tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post1342992432532729417..comments2024-03-28T15:34:01.401-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: The Dominoes of Democracy - Part 2Lornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-61844536815494589702013-05-03T08:08:19.363-04:002013-05-03T08:08:19.363-04:00I like your thinking, Mound, but of course the par...I like your thinking, Mound, but of course the party that stands to lose the most, the Conservatives, those great 'defenders' of democracy, might have a few objections.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-29211640510312614062013-05-02T20:44:32.626-04:002013-05-02T20:44:32.626-04:00Here's an idea. Deduct-A-Vote ballots. You c...Here's an idea. Deduct-A-Vote ballots. You could allocate your vote either to one of the eligible candidates in your riding or you could, instead, select a party from which one vote would be deducted. How many of those people who don't turn out to the polls would be sufficiently motivated to vote if they could express their choice this way? How many times have you had to hold your nose to vote? I have many times and would have rejoiced at the chance to instead vote against my last choice instead of for my first choice.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-1924306031602542292013-05-02T17:37:09.848-04:002013-05-02T17:37:09.848-04:00What you describe, Owen, is sadly a reality for fa...What you describe, Owen, is sadly a reality for far too many. We are familiar with the term 'a disciplined workforce,' something the regime has been very adept at cultivating. I guess what is emerging now is 'a disciplined citizenry,' also, in my view, part of the overall 'method' in Harper's 'madness'.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-48140536227419298992013-05-02T17:05:35.011-04:002013-05-02T17:05:35.011-04:00Our son and I were talking last night about the ne...Our son and I were talking last night about the need to change the present regime, Lorne. <br /><br />He feels his generation doesn't have the power to change the situation. Besides, he says, between working and paying off student debt -- and ever present job insecurity -- he feels exhausted. Political activism is for those who have the time and the energy.<br /><br />The Harperites want to make sure that he and his generation continue to feel that way.<br /><br />Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com