.. two thoughts .. I think Amis is scathingly accurate.. but at the same time I wish he contributed or ventured more in regard to North American 'politics' and the moribund reality that is 'public service' today. More and more I mention North American as we've seen how influential American 'politics' (yes, that includes elections) are upon Canadian 'conservatism' or neoliberalism. Its becoming very uncomfortable since the election of Stephen Harper with his black ops backroom wanks, robowanks in full song & the short pants PMO gang.
Now we have the insipid Andrew Scheer fluffing himself and his contraryism populist party on a daily basis via twitter massaging (not a typo - I do mean massage with full buy in of lazy sellout Mainstream Media)
In Ontario we elected a populist and diehard partisan lout who's not even qualified to be mayor of Toronto.. Granted he hitched a ride on the perfect wave of Kathleen Wynne as tired and corrupt, NDP missing in action, and Patrick Brown's multiple implosions doing zero harm to the rush away from tainted liberals
And ready for the 2nd coming of Jason Kenney in Alberta.. eeow !
The challenges of populism are many, Sal, as almost all forms seem to subsist and thrive on a denigrate-divide-and-conquer model. Sad to say, that nastiness seems to come naturally to far too many who seek power today.
"A blundering loud mouth . . . an act." Well put, Lorne. That observation applies to others.
ReplyDeleteAmis certainly pierces through to the truth about populism, Owen.
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ReplyDeleteI think Amis is scathingly accurate.. but at the same time I wish he contributed or ventured more in regard to North American 'politics' and the moribund reality that is 'public service' today. More and more I mention North American as we've seen how influential American 'politics' (yes, that includes elections) are upon Canadian 'conservatism' or neoliberalism. Its becoming very uncomfortable since the election of Stephen Harper with his black ops backroom wanks, robowanks in full song & the short pants PMO gang.
Now we have the insipid Andrew Scheer fluffing himself and his contraryism populist party on a daily basis via twitter massaging (not a typo - I do mean massage with full buy in of lazy sellout Mainstream Media)
In Ontario we elected a populist and diehard partisan lout who's not even qualified to be mayor of Toronto.. Granted he hitched a ride on the perfect wave of Kathleen Wynne as tired and corrupt, NDP missing in action, and Patrick Brown's multiple implosions doing zero harm to the rush away from tainted liberals
And ready for the 2nd coming of Jason Kenney in Alberta.. eeow !
The challenges of populism are many, Sal, as almost all forms seem to subsist and thrive on a denigrate-divide-and-conquer model. Sad to say, that nastiness seems to come naturally to far too many who seek power today.
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