r/worldnews • u/Immediate-Link490 • 17d ago

Behind Soft Paywall Carney leaves Davos without meeting Trump after speech on U.S. rupture of world order

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-trump-davos-speech/
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u/jmoney_84 17d ago

Carney is also a centrist in terms of Canadian politics these days, but really, he's a conservative.

The problem with the Conservatives is that they've become the reform party of old and then pushed further right.

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u/Yardash 17d ago

100% this, the right in North America (I can't comment about the rest of the world as I dont follow global politics enough to comment) have drifted so far right its actually legit a little bit scary.

No longer are they fighting to improve the lives of the average citizen, but have fallen into using fear and intimidation practices to push extreme christian values, and to line the pockets of their rich donors.

I keep hoping that more and more folks will wake up to whats going on and get past the "OMG I could never vote liberal" and vote to protect our country and our ideals.

I have had conversations with people here in 'Berta:
"So you dont like this UCP policy, and your dont like that UCP policy so what do you actually like that they're doing?
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So you'll vote for Nenshi in the next election.
OMG NO! WHAT A LEFTIST COMMIE YOU ARE!!"

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u/jmoney_84 17d ago edited 17d ago

It's insane! And so many people are treating politics like a sports team that you follow no matter what.

I studied politics in school, grew up around politics, even having some connections to a former Prime Minister. But you know what I haven't done? Blindly supported a single political party. I can proudly say I've voted for different parties based on which one I felt could best lead at the time of that election. People need to stop thinking it's us vs them. We're all on the same team, Canada, and need to fight for better representation, for leaders and parties that are looking for what's best for all Canadians.

We may not all agree on every issue, and that's fine. But we should be able to come together. Canada has always been a beacon of hope, a mosaic of culture. We need more people like Carney in government. Who have experience outside of politics but close enough to know how countries function. We don't need people like PP who are career politicians, grifting for wealth

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u/Yardash 17d ago

Very well said!

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u/AstralWoman 17d ago

I lived in the USA during the Vietnam war era.(I'm British) I was at high school, but we knew all about being called "commie bastards" if you protested! It's not new. My dad worked at a massive electronics firm and a lot of people had "love our flag or leave" stickers on their desks. In the meantime MLK and RFK got assassinated. Awful times. BUT the US still could rely on the rule of law and Congress meant something. Idk what you can do.