tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5301196357498729105..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: We've Got to Shed the 20th Century, But How?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65448003717967561382017-10-16T16:34:55.828-07:002017-10-16T16:34:55.828-07:00TB, I've long argued that the path to democrat...<br />TB, I've long argued that the path to democratic restoration begins with the dismemberment of the corporate media cartel and the return of a broadly-owned, localized media system to ensure that Canadians have access to the fullest spectrum of news and opinion. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-89872795908443837632017-10-16T16:28:20.868-07:002017-10-16T16:28:20.868-07:00I have to agree that there's too much intertia...<br />I have to agree that there's too much intertia in the system - economic, political, social - to overcome for us to have much chance of moving very far. I would like to imagine that we can reach some critical mass eventually but it's hard to have confidence in that. Monbiot grasps the problems better than most but his proposed solutions would still need some sort of revolutionary change and, were that to happen, there are no guarantees that advocates of Monbiot's plan would prevail much less survive.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13763385804046551252017-10-16T13:32:04.196-07:002017-10-16T13:32:04.196-07:00Re,
We are stuck with its redundant politics: unf...Re,<br /> We are stuck with its redundant politics: unfair electoral systems, their capture by funders and lobbyists, the failure to temper representation with real participation.<br /><br />We need educated voters not just greedy ones.<br />The lobbyists are educated and organised.<br />The average voter votes for Trudeau or Trump!!<br /><br />New versions of democracy will not fix that..<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065775238162848249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52317500477263885782017-10-16T12:44:05.840-07:002017-10-16T12:44:05.840-07:00We don't seem to be good at managing any kind ...We don't seem to be good at managing any kind of economy, Mound. We're in the soup.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31277227425701253212017-10-16T11:46:31.196-07:002017-10-16T11:46:31.196-07:00"Monbiot sees the need for something along th..."Monbiot sees the need for something along the lines of a wartime mobilization to rapidly decarbonize our economy and our society."<br /><br />And there's the rub, Mound. With our politicians showing absolutely no appetite for the change that is so badly needed, their tinkering around the edges instead lulls the majority into thinking there is time for gradual, incremental improvements. The time for that ran out long ago, as you and I well know.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com