RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoCarney's Liberal party wins Canadian election and completes a stunning turnaround fueled by Trumpapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1external-linkCarney's Liberal party wins Canadian election and completes a stunning turnaround fueled by Trumpapnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square277fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoSure, but go check what the US Green party is to compare and you’ll realize that the Canadian party isn’t so bad
minus-squarekandykarter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·7 days agoUsing “well at least it’s not as bad in America” in these contexts is both dismissive of valid criticism and also a staggeringly low bar
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoBut if you go check I was replying to someone asking for a comparison.
minus-squareTassieTosser@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days ago“at least it’s not a Russian funded spoiler party, right?”
Sure, but go check what the US Green party is to compare and you’ll realize that the Canadian party isn’t so bad
Using “well at least it’s not as bad in America” in these contexts is both dismissive of valid criticism and also a staggeringly low bar
But if you go check I was replying to someone asking for a comparison.
“at least it’s not a Russian funded spoiler party, right?”