A new survey shows that for the first time since the election, the Conservative Party has pulled ahead of the Liberals when it comes to national voter intention. The Abacus Data poll conducted last week finds that if an election were held today, 41 per cent of decided voters would cast a ballot for the […]
While I voted NDP I had hopes for Carney with his ‘elbows up’ stance. However, he immediately tucked them in and started bending over for tRump. Between that and (trying to) ending the Air Canada strike, no wonder voters are getting disillusioned.
As an Australian, who has kept a close eye on politics across 5 eyes for 20+ years, this is the same across all of them, and almost every western “democracy”.
There is no leftism left in any major/mainstream “leftist” party. There is only conservative/fascism and neoliberalism, both of which create the economic and social conditions in the working class that lead to fascism/dictatorship. I’ve come to the conclusion that capitalism is likely incompatible with democracy… maybe even human psychology is incompatible with democracy, as it seems the most greedy, sociopathic, and authoritarian tend to gain popular support and end up in power eventually, no matter what.
I agree with everything except that humanity is incompatible with democracy.
Carney is restrained by the decision space he has to work within. When this kicked off, Carney looked to the UK and to Europe for support. The UK and Europe have both caved. Also, look at what’s happening in Alberta. The US has a long history of executing regime change in democratic allies by fomenting internal conflict. I have no doubt Carney is feeling the pressure from that as well. The reality is simply that Canada is pretty stuck. Carney’s government has at least made moves to diversify, but he’s leading a country without anyone to turn to for help, with an information and media system that’s basically controlled by US entities, and that’s under threat of serious disruption to internal stability by a country known for regime change efforts.
To my eyes, he’s pretty screwed.