Or, as The Globe and Mail wrote in its editorial defence of the Liberal climbdown, an election fought on Afghanistan might turn the war into a "political football." War, the Globe decreed is "above politics" – a sentiment echoed by much of the daily press.
It is hard to know what to make of such a position. It is both sublimely arrogant and cravenly deferential. It is also wrong. No matter how much the leaders of the Liberal party and their friends try to limit debate, Canadians will think what they want. They have defied the leadership of the major parties before (the constitutional imbroglios of the 1990s come to mind) and they will do so again.
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Why Shouldn't Voters Discuss War?
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they may be, the discussion is superficial at best. And, of course, they always
seem to avoid the real issues which are systematically destroying the fibre of
this country.
War is swept under the rug because its divisive, which makes it a serious taboo
for the characters in Ottawa. Basically, it's the same reason why the media will
never provide a realistic portrayal of it. Funny how people can support the war,
but don't have the stomach to view its consequences.
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When you are up to your ass in alligators it is difficult to remember that the initial objective was to drain the swamp