As someone who unsuccessfully ran in the recent Calgary election I have some sympathy for Mayor Naheed Nenshi and his concern over name calling in social media. The trolls called me and my supporters “tired, angry, old conservatives” and “backward looking”. While I completely disagree with most of the adjectives, after a close to 6 month municipal election process, I will acknowledge being tired!  There is simply too much name calling in modern politics.  However, to close using an epithet used by my successful opponent, all the folks who troll are simply “jerks”.

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