r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 17 '26

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u/Due-Candidate4384 26d ago

Guys I have honestly never seen a population as fucking stupid as ours in the developed world. I can’t think of a single thing about Canada that is materially better because of the Liberals, yet Canadians think this is not enough reason to change parties after 11 years. Maybe it’s self-hatred. The left won the culture war in Canada and leftist ideology often stems from self-hatred.

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u/InitialAd4125 26d ago

The left? Bitch please these are neoliberal capitalists last I checked I don't see mass ownership of the means of production.

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u/Lumindan 26d ago

The party might not be truly left but they hoover up the bulk of left leaning Canadians who then defend them as hard as they possibly can.

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u/InitialAd4125 26d ago

Left leaning? Ah yes highly left wing to checks notes support unbridled capitalism and elect a neoliberal banker. These people are neoliberals who are scared to call themselves what they are.

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u/Lumindan 26d ago

I'd like to think they capture both tbh.

There people who support the Liberals who do genuinely believe in left leaning ideology. That being said, I don't disagree with you that they've pushed their core party beyond that position.

Unfortunately with how team sports mentality works, they'll be cheered on by their base regardless.

If you told me 20 years ago the Liberals would be cheering on a multi millionaire banking executive as their figure head I wouldn't have believed it.

I also don't think they genuinely know what a neo liberal is.

I think it just highlights how rocky the actual political landscape is now in Canada and it's not as cut and dry.

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u/InitialAd4125 26d ago

"There people who support the Liberals who do genuinely believe in left leaning ideology. That being said, I don't disagree with you that they've pushed their core party beyond that position."

It's the fundamental reason I despise the Liberal party they don't actually stand for anything they claim other people are populists but at the end of the day that's what they are. They have no beliefs they hold dear only power and they will throw anyone and anything under the bus to hold onto that power.

" also don't think they genuinely know what a neo liberal is."

If anything it's neo neo liberalism or what neo liberalism was in reality all about "free markets, private property, deregulation, privatization, and reduced government spending" Yeah all these things but private property is only respected for the rich and corporations, free markets when it benefits the rich, deregulation for the rich, privatization when it benefits the rich and reduced government spending for normal people and money into the hands of the rich.

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u/Natural_Comparison21 26d ago

The biggest voters for the Liberals are those in the 55+ age demographic. No other demographic in 2025-2026 according to 338 Canada has had the liberals poll over 50%. The highest for men was 45%, women was 49% (close but no cigar.), 18-34 year olds was 45%. 35-54 year olds 42%. Only 55+ age demographic has averaged 50%+ since Febuary 2026. That demographic is so fixated on the Liberals that is who the Liberals cater to. Which is perfect. In Canada the average age someone lives to is about 83 years old. Meaning that even at there youngest age 66% of there life has already been spent. So they don't care if everyone else's life quality if going down the drain. As long as they can make it another atleast 25 odd years they will be happy. Because if they got even a little bit of equity they won't care. They want the status quo to maintain itself.

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u/Due-Candidate4384 26d ago

I’m well aware the LPC isn’t left, but the people who voted for them are. Their leftist self-hatred means voting for dog shit over and over again. Partly to punish themselves but also probably to hurt the rest of us too. Gets their lil dicks hard

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u/InitialAd4125 26d ago

"I’m well aware the LPC isn’t left, but the people who voted for them are."

No again that's neoliberal boomers or do you think the fucking boomers are left wing you know the generation famous for being fuck you I got mine mindset?

"Their leftist self-hatred means voting for dog shit over and over again."

No it means neoliberal boomers vote for the dog shit because they're the dog their bullshit is dumped on the rest of us so that they can live even more comfortable lives then most of them get. All the while there owners the rich laugh at us and rape kids.

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u/Gloomy-Grocery6562 26d ago

Cringe Reddit take. The LPC are already further left than I’d like on gun ownership, among other things.

I hope you’re not about to say something stupid like, “If we go far enough left, we’ll get our guns back!”