As far as I am concerned the new MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, is just great and the Cons, Libs and media should fuck off. Who cares if she didn’t campaign, or lives 300 km away or that her french is weak, the citizens of Berthier--Maskinongé voted for the NDP and it was her name on the ballot and it will not make any difference in Parliament either. If I was Jack I would put all of the kids right up front. Put them in charge of the young dippers, send them all over the country. I’d stick them on the committees, because what difference does it make. We just went through five years with the so-called pros and nothing was resolved by the opposition committee members. Besides, I can see them laughing at the antics of Baird and company. I know I would and think about the negative fall out when Baird tries his bully tactics on these young people. Everyone laments about the lack of youth vote, well these young people can change all that. Hell if I was the Liberals I would try and rent t...
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The futility of four or five more years of ranting against the Harper government, in the small echo chamber that we rant in, seems overbearing at times.
Hence maybe why we are circling our wagons and bickering amongst ourselves. Maybe nobody else is listening.
The simplest option might be to just go and get on with your life. Ignore the BS and Join the 40% of the country that doesn't bother to vote or the other 40% who believe the butterfly & puppy dogs tales they hear on CTV.
Or as you have often suggested hone the skills required by this frustrating pastime and Rant against the Machine.
Isn't that a band?