"Merits" ...Funny how a handful of you always go there.
The last PM was very divisive and caused lasting damage to the country and a lot of people are suffering because of that. This kind of performance is going to bring out a far more negative response than say a PM who is doing well, the country is doing well, and everyone is getting along relatively.
Basically if you are an asshole doing a bad job, you will get more negative attention including more serious threats from the extreme wings then someone not doing so poorly. The math isn't hard. Society hasn't changed much, Trudeau was just that bad.
And since I know where some of you go with this sort of thing (ie: "merits") it's necessary to add the following caveat: I do not endorse violence or threats of violence because a politician is terrible.
This. 80% this.
I think the basic point first communicated on the previous page is getting lost, like losing a forest for it's trees...
If you act like an asshole, implement policies that nobody wants & nobody voted for, conduct your government in the exact opposite way of what you campaigned on, and make very deliberate decisions that result in a loss of employment, the destruction of industries, a sharp rise in unemployment, and the massive devaluation of the currency...naturally the number of threats & security risks faced by that person will adjust accordingly.
I think we can all agree - assholes that people hate require more resources to protect than people who aren't assholes & people don't hate.
This really shouldn't be a debate. It's a common sense correlation that connects one to the other...
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Society HAS changed a lot in say, the last 10 to 20 years, because of multiple causes. Whether it's the internet, cellular communications advancements, changes in drug policies, monetary policies, immigration policies, changes in municipal & provincial leadership, etc etc.
Society has absolutely changed, and will continue to do so to varying degrees and at varying rates.
However, I think the point being suggested here is that FUNDAMENTALLY - within the context of threat levels vs security arrangements - individuals that comprise society haven't really changed...
People tend to not like assholes. And if said assholes are responsible for causing stress in people's lives, they run the risk of someone taking matters into their own hands & doing something about it
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Moving forwards in terms of addressing the threats that exist, what could the RCMP behavioural analysis unit do to address their current workload & burnout?
(I imagine this may be a matter of throwing more money & bodies at the problem to procure more resources & spread out the work load. This will probably be easier said than done given the RCMP's current manpower challenges.)
(Not to derail the thread at all, but we talk about the evolving challenges of recruiting for the CAF quite often. But the RCMP faces recruiting challenges also. Would be interesting to know how much flexibility they have in their recruiting practices vs the CAF)
