My inspiration for today's entry is the fearless non-leader, Malcolm T. An attack on the man who deposed you is perhaps not the best political move, and frankly one that we would expect from Mr. Hockey (if he were leader in the first place). Some people (this may be you!) need to learn when they have lost an argument - and having a party room vote you out of office is a fairly strong indication that you're in the minority of a group that was the minority in the first place. So who's listening to Mr. T Mk. II? It might be Mrs. T, although she was the one who advised him to fake the email in the first place.
So now to Hope'n'Hagglin'. A bunch of fairly important people talking about what most of them see as a very important topic to reach what most of the world thinks will be an inconsequential resolution. Or a suggestion. Or at least a notice of motion. The real problem we're facing is the 'self-fulfilling prophecy' of Realism - the idea that the only person out there for you is yourself, so there's no point doing anything for somebody else. Wilson and Roosevelt would be appalled to see the world in the hands of people like Bush and Powell, whose policies still dominate. Hope and Change give textual integrity to Obama and Hope'n'Hagglin', but it remains unlikely that world leaders are going to turn against each other in a bitter fight to make the greatest sacrifices for the planet.
What we now have is an attempt at good old-fashioned liberalism being destroyed by a Realist Liberal or three. Or 84. It's still unclear. As a liberal though, I remain realistic: T II's blog is going to have a far greater impact than mine, even if it is a load of bullshit. If there's a problem, proactiveness is the solution: not slogans, not self-interest, and perhaps not Hope'n'Hagglin'. But we'll give it a go, and call whatever we get out of it 'progress' rather than tax - because if one of them is going to become more certain, one should lean away from death.
No comments:
Post a Comment