PapyrusBrigade

Tony Kelly, in the G&M, wrote an article titled "Is Mark Carney the new model for Centrist Politics, or the End of the Line"

And I can't get over all the readers comments that he's not centre, he's left (or even far left)!

The assumption seems to be that government spending = left. No matter that the spending is on military, big tech, dirty energy, etc.

Weird bunch, those G&M commenters.

Jun 24 at 12:12pmWeb
Show threadM. Grégoire4d ago
@PapyrusBrigade I'd say #MarkCarney is centre right, but I rarely read the #GlobeAndMail (also centre right, in my opinion).
Show threadPapyrusBrigade4d ago
@mpjgregoire I agree
Show threadPaul Turnbull đŸ‡¨đŸ‡¦3d ago
@mpjgregoire @PapyrusBrigade Centre right is where I place him as well. Also farther to the right Justin Trudeau was.
Show threadSir Osis of Liver 3d ago

@Chigaze @mpjgregoire @PapyrusBrigade

Yeah, I agree with this, somewhere around centre, centre right.

There are a small number of terminally online, extreme right-wing, populist nut-jobs that swamp media comment sections. It seams at least some are paid to drive engagement.

I was glad to see many of them just closing forums down. It would have been better to have tougher moderation, but they just don't have the resources.

Show threadM. Grégoire3d ago
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @Chigaze @PapyrusBrigade
Is there a similar phenomenon with extreme left-wingers swamping comment sections at the Toronto Star, let's say? I rarely read comments (other than at #MarginalRevolution) — there's not much value-added.
Show threadPapyrusBrigade3d ago
@mpjgregoire @Sir_Osis_of_Liver @Chigaze Extreme left wing? Not at The Star. Mostly between centre left and centre right.