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"Stop pointing out that I'm missing three limbs, all my teeth and half of my head. You've got a wound too, a papercut, hypocrite."
Canada is not that much better off than the US politically (though to be sure they are better off). They too have a Trumpy conservative candidate who is projected to win in an election. Their left/center-left parties are fractured facing off a unified right. They also suffer from a non-representative electoral system (still mad at Trudeau for failing to keep his promise there). And one big factor in how this is possible is that they can look down at the US and say "at least we're not THAT bad" when things get worse for them.
So yeah, I do think they would benefit from spending some more time looking at their own problems.
Yeah, wanna point out which one of us had the insurrection that ended up with someone dead and attack on the capitol again? Oh wait.
It's really telling how many Americans though are like "YOU DON'T GET TO COMPLAIN ABOUT US BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROBLEMS TOO." My guy... we can do both. We are looking at ourselves and going "Oh fuck." However, we also have the ability to have two thoughts at the same time. Something I'm not sure about when it comes to a lot of American voters.
Yes, it is worse here, as I admitted. Even factoring in hyperbole, though, this is not a papercut vs. missing limbs situation. It didn't pan out, but the Convoi de la liberté could have escalated to something similar if they weren't so incompetent.
I get that Canadians can focus on both. I do think Canadians should criticize the US, same as I think USians should. It's also understandable to worry about what's going on here, as we are very close by and have huge influence over world events.
But, Canadians do use how bad the US is as an excuse to ignore their own problems. I have seen it. And yes, lots of Canadians don't! But the Canadians I know who understand things are bad tend to acknowledge this as a part of the problem.
Ummmmm ..... Yeah. Touche.
You're assumptions only highlights the true issue.
You assume I voted or would vote for a political candidate such as this.....you are wrong. Yet, out of touch psuedo intellectual types with far left leanings behave exactly like far right idiots who still believe in a broken political system...that isn't yours ....also, ad hominem attacks are a logical fallacy.
Also, ad hominem attacks aren’t for argumentative value, they’re fun. Sometimes a twat needs to be called a twat