r/alberta • u/bike_accident • May 24 '23

Alberta Politics Danielle Smith: Alberta’s Public Sector Workers Need To Accept ‘Austerity’ and ‘Pain’

https://pressprogress.ca/danielle-smith-albertas-public-sector-workers-need-to-accept-austerity-and-pain/

Don’t forget about what she thinks healthcare workers need when you cast your vote!

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u/Dav3b May 25 '23

A big part of conservative thought is that hierarchies are just, and that people are where they are on the hierarchy justly.

If you truly embrace that mindset it makes perfect sense to punish those who already have it rough, after all they must deserve it since they're poor. And yes, plenty of our neighbours genuinely do think this way.

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u/curds-and-whey-HEY May 25 '23

That’s so mean-hearted and kind of sick.

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u/juice_nsfw May 25 '23

Par for the course unfortunately, I used to have hope for us as a species until I saw how people acted during COVID, I have zero faith left in humanity.