darylcognito.bsky.social
Putting the Rad into radical social work. Living in Calgary #yyc. Completely jaded.
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just wait, his stronger borders bill has some pretty authoritarian shit buried in it.
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I'd rather one that isn't a neoliberal Harper wannabe
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avoid alberta our politician and christian right are no better.
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apparently he can come in because he travels on a diplomatic passport.
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Doesn't mean we have to let him in.
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I have heard some things that leave me gobsmacked, I will take those to the grave but consider it an honour to have been trusted with them.
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you never have to hide it from me. And to quote from Rick and Morty Raising Gazorpazorp, "I am here if you need to talk"
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pretty sure Carney whispered "hold my beer"
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Both of these things show he is more interested in his image than doing the right thing for Canada. I realize the liberals were the only choice but I think Carney is going to make Harper look like a good guy.
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it could. Harper was headed this way, and Carney is showing himself to lean a bit authoritarian.
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Carney was not a good choice, he was just the only choice.
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Like education and health care we need to poor a butt load investment to fix and rebuild. The $ needs to come from wealth taxes. Capitalism created the problem and it can't fix the problems but it sure as hell can pay for the fixes.
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Social housing was never super great but before Chretien was better. Gov needs to buy/build housing specific to lower income rental (NOT MEANS TESTED) to compete with private rental. If you want or can afford more bells and whistles you go private, if you like less or make less you go social.
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only think in capitalists terms. So gov tries to make building affordable housing both cost effective and profitable. That would be a unicorn. Gov needs to invest, and it needs to invest a lot due to decades of cuts.
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unfortunately in are current society, the believe is that we can only solve problems if we can convince someone to make money on it. If it a public good like education or healthcare "efficiency" drives the bus (badly) if it is an area that straddles public good private use we can...
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The reason 4 not voting isn't relevant, not voting against is a vote for. sometimes doing the right thing is hard, & centrists don't like hard. As for a well funded minority, part of their power is people believe they are a minority, they never have been. we can't win unless we recognize that
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do you always forget about roughly 38% (1068613) of eligible voters chose not to vote and in turn handed the UCP the election? Add that to the folks that gleefully voted for these thugs and you have a majority of albertans who are literally terrible people.
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My evidence is only anecdotal but two elections the majority of albertans voted for the UCP and one it was smith, a horrible person 50 plus years of con rule voting in by albertans. Albertans, IMO are some of the most disgusting people in Canada.
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Let's not forget the Alberta is full on conservative, even though the NDP is pretty much PC light, they aren't cruel enough for Albertans
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forgot where I was, Skeet of the year
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I am tired of having no say in my own community. You make decisions based on pleasing businesses and then ignore or gaslight voters when we complain. We supported your changes, we agreed they were good for everyone. Then you took away public space and gave it to business. #yyc
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the SE sidewalk at 26 av & 37st been closed close to a year, & 2nd building starting mean likely 2 more yrs closed. The beautiful blvd (That really screwed up traffic btw) is destroyed, who pays to fix that? Why do they also have to part or the road?
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Why do we not matter to you? Why are permits for permanent loading zones despite rules saying bus. must have off street drop off? Why, when we support density plans do you screw us over? & BTW, the side walk at 26 ave and 29 street still unsafe, bus stop still closed.
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I realize you are a parody and I love it, but this is only satire if you don't realize that this is why conservative albertans voted for her.
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A shit load of investment, staffing, buildings, new services to address needs of aging boomers. AHS needs to be put back together. No more pissing around and playing it safe shit of get off the pot!
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No votes for NDP until they give us a clear road map for fixing this. The UCP destroyed healthcare but it was bad to start with and after 50 years of neoliberal policies the only fix is a shit load of investment. (Same with education and child welfare)
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Unless the NDP is willing to treat Alberta as being in a state of emergency and to pull out all of the stops to fix everything. It is going to cost a shit load of money but they need to spend it.
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They gave power to people with view so far out of corporative society they are will for people to die. We had an NDP government for 4 years and people rightly criticize them for not doing enough. Just look at what Smith has done in less the 3 years.
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Vengeance for simply following long establish public health rules and science. (that is the part that bugs me most). They also screwed education not just with neoliberal ideology, but the lesser know christian nationalist version.
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Yes the UCP suck and have done a lot of destructive and terrible things. Not just the lies and scandals and enriching their friends Cons always do that shit, the UCP are just bad at it. They dismantled one of the best healthcare systems in the world for vengeance.
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this is why it's called cursive
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brazier is like a penny word, just a little gross.
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even if I ain't got no rhythm?
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@natefor8.bsky.social is a way better choice with a way catchier blsky handle
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what does the steam function do? I get it in a dryer but not a washer
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but only on Tuesdays can tax payer should only pay $2 per taco