Writing about American right-wing crazies the other day was not to ignore such dumbasses on our own doorstep. And the people generating false news in Canada are just as guilty as the Trump troglodytes. Their favourite targets for spreading their evil evidence are people they consider of lesser intellectual capacity.
It took a lot of patience recently to hear out an older person with the mental age of a 14-year-old. He was telling me what he was hearing about politics in Canada. He was being told irresponsible garbage about the prime minister. He was convinced that Justin Trudeau was evil. Much of what he told me was scurrilous filth and does not bare repeating.
The point is though, that as much as I might disagree with the prime minister, I respect the position and, on some issues, I readily agree with him. I just find him elitist and I strongly object to what he has done to the liberal party. I think he is an actor who has ridden his political sham too far. I believe our country has real liberal leaders in the offing and Mr. Trudeau should step aside.
At the same time, I have little patience with the source of much of the Trudeau bashing. Watching Pierre Poilievre respond to questions about Justice Paul Rouleau’s report the other day I could only think that the worm was just digging himself further into the dirt. Mr. Poilievre is not part of the solution. He uses every sneering word he can think of in regards to our prime minister. He welcomed the ‘freedom convoy’ to Ottawa, fed them donuts and offered no help in law and order. Those trouble-makers, posing as truckers, are the people who made him leader of the opposition and his fellow conservatives will soon learn to regret their presence in their party.
What worries me is the abysmal ignorance of those people about how this country works, their lack of understanding of our constitution and their self-indulgent attitude. It is frightening. Mr. Poilievre is going to continue to play on their ignorance. Luckily it seems that many women can see through Poilievre’s shallow veneer, but I would still feel better if there was a real liberal leading the liberal party.
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