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Originally Posted by HyperMOA
Yes there are libertarian beliefs there as well. But still beliefs that founded this province. Helping neighbours socially is welcome too of course.
Do you really think if Alberta separated either of those issues would really come to the forefront of issues? Lets say for a minute that we separate and the real issues at hand are solved and these do come to the table.
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I do think they would. I joined the UCP because I liked one of the candidates for my riding so I was invited to join a bunch of conference calls where people could ask Kenny questions in the lead up to the provincial election. Things like the school GSAs came up EVRY SINGLE TIME. Watch the video of McIvor begging people at the first UCP AGM to drop the GSA issue from the top of the platform. They can’t help themselves.
Even though my preferred candidate managed to get the nomination at the last minute come the election I couldn’t do it. I still like him but the corrupt practices the party leadership indulged in are inconsistent with my ethics and the party rank and file behave like troglodytes when Kenny blows his little whistle. I was so hopeful at first.... this has been a significant disappointment.
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Originally Posted by HyperMOA
Also, as this is in a thread about separation it could be construed as I meant separation; but my original quote was not so much about separation as it is to just leave Alberta as a conservative (lets call it politically right) refuge. I was asking the socialists and liberals to leave instead of me having to leave Canada as another poster requested.
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My family settled here before it was Alberta and your idea that we should be some sort of conservative utopia bothers me. I don’t really care how the government of the day aligns itself as long as it provides pragmatic, effective leadership. Wildly polarized team first politics undermines that and directly enables the kind of useless, corrupt posturing the current bunch seems to think is good governance. Is it really this crewor the NDP? If this is the best we have how do you build out a national government? The idea that the province could stand as its own nation in this situation is hilarious.