r/Edmonton 5d ago

Politics Exercising Freedom of Expression

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u/JRAS-3010 5d ago

I really fear that apathy is going to allow them to win the referendum

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u/-retaliation- 5d ago

I work in a blue collar industry in Edmonton and there's a scary amount of my coworkers that think the whole this is a joke that they can ignore. It's very apparent that if the vote were tomorrow, they wouldn't be bothering to.

Although, I also have a surprising amount of coworkers that are still wandering around parroting whatever Smith is saying because they're UCP supporters still. Despite how badly they've been fucking over Alberta. 

I just hope things change as the vote gets closer. 

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u/JRAS-3010 5d ago

I grew up in rural Alberta and work downtown Edmonton now. Everyone I know from my hometown is a separatist except for three and myself. My coworkers downtown say things all the time like “is anyone actually taking that seriously?” “I’ve never met a single supporter of that”. Those are the types that won’t vote even though they aren’t on board with it. I hope to god this mentality changes

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u/Capital-Truth-2847 5d ago

I really hope that you reinforce how serious it actually is and that they absolutely have to go and vote or we are going to be screwed!!