from the right. The Cons talk a good game about balanced budgets, cutting the public service and restricting immigration but they almost always do the opposite when in power. Harper certainly did. <br /><br />OTOH, it was Liberals under Chretien and Martin that actually delivered on the Conservative agenda, with a string of balanced budgets, cuts to the PS and immigration at its lowest level in 20 years. Trudeau is simply continuing the Liberal tradition of governing from the right.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-84327410925537003042016-09-29T18:55:06.471-07:002016-09-29T18:55:06.471-07:00It's funny. I always expected them to be less ...It's funny. I always expected them to be less progressive that they were trying to sell themselves. And even though I consider myself something of a cynic, they went much further toward Harper than I would have expected. And the worst part is that this kind of behaviour feeds political cynicism and contributes to the decay of democracy because it further erodes the trust what little trust is left in the system. The sad thing is that the message here is that if you smile and act like you care, you can get away with the very same basic agenda that Harper had and people think it OK. If that doesn't feed cynicism I can't imagine what does.Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-40089134072941285812016-09-29T17:08:14.312-07:002016-09-29T17:08:14.312-07:00More and more Trudeau appears to be playing a game...More and more Trudeau appears to be playing a game. Worse, so do almost all politicians. It doesn't seem to matter who wins elections. What citizens think doesn't count. What scientists report doesn't matter to those in control. Politicians think it's all about themselves. <br /><br />We're screwed. Tobynoreply@blogger.com