On feeling joy at your opponents' personal tragedy
I oppose Trudeau as a politician. I feel for him as a human being.
A Prime Minister who I have long criticized, and whose government I want to see defeated in the next election, is separating from his wife.
And if you think I take any satisfaction in this, you are absolutely wrong.
I went through my own separation and divorce a few years ago, and I would rather have my legs crushed by a steamroller than to go through that again. I eventually made it to a good place, and we’ve been able to work together quite well for our children’s sake, but getting there was absolutely brutal.
I wouldn’t wish the journey on anyone else. Not even my political opponents.
The “F**k Trudeau” bumper sticker crowd, sadly, is responding pretty much as you’d expect. Tasha Kheiriddin has some thoughtful observations:
For Canadians who hate Justin Trudeau, there’s apparently nothing sweeter than schadenfreude. The announcement that he is separating from his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, unleashed a torrent of online vitriol, most of which revolved around COVID-19 m…
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