I see no indication that the Bloc are going anywhere, despite their separatist leanings.
They just have gotten somewhere. The new coalition will be completely dependent on their support. If it goes through, it completely undermines the idea that a vote for the Bloc is a wasted vote, because it shows that they CAN affect government substantially.
I think it's a very, VERY bad idea to think that separatism is no longer a threat. Isn't that what people said in 1982? Weren't the Liberals confident that they'd win the 1995 Referendum, just before they came within 0.6 percent of losing it?
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Date: 2008-12-03 04:10 pm (UTC)They just have gotten somewhere. The new coalition will be completely dependent on their support. If it goes through, it completely undermines the idea that a vote for the Bloc is a wasted vote, because it shows that they CAN affect government substantially.
I think it's a very, VERY bad idea to think that separatism is no longer a threat. Isn't that what people said in 1982? Weren't the Liberals confident that they'd win the 1995 Referendum, just before they came within 0.6 percent of losing it?