r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • 19d ago

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/rastamasta45 18d ago

On a political note, it’s legitimately wild how bad Conservative Party derangement symptom is in this county. Now the report came out that LPC want to track down and sue people for “misinformation” and all you see is

“Well the CPC will do worse” and my favorite “the CPC will use this to make trans people disappear, watch them go away”

…..the LPC enacted this, they’re pushing this and they’re wanting this done. Like we’re actually at the point of Canadians electing full on authoritarian fascists and voters proudly proclaiming “nuh uh, pp is worse” while fully losing their freedoms.

We’re actually entering a death spiral with these voters…..Alberta needs to separate and I’m from Ontario lol!

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u/campclownhonkler 18d ago

This is the truth about team voters. They can't see their own team as having faults so the other team is instantly worse. The reality is all of the of political parties suck, are corrupt and advantage rich people over normal people but at least the conservatives let you keep your guns.

I would also take reddit and redditor opinions with a grain of salt as it pretty far left.

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u/Beneficial-Ride-4475 15d ago edited 15d ago

Yeah, but that's the thing isn't it?

Yes, the average Canadian is a centrist who dabbles in center-right and center-left politics when it suits them. Once-in-a-lifetime they will dabble in right or left politics, but they don't like that much.

Boomers on the otherhand, hold influence in politics. Remember that Boomers in Canada hold over 50% of household wealth. That's a huge chunk of money, and more importantly, a huge chunk of money politicians will take notice of. Hence, political influence. Furthermore, both the CPC and NDP bang on about housing and housing reforms, public transport, infrastructure, etc. These policies terrify Bommers because they'll take a financial hit. They know their investments and wealth are safe with the LPC.

Money talks.

As for younger folks voting LPC, the NDP aren't really a legit party anymore, and the Greens are ineffectual. If you are a voter, and you aren't a conservative, you are going to vote LPC, because your other options are not worth it.