Linda McQuaig: Zeit für eine Linkspopulistin
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/time-for-a-left-wing-populist/article_1be65e29-3b7c-43b2-bb92-4a08276a651a.html
Linda McQuaig: Zeit für eine Linkspopulistin
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/time-for-a-left-wing-populist/article_1be65e29-3b7c-43b2-bb92-4a08276a651a.html
6 Kommentare
The populist thing has me leaning towards Heather. Ive seen how the right populists have shaped our politics and frankly Im not a fan. Populist leaders end up being all bluster and no action.
Whoever wins the race needs to rebuild the NDP is going to need to put up with a lot of inherent opposition and derision. I think this part was well said:
> When not snickering at it, commentators have largely dismissed the current NDP leadership race.
> They point out, correctly, that the party got wiped out last spring, winning only seven measly seats in Parliament — barely enough to fill a golf cart, not enough for party status.
> So the NDP is a dud. Case closed. After all, nothing ever changes in politics. Right?
> Except, for instance, in 1993 when the Progressive Conservatives were slashed from a majority to two paltry seats in Parliament — just enough to fill all seats on a bicycle built for two.
I think the most strategic thing the NDP can do is unashamedly grab headlines and point to the differences between them and the Liberals. It won’t achieve much growth in the short term, but the Liberals also aren’t going to lose an election any time soon. Better to have a strong and genuine identity for when the inevitable happens and Canadians start musing about another „corrupt Liberal lost decade“ – this time right-wing flavoured.
No thanks, I would prefer to have a party that won’t annihilate our economy and growth prospects through virtue-signaling policies. Populism is a cancer in politics that puts immediate emotional satisfaction of constituents over the long term success of a nation.
No.
Populism over policy does little to better our society. Risks of developing cults of personality, the foolishness that comes with blind adoration, and a philosophy of messaging over substance is not a road I want to see Canada walk down. Trudeau was enough of an experiment. Time to move forward.
The best thing the NDP could do is find a competent leader who can communicate substantive policy positions that focus on helping average, every day Canadians. No more, no less. I want the NDP of my youth back, the one that cared about working class Canadians above all else.
The NDP has been listless since Layton. It’s up to them to find their way out of the forest.
It’s past time for one. Quite unlike the caricature so many commenters here ironically insist so stridently on making of him, Lewis is an affable, sunny, happy warrior type who is just as effective and compelling in person as he is on camera. The policies he proposes are popular and sensible. Some, like the wealth tax, even have cross-partisan support.
Vibes and empty promises can only put gas in the Liberals’ tank for so long.
Populism (both left and right) is bad and leads to a polarized divided electorate.
This is very specifically what happened in the US over the past 15 years