Considering they have a representative in every riding in Canada, it’s nice that the Greens are finally being considered in one of these issue surveys:
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As I’ve said before, I’ll most likely be voting Green this election, as much for what I see as a lack of alternatives that I can ethically, morally, and rationally justify supporting… as a general agreement of the Green’s stated policies. But that’s my call, you have to make your own decision.
All I ask is that you actually make one. Don’t just do what you think you’re supposed to do. Don’t do what your parents or friends or co-workers did or do (or don’t do for that matter). Don’t hide behind semantics or marketing strategies… don’t just believe what you hear on TV (or the internet!).
So you identify yourself as a “small-L” liberal. Left wing. Does that mean that you automatically have to support the “capital-L” Liberal Party? Does a true, honest, “small-C” conservative have to vote CONSERVATIVE? Or Republican? Does the representative you are voting on ACT (not TALK) the way you would want someone to represent your beliefs? Does their party? I know a lot of good ol’ Alberta rednecks like me that think Cretien’s Liberals were one of the most “small-C” conservative governments Canada has ever had!
I gotta say, I think the biggest disappointment of this campaign has got to be the NDP. They had a perfect opportunity to finally position themselves as a viable national party. They should have been right there to jump on all those disaffected Liberal supporters that felt they could no longer support Martin’s group. There’s a ton of voters out there who will NEVER vote for a “Conservative” party, and will do anything to try and defeat one, even if it means voting for a party they might feel (or could be convinced) let them down. The NDP should have gone HARD on a campaign for being the true “small-L” liberal party and absolutely gutted the Libs. As it stands now, the lefties are in the same situation that the right-wingers were a few years ago. Two parties splitting the “liberal/anti-conservative” vote.
Take a look at where all the Conservative gains have come from. Now just imagine if the Cons stayed flat, and all those Liberal defectors went NDP. Suddenly momentum changes, and all those people looking for an “anyone but the Conservatives” option jump on the NDP bandwagon. Out of nowhere they become a real force in Canadian politics, and maybe are finally given the chance to prove that they aren’t just a bunch of crazy mouthpieces and hippie tree-huggers. Paul Martin would become Joe Clark, and a left-leaning, socially progressive government would continue to run the country.
How they would run it, and how effective they would be… that’s for someone else to debate. I’m making no judgement calls here, just noticing an interesting trend. You know where I stand. Now where do you?
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