saskatchewan potato utility (redux)

saskatchewan potato utility (redux)

@birlios.bsky.social

saskatchewan's greatest poster • universally beloved • culturally irrelevant

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People are understandably focused on the CPC's sharp decline in popularity but there's an equally interesting story in the apparent total collapse of the NDP. It is WILD that there doesn't seem to be any push from the party to turf Singh, who is pretty obviously unable to meet this moment.

THIS ISN'T FUCKING TRUE. Nearly SEVENTY PERCENT of people in Saskatchewan live in urban areas. That's a lower percentage than most provinces (except Manitoba, which does not get this same treatment, despite having very similar demographics as SK) but it's still an overwhelming majority!

Aren't these experts tired of the same boring, inaccurate narratives for why the province is how it is? What does having a rural population have to do with anything anyway? Why do we assume rural populations are *inherently* conservative instead of wondering *why* they're conservative?

I think that for the period of the election, every candidate running should be compelled to live like the poorest Canadians while still attempting to do their job. Your personal budget is now the the monthly cost of welfare in your riding and your apartment is whatever you can afford on that.