New, Harper-Approved Political Compass!!
Election day is tomorrow!!! While some of us are died-in-the-wool political hacks who not only know who we’ll be voting for, but who we’re going to shower in righteous spittle on our way to the polls, the rest of you might need the Political Compass. The Political Compass was invited by the well meaning folks at the CBC to help voters discover the political party that most aligns with their personal values….or was it? According to fine publications such as the Toronto Sun, the CBC is actually staffed by a bunch of latte-sipping Chretien-ites who want to trick you into voting for The Coalition so they can keep you and your family on the elite gravy train merry-go-round. Luckily, we at Polonoscopy have exclusive access...
Read MoreFear and Loathing in Toronto
By David Robson Today I witnessed absurdity firsthand. I was at Bay and King when anarchists set two police cars alight, I was at Yonge Street for the aftermath of the anarchist’s so-called “class war,” and I was in Queen’s park when the police finally corralled protesters, launched their tear gas, and ineffectually tried to restore order to the city. What happened today was not oppression; there was no police brutality, no great affront to human rights. What happened today was not a social movement; there was no meaningful free speech, no meaningful attempt to persuade, enlighten, or inform. What happened today was not necessary; it was absurd. I went out to Queen’s Park, where several thousand protesters had gathered, and...
Read MoreBlood, Sweat and Mayoralty
Guest Post By Gabrielle I sometimes get this burning…….. call to public service. Often shooting out of me like a powerful stream of patriotism. I have these, let’s call them episodes, where I think that there can be no nobler path in my life than that of politics. My most recent episode led me to the Toronto Mayoral Race and the George Smitherman campaign, or as I will affectionately refer to them; Smither’s Manz. If there is one thing I’ve learned from attending a private girl’s school, watching the West Wing, the allegory of Plato’s cave and of course, reading Polonoscopy.com, it’s that all we know is image. All we care about is image. So when six mayoral candidates are sitting around a table in the CP24 news...
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Polonoscopy is a site devoted to political fluff. While I do appreciate that there are important issues out there… with respect… eh… don’t really care. Not here anyway, not now, that is not what Polonoscopy is about. Fluff. It’s all about image and perception in politics. Rather than vote for someone based on a record of public service and commitment to the meaningful issues of the day, wouldn’t you rather vote for someone who’s personality seems similar if only slightly more impressive then your own? Of course, we all would.