tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post6779925112792646801..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: On Austerity and HipposLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-49157141786651565502012-07-03T09:27:53.401-04:002012-07-03T09:27:53.401-04:00I would that it were otherwise.I would that it were otherwise.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-86398840828952047672012-07-03T09:23:33.821-04:002012-07-03T09:23:33.821-04:00"regarding us as little more than Pavlovian c..."regarding us as little more than Pavlovian creatures who will respond in a predictable way is we are given just the right stimulus." <br /><br />Watching the Canadian public in action, that sounds, sadly, just about right. Before Harper as first elected the Environment was a huge issue to most people and today it registers as significantly less important in most polls. This government has one profound lesson for future governments, to wit.: just stop talking about something, and no matter how important it is people will forget about it in a few weeks.Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.com