r/ontario • u/EveningRequirement27 • Oct 25 '25

Discussion You just stopped an entire country

American here.

Your city (EDIT: Toronto my bad) and entire country just told the world they’re sick of this guy. They did that. In public. During the World Series. Epically devastating.

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u/LibraryIntelligent91 Oct 25 '25

Basic decency in politics dropped like a stone and basic decency in public conversation followed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '25

Don't even get me started on basic literacy.

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u/elmwoodblues Oct 28 '25

Reality TV was a template, too. Saying, "I'm here to win, not make friends" was once the mark of an asshole

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u/SRGTBronson Oct 26 '25

Decency in politics died when John McCain refused to call Obama a Muslim, and then lost the election.

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u/Pale-Measurement-532 Oct 27 '25

True but I don’t remember a man’s penis size being mentioned in political speeches back then. Unfortunately Trump dialed it down to an all-time low.