@buildup
You are clearly taking it on the chin in this thread.
You'll have to forgive me (or not) but not without just cause.
But rather than add a post targeting your general views, or the quality of some of your posts (though I don't think those unfair, by and large)
I want to take a different line.
It is entirely possible to criticize Mr. Trudeau.
It is in fact entirely possible to criticize Mr. Trudeau for Virtue Signalling (though I would debate strongly whether that is an accurate characterization of his actions or those of his government in the current
Saudi Arabia matter. )
It is well within possible to have that exact type of discussion right here at UT and have a receptive audience.
You don't have to take it on the chin.
BUT
In order for that to happen, you really need to do the following (in my humble estimation)
1) Pick the right fight. (there are so many legitimate reasons to critique the Federal Government, the Saudi matter is far from the best example)
2) If you particularly wish to harp on Virtue Signalling, you might consider whether the governments substantial policy pronouncements on feminism were actualized in its policy changes on parental leave (the answer is no). You might have considered whether matters announced vis a vis Indigenous people have enough substance or achievement. There are plenty of other matters where the rhetoric and the actions are less than perfectly aligned.
In this case, I think you'd find (and are finding) that is a much harder case to make.
3) If you insist on making this particular case, and doing so in form of starting a thread no less (as opposed to adding a post to the existing Trudeau government thread)....then the onus will be on you to back up your claims.
You cannot start a thread and then argue you don't have time to research the issue thoroughly.
None of us have the time to research everything. That's the point of a discussion forum where we have a variety of people expert in a range of different subjects and disciplines.
But if you don't do the research then you have to phrase things as questions or conditional opinions while you seek out others here who are willing to do the research.
Finally, you really need to dial back the personal insults.
I get that its tempting at times. Rightly or wrongly, a competing view point can rub you the wrong way, or someone may seem a tad smug.
But if you want to combat that, you need to critique the ideas. Anything smacking of name-calling will not go over well with most.
Just my 2c for you finding the forum more enjoyable.
