Big Day for Alberta and The Great Wide West - Let’s Predict

[chuckChuck]

Different is as ambiguous as normal. It always needs explained in the context being used as it will be, well, different, for everyone.

I’ve volunteered with CAP for a number of years. I’ve been to Colony schools where nobody is visually different but there are obviously different individuals and interests. I’ve been to city schools where there is only one “normal, white, good” child in the entire class.

One cannot say that white children are the bullies because they are never the different ones, apparently in that context it means different coloured. There are times and places where anyone can be the “different” one, no matter their race, religion, or sexuality. The idea that a LGBTQ+ or BIPOC cannot be a bully because they are the “different” ones is ludicrous.

Bully is a personality trait, and it’s far from exclusive to cis white people.

True. Bullies come in all types.

But in Alberta do you believe that the white normal kids are the ones that being bullied the most and are suffering under tyranny? I don't think so. That's the rhetoric of the far right.

And for some people any discussion about social issues they don't agree with is met with criticism.

[chuckChuck]

Are those the options? You either live in Alberta or a concentration camp?

What a small world.

So do think Jazz can say crap like that without criticism? Just asking? You are giving him a free pass by not saying anything.

[jazz]

Chuck, you and your ilk dont need to be rounded up, just move somewhere else and ply your false utopia there.

In a couple days the gloves will be off and we will be ready for the big round against PM retard.

Maybe look for a safe space, this is going to get rough.

And honestly, I dont care what transgender people think any more than I care what schizophrenia patients think. Thats a mental disorder that has been allowed to fester and they should have no influence on our politics.

[Blaithin]

True. Bullies come in all types.

But in Alberta do you believe that the white normal kids are the ones that being bullied the most and are suffering under tyranny? I don't think so. That's the rhetoric of the far right.

And for some people any discussion about social issues they don't agree with is met with criticism.

That would really depend on where they are and who they’re around.

Why is it assumed that white kids (your determination to separate the “normal” from the “abnormal?” is gross) have healthy childhoods and no trauma while everyone else is suffering? You think everyone on here are the jolly happy souls they are because they’re healthy individuals that had wonderful childhoods?

Even the inability to recognize a differing opinion as a valid option is a result of childhood influence.

There seems to be this idea that post generational trauma doesn’t affect boring white people. That boring white people raise healthy children that have no issues except the continuation of bigotry. That boring white people don’t bully other boring white people. That boring white people are ducks and everything rolls off our backs with no effect upon us.

You can only have a worthy mental issue or health issue if you are LGBTQ or BIPOC.

Wake up.

We are a world of walking wounded, lashing out like reactive dogs, and our race, religion, and sexuality has no bearing on this and offers us no protection. Everyone is the same.

It is not about who is being bullied the most. That line of thought allows those “normal, good, white” kids to be bullied because you know what? They still aren’t being bullied as much as the minorities and their lives are great after all. It’s like they deserve to be bullied because they still aren’t suffering as much as a minority or because somewhere there’s an asshole white person so this one must deserve it too. Today I can be a Royal Bitch calling people out but tomorrow if I say I’m a lesbian or I’m trans, I will be validated for saying the same things with the table turned the other direction.

It’s lunacy.

[Blaithin]

So do think Jazz can say crap like that without criticism? Just asking? You are giving him a free pass by not saying anything.

Jazz did not say send people to concentration camps, you did.

Jazz said they should leave the province. Which is the new age reaction to elections that someone doesn’t agree with. I don’t like who got voted in so I’m moving/You don’t like who got voted in so you better move. It’s the adult version of running away from home for the afternoon because you’re mad at Mom and want to show her just how mad you are.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Different than what?

When was the last time you were in a school Chuck? Or had kids in school?

I’d argue that Caucasian, normal, and good are far from things that are mutual. Many people are Caucasian and assholes, for example, or POC and assholes. Good has little bearing on skin tone. Normal has no relevancy as a definition.

That is just Chuck being racist again.

