Calling voters dumb for not believing politicians is an own goal lol
I think people dont mind the liberals but really dislike the cult of personality that party has over a rather mediocre leader whose claim to fame is being born to a former welled liked pm.
If
@picard102 were running for office, or the spokesperson for a political party you might have a point.
Otherwise I don't think he's hurting anyone's chances by expressing this opinion.
Ergo, not an 'own goal'.
Its also not entirely inaccurate.
In my experience, most adult Canadians aren't ''stupid' the way most people use the word; they are, in fact, ignorant. (meaning they lack the required information to form intelligent opinions)
This is true of many high IQ voters who have a good education and demanding jobs; never mind those for whom that is not true.
Not reading a platform is a very poor idea, though very common.
Before you go on about lies...........we don't disagree that many told, but the truth is most parties, including the current one in power in Ottawa deliver on about 80% of what they promise, in full.
Partially on another 10%.
That last 10% can be a bitch.
But there's lots of good information in those documents to inform a voter about what they are likely to get, or not, from a given party. I would dare say, far more useful information that you will get listening to a party's leader, most of the time.
It is absolutely a fair critique that many people make up their minds not only about politics but a host of other things without all the facts at their disposal; and are quite often wrong as a result.
