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  • The article goes a bit more in-depth than that. For example they show in my home region of metro Vancouver, the wealthy suburbs tend to have much higher rates of EV registrations than the core cities of Vancouver/burnaby/tricities/richmond/surrey or the less-wealthy suburban areas.

    This data implies to me that beyond just infrastructure and travel requirements, cost is a major factor, perhaps overwhelmingly so. This too wouldn’t be groundbreaking news but it’s a different narrative to your conclusions here.





  • It’s unlikely that anyone would even guess if you’re American unless you’re spending money with an American card or tell someone. And if you’re spending money you’re unlikely to get a bad response, no matter who you are or where you’re from.

    If you do bring up your nationality in appropriate contexts, I find it unlikely you’d get a hostile response. Like don’t just blurt it out at a grocery store for no reason but in normal conversation it’s fine.

    First of all there are many republicans in Canada, they are called CPC here but effectively no difference in ideology and culture, and their support levels are 40% nationally but tend to be higher in rural areas.

    And second of all, the rest of us Canadians typically understand that most urban Americans do not support Trump or his actions against us. We may be frustrated by the lack of awareness your centre and left have to what’s happening, or the lack of actions taken to stop what’s happening. But also a sense that non-republicans in the US are victims of Republican policies much as we Canadians are.


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    It’s disgusting how oil extraction has come to dominate the culture of Alberta and the CPC in general.

    In reality the industry far less important than it’s credited for, and it’s incredibly mismanaged by the Albertan government. The oil extraction should be run by the province as a public benefit to enrich their population, like in Saudi Arabia or Norway.

    The management should focus on maximizing long-term value and building up local industry to add value. Giving away so much of the value of an inherently limited resource is so incredibly wasteful and unnecessary.

    Albertans ought to be outraged that the UPC and other right wingers have privatized what should be their fortune into the hands of few. But instead the propagandists have convinced them to be outraged their future isn’t being squandered fast enough.

    The burden is on us to make this farce understood.


  • Tbqh I think not only are you correct here but it’s the message I was mentally avoiding.

    I feel like we are losing the verge of losing this battle currently, with the CPC inches away from taking a hacksaw to our existing institutions.

    But you’re right, this is the battle we need to fight. I shouldn’t look for some shortcut to avoid the hard work.












  • I believe we’re both misunderstanding what the other person is saying because I don’t feel like your reply relates to what I said. Which doesn’t mean it was your error, I’m sure it was at least equally my misinterpretation of your reply.

    Either way we are talking past each other, so I’ll wish you well and leave it at that. Cheers


  • ninthanttoCanadaConservatives leaving signs out?
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    In my area we were instructed to get all signs down before 48 hours. In my area the conservatives and liberals got most signs down by 48 hours, the NDP still had a solid number up after 72 hours.

    So I assume it’s as much to do with the specific campaign and not a nationwide issue.


  • ninthanttoCanadaCanadians supporting Trump, how do you rationalize it?
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    I’m not making any mistake.

    Intelligent people can choose to be willfully ignorant, no matter their political affiliation. For example I personally know a person who is extremely brilliant yet parrot Jordan Peterson. This person is amongst the world’s most capable in his highly competitive and lucrative field — so while I find this person’s politics deeply abhorrent I cannot find him stupid.

    The problem with over-attributing stupidity to things we simply don’t like is that it masks the other factors which produce the outcomes we as a society are trying to avoid, such as fascism.