The Politics of Resentment: Urban vs. Rural Voters

[@ms.b717]

What an engaged and lovely guest! I so enjoyed Dr. Cramer and the topic of this episode, thank you!

[@RealTalkRJ]

Thanks for watching! She was great. -rpj

[@rancher6820]

I am a rancher and old. I see that the government policies favour the large operators and investment firms that buy out the smaller and kill local communities. Also why is the governments not incenticising companies to move to the smaller communities where housing is cheaper and their is a motivated work force; not all the young people want to leave. Another point I am sick and tired of being told how to think and what to say; I use equal vulgar terms for all wates of skin no matter what colour they are.

[@RealTalkRJ]

You're right about smaller communities. What's the incentive (or opportunity) for young, independent operators to get into a career in Ag, for example? -rpj

[@piktormusic2538]

As a lifetime urban Albertan, I support hard working farmers and entrepreneurs, as long as they support human rights of ALL Albertans. You are wrong. NO one is telling you how to think. They are telling you that it us unreasonable to treat any other human being who is acting as they were born to act and think as a lesser person. If farmers spent any time researching the science of trans and other LGBTQ folks, the province might a far better place. Pick your poison sir and enjoy or suffer the consequences.

[@rancher6820]

@@piktormusic2538 I happen to know a person who was born in the wrong body and she lives in a small Rural community and nobody casuses her any stress as she (Oh there I misgendered him; and she is good with that) is a nice person, thus nobody cares I will not like people just because they call themselfs LGBTQ + and I will continue to be rude to them if I do not like them as I do with anybody.

[@piktormusic2538]

@@rancher6820 Sounds to me like you want to treat any human the same as any other, if I got that right. I was referring mostly to people who claim that there is a “trans ideology”. There isn’t really. I agree with you re: big vs small corporations, btw.

[@rancher6820]

@@piktormusic2538 Exactly treat all people the same; treat good people nice and bad people extremely poorly. I will disagree with you on the Trans Ideology or should I say LGBTQ+ and Racisim. I am tired of these so called hate speech laws and equality and diversity laws that force me not to state my opinion. As you know we all have equal opportunity in this country and that is all that should be asked for.

[@ellenmoore7282]

I think people pay way too much attention to polls. How are polls done? Who answers those calls?

[@RealTalkRJ]

No poll matters more than the ballot box! -rpj

[@dwaynewladyka577]

In Alberta, democracy is skewed. Rural ridings have more clout than urban ridings do. Also, the Conservatives haven't helped rural Albertans since the 1990s, and these rural Albertans continue vote for them. Land rights are trampled upon, healthcare access is compromised, abandoned oil wells on farmer's property isn't being dealt with, open pit coal mining in the Rockies is being pursued, despite much opposition, and so on. Since the UCP aren't helping rural Albertans, let alone urban Albertans, maybe rural Albertans will wake up and stop supporting them. I'm originally from a very large farm in Alberta, and I've seen how things have changed.

[@chadtosh6831]

I still own a large farm in northern Alberta and UCP all the way for this guy. 4 years of NDP bull💩 was enough for me!!!

[@dirtybob901]

I’m a rural Albertan and the conservatives have allowed us to prosper on our own. I’ve never felt a boot on my neck like I did with the NDP.

[@ladyjade6446]

Ndp and liberals have ruined Canada and made everyone lose money so they aren’t the answer.

[@Rhdlm-yo1tv]

@@chadtosh6831 Nice to see the old “War room” still going

[@chadtosh6831]

@@Rhdlm-yo1tv how so? I don’t work for the government. I just know what is best for my business and it doesn’t involve more regulation and restrictions like what the NDP were imposing on us.

[@darylwilliams7883]

The fact is that the rural religious right in Canada is not that different from the USA. I have travelled a LOT of it in Alberta, Saskatchewan and northern BC and seen for myself the confederate flags, gadsden flags, and signs calling for Trudeau's assassination. This is more than conflicting interests. This is driven by hatred of non-whites and non-Christians that is ingrained deeply in such a large proportion of rural people that the average Canadian would be absolutely shocked. I've been to parts of Alberta that you would swear were Mississippi or Alabama. Now tied even tighter by the fact that these people can reinforce one another and validate one another on social media.

[@brodo_baggins2132]

yeah out by Wainwright AB, I ended up in a car chase on the highway for about an hour, unprovoked. Never found out why but there were reports of an identical looking vehicle (to the one that pursued me) in the same area and time period, owned by aryan gang members who'd been breaking/entering and committing assaults on farms. Told a prof about it and he had stories about running into those psychos in the same part of rural Alberta

[@Rhdlm-yo1tv]

Terry Long country

[@chadw4969]

​@@brodo_baggins2132 Ayron gang members in wainwright.....LMAO... tell me another one.... Did they use dog sleds?

