"To socialists, the purpose of elections is not to ascertain the will of the people. For them, elections are just an instrument of social control. The purpose is to create the impression of popular support for "progressive" aims."
I don't buy this argument. The will of the "loony left" people in Canuckistan was completely revealed in their continued support for the Liberals, or the Bloc Quebecois, or the NDP. The corruption and criminality of the Liberals was well documented and widely known. In the end, the people themselves made the decision in the voting booths when they pulled the lever. At what point in time do we hold the average voter responsible, as adults, for their own actions? Blaming the outcome on mendacity or chicanery is just a way to excuse the idiotic behavior and lousy judgment of the misbegotten Canucks from Canuckistan.
We have a large contingent of such idiots here in America. They're called Democrats.