tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4283434627215210652..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Why Progressives Must Unite to Fight the Harper DictatorshipSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50645058952012188672015-02-03T06:18:14.473-05:002015-02-03T06:18:14.473-05:00hi David...yes, the Con Ministry of Propaganda and...hi David...yes, the Con Ministry of Propaganda and Disinformation does employ a large number of people in its internet department. They know that progressives are way more active than Cons on social media, and they're trying to shift the balance. And anyone who posts 14,000 comments must be getting paid for their efforts...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87769981728771937612015-02-03T06:15:25.192-05:002015-02-03T06:15:25.192-05:00hi Sara-Anne...I have some problems with Justin...hi Sara-Anne...I have some problems with Justin's position on some issues, but I too think he's a decent person, and would definitely make a better Prime Minister than Stephen Harper. A lot of progressives are very picky, but considering the state of our country, all that counts is getting rid of the Cons...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32991204237636382322015-02-03T06:12:37.551-05:002015-02-03T06:12:37.551-05:00hi mogs...thanks I'm glad you liked the video....hi mogs...thanks I'm glad you liked the video. I hope to make a few more in the next few weeks. As for the general situation, we have to work with the leaders we have. Nothing is ideal in this ghastly Harperland but only they can evict the Cons. If Trudeau and Mulcair do get to form a government they'll be able to say and do a lot of things that right now they don't dare. ..Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88698062665844324382015-02-03T04:53:05.241-05:002015-02-03T04:53:05.241-05:00The "Anonymous" person who said "tr...The "Anonymous" person who said "trudeau is waaayyy too much in love with himself to ever work with the NDP." is probably a conservative troll.<br /><br />Just like "John":<br /><br />http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/01/29/harper-whispers-his-way-into-another-war/<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />Patronized <br /><br />"John" is one of 200 people who work communications at the PMO. His job is to drop these little grenades into the middle of civilized discussion in an effort to generate support for the Conservative agenda. If you check out his private Disqus profile, you'll see that he's posted almost 14,000 comments online. Who has time for such volumes of pap, except someone who's paid by the hour to produce it? Even if he were capable of posting one piece of nastiness every single minute, it'd take him almost ten full days to reach that number.<br /><br />The best way to deal with "John" and his colleagues is to vote their boss out of office.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52713840715968163852015-02-02T09:19:21.607-05:002015-02-02T09:19:21.607-05:00Nice video by the way Simon you are very creative....Nice video by the way Simon you are very creative. Now that being said there is an underground campaign here in BC to plaster a bumper sticker simply entitled "Harper" beneath every octagon red stop sign right underneath the word STOP! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP HARPERAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868396408359306954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62791585964840990652015-02-02T09:10:21.989-05:002015-02-02T09:10:21.989-05:00I personally don't think the public will force...I personally don't think the public will force a truce between Mulcair and Trudeau reason being okay drum roll please: They are both egotistical bastards that do not care about the general public Canadians except once every four years. They continue to lock horns while the real criminal they should be focusing on Harper literally gets away with murdering citizens in foreign countries we have no quarrel with by his bombing raids. Murdering The Constitution Of Canada The Canadian Bill Of Rights and Steve's favorite peeve The Charter Of Rights And Freedoms.<br /><br />When are we going to get real representative leadership in this country? When are Canadians and especially the Armed Forces of this once Great Nation Canada seeing how veterans are treated say enough of this con clown show dictated by Stephen Joesph Harper?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868396408359306954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52392528810729014552015-02-02T07:57:00.922-05:002015-02-02T07:57:00.922-05:00I am a life long NDP and I don't think Trudeau...I am a life long NDP and I don't think Trudeau is a narcissist in love with himself. I think he is a decent guy who would make a tons better PM than Harper. When people start trashing him this way I a m lead to believe they may be conservative trolls trying to cause trouble between the libs and NDP.. Sara-Anne PetersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82114615789725400962015-02-02T07:40:06.394-05:002015-02-02T07:40:06.394-05:00hi anon...Trudeau may be reluctant, but if he find...hi anon...Trudeau may be reluctant, but if he finds himself with a minority government which is extremely likely, since I don;t see any party winning a majority, he will have to do what his supporters want. And polls show that Canadians are extremely open to the idea a coalition. So public pressure will force both the Liberals and the NDP to work out a deal...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33143235836065931952015-02-02T07:36:02.327-05:002015-02-02T07:36:02.327-05:00hi lungta...no I don't think it's a conspi...hi lungta...no I don't think it's a conspiracy, I just think it's more like inertia. In a country like ours where democratic complacency is so widespread, it's easy to keep on doing the same old same old and get away with it. We need to demand more from our representatives, and they need to be bolder and more assertive, and inspiring. In the words of somebody or other, no is the time to go big or go home...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27743598438184204582015-02-02T07:32:32.181-05:002015-02-02T07:32:32.181-05:00hi Hugh...it is creepy and depressing, but remembe...hi Hugh...it is creepy and depressing, but remember they are a minority. There are more of us than there are of them. Which only makes the situation even more appalling. That we should be seventy per cent and they still get to govern is simply madness. But yes, the opposition parties need to be hammering away at the Con's dismal economic record, for the economy will almost certainly decide the next election, and as you point out their record is pathetic...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61429753964502944052015-02-02T07:28:59.812-05:002015-02-02T07:28:59.812-05:00hi Lorne...thank you. I always hesitate to discuss...hi Lorne...thank you. I always hesitate to discuss the subject of uniting progressives because as I said in my post I am seriously outnumbered by the partisans around me. But it will have to be discussed, because the progressive parties may have to form a coalition if Harper wins a majority. But as you point out right now the priority should be assembling all the ammunition we can to use against the Cons in the next election...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64767374261474698372015-02-02T06:33:09.591-05:002015-02-02T06:33:09.591-05:00Forget the coalition.
trudeau is waaayyy too much ...Forget the coalition.<br />trudeau is waaayyy too much in love with himself to ever work with the NDP. The lib "golden child" will be directly responsible for another con majority. You can't be that narcissistic and play well with others. Besides, even if he did work with Mulcair, the libs' corporate masters would guarantee they'd never see power in this province again and they know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75966507981490989332015-02-02T00:09:44.997-05:002015-02-02T00:09:44.997-05:00it certainly doesn't bode well
our new leader...it certainly doesn't bode well <br />our new leadership<br />can't clear the first hurdle<br />do you think it's pure ego<br />or a darker wilful compliant faux-ignorance?<br />i believe they both know the consequences<br />and are holding fast for a blue outcome<br />to be blamed on the voters<br />god only knows their reasonslungtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526204597913219959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65930733415450536782015-02-01T21:25:29.439-05:002015-02-01T21:25:29.439-05:00Kind of creepy and discouraging to think we share ...Kind of creepy and discouraging to think we share our country with so many brain-dead Conservative voters. <br />Do they know the Conservative Govt has had massive deficits since 2008, plunging Canada deep in debt?<br />Do they know the Conservative Govt has signed an agreement with China that lets Chinese investors sue Canada over Canadian laws they don't like?Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37147633965131236782015-02-01T19:19:02.806-05:002015-02-01T19:19:02.806-05:00Excellent work, Simon. I am convinced that since t...Excellent work, Simon. I am convinced that since the opposition parties will not cede any ground going into the next election, all of us need to do our best, as your video amply does, to remind as many people as possible of the vast record of failure that defines the Harper regime.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com