[@chadw4969]

Mostly spawned by a decade, of assault of the main stream.... Call me racist for ten years, see what I become..... Then cry foul......

[@rancher6820]

I like the Confederate Flag as it represents rebellion against the status quo, nothing to do with black or white people. Not so many years ago the Ukraine and Polish people were called Bo-hunks they intergrated and now you are calling them racists.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Why are comments being deleted? That has to stop.

[@momtur4875]

I believe i am blocked

[@patchampagne1]

Thanks!

[@RealTalkRJ]

Thanks Pat! Have a great weekend! -rpj

[@maxinearmstrong9566]

I am rural and not one person I know is “resentful” of urban. Zero - so there goes your “expert’s” thesis .

[@chadtosh6831]

Exactly right, in fact I feel a little sorry for them living in those concrete jungles.

[@mikearchibald744]

No, those wedges ALREADY exist and are largely enlarged by the electoral and representational system. They are VERY different constituencies. Rural areas have been GUTTED by trade policies that favour cities. And now are being EMPTIED by other policies. WHat makes more sense is that BOTH have constituencies that are ultimately screwed over by politicians and their funders. But thats a different story.

[@RealTalkRJ]

You're not wrong, Mike. -rpj

[@jjjones4982]

What everyone is seeing, is addictive dopamine hits from anger.

[@larryo7373]

Hey Ryan your guest neglected to include the main stream media in her comment about who is fueling the political fire in American politics !

[@seahorse2]

Actually, I do not want the Federal gov for Canada or US. Provincial/State gov are enough. Consensus gov by people not WEF globalists.

[@tbone5816]

Johnny SO ON POINT 37:50! Well said! Awesome episode all the way through!

[@Cosmic.cougar]

Blame polly p for the negative talk against Justin. Right wing bull!🇨🇦

[@maxinearmstrong9566]

And your ignorant name calling!!! Pot/kettle

[@thomass5169]

Country folk don't speak in terms of their "fare share". And she knows that.

[@piktormusic2538]

Jesperson, sponsored by UCP-supporting F Bros. Try as you might to portray yourself as balanced Ryan, but you are beholden to the right. When you interview the premier and do not let her off the hook with her lies, maybe I will come back.

[@murraytown4]

People makes choices as to where they live. Suck it up or move.

[@RealTalkRJ]

I find no inaccuracies in your statement. -rpj

[@chadw4969]

Moving is much more convenient in one direction..... Towards urbanization.... Saving enough money, to buy your way out of "society" has become the new " canadian dream"....

[@brendastreet1149]

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[@momtur4875]

So they keep voting for the people who don't listen to them that crazy

[@JoniSacroug]

I was going to listen but Shannon Phillips? You give her a platform??? No thx

[@jimidcanada]

Elon influences X far less than Twitter censored Twitter !

[@7thpilot]

The title of the clip is promoting division there is extremist on all sides and locations trying to say one is better or worst is ridiculous a lot of Urban people came from rural doesnt mean they are better just went looking for opportunities like everyone else priorities change depending on your work and your location doesnt necessarily mean there is hate just different opinions, one flag flying in a rural place and an idiot will try to claim they are all that way same with urban areas when it happens,,,,,

[@piktormusic2538]

Since when did bigotry (religious, or not) become “traditional values? What a fkking ridiculous take!

[@clairdenning9062]

If rural Canada cut off food supply, the cities would be empty in a week.

[@brentgibson565]

The NDP, the politics of jealousy. " I want what you want"( but don't want to work for it)! Listening to Ryan is like watching NASCAR- go fast and turn left.

[@RealTalkRJ]

Don't mind the auto racing analogy, but Real Talk feels more like rally racing. Swerving right and left, flying into the great unknown, with a super talented co-pilot keeping us tire side-down. Thanks for watching, Brent! Appreciate you. -rpj

[@dwaynewladyka577]

You could look at the UCP, who blew money on one sided panels and committees, which are stacked with their Conservative friends, hired 20, or more of their Conservative friends for pointless positions, which pay in between $100,000 per year to $250,000 per year, hired many more staff for their MLAs, at a great cost to Albertans, including Danielle Smith's staff of 34, and created the largest provincial cabinet in Alberta's history, with 34 cabinet ministers and associate ministers. The UCP lost around $8 billion to $10 billion, from 2 rounds of corporate tax cuts, which didn't produce a single new hire. So much for that.

[@7thpilot]

@@RealTalkRJ Sorry Ryan but No

[@jaredspruyt2069]

Buncha fluff!

[@RealTalkRJ]

What would you like to hear more about? Shoot us an email anytime: [e-mail] -rpj

[@sycon7385]

Yes yes the expert pff

[@sycon7385]

Trump all the way babe