Talking Politics

 

I try very hard to modulate my 'voice' when I'm talking about things that might be....controversial...like politics.

But there comes a time when individuals need to stand up and speak out.  

This year Canada faces a federal election.  On the one side is the 'left' wing, currently holding parliament, and on the other side...a party I have no desire to see take the reins of power.

Given what is happening in so many countries around the world, I am going to be using my voice to speak up for people who are marginalized (not just because I am one of them now).  I will from time to time allow my thoughts to appear here - a space that I have pretty steadfastly used to only talk about weaving - or my health which has a direct effect on my weaving.

Because truth be told, if the right wing takes power, my life will be radically changed, and not for the better.

I have been warned that some social media sites will censer or even censure me.  So far Blogspot doesn't seem to be doing that, but it is a function of Google, so it may.

In an effort to maintain transparency, I fall on the 'liberal' quadrant of the political spectrum - have done since I was 16 and first took the 'test'.  Checking on my attitudes several times over the years, I continue to fall on the same patch of 'left'ness.

So I'm not a 'radical' left leaning person, I'm more 'centre' leaning.

With the shenanigans that the US president is getting up to, directly threatening my country with 'annexation' I have joined a group of Canadians who are doing whatever they can to protect our country from such threats.

Over the weekend we took some hours to go through our pantry, examine our buying habits, then identifying US products we can replace with (hopefully) Canadian products - or any other country but the US.   (Almost.) 

This response to the tariffs which the president is applying, which *Canadians* do not pay, USians do, Canada is applying some targeted tariffs in return.  But these tariffs have united our country in a way no other politician could have - there has been a personal response from the 'average' Canadian to do the same thing - adjust where they spend their money.  Plus Canadians are cancelling trips to the US for holidays.

The popular support for the alt right wing politician who has spent the past 4 years telling the country that everything wrong with the world is the Liberal's fault, most especially PMJT's fault, has seen their support fall drastically in the past week.  Will it stay there?  Time will tell.

I will try to remember to label political posts with a Content Warning.  I know that not everyone agrees with me, they are only here for the weaving content.  That said, my classes on line (School of Sweet Georgia and Long Thread Media), my You Tube video clips, my books, all come with no political commentary whatsoever.  But my core values are what make me the person I am.  And during this scary and troubling times, my thoughts about politics *may* spill over here, in my blog.

Just saying...