Toronto politics goes viral
May. 22nd, 2013 05:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanLike everybody else in Toronto I have been absolutely fascinated by the saga of the Rob Ford Crackstarter. It's past the half-way point now and with 5 days to go.
This could only happen in the Internet age. It's like a Canadian Breaking Bad.
I'm probably a minority in this, but I genuinely do not give a shit if the Mayor smokes a bowl once in a while. I also don't care if he's an alcoholic, something he has also been accused of. (And something that I personally find a lot more likely.) I care a lot that he votes against funding harm reduction strategies in the city. I care a lot that he drives drunk and that he harrasses people and gets into fights when he's hammered and that apparently he thinks it's ok to grab a woman's ass.
Today's news is about how he's lost his volunteer position as football coach. I actually feel bad for him over that. He seems to care about his coaching a hell of a lot more than he cares about his work for the city.
He's a truly terrible Mayor and I would have been very happy if his conflict of interest charges had gotten him punted out of office. But this is like witnessing a car crash in slow motion. I almost hate myself for watching.
This could only happen in the Internet age. It's like a Canadian Breaking Bad.
I'm probably a minority in this, but I genuinely do not give a shit if the Mayor smokes a bowl once in a while. I also don't care if he's an alcoholic, something he has also been accused of. (And something that I personally find a lot more likely.) I care a lot that he votes against funding harm reduction strategies in the city. I care a lot that he drives drunk and that he harrasses people and gets into fights when he's hammered and that apparently he thinks it's ok to grab a woman's ass.
Today's news is about how he's lost his volunteer position as football coach. I actually feel bad for him over that. He seems to care about his coaching a hell of a lot more than he cares about his work for the city.
He's a truly terrible Mayor and I would have been very happy if his conflict of interest charges had gotten him punted out of office. But this is like witnessing a car crash in slow motion. I almost hate myself for watching.