tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post7329658897431067714..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Creating the Conditions Ripe for SocialismEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-16440781342768109322011-04-16T17:47:47.956-04:002011-04-16T17:47:47.956-04:00Kay, you are not alone in southern Alberta. There...Kay, you are not alone in southern Alberta. There are progressives out there who do vote, my sister and her husband for example. the more progressive votes there are chips away at the mandate of the Con candidate.<br /><br />One thing to remember is that your vote puts $2 into the war chest of your party of choice and is, thus, not wasted. We need your vote for a functioning democracy.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641749905366773044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-15066758640913107542011-04-16T16:58:39.793-04:002011-04-16T16:58:39.793-04:00You could vote swap. They're doing that with ...You could vote swap. They're doing that with ridings where the Conservatives won by a small margin. You swap your vote so that it goes to a riding where there is a chance of beating out a Con. It's completely legal and democraticEmily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-26787348731886127892011-04-16T15:45:03.317-04:002011-04-16T15:45:03.317-04:00I have half a mind not to vote this time, Emily. I...I have half a mind not to vote this time, Emily. It is SO discouraging to vote in Alberta, where the conservatives are going to get elected no matter what. I agree with what you say, but see no way to vote for it from here. I spent most of my life in BC. I even voted Conservative for a few years in BC because the candidate was someone I knew, respected, admired, and trusted.<br />Here in southern Alberta, a vote for the Liberals, NDP or the Green Party is as good as a spoiled ballot, and I am certainly not about to vote for Conservatives who are just thinly-disguised Republicans. Very discouraging.Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com