Kenney knows his policies will create hardship, suffering and even deaths. He’s not incompetent or stupid. He’s an extremist ideologue.
He does not believe or value public funds being spent on the public.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 It has nothing to do with stubbornness. Nothing to do with delusion. He knows exactly what he is doing and why.
He’s attempting to drain the treasury while in office. Stealing. Embezzling. Transferring wealth he believes belongs to those who own the means of production.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 His belief system includes the understanding that taxes are theft from the government and involuntary force applied to support policies and programs that benefit the public.
Which is why he is also proposing full privatization of all social services.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 In his mind, every member of the public has been robbing the true owners of capital of their profits. Thus, the attack on doctors, nurses, teachers and all public servants. He believes he is merely returning I’ll gotten goods to the rightful owners. The wealthy and corporations.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 When you understand his values and belief system, his behaviour, decisions and policies make sense. He’s a fascist.
Fascism is when corporations and the state work for mutual benefit. At the expense of the public and labour force.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 Kenney and UCP do not have the interests of the public anywhere in their list of priorities. They intend to collapse the system and rob Alberta blind. And leave Albertans destitute and weakened.
@BarbLarochelle@patriciaannmcd2 It’s called Paleolibertarianism and the economic tools they are employing are called anarcho-capitalism.
Anarchy being a key concept.
If there is no government, no one can stop them from taking what they want.
Maybe if we gave these outcasts just a little more attention before they misbehave, we could avoid their unimaginative effort to be memorable by behaving like an asshole to as many people as possible.
However, that’s would require acknowledgement of mediocrity and banality.
These folks are, in essence, the epitome of forgettable. Society would be required to reorganize to create meaningful roles and responsibilities for the mediocre. Because frankly, most of us are mediocre.
It is the dullness of status quo which permits the mediocre to excel.
No right exists to access crown land. And private land which abuts common/crown land must be protected from forest fires.
The forest is literally a tinderbox and every precaution must be taken. Individual rights don’t exist when the possibility of massive destruction is a risk.
The narratives being offered by libertarians, chaos agents, saboteurs, democratic subversion agents and “free-men-on-the-land” are designed to create doubt about the legality of the mandates and fines.
None of the rest of us are prepared to sacrifice the province.
Many Canadian’s lives and livelihoods are on the line. Trump has imposed additional tariffs to the 2.5% Canadian exporters would generally pay to avoid the costs of being CUSMA compliant. That’s no longer an option.
Changes in the environment require adaptation to preserve viability.
Canada is not forcing vendors and exporters to adopt one position over another. But the federal government has chosen to pivot and seek alternative markets rather than cow-tow to a maniacal wannabe dictator.
Exporters have options. Keep trading with US and become CUSMA compliant or find a new market.
Personally I believe doing both would be an easier transition for any vendor who is heavily reliant on US trade markets.
So I came across a post from this Postmedia journalist and had to use it in a lesson about propaganda.
It’s so blatant, and will make comprehension of complex issues easier for those who find policy discussions boring or difficult to follow.
My new project is tying current issues to policy content so everyone can understand what behaviours, values and opportunities policies are attempting to change, influence or create.
Deconstructing this propaganda is helpful to learn how policy works.
FDR was judged harshly when he shut down banks immediately after being elected.
In fact most of the sentiments being expressed now are not new. Similar sentiments were echoed across the US and Canada against FDR and Hoover & R.J. Bennett and Mackenzie King.
History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes and right now it’s rhyming.
Past fascists didn’t have modern technology, but they did have memes and political cartoons.
However, this incident does indicate PMMC may require the assistance of professional comms team to emphasize what he is saying. I’m not a professional comms expert, but I can read bureaucratic speak. And that’s what this post is; clear concise bureaucratic language.
PMMC probably believes it is difficult to misinterpret. But there is a major discrediting campaign being conducted against him. And I don’t believe he has much experience with this level of disinformation.
So he requires an experienced professional counter propagandist’s help.