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Old 01-14-2011, 01:26 PM   #279 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by roachboy View Post
you have similar perceptions from our canadian comrades though.

this is just a horrifically reactionary country at the level of mass politics....the options are FAR more conservative and one-dimensional than people are.
This is an illustration that might help Americans put Canada into perspective:



You will notice the three main political parties in Canada listed: Conservative, Liberal, and NDP. There are also major parties in Quebec that reside left of centre and close to where the NDP resides.

You will see that the Republicans are to the right of Canada's Conservatives, and that the Democrats occupy the centre between the NDP and the Liberals. This is often the case, though I would say that the Liberal party is often more left than the Democrats.

In America, you have no real option anywhere where the NDP resides. The NDP is a social democratic party that has significant influence in Canadian politics both on the provincial and federal levels. A major focus of theirs is on the status of working-class and poor Canadians.

You have two choices in America: the centre (which sometimes leans left but often must capitulate to the right) and the right. There is no real left option.
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