The thing that baffles me is that good and serious people have seen versions of what happened tonight in the US for eight years and are still surprised that people don’t see the world as they do.
1) Voters think “the economy” is “can I afford to live” NOT “we are doing better nationally than others”. Inflation is politically more important than GDP
2) Immigration matters, both the sense of control/uncontrolled and the raw numbers, particularly when money is tight. See 1
3) Don’t take voters for fools: in this case don’t insist a clearly gaga leader is up to the job
4) Don’t try to fight a charismatic opponent with someone who can’t answer basic questions about why they want to be in charge. The ability to communicate is not an optional extra for politicians, it is a core part of the job description
5) Go woke, go politically broke
6) What the metro elites regard as an illogical vote is not necessarily illogical for people who are struggling and angry - see 1,2,3,4,5
Personally I think democracy matters very much and some/much of what Trump says is appalling but until his opponents learn the lessons above, voters will keep voting for someone who manages to encapsulate what they feel
@VezoVezir@JackProphete Il était dans les premiers investisseurs et a participé à la création du Roadster en tant que designer et chairman. Il est devenu CEO en 2008 alors que la compagnie était au bord de la faillite et fait des changements drastiques qui étaient nécessaires.
@VezoVezir @ludwigbpm Le delivery est gossant et en humour quand on est trop fâché-fâché (ex. les zapartistes) c'est toujours un peu malaisant mais il faut avouer qu'elle n'a pas tord sur tout.
@GeneralElektrix @Jimlegare Je ne pense pas que c'est ça. Si je comprends bien le mouvement, ça prend plus que des mesures modérées et middle of the road pour sortir de ce pétrin de corporatisme et de copinage corrompu. D'où la popularité du libertarisme qui est assez à l'opposé de l'état providence.
Je suis de droite.
Je crois que le gouvernement est trop gros et inefficace.
Que le privé est meilleur que l’état pour délivrer des services.
Que les syndicats sont trop puissants.
Je crois que le problème c’est les dépenses, pas le revenu.
Qu’on doit encourager l’entrepreneuriat.
Je crois aux libertés individuelles, le droit à l’avortement inclut.
Je suis de droite et je m’assume!
@jlkBlackburn Quiconque a voyagé en dehors du Québec pendant la pandémie a pu voir à quel point la société québécoise est composée de pissous conformistes. Partout en Europe (excepté en Allemagne...) le port du masque était peu respecté dans l'indifférence générale.
@ludwigbpm @slessard2000 La grosse Tesla model Y a une batterie d'autour de 65 kWh alors qu'une Leaf a une batterie de 40 kWh pour la version de base, a une autonomie de 500 km vs 235 km pour la leaf et se recharge de 10% à 80% en 30 minutes vs près d'une heure pour la misérable Leaf. Efficacité...
BREAKING: Hail storm in Damon texas on 3/24/24 destroys 1,000’s of acres of solar farms.
Who pays to fix this green energy? @StateFarm? @FarmBureau? @Allstate?
Or you the taxpayer?
Canada is in a RECESSION!
"Mortgage delinquency rates ROSE 52.3% in the last quarter of 2023"
Ontario mortgage delinquency rates are at 135% !?!
"Delinquency rates for non-mortgages including credit cards rose almost 30%"
This is absolutely nuts...
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X is proud to help defend Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill against the government-supported efforts to cancel her speech.
@dockaurG is a practicing physician in Canada, specializing in immunology and pediatrics. Because she spoke out publicly on Twitter (now X) in opposition to the Canadian and Ontario governments’ COVID lockdown efforts and vaccination mandates, she was harassed by the legacy media, censored by prior Twitter management, and subjected to investigations and disciplinary proceedings by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario that resulted in “cautions” being placed on her permanent public record.
The legal battles that ensued cost Dr. Gill her life savings, and she now owes $300,000 in a court judgment due Monday. When Elon Musk learned earlier this week about her crowdfunding campaign to pay the judgment (https://t.co/U7XeOeMuO1), he pledged to help. X will now fund the rest of Dr. Gill’s campaign so that she can pay her $300,000 judgment and her legal bills.
Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and a critical defense against totalitarianism in all forms. We must do whatever we can to protect it, and at X we will always fight to protect your right to speak freely.
This is a battle to the death with the anti-civilizational woke mind virus.
My positions are centrist:
- Secure borders
- Safe & clean cities
- Don’t bankrupt America with spending
- Racism against any race is wrong
- No sterilization below age of consent
Is this right-wing?
Here we go again... Ce groupe veut ramener les masques à l'école pour la rougeole alors que la grande majorité des enfants sont vaccinés. Tu donnes un pouce...
Students are back to school this week and some of them will be bringing measles with them.
We'd love to know if there's a plan to prevent outbreaks, beyond sending letters home?
Educate, vaccinate, ventilate, provide masks.
#ProtectNotInfect@SylviaJonesMPP@Sflecce
La surmortalité chez les jeunes est réelle de presque tout l'occident et ce n'est pas que du bruit. Peut être une piste d'explication. À gauche, la surmortalité au Québec, à droite, la déviation de la tendance des cas de cancer au USA. Crédit : @EthicalSkeptic