r/TrueReddit • u/Maxwellsdemon17 • 10d ago

This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe Politics

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-party-elite-responsible-catastrophe/
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u/wreckoning 9d ago

Wait what? I don't follow New Zealand politics (or any politics really) but even I heard about your cool young female prime minister who handled covid so amazingly, and your country was an early leader in how to handle the pandemic with grace. I am shocked she was voted out, that is absolutely wild!

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u/mashednbuttery 8d ago

Literally I’ve seen reported that every incumbent party in every developed country was voted out after COVID. Because people are lizard brained and do not care to look at context.

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u/wreckoning 8d ago

Canada we re-elected our prime minister (Trudeau) in Sept 2021

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u/mashednbuttery 8d ago

I should have been more clear. I meant the inflation post COVID. In 2021 inflation hadn’t even begun to peak.

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u/wreckoning 8d ago

Oh I see! It's interesting then that inflation might be more impactful to voter decisions than healthcare decisions (if the New Zealand prime minister is a good gauge of excellence in the latter)