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[–] ChaosCharlie@lemmy.ca 38 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Conservatives have destroyed us and we’re still going to vote for stupid cowboy hat wearing rednecks. Vile

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He's not a cowboy redneck, he's a rich high society career politician from Ottawa pretending to be a cowboy to hopefully win more than an embarassignly low percentage (70%+) of the vote in the most conservative riding in Canada.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, this riding is almost entirely cowboy hat wearing rednecks. The funny part is that Pierre is a member of the political elite class these people claim to hate, but they'll vote for him anyway

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rural AB is dumber then a bag of hammers

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hey! As an Albertan I find that………true.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

10 gallon hat on a 5 gallon head

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, hopefully not. He did lose, after all.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He lost and not only left his riding but left his entire province to move to one more likely to support his views.

If that doesnt scream "for the people" what does? /s

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I just do not get why any Canadians would even consider him after what a disaster Trump has been for the United States. He's Canadian Trump.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I think a big part of it is there is a lot of propaganda in the country with conservatives being "fiscally responsible". Their candidates rarely are fiscally responsible, for example conservative premier doug ford wants to rip out new bike lanes, spend money in court making bike lanes illegal, and promote car dependancy.

The conservatives also deny climate change and an upsetting amount of canadians deny climate change despite the recent wildfire smoke blanketing the country.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Too bad it’s not “who can look like the biggest dork with a cowboy hat on”

[–] MyOtherInstanceIsDown@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

Idk he has some stiff competition.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm convinced at this point that he practices smiling in the mirror. His entire face is darksided. These thumbnails creep me out.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I snuck into his house and captured this gem

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 10 points 4 months ago

Dude was too much of a coward to run in Calgary, the only bit of Alberta he has a nominal connection to.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

LOL if he gets less than 70% in this by election win, he’s a goner as leader.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He will likely win his riding. There is a chance of it not being lopsided though.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In rural Alberta? It'll be lopsided.

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Him winning less than 65% of the vote would be embarrassing. I think the last dude won with something like 85%

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Either way he's an embarrassment. I can't, for the life of me understand how he's still leader.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Not very crucial. It's a very secure Conservative riding.