A leading progressive Canadian journalist & activist tells us about the search for Captain Canada in the world's second largest country by size, 38th by population.
I made an editing error at 5:30 a.m. In the original under the water bill section the article said: "... bringing our water utilities back under private ownership. " Obviously I meant "public ownership." Thanks to a reader for bringing this to my attention... and now corrected.
You also said no chance for new social democratic leadership until well into the 1930s. Should be 2030s. But the real question is whether a social democratic party will ever be a save haven for the many. Liberals and social democrats want to feel good about doling out crumbs to the working class and the vulnerable, but they always resist the empowerment of those groups. They resist that empowerment by moving to the right and into fascism when the many get too uppity for them. We all need socialist parties focussed on winning converts rather than on winning elections.
We've been taught to fear sharing, collaboration and solidarity...........and put our faith in hoarding, competition and one man armies of self styled experts.
You see it everywhere, including on the left. Everyone wants a podium, everyone has a lot to say. But we go home before the real organizing starts....or the hard work....or the listening.
Liberals and social democrats??? Everyone imagines they're the good guys.....most everyone seems to need an enemy to make them shine more brightly. I'm coming to doubt that we'll get anywhere........until we cleanse our own psyche's of a lot of hold outs of fascist belief.
I made an editing error at 5:30 a.m. In the original under the water bill section the article said: "... bringing our water utilities back under private ownership. " Obviously I meant "public ownership." Thanks to a reader for bringing this to my attention... and now corrected.
I read it two minutes ago and it still said Private - the correction hasn't been done
Some problem. Corrected now on my screen.
You also said no chance for new social democratic leadership until well into the 1930s. Should be 2030s. But the real question is whether a social democratic party will ever be a save haven for the many. Liberals and social democrats want to feel good about doling out crumbs to the working class and the vulnerable, but they always resist the empowerment of those groups. They resist that empowerment by moving to the right and into fascism when the many get too uppity for them. We all need socialist parties focussed on winning converts rather than on winning elections.
Good comments Ron and will change that typo in a sec.
We've been taught to fear sharing, collaboration and solidarity...........and put our faith in hoarding, competition and one man armies of self styled experts.
You see it everywhere, including on the left. Everyone wants a podium, everyone has a lot to say. But we go home before the real organizing starts....or the hard work....or the listening.
Liberals and social democrats??? Everyone imagines they're the good guys.....most everyone seems to need an enemy to make them shine more brightly. I'm coming to doubt that we'll get anywhere........until we cleanse our own psyche's of a lot of hold outs of fascist belief.