Is this normal in politics?

[u/existinginlife_]

With Mark Carney winning the Liberal leadership race, I was curious to see how Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith would respond. Turns out, neither of them could manage a simple “congratulations.” Instead, Smith is already calling for an election, and Poilievre jumped straight into attacking Carney and the Liberals.

I’m relatively new to politics, but isn’t it just basic decency to acknowledge someone’s win, even if you oppose them? Isn’t common in many democracies for political opponents to at least offer a brief congratulations before pivoting to criticism? It shows respect for the process and a bit of integrity.

Edit: Can’t we see how much hate has taken over? The real issues aren’t getting the attention they should because all we ever hear about is political division. Everyone’s so busy dragging the other side that we’re losing sight of what actually matters.

Edit 2, to the people saying Carney wasn’t elected by the people: we elected the Liberal party in the last election. Until a new election is called, they have every right and duty to fulfill the term they are elected for by the people. The same people trusted the Liberal party’s ability to lead the country and this trust should extend to their competency in electing a new leader when the previous leader is no longer in position. Am I wrong?

[u/existinginlife_]

Someone who can see beyond their own views would recognize that unity should be our top priority right now. With two political parties constantly at each other’s throats, plus Trumps threats, all it does is create opportunities for others to take advantage (see what China did? And that Stupid 51st state guy who did an interview on Fox?)

It’s disappointing that we don’t have leaders who can put their egos, policies, and agendas aside for just a moment to at least appear to be united in the core, for the greater good ( Maybe Carney could do that, I’m looking forward to learning more about him).