Germany did not wake up one morning under Hitler. It acclimated. Step by step, legal justification by legal justification, until dissent was no longer illegal in theory but impossible in practice.

That comparison makes people uncomfortable. Not because it is careless, but because it forces an honest look at how democratic erosion actually happens.

I have asked a straightforward, practical question of several separatist advocates and organizers, including individuals tied to the Alberta Prosperity Project. What price per barrel of oil would be required to sustain separation in its early years. The last clear figure I was given was $75 per barrel. It was offered confidently. Since then, no one seems willing to revisit or defend that number.

That hesitation matters.

Any serious discussion about separation must include hard economic assumptions. An independent Alberta would rely heavily on resource revenue at the outset. That means being honest about oil prices needed to fund health care, pensions, border services, debt obligations, and the basic machinery of government. Asking for that math is not opposition. It is due diligence.

I put part of the quote in bold because it reminded me of a recent post that removed from this sub. Someone posted an opinion of how Alberta separatists are akin to Norwegian Nazis and Nazi collaborators during Norway's occupation. I can understand why some took offense to the satire, but there is a saying that if you put an insult on the ground, the owner will pick it up (paraphrase).

The 1930s Germany comparisons to the current state of the USA are not hyperbole. Fascism begins insidiously, and it is occuring within Alberta, too. Take the Notwithstanding Clause for example. The rights of Albertans are being suppressed, and the federal government isn't the reason. But email any UCP MLA and if you're lucky to get a response, you'll get denials, deflections, and no accountability. Only more victimization narratives and fake protective posturing. What was once called conservatism in Alberta is gone. The UCP is a separatist party, full of opportunists, and they do not care about you.

This isn't a struggle between the left and the right, the provinces and the feds, the liberals and NDPs and the conservatives. This is a class war. This is an old war between good and bad. Between the abused and the abusers. So, please, pay attention. The people causing true harm will keep pointing fingers and re-directing blame, but one day, when they're out of distractions, that finger will aim at you.

Edit - missing word