I think it's more about sowing discord than picking a side. It just happens that being "pro-Conservative" usually involves a solid layer of vitriol because the typical conservative agenda is either not having one other than "hating libs" or trying to roll society backwards. As for why? Either ad revenue, or they are paid by state actors (like Russia). That's my guess, anyways.

It's surprisingly hard to moderate a conversation between not being particularly happy with Trudeau's decisions, and not believing he's a Communist Chinese plant out to destroy democracy, Canadian values and freedom of speech. The levels with which people treat politics like a sports team is almost as fucking insane as the shit people happily consume and regurgitate solely to justify their fear and hatred.

I'd like to believe that we can do better than Trudeau. But we can sure do a fuck load worse.

I’m so sick of defending him from all the blatant lies told about him, mainly because I’ve only ever voted LPC as and ABC option, but I can’t just let sleeping dogs lie with the more extreme lies.

I’ve been painted as a Trudeau lover by some, and that’s only because they only see the world in black and white, you’re either against him or with him.

I really really wish I could have a conversation where I could criticize some of the stuff he does/has done, and give him recognition for other things, without a political conversation turning into the same sound bites from the news, or bullshit from Facebook within 30 seconds.

Anyone who makes fun of trans rights and our better understanding of gender identification and fluidity can just fuck right off.

Just to throw an alternate take out there, but he didn't backtrack in electrical reform, he ran the committee just like he said he would even going out of the way to give majority power to the opposition parties . The opposition parties sunk the committee report by reccomending only options that would have ensured liberals and the Senate votes would be impossible to get. They (CPC, NDP, BQ) deserve every bit of shared blame for the failure of ER in Canada.

It only counts if they're Chinese and it helps the Liberals.

While we should obviously resist this, it's a standard consequence of globalization. Let's not pretend Canada never interferes on the affairs of other states.

I'm NDP ... grudgingly support the Liberal government and don't like the conservatives at all

This is what I don't understand about the Conservatives or even the Republicans in the US .. if they could just find some smart talking 40 something rich guy that looks good on camera ... it really wouldn't matter what his or her credentials are (because they hardly matter as it is), then these right wing parties could make a killing at every election. Nothing anyone says matters any more, so it means just looks and charisma.

Yet, right wingers keep wanting to actively place the dumbest ugliest looking idiots to lead their movements and wonder why they can't gain popular support from others.

the Conservative Party could stop nominating and electing the lamest, most weasel-like amongst their ranks as party leader

I submit they have no better option.

And it's not like the Oranges ran with Mr Mulcair, or the Cons would finally get that they seriously need to get their shit together.

But, side note, both the greens and blues are ruined by their extremists, and we just see the blues because the blues tend to cruelty while the greens tend to an obstructionism that their more responsible and moderate selves from the '90s would be appalled to see.

Largely because of far right/kremlin etc. narratives and the MSM being too stupid not to assist them.

Say what you are thinking.

All authoritarian dictatorships have bot farms spreading propaganda and conspiracy theories against him. You feel good allying with N Korea, Iran, Russia, China, etc?