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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pierrepoilievre_make-canada-work-for-all-the-extraordinary-activity-7104440470109372417-2CJs?trk=public_profile_like_view

He's hyperbolizing. The next statement is "to the police woman who dodges bullets by day but reads bedtime stories at night."

There are many things to dislike about this guy, but this is a hit piece.

Shit on him for his lack of policy, lack of empathy, pushing cryptocurrency, his unwillingness to get secret clearance. He deserves that.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, sure. It's clear that he's trying to be poetic. I can make fun of him for being bad at it.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

He is, and you should.

But making fun of someone's shitty attempts at being poetic and using a platform to convince the general population that he genuinely believes electrictians literally pull electricity from the sky are totally different things.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

An electrician delivers a bottle of electricity to me every morning like the milkmen used to do.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

This reads like a Ken M tweet

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

bottle of electricity

They're called Leyden jars.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, if they are, then they are doing a great service. Hopefully they can start putting it into the grid.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The hard part is actually catching the lightning, it's very fast. God bless those speedy electricians.

[–] Everblue@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

It's tough, but honest work.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

You don't want to try and chase it.... It's far more effective to just put down traps.

[–] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

He is an idiot. There are reasons he is called trump lite and squinty mcproudboy.

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 10 months ago

lightning was not meant to be harnessed!! return it to the sky!!!!!

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not how this works! That's not how any of this works!!

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.