Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated a US Treasurys sell-off
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C’mon guys this is such an easy win for us as a country. Justin went a little too far with his style of governing for a lot of you and now the liberals have voted this guy to be it’s leader and new PM. This is who we want to lead us into the second half of the 20th century, this guy is so fucking smart. Pierre just sings slogans and simple pretty things that sound nice but in reality he’s just going to sell us off to American interests and cut the things that help working people.

  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Well put and I second the encouragement to read his book. If nothing else it will help one understand Economics a little better.

    • ninthant@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      6 days ago

      Which is separate from saying everyone should agree with it.

      I’d love to see a similarly highly-competent socialist economics nerd leading the NDP in our future.

      • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
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        6 days ago

        Agreed.

        I would just love to see highly-competent people in politics across the board. We need less career politicians, and ideologues, and more experts in their fields running the show.

    • Thepotholeman@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      In the middle of it now and it’s only made me want this guy as our PM even more. But honestly most people today couldn’t read a book to save their life

      • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
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        6 days ago

        Agreed on the first point, his book is a very good argument for him to be PM. But I wouldn’t say “Couldn’t read” to save their life, but unwilling to read that which they don’t already assume they will agree with. Which is a problem across the political spectrum unfortunately.

        • Thepotholeman@lemmy.caOPEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          That’s is true, but honestly I know VERY few people irl that actually own books other than their textbooks from college or uni. They all scroll and get their news and Infor from Instagram or tiktok. It’s fucked and makes me incredibly worried about the future and it being full of people with the attention span of a walnut

          • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
            32·
            6 days ago

            I think you may need to surround yourself with better people, or work to influence the ones you already know in a positive way.

            • Thepotholeman@lemmy.caOPEnglish
              21·
              6 days ago

              Oh believe me it’s already something I’m actively looking out for. Just closing on mine and my wife’s first house, changing jobs, election etc, so much going on and it’s just… Yeah it’s one of those times in your life where you just move on with who you hangout with and who you want to hangout with. People grow and should grow.