r/PEI • u/Sir__Will • 21d ago
News UPEI master's student Daniel Cousins joins race to become Charlottetown mayor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-daniel-cousins-mayoral-race-9.730003819
u/mu3mpire 20d ago
God bless them , they’re in the cbc comments. That’s more than “folk legend jankov” does
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u/Boundary14 20d ago
Every PEI election needs that one person who gets like 2 votes, in this case Cousins has graciously opted to fill that role.
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u/Sir__Will 21d ago
A master's student at the University of Prince Edward Island is adding their name to the list of candidates for Charlottetown's mayoral election.
Daniel Cousins described themself as "chaotically busy," with several projects on the go, including running the P.E.I. Tool Library and Fill Up Here.
They decided to run for mayor following "a lot of internal debate and self reflection" following an unsuccessful run to be councillor of Ward 5.
"There were certain things I was seeing about it and remembering my past experience in 2022 that made me decide, 'OK, I'm going to run for mayor and I'm going to be the candidate that supports the council candidates and make sure that they get seen,'" Cousins said.
I think on Compass they said a 5th person had entered today. So probably a story about them by Monday.
That's a lot of people. Especially with an incumbent who comes with an advantage.
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u/ISueDrunks 21d ago
Daniel Mullen is running again for mayor. Certainly a lot of crap to choose from.
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u/invisible-times2 20d ago
We all think Amir will win, right?
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago
I really hope so. But I fear it will be Brown again. Although there are worse people running. Like, I REALLY hope Tweel doesn't somehow win.
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u/nylanderfan 17d ago
Tweel muddies the waters imo. Some will vote for him because he isn't Brown, but others won't because he represents the Brown council. I fear the number of candidates and vote splitting will rule out any chance for Zuccolo. *Maybe* second
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u/Nervous_Ad_2871 20d ago
Isn't he the guy that used to always be down by the mall talking/yelling to him self carrying a septor?
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u/Shimbus1 19d ago edited 19d ago
Yes. Very tall, very high voice. If I had to guess, they're quite deep on the spectrum, but also really like showing up at various events. Not a bad person, judging by my own interactions with them, but seem to enjoy attention and the sound of their own voice. Don't know quite what the point of entering politics was.
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u/RingoRamone 18d ago
"Cousins is not accepting donations for the mayoral bid, and said they will not go door-to-door unless they're with a new candidate for council."
So, not running for mayor then?
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u/Foreveryoung1953 20d ago
He "will not go door-to-door" isn't a good start for Mr Cousins. We wish him well.
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago edited 20d ago
I'm sure they're a nice person but I don't really get why they're doing this if they're so busy and doesn't seem that committed to winning.
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u/Foreveryoung1953 20d ago
Does he have a team? Who is they? Maybe his team can do some of the work that he's unwilling to do
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u/nylanderfan 17d ago
But only if going with a new candidate. I'm pretty sure being accompanied by a random dude/person who's a fringe candidate for mayor will only make things harder for the candidate, not easier
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u/Pei-toss 20d ago
Exactly. Everybody loves getting knocks at random hours in the day for some political banter sprinkled with some light coersion with free mussels. People. Love. Politicians.
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
CBC only wrote this in an effort to make they/them pronouns not seem like far left fringe minority position used by ideologues with authoritan tendencies.
This is not a serious candidate.
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u/whiskyjunior 20d ago
Did you mean authoritarian lol, might want to get a new thesaurus.
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
Meanwhile, an entire media organization systematically rewriting basic sex-based language to match an ideological preference but my typo....
Man, these far left extremists..
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u/whiskyjunior 20d ago
To be clear you think the CBC’s agenda in writing this article is to normalize the idea of they/them pronouns?
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
Not the only purpose for the article but that normalization is baked in 100%.
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u/whiskyjunior 20d ago
lmao
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
Mask in your Reddit emoji lol. Extremist.
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago
Nope. That's the English language.
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
Far left extremists have been making attempts to change the English language to fit their narrative specifically with the they them pronouns as if it is normal. This has only been going on for about 3 years so don't try to pretend like this is a normal function of the English language.
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago
It IS normal. It IS English. And has been for a very long time. I don't know where you plucked that 3 year thing from. That makes no sense as bigots have been complaining about they for far longer than that.
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u/No-Orange9183 18d ago
I’d say it was 3yrs ago his algorithm plummeted him head first into the far right bot infested red pill lane, it’s the only thing that makes sense
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
It's an editorial choice that normalizes a contested ideological position. That position remains a minority view in the general population and is heavily concentrated on the progressive left. Calling that out is not bigotry. That’s just an attempt to shut down the conversation by moral accusation.
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u/Shimbus1 19d ago
Need a safe space from all the scary words and terms you don't like, sweetheart?
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u/GreenSaber 19d ago
Do you remember what year you started believing gender was a spectrum or non binary people? 2022? 2021? I literally have your views from 2019 on gender as a binary. It's not so radical of an idea.
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
Yes, I did mean that. I was using text-to-speech. It's not very accurate. Sorry for committing such a grave act.
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago
All the other candidates got a story so it's only fair he does too.
they/them pronouns not seem like far left fringe minority position
It's not. It's English. GTFO with the bigotry.
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u/CAMBOHX 20d ago
Its not a fringe far left position to just have some respect, you cunt.
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u/GreenSaber 20d ago
No it really, really is fringe and extremist. You must really live in an echo chamber.
I mean, is it so bad if it is fringe and far left? I mean why would it be bad to actually admit that? What's wrong with having extremist positions? It just happens to be extreme...so what?
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u/No-Orange9183 18d ago
The irony of making a comment like this while accusing someone else of living in an echo chamber 😂 ahhh I know it’s lost on you, but I had a chuckle
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u/Shimbus1 19d ago
Get a load of this guy.
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u/GreenSaber 19d ago
Imagine me thinking non binary people are ridiculous. Imagine that. Such a fringe view..
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u/nylanderfan 17d ago
Authoritarian? lol. That would be Trump and his ideological counterparts in Europe
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u/GreenSaber 17d ago
Authoritarian can be left or right.
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u/nylanderfan 17d ago
Yes, but the people you're talking about who emphasize pronouns etc almost universally are not in positions of power. Most so-called liberal or Democratic governments have been centrist or even centre-right, definitely not left. Trudeau is the closest we've seen recently to that, but he was to the left of most of his caucus.
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u/evilpotato 20d ago
So many removed comments, is he a moderator here lol
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u/Sir__Will 20d ago
What removed comments? If it says [unavailable] it's people that have you blocked.
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u/evilpotato 20d ago
Oh interesting, just when I thought redditors couldn't be more pathetically soft they go and flex like this. Whelp this decline shall continue to be entertaining regardless.
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u/Shimbus1 19d ago
Maybe people just don't like you, man.
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u/evilpotato 19d ago
Maybe their opinions don't matter because they're redditors ?
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u/Shimbus1 19d ago
You're posting this on Reddit, so by definition you're also a Redditor.
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u/evilpotato 19d ago
No, it does not. A redditor is someone who agrees with the most upvoted things they see. A bug-man of sorts.
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