Comments on: internet footprints https://matttodd.ca/?p=495 sharing ideas on community and democracy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:37:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Matt Todd https://matttodd.ca/?p=495&cpage=1#comment-736 Matt Todd Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:32:18 +0000 http://matttodd.ca/?p=495#comment-736 No, not bitter. Just very disappointed. This kind of behaviour is exactly why so many people are so distrusting of politicians. It validates their cynicism. What's most disappointing is that he keeps getting away with it. It's bizarre. All elected people have to deal with this terrible stereotype, but the one in White Rock who actually fulfills the stereotype somehow manages to convince citizens that he's an anomaly... And he is... But it's the exact opposite of the popular perception. It is Coleridge who is the exception because he is dishonest and acts out of self-interest. It's disappointing that enough people keep accepting his rhetoric that he keeps getting elected. If this were a community with a real news media presence, he wouldn't last 5 minutes. He would have been exposed years ago. No, not bitter. Just very disappointed. This kind of behaviour is exactly why so many people are so distrusting of politicians. It validates their cynicism. What’s most disappointing is that he keeps getting away with it.

It’s bizarre. All elected people have to deal with this terrible stereotype, but the one in White Rock who actually fulfills the stereotype somehow manages to convince citizens that he’s an anomaly… And he is… But it’s the exact opposite of the popular perception. It is Coleridge who is the exception because he is dishonest and acts out of self-interest.

It’s disappointing that enough people keep accepting his rhetoric that he keeps getting elected. If this were a community with a real news media presence, he wouldn’t last 5 minutes. He would have been exposed years ago.

]]> By: Jon https://matttodd.ca/?p=495&cpage=1#comment-734 Jon Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:02:30 +0000 http://matttodd.ca/?p=495#comment-734 At least you're not bitter. At least you’re not bitter.

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