A Guide to Centrism

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24. First they buy the name, then say you must vote for them because of the name.

Here in BC, Canada, the old right-wing Social Credit so disgraced itself that it was wiped out (provincial politics). So a bunch of Howe St (BC's smaller version of Wall St) corporate back room dealers pumped money and resources (they had all the money and connections and they could buy good employees) into buying out the rump Liberal party, and so voila, the identical Social Credit wheeler dealers now had a new party, instantly. In a matter of a few months they had a new name complete with a brand spanking new leader, and by pumping mega money into the next election what do you know, they won. Not surprising - their controllers owned all the media, the radio, the TV, the newspapers. They call themselves "Liberals" but they're corporatists. It's pitiful but that's all they are, there's nothing more to them. Identical in tone to the Third Way, they include just enough "social content" in their platform as needed to keep the population placid - and not a drop more.

If you want to be a loser then yes, turn your mind off and vote for a name because you think it's a nice feel good name -- and don't look any deeper. For the love of all that's holy, don't think! Oppose all politics that doesn't promote the politicians sporting that feel good name. Marginalize them. Explain about how they aren't "realistic", how they don't know how to tie their own shoes.