I saw a bumper sticker today that read: "Warning: You are being conditioned to believe that your freedom is selfish."
I'm sure it'll come as a total shock to you that this was stuck on the back window of a late-model, full-size SUV... /s
This rhetoric is what will drive the next election in Canada. The so-called freedom convoy schtick has saturated our political landscape.
Pockets of Western civilisation are waking up to responsibility. Other pockets are entrenching obliviousness and neglect.
@sumpnlikefaith some people are absolutely dumb fucks. and unfortunately, they might vote in our next govt. fuck me.
@singlemaltgirl They may, and if they do, they will inevitably make a bunch of bad decisions that will make life harder for many.
That's the nature of pathological privilege.
But it doesn't mean that there isn't an answer to it. There are innumberable opportunities to support and lift up people on the margins, to counter corporate greed and its associated ecological degradation, and to build sustainable economic policies which benefit all.
There is work to be done!
@sumpnlikefaith i'm doing what i can. i work with the most vulnerable and at risk in our community. but i can see the writing on the wall. if people think trudeau has made life difficult, pp will make it 10x more so. he'll cut the social programs peeps rely on and replace them with tax breaks for the rich. the gap will continue to widen.
being at the front lines, this is hard to see and hard to know. i will be okay but i know many who won't be.
@singlemaltgirl I hear you.
This is going to get rocky. I'm seeing the writing on the wall, too.
A lot of people in my life depend on things that will be disrupted in ways it's difficult to even imagine.
It's pretty clear that the conservatives are gearing up to take Canada for a joyride. I hope our systems are prepared for their nonsense.
@sumpnlikefaith our systems might be but our people are not. 😩