@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 4 months agoCarney's Liberal party wins Canadian election and completes a stunning turnaround fueled by Trumpapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square268fedilinkarrow-up11.06K
arrow-up11.06Kexternal-linkCarney's Liberal party wins Canadian election and completes a stunning turnaround fueled by Trumpapnews.com@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square268fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoSure, but go check what the US Green party is to compare and you’ll realize that the Canadian party isn’t so bad
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agoUsing “well at least it’s not as bad in America” in these contexts is both dismissive of valid criticism and also a staggeringly low bar
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoBut if you go check I was replying to someone asking for a comparison.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months ago“at least it’s not a Russian funded spoiler party, right?”
Sure, but go check what the US Green party is to compare and you’ll realize that the Canadian party isn’t so bad
Using “well at least it’s not as bad in America” in these contexts is both dismissive of valid criticism and also a staggeringly low bar
But if you go check I was replying to someone asking for a comparison.
“at least it’s not a Russian funded spoiler party, right?”