jesus, and I thought I had a problem with writing long sentences

There are certain segments of the online left where “it’s right-wing to know how technology works” is basically orthodoxy

me, a north american, dreaming of actually good rapid transit

and to the degree that material conditions are creating grievances, that's the case all across Canada and the unique ones in the case of Western alienation are largely imagined, and most of the real ones are rooted in provincial governance and things beyond government control, not the federal gov

yeah, as someone who grew up in rural Saskatchewan, from my own experiences the majority of those who support Western separatism are dyed-in-the-wool reactionaries whose beliefs are not based on legitimate grievances derived from material conditions, and I'm not overly sympathetic tbh

not entirely sure, it would certainly win people toward the centre, but as someone from rural SK and judging from some of my family members, I don't know if the base would have went along with it

He just lost 699(??!!) in 2. Now needs 2501/17=147/poll.

at this point IRV would at least be something, but I really wish we could get something better like MMP in NZ or similar