March 10, 2001
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Could next month's Summit of the Americas transform Canadian political culture? Michael Valpy thinks so. He writes: "Canadians have lost deference for their traditional political institutions and leaders. They have become surprisingly ready -- more ready than Americans -- to engage in protests, boycotts and civil disobedience, according to political-science studies... Likely not since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike and the Great Depression marches of the unemployed has an event so galvanized the energies and imaginations of Canadians on the left side of the political spectrum."
It's almost misunderstanding things to think of this as a Canadian event in the first place...
"Politics is the shadow cast on society by Big Business" - John Dewey
I think this quote applies to the whole world now that corporations have gone transnational.
It would be interesting to change all this, but I think it would require a fight that would make seattle look like a cakewalk by comparison.
posted by muppetboy at 4:14 PM on March 10, 2001
"Politics is the shadow cast on society by Big Business" - John Dewey
I think this quote applies to the whole world now that corporations have gone transnational.
It would be interesting to change all this, but I think it would require a fight that would make seattle look like a cakewalk by comparison.
posted by muppetboy at 4:14 PM on March 10, 2001
"Politics is the shadow cast on society by Big Business" - John Dewey
Reminds me of a great quote I read at nolobby.com: "to take money out of politics, take politics out of money"
posted by frednorman at 4:21 PM on March 10, 2001
Reminds me of a great quote I read at nolobby.com: "to take money out of politics, take politics out of money"
posted by frednorman at 4:21 PM on March 10, 2001
Here is a Link I saw about another aspect of the summitt. Some may not like the source, but it will be interesting to see how Canandians deal with the protests.
Of course the issues themselves are more important, and I don't know much about the rights to protest in Canada.
posted by chrismc at 5:55 PM on March 10, 2001
Of course the issues themselves are more important, and I don't know much about the rights to protest in Canada.
posted by chrismc at 5:55 PM on March 10, 2001
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