tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post8860305192539344773..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: The Fairy Tale FactoryLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-49382562321459515912021-08-26T17:52:12.675-04:002021-08-26T17:52:12.675-04:00And too many people are buying what they are selli...And too many people are buying what they are selling without doing their due diligence, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-42189360628542975982021-08-26T16:25:36.800-04:002021-08-26T16:25:36.800-04:00Politics is about advertising as an art form, Lorn...Politics is about advertising as an art form, Lorne. It's no longer abour realistic policy.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-76302481086151316572021-08-26T14:20:22.598-04:002021-08-26T14:20:22.598-04:00It is truly tragic, Mound, that when we need it mo...It is truly tragic, Mound, that when we need it moist, sterling leadership is entirely absent. As I read you blog regularly, I am aware of the true costs to the world of such a vacuum. I see no real hope that this will change.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-36931069935005747032021-08-26T13:54:20.439-04:002021-08-26T13:54:20.439-04:00The significance of election platforms is proporti...The significance of election platforms is proportional to the likelihood they'll survive beyond voting day. In this era of feeble leadership by technocrats, the B- and C-List talent, platforms are all but irrelevant.<br /><br />Politics today is the art of acquiring and retaining power. Service to the nation and the electorate are not priorities. Politics serves politics and that's a 4-year focus incapable of tackling 20, 40 or 60 year time frames.<br /><br />The A-list talent is no longer drawn to politics. There's little meaningful for them in the neoliberal era that would draw them to public service. The worst part is this is happening when the country so desperately needs leaders of the caliber we once took for granted.<br /><br />The sense of common purpose fades. Nationalism stumbles and gives way to a sort of tribalism. Societies fracture across any number of fault lines.<br /><br />Politics today is a racket.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.com