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Politics : Prime Minister Jean Chretien -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Condor who wrote (274)	12/4/2002 2:42:16 PM
From: SofaSpud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 443

Condor, ...but BC would add what to the equation???? I admit that I include BC perhaps as much from sentiment as from a realistic appraisal. The upside is access to good harbour/port facilities, and the forestry resource. The downside is a factionalized population. It's not a hill to die on for me. With no credible opposition this now one party system is doomed to failure. The "dino"s have no reason to update, if we don't like it, whats our alternative? The past two elections have proven the point. Agreed. In fact, the dinos are almost gleeful about it. They know that [for now] the will is not there, there isn't a viable separatist movement anywhere, really. They can do what they want. In fact, the slow bleed of folks south getting NAFTA green cards works in their favour, as sort of a pressure valve. Do you feel ... that apathy is becoming more of an entrenched problem as this dislocation with the viable world continues and can and will it be overcome? Let's be real for a sec -- right now, apathy is a survival mechanism. Beating your head against the wall is fundamentally unhealthy; do it too long and the best you end up with is a concussion; at worst, you burst an aneurism. If you're politically aware in this country, and not ready to toss your principles, you either become apathetic or you end up on blood pressure meds. I bounce between the two myself. If you believe the media, then the only way to get elected in this country is to be an opportunistic, middle of the road mushy nothing that somehow 'looks like a winner.' That is the road to hell, and we're well along the way. I can't speak to pre-1963 governments, but I can certainly say that everything we've had since 1963 has been pretty much the same. Inertia is an incredibly powerful thing. On the days that I despair, I think that we're toast. As I've said many times on SI, I know Steve Harper, and I believe that given the chance he could turn things around. But the media are so hostile, and the public so superficial in accepting the media's branding, that he won't be given the chance.