#diacrit

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@diacrit replied to your photoset: guess whose back

what a bare faced grab for clout

honestly having known him Probably Too Well way back when i dont doubt he believes most of this but the idea of being scouted on Twitter when his new Twitter (locked because people tweeted his old texts at him lol) has like 100 followers is so obviously false

[onpoli]

diacrit replied to your post: neil-place replied to your link: “NDP’s Andrea...

got nothing. it’s so frustrating that the left in canada doesn’t have anyone truly charismatic right now.

To me, it’s personality problem and an overall messaging/strategy problem. When they have good things to talk about, they aren’t getting through to people, but when they do manage to connect, lots of people don’t like what they’re saying.

I still support the NDP, but yeah, it’s frustrating at times. 😐

[allthecanadianpolitics]

diacrit replied to your link “Ontario to end free prescriptions for kids, young adults with private...”

Alright, let's take a breathe. While this is obviously a move in the wrong direction, and it's telling that this is one of the first moves, this isn't a repeal of OHIP+. It only affects children who are already covered by their parents insurance. It means medical bills will first be charged to their private insurance, and then the remainder will be paid by the government. It won't affect anyone who doesn't have private insurance.

I never said the program was ending and neither did the article, which I quoted long enough to ensure that people knew what the PC’s are doing.

Stripping a universal healthcare policy so that it is only universal if you don’t have private insurance is a BAD THING. 

Stripping universality from public programs is the first step in how privatization and defunding of public programs happens. People should not have to depend on private insurance to know whether they are covered or not. The point of a universal system is that everyone is covered no matter what. This is how Canada’s healthcare system is based, and it is how pharmacare should be based.

And what happens if the private insurance providers find a loophole not to pay or worse yet decide to leave Ontario because the added healthcare costs hurt their businesses? Do you really think Doug will just fund everyone if that happens? No he’ll probably try to find a way to defund the whole program.

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@diacrit replied to your photo: someone who doesn’t watch riverdale explain this

i started watching just after season 3 ended and i’m a riverdale stan for life, it’s so fucking incredible

I just started with the season 3 finale and have been watching with Stephanie as new eps come out and I honestly think it works BETTER without the previous 3 seasons as context. it's the greatest show on television

[allthecanadianpolitics]

gutted by the doug ford news. i feel like he's practically guaranteed the premiership. he's infinitely more popular with conversatives in Ontario than Patrick Brown, Wynne is the losing bet, and Andrea Horwath doesn't stand a chance against him unless she somehow morphs into a much much more charismatic leader.

And a poll came out recently which found that Ontario PC members don’t seem to care that Patrick Brown was accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment. They’ll continue voting for the PC’s regardless:

Patrick Brown sexual misconduct allegations had little effect on Ontario PC support: poll

My hope is that the NDP can position themselves as the one true alternatives to the scandal ridden Liberals and the PC’s who are in disarray over sexual harassment allegations of many people.

One journalist thinks so too:

Patrick Brown sex scandal boosts fortunes of Andrea Horwath and the NDP

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diacrit

  i wrote a lengthy review of “Hereditary” (2018)...

i watched it twice and do not remember a single dog

its a pretty cute dog too. we were robbed

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diacrit

  OKAY ZEPH SAID ON TWITTER ITS THE WING OF A...

its a missile

rip robosaurus

[allthecanadianpolitics]

diacrit replied to your post “gutted by the doug ford news. i feel like he's practically guaranteed...”

i just don't think that's realistic. i'm very disappointed that the NDP put forward Horwath for a third time. as it two losses weren't enough. i don't know anyone who is excited to vote for her who isn't already a dedicated NDP voter. i'm sure there are others in the party who could have taken a turn at bat. i'm also a bit frustrated that i haven't heard her or the party in the news. they should be building groundswell asap because they're not going to have another chance like this for years

Yeah as much as I like the NDP, I don’t find Andrea Horwath very inspiring; both in passion and policy (with a few exceptions). She seems to be pretty tame on big button NDP issues when the party should be taking a very vocal stand. They were very slow to organize with Tim Hortons workers after the minimum wage increase and perks cut for example.

I think the Ontario NDP could win an election in the near future, but unless something significant changes, I’m not sure if it will happen under Andrea Horwath’s leadership.