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Steve Boots

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12 Dec

I was talking politics with a friend yesterday and the idea of conservative vs. progressive came up, and I realized that most folks probably don't know the origins of those words, and knowing where the origins of these movements come from is helpful to understand them. (short 🧵)

So after the First French Revolution, France was in a political flux. Napoleon rose to power, and then fell again. In the aftermath, different groups emerged. One group wanted to return to pre-revolution politics. They wanted to restore the deposed King Louis to the throne.

There was another group who wanted to embrace the values of the revolution. They wanted to move society forward under the values of equality and fairness. They were progressives. They sat on the left side (left-wing) of the chamber. The conservatives sat on the right.

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Steve Boots

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10 Dec

Since the SP took power, education in this province has changed dramatically, but also quietly. Most of those changes have come about as a direct result of a massive erosion in funding. How’d it happen? How has the government convinced people this is okay? Join me for a thread…

The SP took power in 2007. What did education funding look like then? Well, it was regional. School Boards set local property tax rates to meet local needs. The Sask Party had a huge problem with this. Because it meant that urban divisions had access to larger pools of funds.

Sask has always had an urban-rural split, which the SP exploited to gain power. Playing on the idea of urban school being much wealthier made them political hay. But, like everything they do, it doesn’t really tell the tale. Urban divisions need more money, for a lot of reasons.

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Steve Boots

@steve_boots

10 Dec

So I wanted to talk a bit about the climate today, and how our government seems to have no interest at all in dealing with it. So I tried to read through the official climate plan, and…hoo boy. It’s a real piece of work. A thread.

When you follow the link, you’re shown the single stupidest chart you’ll see in your entire life. Comparing a small province to the entire global population is intentionally misleading. You’re then treated to a video of Brad Wall talking about the plan.

saskatchewan.ca/government/new…

I know it's an older news release, but not much as changed and Moe has barely talked about the plan. I mean, he promised a new “made in Saskatchewan plan” as soon as possible. In March. So, don't hold your breath.

thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatche…

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Steve Boots

@steve_boots

9 Dec

Since I've started talking more about politics, I've gotten a range of reactions. Some folks think I'm ridiculous for caring about electoral politics, and, fair enough. I used to agree. Then I got more involved in labour and saw how politics puts its stain on everything.

Wanna bargain? The law governs what you can bargain about. Wanna strike? The law governs when, where, and how you can strike. Want a higher salary? The government decides how much food is on the table, then unions argue over scraps.

And there are some folks who will argue that labour laws are made to be broken, and that's fine. But lots of the folks who are in those labour groups have families and responsibilities, and different risk tolerances. Not everyone feels they can take the same stands.

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Steve Boots

@steve_boots

8 Dec

QP Time! Buckle up for a thread, friends! Meili rises first and asks about Moe’s hug an anti-vaxxer for Christmas campaign. Then asks about the modelling for Omicron. Merriman says the plan is status quo. So basically we’re just hoping for the best. No mention of modelling.

QP: Meili asks about modelling again. And why the SHA leaders are leaving again. This may be my inexperience talking, but sometimes Meili asks like four questions at a time. Then we settle on asking about a public inquiry again.

QP: Merriman points to us having the lowest per capita cases in Canada. Which, if you look at this specific moment in time, true. But it doesn’t really tell the tale.

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Steve Boots

@steve_boots

7 Dec

I see tweets like this, and I get so frustrated. Because the person tweeting this knows exactly what they're doing. They're intentionally misunderstand to move the conversation from gun rights and safety, to talking about the tweet. It's cheap politics, and it works. Short thread

These folks never play defence. They just say more and more extreme things. That way, instead of talking about gun safety, we talk about this weird pseudo-conflict that she basically made up. The idea of banning a band because they hold difference values from you? We all know...

it's ridiculous, so we engage. We ratio the hell out of it. But is that productive? I honestly don't know. I'm putting it to you folks. When somebody says something so confidently and incorrectly, it's hard to leave it alone. But if you call her on it....

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