The NDP are well aware of the wealth gap and the class divide. They've been fighting for not only eliminating the gaps in the rights and freedoms of certain groups, as it should, but also fighting to make sure the wealthiest Canadians pay their fair share. That companies that profited from the pandemic pay a windfall tax, that we tackle the housing crisis with new ideas, and they introduced bills to improve on the coverage of healthcare. But these ideas were not popular with the Liberals or especially the Conservatives. They only managed to pass a couple by making compromises with the Liberals since they were a minority government.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I do agree and support the NDP but sadly there are a lot of working class people that turn to the conservatives because of social issues, and are turned off from the NDP for "virtue signaling" etc.

Being more neutral (but firm about human rights) and not dwelling on those topics (i.e. not allowing the conservatives to drive the political narrative), would help

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So we're supposed to cater to bigots now to get their votes ?

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those bigots are affected by the negatives of neoliberalism and they're on the same team as us, we're not enabling or supporting their bigotry we're just not allowing bigoted conversations to dominate the political landscape.

Bigoted opinions need to stop being the core political issues we're discussing. Why does everyone care that trans kids are allowed to play sports? Reframe politics to focus on cost of living, wealth inequality, and the active destruction of the environment by capitalism. Those are the big issues of today, as long as you don't let conservatives make it about something else to distract you

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It matters to these trans kids. It matters to trans people. Just because it doesn't matter to you, doesn't mean it's not an important issue to someone else. Especially now when they're facing so much hatred and discrimination.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're, perhaps intentionally, misunderstanding my point.

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not misunderstanding anything. Trans rights are just as important as the environment and everything else.

The only reason they're being discussed at all is because of the conservatives who want to take them away in the first place. Just like they want to keep exploiting resources that cause global warming and pollute our drinking water. Just like they want to fuck the little guy over in favor of the corporations.

We have to fight against all of it.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

You're letting them choose every single battlefield