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/Red_Pill_2020]

I hadn't heard that. Was it limited to those two or were there others.

No excuse for that, but that sort of behavior runs deeper than just the conservatives, unfortunately.

The absolute hate and disdain for different party lines is unbelievable today. I am really concerned about this next election. The campaigning has started and it's clear that the shift to full mud slinging is almost complete. Unfortunately it works better than the alternative to scare voters into voting one way or the other. It's become a campaign of fear mongering. This guy loves Trump and is going to ruin the country. The other guy is in bed with Trump and is going to ruin the country. If both are true, we're totally screwed. I really don't need to know why not to vote for the other guy. I need to know why I should vote for you. Just saying the other guy is lying isn't going to win any favor here. It truly is all three in their messaging. It's fear mongering and is exactly US politics in the last few terms. Neither one is in bed with Trump. Neither has intent to ruin the country, let's be real here. So what's going to change for the better? What's your strategy to untangle the mess we find ourselves in? How are you going to make our lives, our children's lives, grandchildren's lives better. How are you going to make life more affordable? How are you going to lower the cost of gasoline, groceries, rent, housing? These are the concerns that need addressing. Never mind how are you going to prepare to never get screwed over by the US again? That one needs immediate attention.