I don’t consider myself conservative but David Frum is one of my favourite political thinkers. I think his brand of conservatism is very logical and not the obnoxious kind you are seeing in certain places. I see the same obnoxious and foolish tendencies in the Left Camp and sometimes even among centrists so I’m not trying to slander any group in particular. Either way I’d gladly vote for the kind of Conservative party he suggests, even if I would’nt agree with all its points. I actually think most Canadians and Americans are getting tired of the zealots on both spectrums and just want reasonable, and unassuming politicians in power again.

@john7787

10 ай бұрын

Dems always pick centrists like biden and never actually end up nominating say sanders or AOC. Meanwhile, the party of trump already purged anyone who's not worshipping him. So if what you say is true it's clear which side to vote for. There are always zealots on every side but not all sides enable them, it's unfair to both-side this.

@john7787

10 ай бұрын

I agree with you on all btw, just clarifying. I'm a liberal but I also like Frum and I think we'd have been in a great place if that was the competition. You'd feel safe even if you lose to them.

@ColonelFredPuntridge

10 ай бұрын

His conservatism was _very_ obnoxious when he was young. He has mellowed. It happens.

@ryanurban1

8 ай бұрын

YES. Whether one agrees with him or not, he's a calm and reasonable voice in what is otherwise an insane shitstorm. We need far more of that, and we need it now more than ever.

The breakdown in moral restraint started long before Tucker Carlson. It really started (in the current iteration) with Newt Gingrich and Frank Fahrenkopf.

@jonnieinbangkok

6 ай бұрын

Yes, it started when the Democrat Party insisted women have penises. #UltraMAGA2024 #Trump47 #LetsGoBrandon #NotMyPresident #BidenCrimeFamily

The first international game of cricket was between Canada and the US, in the 1840s

Worth adding another name to that list of young conservatives turning out foul: Richard Hanania. Turns out he was writing explicitly racist and eugenicist articles under a pseudonym, long before he became famous under his own name. I think the news on that broke just minutes after this video posted. It's relevant because he was a respectable name throughout industry and politics--even David Frum posted a link to one of his articles mere days ago. I read that article and thought "Half a good point or two aside, this guy has bad news written all over him." I'm sure David is likely thinking the same thing right now. 😕

David Frum you made a lot of sense in this talk, I wish we could see this in the today’s federal Conservative Party! I’ve voted for all the parties at one time or another but not now too many loud far right voices:(

Had Mr. Frum quoted the supposed far right extremists, rather than simply labeling their words, which I have never heard (not a subscriber to any of the names listed), I could bring his points to fruitful discussion with subscribers of those supposedly far-right voices. I hear what he is saying but I am insufficiently informed here alone to cite him and his points in discussion. I just know my interlocutors would press for examples and I have none from here. Still interesting take on what conservativism meant to him in the 70s and 80s

Why no cricket? Because baseball.

@grf15

10 ай бұрын

I tend to agree. As Speer stated Canada embraces a North American culture. I'd add to that the obvious fact that we're highly influenced by the USA. This means at times we're consciously different (hockey over basketball) and at times incredibly similar.

@DB-gr7ch

10 ай бұрын

@@grf15 We are Americans...with a different flag, and a self-serving group of grifters in Ottawa who manage the charade.

@cdw1523

10 ай бұрын

Yes, indeed. I grew up in the same small town in Alberta where WP Kinsella hails from. He wrote "Shoeless Joe", which most everybody knows as "Field of Dreams".... most Americans would likely be shocked to learn that their most nostalgic baseball story is in fact Canadian..... It shows how deeply we are a baseball culture in the summer months and why there is no room for cricket.

@DB-gr7ch

10 ай бұрын

@@cdw1523 Though we agree, how we get there is clearly different. As I see it, Canadians simply embrace the culture, values and aspirations of the United States. They love baseball...so we do baseball. Americans don't know or care where WP Kinsella is from. That's actually a major characteristic of their culture too: not botheirng to know anything beyond their own border. But re: Field of Dreams being the work of a Canadian... are Maple Leafs fans 'shocked' that the franchise player of the most devoted fan base in Canada is an American from Arizona?

David Frum is a rino

David Frum = A Complete Irrelevance 😂 😂 😂 #DeadRINOS #UltraMAGA2024 #Trump47 #LetsGoBrandon #NotMyPresident #BidenCrimeFamily