As you can see from this blog's bio, I'm a Conservative. A real Conservative. The type that sought the compromises that built this nation. Together, we are better. All of us are smarter than one of us. Shared sacrifice for shared reward.
These are the founding principles Canada was built on, Conservative principles. Somewhere in the last 40 years that movement was replaced by corporate interests.
We no longer have a capitalist economy, because the very foundation of capitalism is investment.
What we have now is a greed based society where those who can, scam the system as quickly as possible for their short-term rewards and screw how much it hurts others or damages the country.
These are the founding principles Canada was built on, Conservative principles. Somewhere in the last 40 years that movement was replaced by corporate interests.
We no longer have a capitalist economy, because the very foundation of capitalism is investment.
What we have now is a greed based society where those who can, scam the system as quickly as possible for their short-term rewards and screw how much it hurts others or damages the country.
Just because you stand in a garage does not make you a car so the people who call themselves Conservative now are CINO, Conservative In Name Only.
How did the rich hijack a movement of progress? It was rather simple really. They looked for the group no one else was courting, figured out what they wanted to hear and then began repeating that to them while pointing out how the other parties were against all that.
It's not that CINO are pro-life, because they've never voted against it despite Harper running the country for 9 year; but that doesn't stop them from pretending to be by aligning themselves with anti-choice movements.
And it's not that CINO are against debt since the two biggest spenders since World War II we're Conservatives Mulroney and Harper.
And it's not that CINO is big on law and order, or against Marijuana, since the laws passed by Harper against all those things were so severe that even Grade 8 socials student knew they were going to get thrown out but the courts being deemed as "unconstitutionally excessive punishment".
And despite everything Andrew Scheer has said in the House of Commons, CINO are not against Gay Marriage, since every attempt by Harper and the Conservatives to limit the definition of marriage - something the courts weren't even interested in ruling on - forced the Courts to rule against the Government because their laws attempted to limit human rights.
In fact, abortion is legal in Canada BECAUSE the Conservatives tried to pass a law that everyone told them was too extreme to stand, meaning they had to know the law, being struck down, would leave no law. And the fact they didn't pass a lesser, more court palatable law, means they were fine with unenforceable pot laws, gay marriage restrictions and abortion.
They looked at their base, pointed fingers at "activist judges" and then threw their hands up in defeat. It's a perfect Libertarian approach to things where they could have their cake of support and eat it too.
In fact, Canada went 10 years without any enforceable restrictions on Marijuana until Justin Trudeau legalized pot and put in regulations!
And CINO's repeat lies to their base, over and over, because it makes them seem like they're on the same side as people who want to believe someone is doing something about pot, gay marriage, criminals and abortion. It's easy to push the button of those people with arguments like "Canada's debt is too big" or "We need tougher crime laws to keep criminals off streets" or "Liberals hate babies!"
Meanwhile, when you look at what they do when they get power, it's boutique tax credits that benefit the rich, cuts to the poor, and more money in the pocket of those who donate to their cause. Basically, if it gets them what they need to stay in power - they'll say it, do it and enjoy it. Simply opportunism, or as they call it, "populist politics".
IF POLLS TOLD ANDY SCHEER THAT CANADIANS HATED OLD PEOPLE YOU'D SEE HIM CUT HIS FOLKS LOOSE ON AN ICE FLOW BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT NEWS CYCLE!
The problem is simple tribalism means us versus them, and in nation where more than half of the people just want to be left alone it also means that simple tribalism has ruined Canada.
HOW DO I KNOW MORE THAN HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN CANADA AREN'T TRIBAL?
That's the number of people who are registered to vote - but don't.
And they've even tried to subvert that fact.
(Rick Mercer's original rant ended with at the word "Vote" - a Conservative Candidate in BC added the word "Conservative" and posted it. Mercer made this statement about Harper while Stephen was Prime Minister)
And CINO ugliness and desperation to gain and retain power has forced the other parties to attack back. It forces everyone involved to the fringes just to highlight how they're different, and it alienates the center.
Conservatives now attack investments as socialism and because historically socialism is perceived as anti-religion that works with their base.
They could've done the same with any group they courted, provided that group felt marginalized, because it's the 21st century and everyone is too busy to check facts and think for themselves anymore. Those are the two biggest factors a scam artist needs to rip you off and sell you a lie.
And we call those people Con-Artists, or Cons.
So maybe that's the New Conservative. It sure fits their message.
It's not that CINO are pro-life, because they've never voted against it despite Harper running the country for 9 year; but that doesn't stop them from pretending to be by aligning themselves with anti-choice movements.
And despite everything Andrew Scheer has said in the House of Commons, CINO are not against Gay Marriage, since every attempt by Harper and the Conservatives to limit the definition of marriage - something the courts weren't even interested in ruling on - forced the Courts to rule against the Government because their laws attempted to limit human rights.
In fact, abortion is legal in Canada BECAUSE the Conservatives tried to pass a law that everyone told them was too extreme to stand, meaning they had to know the law, being struck down, would leave no law. And the fact they didn't pass a lesser, more court palatable law, means they were fine with unenforceable pot laws, gay marriage restrictions and abortion.
They looked at their base, pointed fingers at "activist judges" and then threw their hands up in defeat. It's a perfect Libertarian approach to things where they could have their cake of support and eat it too.
In fact, Canada went 10 years without any enforceable restrictions on Marijuana until Justin Trudeau legalized pot and put in regulations!
And CINO's repeat lies to their base, over and over, because it makes them seem like they're on the same side as people who want to believe someone is doing something about pot, gay marriage, criminals and abortion. It's easy to push the button of those people with arguments like "Canada's debt is too big" or "We need tougher crime laws to keep criminals off streets" or "Liberals hate babies!"
Meanwhile, when you look at what they do when they get power, it's boutique tax credits that benefit the rich, cuts to the poor, and more money in the pocket of those who donate to their cause. Basically, if it gets them what they need to stay in power - they'll say it, do it and enjoy it. Simply opportunism, or as they call it, "populist politics".
IF POLLS TOLD ANDY SCHEER THAT CANADIANS HATED OLD PEOPLE YOU'D SEE HIM CUT HIS FOLKS LOOSE ON AN ICE FLOW BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT NEWS CYCLE!
The problem is simple tribalism means us versus them, and in nation where more than half of the people just want to be left alone it also means that simple tribalism has ruined Canada.
HOW DO I KNOW MORE THAN HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN CANADA AREN'T TRIBAL?
That's the number of people who are registered to vote - but don't.
And they've even tried to subvert that fact.
And CINO ugliness and desperation to gain and retain power has forced the other parties to attack back. It forces everyone involved to the fringes just to highlight how they're different, and it alienates the center.
Conservatives now attack investments as socialism and because historically socialism is perceived as anti-religion that works with their base.
They could've done the same with any group they courted, provided that group felt marginalized, because it's the 21st century and everyone is too busy to check facts and think for themselves anymore. Those are the two biggest factors a scam artist needs to rip you off and sell you a lie.
So maybe that's the New Conservative. It sure fits their message.
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