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[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I'm not convinced the NDP are going to be able to navigate this, and I say this as a past NDP voter.

Carney has skills and experience in exactly the fields and jobs suitable for where we find ourselves right now. Frankly, I trust him over the opinions of a random internet stranger. And, without knowing anything, I expect that our best strategy is to slow play all of this as much as possible, so he's going to get a lot of leeway from me on economic and foreign policy even though my response would be far more emotional and extreme. Since I know nothing and have no access to information, this is why I'm glad I'm not running things... And why I'm glad you're not either.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Really? Skills and experience to do what? Sell off our national resources to private companies? Cut more money out of the 99%’s bank accounts? Talk big game about going against Trump and then suck up to him? Try to intimidate striking airline workers by ordering them back to work and thereby declaring their strike to be illegal?

Fuck Carney, and fuck the economic illiteracy of anyone who thinks what he’s doing is actually good for us.

You seem to have the kind of brainrot that believes that a weak response is “clever” and a strong, committed response is “extreme”. Well guess what, sometime you have to actually fucking do something or the effort you do put in will be entirely wasted. Extreme would be ordering all billionaires killed, all we’re asking for is stuff like taxes for the rich and not participating in anti-union actions. If that’s extreme then fuck running the country, I wouldn’t even want you in charge of making a bowl of cereal.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

I'm ready to sacrifice and fight for this country. I was in the reserves and I'm reapplying even though I'm nearly at the age cap. What are you doing? You seem to be itching for war and the fracture of the country. I'm going to be pragmatic about this instead...I've gone through my beliefs on all of it many times, and still go in and out of righteous anger, but I temper it against reason.

Unfortunately for you, I'm not part of the left that thinks we need to burn the whole thing down, and thankfully for me, my beliefs align with the majority.

I'm fairly certain I know far more about these topics than you do, but no I'm not willing to discuss them with you. I see where you're coming from. Cheers!

[–] Dholi@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lol you didn't answer his question. Because you couldn't, you went on an unusual "ImMa FiGht Fer Mer ConTry" rant.

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Your question was rhetorical and I already explained that he is skilled and experienced in the exact fields required to navigate an economic war. But clearly I need to be specific for you, so economics, banking and actually running two national banks.

I assume you will not fight, and you will not even contribute, but instead sit back and complain about things you don't understand. Just try not to get in the way of the people who are fighting and who are contributing.

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