tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post8057451598874185081..comments2024-03-16T13:06:45.125-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Philip Junop Has An Important MessageLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-28203826785858707122015-03-13T10:56:12.542-04:002015-03-13T10:56:12.542-04:00Good thoughts there, Tim. it seems to me that the ...Good thoughts there, Tim. it seems to me that the only politician who is broaching any of these topics is Elizabeth May who, by virtue of her outlier status, speaks more honestly than any of our other so-called leaders. Unfortunately, when it comes to these issues, most of those in a position to galvanize people choose, instead, to maintain the status quo.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-58892376814679837582015-03-13T10:09:58.697-04:002015-03-13T10:09:58.697-04:00The past little while I've realized that we ne...The past little while I've realized that we need to do a lot more, a lot more quickly. Like the CCF did in the 30's. We have to address our environmental deficit, cancel free trade and make sure all Canadians are cared for, then reach out to the world. We need to use hard hitting language, like telling a wealthy person who pays little in taxes that their wealth is the reason a child in a marginalized or a minimum wage home is hungry. We need to use moral persuasion to help people realize that terrorism doesn't matter a lick and that we have to tackle our emissions or it's all for naught. I'm thinking we need to create a movement of some sort to push the political conversation in this direction because I believe it will engage a lot of people who are left out and opt out.<br /><br />Any thoughts? Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-52471603904328112112015-03-12T10:57:16.747-04:002015-03-12T10:57:16.747-04:00I sincerely hope that our fellow citizens recogniz...I sincerely hope that our fellow citizens recognize our peril, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-88414209952673878622015-03-12T10:32:07.603-04:002015-03-12T10:32:07.603-04:00Junop is absolutely right. The upcoming election w...Junop is absolutely right. The upcoming election will have far reaching consequences, Lorne.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com