[goalieguy847]

First off. Lets just get 1 thing straight. The ndp absolutely ran a large deficit when in power ( as they were going to invest heavily in education and infrastructure..which as we now know thru various studies over time...that every 1 dollar invest brings back 3 into the economy....vs tax breaks for corporations which brings back 0.25 bucks per 1 dollar in tax break. As well.. the price of oil avsolutely tanked when they were in power...and they had only 1 yr in power where they had spent more than the ucp did while in power). Now that this is all cleared up.

Prediction. Ucp win larger than estimated. The alberta ndp have aligned themselves to closely to jagmeet singh ( arguably the most gutless canadian in political history who COULD actually hold trudeaus feet to the fire).
Also. The carbon tax. Lets just go thru this real quick. NOTLEY placed an alberta carbon tax to get ahead of a federally mandated one. It was actually a smart move to keep carbon tax dollars in alberta AND the value per mT lower than fed mandate.
Regardless.

Ucp win. Danielle smith is absolute garbage. Shes a shyster as shysters go. But.. the leftist politics have pushed too hard and for too long. The alberta election will be a microcosm of what will most likely happen in Canadian politics. We move the pendulum back to the right.

And lets be honest here.. if we want to become an economic powerhouse again of the g7 nations... we need more resource extraction. And for F sake can wr please crank.up the royalty rate for alberta natural resource extraction? An extra 0.25% wouldnt scare a single company off... and it would bring in an estimated 8 billion more per year.
( depending on price per barrel).

Its the most simple thing we can do for the alberta economy..and not a single person in Canada other than those touting the " oil and gas would pull out" fear tag line... would say MOOT.
Stop giving away all our shit for peanuts on the dollar. Oil and gas doesnt need more subsidies just as the flames ownership doesnt ( new rink) and just as solar and wind projects dont.
If its profitable.. then let them build it.

Also.
The canadian pension plan has run at a fantastic rate of return. There is little to 0 proof that an alberta pension fund would do any better or be at arms length of our govt. AIMCO is junk. If alberta werr smart they would pull their money out of the Canadian pension fund and throw it into the Saskatchewan Pension fund ( which has absolutely killed it since the beginning of time and is the only fund avail to invest in as a private citizen).

Anyways.
Itll be another long 4 years no.matter who wins. And not because of their policies or leadership ( frankly its shocking that smith and notley are our best options here... just as bad as 2 senile 80 yrs old running for pres ident in the us and A). But because of the division that has been created over the last 4... 6...8..12 yrs.
Either way... its high time alberta won something. I fear that wont change until we see a new federal leader .


Tell.me.im wrong?

[jazz]

newsflash; the CPP is heavily invested in china and canadian unicorn companies along with ESG directives. And it liabilities outstrip its assets by a large margin.

I think a province that paid off $80B in debt in 4 yrs could do a much better job and stop subsidizing the CPP at the same time.

Alberta has a fine line to walk. To stop the federal intrusion on their province, they will have to adopt more socialist tendencies. A PST that in return pays for local services or an APP or Sovereign Wealth Fund will halt the equalization drain. The royalty rate might do that too.

What ever the solution is, it cant be business as usual in this country. Something has to give. Smith may not be the brainiac people think, but she can be the instrument we need. She is the only one who even proposed some measures to sheild ourselves from these insane polices.

I mean would you vote for some one who wanted the PEI potato industry closed up. yet we have 25% of the canadian population trying to do that to O&G.

[WiltonRanch]

Back on topic here. I predict a ucp majority. Definitely some battlegrounds in Calgary too close to call. Going to keep political opinions out of it today and only take polling data for what it’s worth. 338 Canada the poll aggregator which is right most times has a 75% likelihood of a ucp majority but it isn’t over till the fat lady sings. The undecided vote will come to play if they come out.

[chuckChuck]

My prediction is UCP will probably win.

But the the libertarian chronic complainers and the Canada is shithole club still wont be happy! LOL

Since Polarizing Pierre endorsed Smith, and when Danny goes off the rails which she will keep doing, it will hurt Poilievre and the CPC's electoral fortunes in Ontario who will look at Smith and Alberta and say we don't want the likes of that shit show in Ottawa.

And the NDP and Notley are more centrist compared to other NDP parties. The only reason they look left is many of you are or have gone even farther right.