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ani.social

BC has the same problem as the US Congress and Electoral College: Land holds more power than voters:

The BC Conservatives got 64 of 93 seats with 48.1% of the vote.

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This is not a land share issue, it is what happens when you total the counts of many mini-elections as we do. 2000 votes for green, 8000 for ndp, and 9000 for cons. That's a con win and a seat with 10000 votes getting thrown out. Multiply that for each district and you get a low vote share win.

Until we can get rid of FPTP this will keep happening. And good luck doing that when any elected party suddenly seems happy to keep it.

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Look at the first-past-the-post electoral system both share.

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ani.social

Bloody hell, I thought the BC Conservatives were supposed to be in disarray!

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You could just write a slur on a piece of paper and put it in a hat and these people would vote for it.

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lemmy.ca

This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to end woke in BC for good. I am pleased with the outcome. Goodbye DRIPA and good riddance.

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Rionreply
lemmy.ca

Like I said in another comment, I’m willing to take a financial hit if it means ending progressive policies. What the Indigenous have been allowed to do is unacceptable.

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Never underestimate the ability of conservative dupes to vote against their own interests if they believe it will harm some minority group that they hate.

Then regret their votes after the harm comes to themselves.

Then do the same again.

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lemmy.ca

Anything that’s pro-trans, pro-Indigenous, pro-Indian, anti-Israel, pro-Muslim, etc. A policy like DEI for example is woke and needs to end along with anything that messes with the status quo of old stock Canadians like me.

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Sunshinereply
piefed.ca

You never had a mandate with your minority of the vote.

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lemmy.ca

The Cons have a majority government and can push through any legislation they want without having to cooperate with the parties. This is good for me because it means HRC and DRIPA are done.

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ani.social

They aren't a serious person and indulging in a troll's delusions just reinforces them.

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I don't care about the troll's delusion, of course they did not come here to have a conversation that is evident, what I care about is the public group shaming of trolls and their hateful beliefs.

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