• Jamablaya@lemmy.worldOP
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      20 hours ago

      Sometimes I think Trudeau has such a hard on for gun control because he realized he’s the first PM who is gonna need american style security till he’s an old, old man. Every other PM just kinda slid back into normal life but he’s not gonna have that privilege. Can’t think of anyone pissed the public off to this degree in Canadian politics since his dear old dad.

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          19 hours ago

          I remember him clearly, Preston Manning, Stockwell Day, Brian Mulroney. Even the most unpopular of the three never earned himself that visceral, down to the bone hatred in a ridiculous number of people. The odd “Stop Harper” sticker on traffic signs vs a whole country awash in “Fuck Trudeau” flags. They’re even common in the lower mainland of BC. More to the point, like Jean Chretien and Paul Martin, and Harper too, they needed minimal security for a short period of time, if at all, after leaving office.

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            8 hours ago

            The other 3 never had to contend with the hyper-polarizing brainwashing machine that is Facebook and other social media platforms. That’s the difference.

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              2 hours ago

              Man, all you have to do is watch the six oclock news over a few years to come to that opinion of him.

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            16 hours ago

            I mean, lower mainland of BC is full of religious rednecks. Particular pockets aren’t much different than rural Alberta.