text: Nearly an entire day later, and all of 16 posts.
  
  Yet there are a half dozen Trump/Russia articles that have multiple dozens to hundreds of posts..
  
  One of the reasons Canada has many of the problems is that they simply don't care or understand the difference between what actually affects them, versus what is entertainment.
  
  If low-information Americans are distracted by celebrity culture, at least it is American celebrities they are being distracted by.
  
  The other day, on this topic, one poster wanted to know if any NDP or Conservative MINISTERS in this GOVERNMENT were taking advantage of the loophole.
  
  If you do not see what is wrong with this...
  
  Speaking of the USA, it is well known that people polled rate Congress at somewhere between 85-95% as corrupt.
  
  Yet they re- elect their rep 97% of the time..."everyone else is crooked, but not my guy"....
  
  Same inanity in Canada - you can have Conservative "ministers" in a Liberal majority government, apparently...duh.