So… It is 2 weeks till the Federal election and 3 weeks until the Alberta legislature opens. But today it is time for me to say something about the cesspool our electorate has decided to wallow in recently. I do not generally talk about partisan politics on my social media but anyone who knows me is aware I have fairly strong political views. No today is not the day I am going to suddenly speak out about who anyone should vote for. But I am going to speak out about what I have seen in the past number of months since the Alberta election and now during the Federal election. First things first; the economic crisis in Alberta and particularly related to Oil and Gas is a GLOBAL issue; not one caused by the prior PC government, nor exacerbated by the current NDP government. Could the PC’s have done some things differently? Possibly. Should the NDP be approaching this differently? Maybe. But the reality is that we actually don’t know what this Provincial government is going to do until the budget comes out and the Leg sits. So I’ll reserve on that until then. With regard to Federal politics what will be most important is that we all educate yourselves. Everyday I watch people post on social media what they indicate (and maybe believe) is accurate information. PLEASE check to see the source of that information. I can write a ridiculous story that is about one of the party leaders partying with the Pope on a spaceship, dress it up to look legitimate, post it on Twitter, hashtag the right people and within hours it would be shared thousands of times. No matter your views; look to authentic media and actual party information before sharing this propaganda. And please STOP the horrible attacks on people who do share their personal political views. The beauty of living in a democracy is that we can choose who we support but please don’t threaten, attack and malign someone for those views. In the words of the Dixie Chicks…
“It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over….”
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. ” Franklin D. Roosevelt So let’s educate and inform ourselves about the choices available to us.
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