• Bo7a@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Nobody should be a fan of any politician. They are servants after all. But to say that he is universally disliked is more indicative of your own little bubble than it is of reality.

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      10 months ago

      I don’t think the comment you’re replying to is particularly off-base. Coming from a centre-left perspective, this government has been essentially inactive on so many issues that are negatively impacting Canadians, whether it be housing (pre-emptive frig off to the inevitable comments parroting the "provincial responsibility pablum), grocery prices, etc. I don’t know anyone who thinks this term has been a success, and at this point even a substantial chunk of the Liberal caucus is concerned about going into the election with Trudeau at the helm.

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        10 months ago

        For what it is worth - I didn’t downvote that comment. I just find it funny when someone says something like ‘universally disliked’ and felt inclined to remind other readers that ‘universally’ is not as universal as @rab may think.

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          10 months ago

          So do you personally know people who still support Trudeau?

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            10 months ago

            Yes. Of course.

            You can find supporters for any politician. I mean… Someone keeps sending Pierre money. There is no end to political dumbfuckery.

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              10 months ago

              Do you live in Ontario though?

              I live in BC, I have friends all across the political spectrum. Most of my friends including myself voted him in in the first place. The only thing Trudeau cares about in BC is his Tofino vacation home and everyone knows it.

              Pierre is only getting support because people are at the stage of “anyone but Trudeau”, and he’s sadly going to win because that’s how angry voters are right now

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                10 months ago

                I know quite a few people in BC who are in the stage of “anyone but Poilievre”, so they are technically still supporting Trudeau.

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                  10 months ago

                  I would hardly consider that supporting, that’s just voting as best you can in this broken system. Which Trudeau promised to fix and back pedalled

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                10 months ago

                I don’t live in Ontario but I do go there for donairs every few weeks. ;)

                I have lived in Quebec for the last two years. But I spent 20 years raising a family in AB and went to college in SK before moving there. My last non-quebec address was in Vernon BC. Every one of those places had supporters, nose-holding “the other ones are worse” voters, and haters, of all three major parties.

                I’m not trying to say that everyone I know is in love with the guy. That would be weird and uncomfortable. But I disagree that he is universally disliked.

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      10 months ago

      Maybe I should have mentioned his atrocious approval ratings, almost the lowest of any PM in history

      But yeah as for my “little bubble” I literally don’t know a single person who supports the guy, we are completely fed up with him. That said I live in western Canada. Eastern Canada will still vote for him, they are kinda fucked up over there though.

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        10 months ago

        Lol at “universally disliked” and “Eastern Canada will vote for him” I mean it’s only 63% of the population, practically zero people.

        Yes I know that not everyone in Eastern Canada will vote for him I’m just saying that you should be more consistent.

        Even if only %34 percent of Eastern Canada voted for him that’s still over %20 of the country.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah admittedly it’s easy to forget about eastern Canada as someone who’s only lived in BC and AB. It’s a totally different world over there

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            10 months ago

            It’s a totally different world over there

            It really isn’t.

            A lot of isolationists in AB/SK and to an extent BC want you to believe that. But having lived in almost every province, a few states, and three euro countries… I can safely say that most of the world is just trying to get by without hurting each other. You are just as likely to get help boosting your car in Gatineau as you would in Calgary or Kelowna. We are all just people. Drawing lines in the sand is a game for politicians, the media, and the rich. Don’t fall for it.