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B.C. Conservatives win majority. Eby resigns as NDP leader. (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The slap in the face is around the NDP becoming disconnected from the people so much that they thought their clever little ruse of calling a snap election while the opposition was in disarray was a good idea.

Leftists should consider the top down approach doesn't work, assuming a party that's "more left" will automatically win is silly. You need to engage with the people and convince them of policies you want, not try to impose them from above. There is no "silent majority" that wants the same things you do. You aren't going to scam people into accepting your ideas in the same way the NDP tried to scam their way into an easy election win through shenanigans.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    You need to engage with the people and convince them of policies you want, not try to impose them from above. There is no "silent majority" that wants the same things you do. You aren't going to scam people into accepting your ideas in the same way the NDP tried to scam their way into an easy election win through shenanigans.

    That's a pretty leftist approach. There is a silent majority though - on material issues that cut across party lines - like affordability. But even then the way to get people to recognize that and sign up for your solution is through otganizing at the bottom.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Scam? He called an election. He didn't cause the unending chaos, infighting and disorganization of the BC Conservatives. They have been doing g all that to themselves for ages. Call it opportunistic, but calling it a scam is pretty ridiculous.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    The governing party is entrusted with the power to call an election. There are valid reasons for calling elections such as when a new issue comes up and they need a mandate from the people to enact legislation that wasn't in their existing mandate. There can be times in a minority government scenario where other parties are deliberately blocking legislation I could see it being necessary. And of course there's No Confidence, but that triggers an election regardless of what the governing party wants.

    The other party being in disarray and the governing party wants to take advantage of that is not an acceptable reason to call a snap election. Elections costs money, and having a healthy debate between different parties is a significant part of a democracy. The NDP tried to take advantage of another party being in between leaders to try to avoid debate and get an easy election win. The NDP chose an easy win over democratic principles and BC voters punished them for it.

    If this is what a New Democratic Party is all about, I don't want this "new democracy". The NDP disrespected democracy and were rightly punished for it.

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