tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post5430714355288384981..comments2024-03-27T21:12:31.654-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: A Faint Ray Of Hope?Lornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-29937661957593351082014-01-13T16:57:00.093-05:002014-01-13T16:57:00.093-05:00Ooh, a truly evocative and tempting image, Mound!Ooh, a truly evocative and tempting image, Mound!Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-54300702127174478282014-01-13T15:17:52.285-05:002014-01-13T15:17:52.285-05:00I look out and all I see are miles of empty light ...I look out and all I see are miles of empty light posts going completely to waste.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-64036600839266209422014-01-13T11:10:22.443-05:002014-01-13T11:10:22.443-05:00Hi LD. i will check out your post. I chose not to ...Hi LD. i will check out your post. I chose not to watch the show when it was on because knowing what I know about the Harper assault on knowledge, I thought it would be too distressing even for me.<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of Harper. He isn't going to change, but if enough Canadians reengage in the political process, we can work hard to get rid of him and his cabal at the next election.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-75136329685012049702014-01-13T11:00:34.023-05:002014-01-13T11:00:34.023-05:00I hear you loud and clear, Karen. I too have littl...I hear you loud and clear, Karen. I too have little faith in mere words; politicians have quite the talent for subverting language as you suggest. What is perhaps a basis for at least a small degree of hope is that increasingly, income inequality is becoming part of the international lexicon and conversation. Some of that is, I feel, attributable to the pope's persistence of message and his humble demeanor. Anything that forces people to confront the real meaning of faith has to be a positive development.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-87189560462496585062014-01-13T11:00:26.639-05:002014-01-13T11:00:26.639-05:00Lorne, I have serious doubts that Harper governmen...Lorne, I have serious doubts that Harper government will be influenced by Pope or anyone else. His goal is to make the rich more rich. Last night I watched a documentary "Silence of Labs" which exposed the Harper government on silencing the scientists. <br /><br />I have done a post on it <a href="http://ledaro.blogspot.ca/2014/01/harper-governmentcbc-fifth-estate.html" rel="nofollow">Silence of the Labs</a>. The video is worth watching. In his policies 'poor' is invisible and he is enlarging that group. LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-66951974322072408232014-01-13T10:48:52.039-05:002014-01-13T10:48:52.039-05:00I hate to be a wet blanket Lorne, but words seem t...I hate to be a wet blanket Lorne, but words seem to have pretty flexible meanings to politicians. I'm heartened by the words of Pope Francis, and I'm happy that he seems pretty relentless about his message, but it's more what he does that matters. As far as the politicians go, their actions are almost the opposite of their words. It's as if up suddenly means down. karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.com