Alberta Elections 2012
It's kinda scary that Albertans have two conservative parties to choose from. Isn't one enough? Especially when you consider that one of them is closer to fascism than conservatism. When you consider that the leader for one party has been likened to Rick Santorum.
What sickens me most about these upcoming elections is how popular the Wild Rose party has become. There's a house just outside of my neighbourhood that has always put up PC Conservative placards and propaganda. Every election year, it was the same thing. My family anticipated seeing it and yet this year, the occupants of the house seem to have switched teams and are now supporting the Wild Rose party.
*shudders*
This is a woman who thinks:
The wall [between church and state] should be torn down.
This is a woman who thinks:
“It is perfectly reasonable (to) expect [university] students to refrain from practices that are biblically condemned, and sign a pledge not to get drunk, swear, harass, lie, cheat, steal, have an abortion, practise the occult, or engage in sexual sins such as premarital sex, adultery, homosexual behaviour and viewing of pornography.”
This is a woman who has stated:
"Any politician who challenges the status quo [on abortion] gets pilloried by the media, abortion rights groups and opposing politicians ... Yet, second- and third-trimester abortions are a horrific practice ... Most Canadians respect that the decision is between a woman, her doctor and God, but I’m sure they also agree that the taxpayer should not be on the hook to pay for it.”
This is a woman who has come up with something far scarier than any horror flick I own: "conscience rights". Scary, scary... SCARY. Basically, if the Wildrose comes into power, they give public servants the right to refuse giving you service if WHAT YOU WANT GOES AGAINST THEIR MORAL CODE.
Um. What?
And, living in an electoral district I know is mostly conservative--curse my neighbourhood... CURSE-- I have to pause and realize I might have to vote for... dare I say it... the PC party. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that placing a strategic vote this year could help prevent the anti-Christ from running my province.
Yepyepyep.
What sickens me most about these upcoming elections is how popular the Wild Rose party has become. There's a house just outside of my neighbourhood that has always put up PC Conservative placards and propaganda. Every election year, it was the same thing. My family anticipated seeing it and yet this year, the occupants of the house seem to have switched teams and are now supporting the Wild Rose party.
*shudders*
This is a woman who thinks:
The wall [between church and state] should be torn down.
“It is perfectly reasonable (to) expect [university] students to refrain from practices that are biblically condemned, and sign a pledge not to get drunk, swear, harass, lie, cheat, steal, have an abortion, practise the occult, or engage in sexual sins such as premarital sex, adultery, homosexual behaviour and viewing of pornography.”
This is a woman who has stated:
"Any politician who challenges the status quo [on abortion] gets pilloried by the media, abortion rights groups and opposing politicians ... Yet, second- and third-trimester abortions are a horrific practice ... Most Canadians respect that the decision is between a woman, her doctor and God, but I’m sure they also agree that the taxpayer should not be on the hook to pay for it.”
Um. What?
And, living in an electoral district I know is mostly conservative--curse my neighbourhood... CURSE-- I have to pause and realize I might have to vote for... dare I say it... the PC party. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that placing a strategic vote this year could help prevent the anti-Christ from running my province.
Yepyepyep.
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