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Canada doesnt have a party system. They have one government and one ruler and the illusion of a democratic party system.

That's not really true at all. In the US it's somewhat true (i.e. when it comes to the party establishments) because of the amount of money in their politics (i.e. the same corporate interests buying influence from both parties in every election, effectively rendering them identical to each other on the affected issues), but we don't have that in Canada to nearly the extent that they have it in the US. In fact for the most part, the vast majority of corruption is contained within one party up here.

The parties have the same immigration, feminism, GBA+, climate change bullshit and economic policies.

This is what I keep trying to tell people, but everyone refuses to understand:
The parties have similar policies because that's what the electorate wants. Each party is polling the electorate on issues, and then tailoring their platforms to maximize their share of the vote. This is how electioneering works.

A major party is not going to campaign on wildly unpopular policy positions. Because that's a losing strategy. And a party's job is, first and foremost, to get elected.

You have to ask yourself, do I want this right-wing party to tell me what I want to hear and then lose the election as a result because those opinions are unpopular? Or do I want them to say whatever they have to say to get into office, and then worry about how they're actually going to govern?

Everyone's supposed to know that parties will say whatever they have to to get elected and then only actually deliver on some of it (if any). How has everyone on the right suddenly forgotten this when the conservatives started telling swing voters and Liberals what they want to hear?


Edit. That's right folks, just downvote the cold hard political reality and it won't be true anymore. Just stick with the "Dreams can come true if you just believe in yourself" approach your mom taught you. Cuz that totally works in real world electoral politics.

While we're at it, here's another redpill for you guys to choke on:
If the PPC's ideas were ever to become electable, the CPC would be running on them. Because the major parties keep up with the prevailing political winds. That's why they have leadership elections every few years and policy conventions every year. And that's why in over 150 years, only the two major parties (under various names) have ever governed, while the minor parties have come and gone, having never won an election. That's the way it's always been and the way it's always gonna be. Because that's how it works. The major parties change to cater to the changing electorate, leaving no room for underdog to come from behind and win.

3 years ago
-1 score
Reason: Original

Canada doesnt have a party system. They have one government and one ruler and the illusion of a democratic party system.

That's not really true at all. In the US it's somewhat true (i.e. when it comes to the party establishments) because of the amount of money in their politics (i.e. the same corporate interests buying influence from both parties in every election, effectively rendering them identical to each other on the affected issues), but we don't have that in Canada to nearly the extent that they have it in the US. In fact for the most part, the vast majority of corruption is contained within one party up here.

The parties have the same immigration, feminism, GBA+, climate change bullshit and economic policies.

This is what I keep trying to tell people, but everyone refuses to understand:
The parties have similar policies because that's what the electorate wants. Each party is polling the electorate on issues, and then tailoring their platforms to maximize their share of the vote. This is how electioneering works.

A major party is not going to campaign on wildly unpopular policy positions. Because that's a losing strategy. And a party's job is, first and foremost, to get elected.

You have to ask yourself, do I want this right-wing party to tell me what I want to hear and then lose the election as a result because those opinions are unpopular? Or do I want them to say whatever they have to say to get into office, and then worry about how they're actually going to govern?

Everyone's supposed to know that parties will say whatever they have to to get elected and then only actually deliver on some of it (if any). How has everyone on the right suddenly forgotten this when the conservatives started telling swing voters and Liberals what they want to hear?

3 years ago
1 score