• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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    I’m generally an NDP voter and have been most of my adult life but I had to vote Liberal in the last Federal Election because the threat of Trump winning a few months earlier and having Poilievre as our PM with the absolute clown show south of us is a risk I was unwilling to take.

    I’d love nothing more than to vote NDP federally. But if you think things suck now, imagine Lib/NDP voters split and PP is our PM. He’d totally lean into the 51st state shit.

    Yes, I understand I’m part of the overarching problem. But I’m also queer married to a trans person and the last thing my family needs is this version of the Conservative government under PP. What’s happening in Alberta is a litmus test for the federal CPCs. If you abhor what Smith and the UPCs are doing in Alberta to education, trans rights, queer rights, etc… That will be all of Canada under a CPC Poilievre government.

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      Totally understandable. I also did vote Carney to block PP. I wouldn’t vote NDP in my riding if it’s lib/con race as it usually is. I would help the movement win where it can tho. Insisting on wins in ridings where it’s virtually impossible isn’t useful. It’s also a bit of waste of resources.