Socialism is Canadian

Belonging to a political party in Canada never used to mean much. One party was basically the same as the next — just slightly different ideas about how to get the country where we all wanted it to go. And honestly? That’s how it’s supposed to be.

But you conservatives — what happened?

You used to only ask one thing: responsible spending. That’s it. And most Canadian conservatives still see it that way. Small-c social issues? Abortion? Gay marriage? Yeah, most of you are cool with that.

But when a good chunk of your party starts going off the rails, you can’t just sit there and say, “Oh well. Those guys are on my team, but they don’t represent my beliefs.”

Dude — you’re on the wrong team.

Let me tell you something: if you’re a conservative and you think everyone needs healthcare… every child should be fed… we need to do more to help the poor and the homeless… people should be free to live their lives… you want freedom of religion… free daycare sounds reasonable… and you think a strong education system is good for the country…

I’ve got news for you.

You’re not conservative.

You’re a socialist.

You’re just afraid of the name.

You’ve been told that socialists are dangerous, a threat to the “natural order.”

But socialism *is* the natural order.

It’s Jesus, it’s Mohammed, it’s Buddha — every moral system built on the idea that people matter and we’re supposed to take care of each other.

So stop it with this fantasy about “a more wholesome time.”

There was no wholesome time. People are the same as they always were. If anything, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z — they moved the bar for morality. They don’t cling to outdated religious rules designed to tell them who to hate. And when they absorb religion now, it’s not about control. It’s about compassion.

Because we finally understand that for a long time religion wasn’t about freedom — it was about power. And how can we be truly free if we don’t respect one another? If we don’t support one another?

Conservatives love to focus on “the individual.” Everyone on their own. Every man for himself. Who wants us thinking this way? I’ll give you one guess — and since we’re talking about the wealth-hoarders, the ultra-rich, let’s talk about the Leave It to Beaver life you’re pining for.

You know what made those times feel good for so many people?

You already know the answer.

But I’ll say it anyway:

Socialism.

Those times had strong social services, higher tax rates on the rich, and lower taxes for everyone else. Public investment. Shared prosperity. All the stuff today’s conservatives pretend never existed.

And for the folks who say, “But I’m wealthy,” let’s be honest:

If you’re reading the words of a loser karate teacher while you sit on the toilet, guess what — you’re not wealthy.

Technically I’m a millionaire and I’m still just a few bad decisions from the poorhouse. The rich — the *real* rich — those people will never be destitute. Worst case, they drop from billionaire to “only” nine hundred million.

Are we supposed to feel bad for them?

There is enough money in the world for every man, every woman, every child — and yes, every trans person — to live with health, happiness, and dignity. Enough for all of us.

But conservatives? You’d rather call people lazy. You’d rather complain about everything going wrong in the country than admit the obvious: maybe the world isn’t going crazy.

Maybe you just need to change your fucking vote.

Maybe it’s time to step out of the darkness you’ve been told is “tradition” and join the rest of us in the light. This isn’t radical. It’s not extreme. It’s math. It’s history. It’s reality.

We have the resources.

We have the systems.

We have the wealth.

The only thing standing between us and a society where everyone has dignity is a political ideology that treats compassion like a sin.

And I know this goes against every instinct a conservative has — but go on.

Fact check me. I dare you.