He's in a lose-lose situation right now: if he moderates, he stands a better chance at being elected in the general--not a given!--but if he loses his base will eat him alive. He might even lose his seat.
If he leans more into fascism, he'll still lose the general but might keep his job and his seat.
Poor Pierre. If he hadn't been a grievance-peddling fascist bootlicker for the last several decades I'd almost feel bad for him. Almost.
It's not that the FCC doesn't regulate cable, it's that cable doesn't have broadcast licenses. No spectrum license to revoke.
The path to regulating a cable TV channel is not a straightforward one in the US. If it was, cable news a la Fox would have been in the crosshairs devades ago.
Or, hear me out, you could (at the federal level) direct the CMHC build public housing at 1970s levels, and/or (at the provincial level) put rent control back?
I'm sorry, Harper talked about UBI and banking regulations? The right honourable Stephen Harper? The one who had to be dragged, kicking and screaming by his own caucus, to respond to the 2008 crisis with anything other than austerity?
He's in a lose-lose situation right now: if he moderates, he stands a better chance at being elected in the general--not a given!--but if he loses his base will eat him alive. He might even lose his seat.
If he leans more into fascism, he'll still lose the general but might keep his job and his seat.
Poor Pierre. If he hadn't been a grievance-peddling fascist bootlicker for the last several decades I'd almost feel bad for him. Almost.