Behold, the evolution of our BlogTO comment strategy:
Ford Nation then: "Attaboy, Rob! Sure, cutting the sandwich budget only amounts to 0.00000000000001% of the city budget, but every penny counts! Pennies add up to dollars! It's not the amount, it's the principle!"
Ford Nation now: "What's the big deal? Bags are only like 1% of landfills. Why are we wasting time debating this small number?"
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Ford Nation then: "Boy, you lefties just fall apart when someone tries to take something away. Someone closes your library? Big deal - just walk a little more to the next one. Get some perspective already -- we've all got to learn to make do with less."
Ford Nation now: "But.... but... doggie doo! Garbage bags! Germs in my food! Cats kissing dogs! Anarchy in the streets! Take away my bags and everything falls apart!"
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Ford Nation then: "I am so sick and tired of lefties who want everything for free. If you love that stupid urban farm so much, then you won't mind ponying up some cash to get into it, right? Nothing in life is free, so just suck it up."
Ford Nation now: "What? Take away my free bags? Well, you can bet your bippy I'll be doing ALL my shopping in Mississauga. Sure, I'll spend more in gas and waste more time in traffic for the sake of a piece of plastic, but it'll be worth it. Outrageous, how they expect us to pay for things we ought to get for free."
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Ford Nation then: "Shovels in the ground! Dig now and the money will follow! Tear up that waterfront! I am so sick of all these debates and reports and nothing getting done in this city!"
Ford Nation now: "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You can't just vote on these things without consulting voters and stakeholders. When did it become a crime to put some thought into these things before we vote on them?"
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Ford Nation then: "Heh, heh. Suck it up, lefties. Rob Ford's in charge now, and that means what we say goes. God, I love watching those lefty councillors fuming when they don't get their way -- serves them right for not doing things the way I want!"
Ford Nation now: "You know, this bag ban was purely political, and I am aghast that people can be so petty and spiteful in politics. This is about the future of our city, not some serving some juvenile political vendetta."