Canadian voters went woke and then Canada went broke!

[Tony Hladun]

On 10/28/2024 at 3:37 PM, myata said:

Complacency of the population has a part in it certainly, but outdated and inept political system plays a big if not the main role as well. Look, in a binary system the reward: the power can come either with a record of great accomplishments and results, or just talking louder, waving hands and drawing more attention than your only, twin competitor. It's the ultimate stage and the environment to raise and nourish empty posturing politics. The twin buddies have to create superficial distinction, ghosts and shadows because in reality there's none: they are equally self-centered, entitled, ineffective have no interest in any meaningful change and long forgot how to make things happen as opposed to throwing buck at them and feed themselves in the process.

That's it. Woke, anti-woke, kill the cap none of that has any rational basis, pure and sheer raising the specter of political contention where in fact there are only two incurably overweight fat-brained twin buddies at their permanent and forever, trough.

You make a good point but in all the flying garbage it was lost.  Your observation is really the root of the problem.  As Socrates said, democracy doesn't work unless voters are knowledgeable.  Today elections have become popularity and pandering contests and so when you elect a drama teacher you get drama.  Saying (pretending?) you're woke has compassionate appeal to the voters but then you get elected and the fact that you know very little causes chaos.  Also, your lack of knowledge and integrity (you've lied to get elected) makes you vulnerable to corruption.