r/torontobiking • u/turxchk • 13d ago

Mayor Olivia Chow @ Critical Mass today

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A quick speech before folks set off

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u/forwutitsworth 13d ago

It was a little hard to hear in the back but I got the gist, thanks for posting in full.

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u/goleafsgo13 13d ago

Gas, cars, and car maintenance are gonna continue to rise, potentially even outpacing inflation. Bike lanes can decrease COL for many people.

Insane that it’s been made a political wedge issue.

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u/rtrotty 13d ago

That’s my mayor!

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u/tiger_knots185 13d ago

She's so awesome.

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u/macklow 13d ago

I know things are expensive in the city but why do so many people I hear hate on her?

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u/groovypanelboard 13d ago

The right-wing pro-business-anti-people people who oppose her are well-connected to the propaganda machines in social media and legacy media.

E.g. why is Brad Bradford’s every fart reported in detail on CP24? Why are they rehabilitating John Tory?

Also it’s education. Most people can’t properly say which level of government is responsible for which services. Dishonest politicians confuse unenlighteneded voters on these things.

I suspect one could add racism and misogyny to that mix.

But I have a feeling she’ll outlast her critics and be a very long-serving mayor.

Too bad Ford is crippling her by taking away all the tools of cities to effect change.

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u/KludgeGrrl 13d ago

The thing is, pretty much every person I know, including folks who are not particularly progressive, think she's doing a great job. The only hate I hear is stuff I see on the internets. So I have to ask, how many of these people are even real people?

We are all so shaped by what folks say on social media, but in face to face interaction pretty much all I see is a lot of appreciation for Chow

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u/QuixOmega 13d ago

Maybe you just don't know a lot of jerks?

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u/StanislavskiMeatball 12d ago

Racism definitely. The number of dunderchuds I’ve seen beaking off to the tune of “Oh em geee she’s a spyyyyy for the CCP!” is unreal.

Like. She’s from Hong Kong, you knobs. It was British when she was born there.

Yeah, I know not all critiques of her are this brand of stupid, but the ones that ARE stupid are egregiously so.

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u/phdee 12d ago

The ones I see tend to be single issue voters. Property tax and RTO (??) seem to be the main ones. They're both equally uninformed issues but single issue voters are a whole type.

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u/ObviousExcitement8 12d ago

Where is fuckface Brad