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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.

It is, some experts suggest, another sign that some conspiracy theories are moving from the fringes of the internet to mainstream thinking, as people's distrust of government grows.

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[–] CaptainFlintlockFinn@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m a casual follower of politics. If an article like this pops up on my (formerly Reddit) Lemmy home feed I’ll often give it a scan.

Maybe someone who pays more attention can correct me but it seems that when PP makes a statement that’s conspiratorial he’ll refuse to answer questions about it. Am I wrong about that? Does he ever answer difficult questions or even try to dodge them without a script?

[–] i_r_weldr@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whether he holds those views himself or not is hard to nail down. My best guess is that he’s likely pandering for votes. Playing it smart by keeping the door open but being noncommittal.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It reminds me of the homophobic shirt guy he took a photo with. He said later he disagrees with the message, but if he sees no problem publicly making nice with a person wearing it that is itself dangerous.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

It's almost as if he studied Trump and learned from his mistakes and is trying to reproduce what Trump did.