As a philosophical conservative (but not a neo-Conservative), Harper's undemocratic acts have been both infuriating and dishonorable.
I've been worried about this country for a while ... and this OpEd article just makes it worse. :-(
Very much agreed that the failure to vote is part of why Harper is succeeding; however, I doubt that it is the complete story here. IMNSHO, other factors, such as ressentiment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ressentiment) and regional anger over the domination of the center [Ontario and/or Quebec], also are coming to the fore.
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Date: 2013-01-05 07:57 am (UTC)As a philosophical conservative (but not a neo-Conservative), Harper's undemocratic acts have been both infuriating and dishonorable.
I've been worried about this country for a while ... and this OpEd article just makes it worse. :-(
Very much agreed that the failure to vote is part of why Harper is succeeding; however, I doubt that it is the complete story here. IMNSHO, other factors, such as ressentiment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ressentiment) and regional anger over the domination of the center [Ontario and/or Quebec], also are coming to the fore.