03-03-2019, 07:10 PM
(03-03-2019, 04:37 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(03-03-2019, 04:18 PM)jeffster Wrote: No different than the treatment of the Conservatives from sensationalized media, right?
That said, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that our beloved leader has been lying, which is why he would never answer the question if he knew of the PMO calling the AG to not go after SNC-Lavalin. His response, and those in his tight knit group, would only respond "It's about jobs."
I just realized though that Trudeau worshippers are no different that Trump worshippers. The both have an extremist following, Trudeau from the left, and Trump from the right.
The reality is that there is no facade here, there is no sensationalism here. When the Toronto Star is pointing these things out, who are defenders of all things left, you know you have problems. Trudeau promised us transparency and honesty, and Canadians have gotten neither from him.
Don't fall into the trap of false equality.
Yes, there are extremists on the left. They do not run the media, nor do they end up elected to the highest office, as is certainly the case in the US, I've seen this justified with false rhetoric all the time "a Hillary supporter said that capitalists are murderers, so it's okay for me to actually vote for a man who says Mexians are rapists, because both sides are equal". Canada is not quite in the same state politically, but I believe I have been seeing the same kind of false equivalences being used.
While I have no love for Trudeau, he is not the equivalent of Trump, or Ford, or even Scheer at this point, even if some of his supporters are equally fanatical.
I do agree that Trudeau is not Trump. They're very different in their wants and desires. What they do have in common are blind worshippers and a general inability to tell the truth 100%. However, just because one believes in climate change and the other doesn't, it doesn't make ones lies less worse than the other.
As for extremists on the left running the media, I will say they have some control, at least in the USA.
Just one example was this: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019...026886002/
Another one is this: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...816523002/
And this one: https://deadline.com/2019/03/washington-...202568450/
Really, poor reporting all around. But it does show that the media is controlled by more than one group. Sadly, with all the "Fake" news out there, it takes away from the 'real news' that worshippers refuse to believe. Such as the case with this SNC-Lavalin issue. Such as the case with the Russian collusion "Witch Hunt". They're both real, but both side refuse to believe.