tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post532554878175827821..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: There's No 'Maytag Man' to Fix Neoliberalism. The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-90799236272098885002017-09-15T17:29:46.456-07:002017-09-15T17:29:46.456-07:00I'm beginning to understand why it's becom...I'm beginning to understand why it's become so important to the masters of the commanding heights that nations surrender any sovereignty they might yet retain over food security.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13564718154982188662017-09-15T13:00:00.464-07:002017-09-15T13:00:00.464-07:00We've got to keep plugging away at it, Lorne. ...<br />We've got to keep plugging away at it, Lorne. That begins by seeing the demise of neoliberalism as inevitable, a matter of time. Sort of like the Greens and climate change. It may not be a priority of any of our mainstream political parties but it's certain to worsen and eventually reach the top of the priority heap. We may not be able to do much more than nudge that process along but those nudges matter so long as you believe that change is inevitable, eventually.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-18227300699739962602017-09-15T12:28:12.336-07:002017-09-15T12:28:12.336-07:00Breaking free from that orthodoxy is the real chal...Breaking free from that orthodoxy is the real challenge here, isn't it, Mound? Until or unless we can get some of the political class, supported by strong movements on the ground, to start treating the electorate as adults instead of children eager for soothing fairy tales, I see no reason to be optimistic.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com