tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post4104112318124594272..comments2024-03-16T13:06:45.125-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: The Quasi-Police State In Our Midst: UPDATEDLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-38394546025102724062013-03-15T12:46:08.032-04:002013-03-15T12:46:08.032-04:00Even though he is not a historian (any more than h...Even though he is not a historian (any more than he is an economist), Owen, Harper should look to history to know the ultimate fate of repressive regimes.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-55040565658824163932013-03-15T12:43:02.523-04:002013-03-15T12:43:02.523-04:00I was thinking along similar lines as I wrote this...I was thinking along similar lines as I wrote this, Mound. It is why I am a devotee of so-called alternative news sites and Twitter.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-69497216342164164542013-03-15T12:39:19.716-04:002013-03-15T12:39:19.716-04:00As you noted in an earlier post, Lorne, the Star&#...As you noted in an earlier post, Lorne, the Star's Tim Harper was struck by the "garrison mentality" which characterized the participants at the recent Manning Conference.<br /><br />Manning's chief acolyte, the prime minister, has brought that mentality into the government he leads. Everywhere he looks, he is threatened by the truth.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-45590177322266611562013-03-15T12:08:11.677-04:002013-03-15T12:08:11.677-04:00It was the duty of Canada's news media to stan...It was the duty of Canada's news media to stand against this. They, after all, are the group most directly impacted by the Harper PMO's curtain of secrecy. It speaks volumes for the modern corporate media cartel that the government wasn't challenged on this. The media was, in fact, easily subdued putting up just token protest. The transformation of Canada's news media from watch dog of government to government lapdog has played a powerful role in allowing Harper to maintain power.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com