OTTAWA – A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, and young people are more likely to s...
That’s fair. But as an ordinary person what I see is this: no matter which government is in charge, I’m getting poorer and no government is willing to do anything to help people like me. They just keep blowing smoke up my ass and pretending like they’re actually doing something.
What makes you more of an ordinary person than anyone else here? We’re all ordinary people.
And you’re not wrong. We’re being continually fucked over by the combination of corporate greed and weak governments who either do nothing to reign that greed in, or (in the case of the Conservatives especially), actively encourage it.
Which brings me right back to my previous point; if we want to solve the real problems then a lot more people need to get real cozy with the word “socialism.”
And in the meantime, where governments fail, the people need to step up. Join a union; if your workplace doesn’t have one, find one that does, or talk to your coworkers about starting one. Alone we are powerless, but together we can bring whole industries to their knees. If your union isn’t doing enough for you, get involved in finding better leaders who will fight for what you need.
But for God’s sake, don’t vote for the scorpion and expect not to get stung. Pollievre can talk out the side of his mouth all he likes about what he’s going to do for us regular people, but it’s entirely clear where he stands, because it’s where his party has always stood. Conservatives are, from their inception, the defenders of institutional power, and today that means being the defenders of the wealthy, no more, no less.
That’s fair. But as an ordinary person what I see is this: no matter which government is in charge, I’m getting poorer and no government is willing to do anything to help people like me. They just keep blowing smoke up my ass and pretending like they’re actually doing something.
What makes you more of an ordinary person than anyone else here? We’re all ordinary people.
And you’re not wrong. We’re being continually fucked over by the combination of corporate greed and weak governments who either do nothing to reign that greed in, or (in the case of the Conservatives especially), actively encourage it.
Which brings me right back to my previous point; if we want to solve the real problems then a lot more people need to get real cozy with the word “socialism.”
And in the meantime, where governments fail, the people need to step up. Join a union; if your workplace doesn’t have one, find one that does, or talk to your coworkers about starting one. Alone we are powerless, but together we can bring whole industries to their knees. If your union isn’t doing enough for you, get involved in finding better leaders who will fight for what you need.
But for God’s sake, don’t vote for the scorpion and expect not to get stung. Pollievre can talk out the side of his mouth all he likes about what he’s going to do for us regular people, but it’s entirely clear where he stands, because it’s where his party has always stood. Conservatives are, from their inception, the defenders of institutional power, and today that means being the defenders of the wealthy, no more, no less.