Rob Ford is... a complicated individual
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“As a Toronto outsider looking in, the Rob Ford saga was genuinely hilarious, disgraceful and embarrassing. I’m not sure if we should praise the man for figuring out a way to weaponize populism to get elected or to admonish the people who actually voted for him being completely ambivalent towards his flaws and complete lack of professionalism and qualifications for running a city the size of Toronto. If the populist movement has taught us anything, it’s that’s these populist leaders are completely vindictive, have no qualms of crushing the people (their perceived enemies?) under their thumbs while they profit all the way to the bank all espousing the message that they are for the people... thumbs up from Stalin, reap what you sow I guess.
Anyways, the podcast does a good job of breaking down who Rob Ford was, tho maybe it went a little soft on him at the end, painting him as a sort of tragic figure taken over by his demons. Despite all the stories of Rob’s drunken rages and absolute idiocy, I’ll be honest that I started to feel a twinge of sympathy for the man but at the end of the day, Rob has to be held accountable for the choices he made, whether he’s with us or not.
I wish the podcast crew delved a bit deeper into the institutions that were keeping Rob in power when he was clearly unfit for the job and in a health crisis to boot. They could have also investigated a bit more into the factors that allowed a “Rob Ford” type to be elevated to a prominent political post, but did make a note that during Rob’s time as city councilor, he likely spent more time speaking to constituents in other wards, and missing from city hall, building a base that way... despite the fact that whatever those people were calling and complaining about, Rob didn’t actually solve anything.
I think Joe Mihevc sums it up nicely that future generations will likely look at these present days as supremely destructive times.”
Malfu via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/09/20
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hilaryywg via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/29/19
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“I was a high school and then university student, living first in Ottawa and then in Toronto during the time the Rob Ford drama unfolded. It feels like it was so many years ago now, so I’d forgotten some of the smaller, though still as important, details. This podcast was amazing, it was...”Read full review »
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01/05/20
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“Terrible
Nice way to kick a dead man
Wait for eps 4 for DOLITTLE to explain how media works!
Couldn’t of figured it out with u
Wow”
frofro420 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/14/19
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