tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post7467256987321054220..comments2023-06-27T10:33:35.086-04:00Comments on kirbycairo: Aesthetic Politics and the new (neo) Liberal Era. . . . .Kirbycairohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-54737769809541807842015-11-15T13:29:20.426-05:002015-11-15T13:29:20.426-05:00The long-term restoration of the Liberals as the n...The long-term restoration of the Liberals as the natural governing party would be greatly helped by having the wackiest possible successor to Harper as Con leader. Then we'll see something like the stable duopoly of U.S. politics, with the cool kids perpetually facing off against the crazies. This also conveniently puts a lid on any revival of the NDP federally. Each time out, they will be fenced in by strategic voting because of a credible threat: "Remember Harper - Never Again!".Sub-Borealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-8529595411489264062015-11-14T08:47:08.185-05:002015-11-14T08:47:08.185-05:00To go with my last post, rank and file "goes ...To go with my last post, rank and file "goes behind the current" to reveal the major players to do with "finance" and who actually "owns the purse strings". <br /><br />http://rankandfile.ca/2015/11/13/charting-corporate-connections-in-the-new-liberal-cabinet/<br /><br />"While the Liberals have a historical tendency of campaigning from the left and governing from the right, only time will tell whether Trudeau and his pack will follow suit. What’s clear is some of the Liberal Party’s leadership has clear connections to Bay Street and the 1%, as well as ties to Conservative politics. In the face of all the hoopla, it’s important that progressives remain realistic about the Liberal Party’s loyalties, and keep up the public pressure for progressive policy, against a government ridden with contradictions."susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-41766784381920801742015-11-14T06:59:36.727-05:002015-11-14T06:59:36.727-05:00.. great to see coherent post-election analysis.. ..... great to see coherent post-election analysis.. The sleazy Harper Kenney embrace of Tea Party 'values' tactics etc should become case studies for political science faculties.. but as reflected by the likes of Ray Novak, Stephen Lecce.. or the hoary old school Tom Flanagans or Ken Boessenkools.. its within our centers of higher education that shallow demented 'political leadership' is being incubated.<br /><br />We have little time.. as current events overtake us.. for effective forensic analysis, on how Harper et al attacked our judiciary, our legislation and Parliament. 10 years or so.. of safe haven in Canada Eh for Harper Inc, Big Energy.. with the Final Four Years, a majority opportunity to shove it down our throats inimpeded by protocol, process or permission. <br /><br />Probably, the best we can hope for is The coronation of Jason Kenney - the ascension of Pierry Poilievre at his right hand, the dregs like Tony Clement Van Loan Ambrose Leitch.. gathered around him.. Perhaps then we'll see what was hiding under Stephen Harper's skirt and so loved by the precious Base. It won't be pretty.. but then there's the squeaky clean Peter MacKay to chooper in to the rescue.. n'est ce pas? Certainly it won't be Baird or James 'Ride me Wilfred' Moore thndering in to save the daythe salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-78310341308000806442015-11-13T16:01:33.114-05:002015-11-13T16:01:33.114-05:00It will be interesting to see how much of the Neol...It will be interesting to see how much of the Neoliberal groundwork Harper laid and it will be just as interesting to see how much of that groundwork, if any, that the Liberals will reveal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-91926760002186505642015-11-13T15:05:21.109-05:002015-11-13T15:05:21.109-05:00Thanks Lorne - I agree with you. As I have said el...Thanks Lorne - I agree with you. As I have said elsewhere, the best hope that we have is that an more open and equal civil society will give us, at the very least, an opportunity to change discourse. So regardless of Trudeau's ultimate goals, his open strategy certainly allows for greater possibility for change than Harper's. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-32674744448776281792015-11-13T14:56:17.618-05:002015-11-13T14:56:17.618-05:00Your analysis of the ultimate cause of the harper ...Your analysis of the ultimate cause of the harper regime's failure is spot-on, Kirby. I do, however, want to avoid making too early a judgment on the future under the Trudeau government. While I don't dispute your observations about the political charade the West has been living under for so long, the strong message of openness and empowerment being sent in these early days by Trudeau may be more than just cosmetic or a small safety valve; as you point out, such a message could lead to a demand for substantive change by an empowered electorate, and at this point, despite the past practices of the Liberals, I am not willing to dismiss their efforts as largely empty ones. <br /><br />While my cynicism is hardly dead, it has, for the moment, gone dormant.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com