tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post5917810533391724322..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Could There Be an American Style Tea Party in Alberta's Future?kenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-25401227503542225732010-07-14T18:05:28.552-06:002010-07-14T18:05:28.552-06:00Well, I'm doing my best to rabble-rouse
http:...Well, I'm doing my best to rabble-rouse<br /><br />http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/letters/Stelmach+cast+stones+Fadden/3269707/story.htmlJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073118037518971677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-54506687848637346392010-07-06T15:14:10.605-06:002010-07-06T15:14:10.605-06:00Hey joelaf - I have compared the WAP to US Republi...Hey joelaf - I have compared the WAP to US Republicans in the past. I also note the Economist in a recent article said they were akin to a northern Tea Party.kenchapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-74218768182770590332010-07-06T15:09:03.042-06:002010-07-06T15:09:03.042-06:00I would be willing to wager that a great many Albe...I would be willing to wager that a great many Albertans would participate in a movement like the Tea Party if political apathy -- at least in regard to provincial politics -- wasn't so widespread in Alberta.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-74990193647599308862010-07-06T14:16:52.932-06:002010-07-06T14:16:52.932-06:00Alberta's got a history of populist mobilizati...Alberta's got a history of populist mobilization for elite interests, Ken. Remember government-funded astrotuf campaigns and Hugh Horner's attacks on the CWB during Lougheed's reign? Or in a more general sense, Preston Manning?<br /><br />I would think that we haven't had the extreme rhetoric of the Tea Party here largely due to the fact that such rhetoric has not proved necessary to secure overwhelming majorities. The strategy thus far has been to bang the tired drum of western alienation, whine about Kyoto/NEP/gun registry/CWB, and blame all evils on Ottawa.<br />The Wildrose Alliance might change this, however; already we see some ridiculous rhetoric being applied (calling the PCs liberals, for example). <br /><br />There remains substantial progressive sentiment among Albertans, but what seems to be lacking is the organizational infrastructure that could turn this into political force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com