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It's a bit naïve to think that the Canadian public will respond to this in the same way that the Indian nationalist press respond to 56 inches' chest-thumping.

It's a bit naïve to think that the Canadian public will respond to this in the same way that the Indian nationalist press respond to 56 inches' chest-thumping. People can vote Poilievre and oppose extrajudicial assassinations by foreign intelligence agencies.

givemeethekeys 3y ago
Here's what naive means: Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially. Simple and guileless; artless. Unsuspecting or credulous. I assure you that the Canadian public is fully capable of responding to this in a far more favorable way than almost any press, including the "Indian nationalist" press. As an example, they keep voting Trudeau back into office.
- eynsham 3y ago
  > in the same way Again, whatever their many faults, Canadians are capable of opposing extrajudicial assassinations and voting Poilievre (or Singh). Meanwhile, the Indian press lap up 56 inches' supposedly patriotic nonsense whilst he cedes land to the PRC.
- VancouverMan 3y ago
  > As an example, they keep voting Trudeau back into office. That's more just an accident due to how Canada's electoral system happens to behave. During the 2019 federal election, the Liberal Party received 33.12% of the votes, and got 157 seats in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party had more votes at 34.34%, but only got 121 seats. A similar thing happened in 2021. The Liberal Party received 32.62% of the votes, and got 160 seats. The Conservative Party again had more votes at 33.74%, but only got 119 seats. Even his 2015 majority government only received 39.47% of the vote. 1984 is the last time I can think of when a majority government in Canada actually received over 50% of the vote, and even then it was only 50.03%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Canadian_federal_election

givemeethekeys 3y ago

Here's what naive means: Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially. Simple and guileless; artless. Unsuspecting or credulous. I assure you that the Canadian public is fully capable of responding to this in a far more favorable way than almost any press, including the "Indian nationalist" press. As an example, they keep voting Trudeau back into office.

eynsham 3y ago
> in the same way Again, whatever their many faults, Canadians are capable of opposing extrajudicial assassinations and voting Poilievre (or Singh). Meanwhile, the Indian press lap up 56 inches' supposedly patriotic nonsense whilst he cedes land to the PRC.
VancouverMan 3y ago
> As an example, they keep voting Trudeau back into office. That's more just an accident due to how Canada's electoral system happens to behave. During the 2019 federal election, the Liberal Party received 33.12% of the votes, and got 157 seats in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party had more votes at 34.34%, but only got 121 seats. A similar thing happened in 2021. The Liberal Party received 32.62% of the votes, and got 160 seats. The Conservative Party again had more votes at 33.74%, but only got 119 seats. Even his 2015 majority government only received 39.47% of the vote. 1984 is the last time I can think of when a majority government in Canada actually received over 50% of the vote, and even then it was only 50.03%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Canadian_federal_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Canadian_federal_election