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[-] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

How is the right doing better than the left right now? The liberals are one seat from a majority. Most indications are that if they snapped an election, they would win a majority (and perhaps a pretty sizable one). Hence why you haven't seen the cons trigger it. The NDP are still irrelevant and not even an official party in any of these scenarios, so I'm just not sure what sort of hope you guys are clinging onto here. Going more left is also a pretty weird way to go here, and won't gain the wins that you have imagined they will, but hey go knock yourselves out if you must.

Or, I mean, the winning strategy could be ok sure, like lean a bit to the left. That's all good and everything. But get cohesive, get aligned, get a clear platform built. A realistic one. Then basically sit tight for a few years. The world's going to have it's moment with its current situation, this too shall pass, and basically be ready for that timeline and that moment. Focus on achievable gains, but be ready to strike on a shorter timeframe should the scenario present itself. But that's going to take some bold leadership, because the current shape of the NDP, both with star power and it's financial position, isn't great. The NDP doesn't really want the election right now that you think they would.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

The right is literally the opposition party to the libs right now, and nearly lost the election. It sounds like you don't actually understand the definition of the left since you appear to think that liberals are on the left. They are a right wing capitalist party representing the interests of the oligarchs.

Liberalism consists of two main parts. First is political liberalism which focuses on wholesome ideas such as individual freedoms and democracy. Second is economic liberalism which centers around free markets, private property, and wealth accumulation. These two aspects form a contradiction. Political liberalism purports to support everyone’s freedom, while economic liberalism enshrines private property rights as sacred in laws and constitutions, effectively removing them from political debate.

As a result, liberalism justifies the use of state violence to safeguard property rights, over supporting ordinary people, which contradicts the promises of fairness and equality. Private property is seen as a key part of individual freedom under liberalism, and this provides the foundational justification for the rich to keep their wealth while ignoring the needs of everyone else. Thus, the talk of freedom and democracy ends up being nothing more than a fig leaf to provide cover for justifying capitalist relations.

The left doesn't even have a party right now.

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