tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post7397031125709627580..comments2024-03-28T10:10:38.940-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Two Faces Of AppeasementLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-39390922386358403632018-01-13T17:59:28.451-05:002018-01-13T17:59:28.451-05:00We seem, as a nation, Mound, to have lost the abil...We seem, as a nation, Mound, to have lost the ability to imagine a better way, and because of that, I tend to side with your assessment. I see nothing on the horizon to suggest improvement; Jagmeet Singh, I fear, is presenting himself as another version of Trudeau. Nothing he has said so far suggests that his vision differs from Justin's. Had Trudeau not betrayed all of us with his abandonment of his promised electoral reform, there might have been a reason to hope, but I don't think that is likely to rematerialize in the near future.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-16315677524283394402018-01-13T17:30:19.189-05:002018-01-13T17:30:19.189-05:00Lorne, I've been thinking about this post. We ...Lorne, I've been thinking about this post. We see in Trudeau a real disappointment. We had hoped for so much more. But what if Canada, as it has become configured in this age of neoliberalism, has locked us into this level of degraded leadership? What if Trudeau is as good as we'll get from here on in? It would mean leadership woefully inadequate to the great challenges facing our country and our descendants over the remainder of this century. Absent genuine electoral reform will this be our lot?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-67056626267029867702018-01-13T15:15:56.800-05:002018-01-13T15:15:56.800-05:00Nothing, Mound. I offer this post only as a counte...Nothing, Mound. I offer this post only as a counterpoint to the unjustified fawning he seems to elicit in many quarters.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-46172698521841610322018-01-13T13:43:03.376-05:002018-01-13T13:43:03.376-05:00And you were expecting - what?And you were expecting - what?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-43622236623763117432018-01-13T12:11:57.724-05:002018-01-13T12:11:57.724-05:00While offering that contrast, Owen, I think he sho...While offering that contrast, Owen, I think he should also express the odium Canadians feel about Trump's racism.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-5605522423121656632018-01-13T11:42:06.253-05:002018-01-13T11:42:06.253-05:00It would help if he simply enunciated Canada's...It would help if he simply enunciated Canada's take on immigration. Contrast has its strengths.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-92037012993217991782018-01-13T09:06:07.609-05:002018-01-13T09:06:07.609-05:00Agreed, Sal. That deer-caught-in-the-headlight loo...Agreed, Sal. That deer-caught-in-the-headlight look of his does no one any good.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-26552999204236409292018-01-13T08:03:58.650-05:002018-01-13T08:03:58.650-05:00.. it lands somewhere.. not sure where, if at all
..... it lands somewhere.. not sure where, if at all<br />Let's just accept he failed to opine.. showed no spine..<br />.. so why even bother appearing.. Justin ?<br />A cardboard cutout would have been more usefulthe salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.com