I generally steer clear of writing posts about political situations, but I think the upcoming election in Canada warrants some sort of remark.
I've been paying a lot of attention to the Conservative party's campaign this time around and I've come to the conclusion that the honourable (tongue firmly planted in cheek) Prime Minister, Stephen Harper clearly believes he is running a campaign in the late 19th or early 20th century.
With remarks about "old stock Canadians", "Barbaric Cultural Practices" and the like, it's hard to escape from the conclusion that he inhabits a bubble universe where time froze in and about the turn of the last century.
Some people have accused him of being a fascist. I don't think he's a fascist... he's very clearly (and to use his own words) an "old stock" anglophile imperialist. Someone really ought to mention that he isn't running against Wilfrid Laurier and that he's missed the last Imperial Conference by 78 years.
So, given his record of making policies and passing acts that even imperialists in the 1920's would have found a tad on the regressive side, I urge everyone to get out and vote! Vote strategically if you absolutely have to, but we need to get this reprobate out of office... before it's too late.
If he makes office again, I fear women will be soon losing the right to vote, and he'll be warning us about the increasing power of Germany and Japan.
I've been paying a lot of attention to the Conservative party's campaign this time around and I've come to the conclusion that the honourable (tongue firmly planted in cheek) Prime Minister, Stephen Harper clearly believes he is running a campaign in the late 19th or early 20th century.
With remarks about "old stock Canadians", "Barbaric Cultural Practices" and the like, it's hard to escape from the conclusion that he inhabits a bubble universe where time froze in and about the turn of the last century.
Some people have accused him of being a fascist. I don't think he's a fascist... he's very clearly (and to use his own words) an "old stock" anglophile imperialist. Someone really ought to mention that he isn't running against Wilfrid Laurier and that he's missed the last Imperial Conference by 78 years.
So, given his record of making policies and passing acts that even imperialists in the 1920's would have found a tad on the regressive side, I urge everyone to get out and vote! Vote strategically if you absolutely have to, but we need to get this reprobate out of office... before it's too late.
If he makes office again, I fear women will be soon losing the right to vote, and he'll be warning us about the increasing power of Germany and Japan.
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