I actually thought this was super helpful as well. The fact is that the West has gone decades with that phrase being virtually verboten in polite society — now, suddenly, it's becoming normal. We need to be a bit rude and respond to that idea by saying: "No. Wrong. I like you, but I think that's an actively bad idea."
Greatly appreciated this read! It explains a lot and I wonder if there will be a political movement in Canada or elsewhere that will focus on the real problem: the rich trying to eat the poor out of existence .
I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I may write about it. It seems to me that we're find our way between three options — try and participate in the corrupt/nationalist American economy, rely on Canadian oligarchs we can control, or create a ln alternative domestic economy that looks radically different.
These ideas, veeeery roughly, map onto Conservative/Liberal/NDP and it ultimately comes down to how fucked you think we are. (Very fucked/somewhat fucked/fucked, but we can manage.) This is all to say: Which of these three you pick ultimately decides how willing/able you at to radically take on domestic issues. The Liberals, in this made-up matrix, are the most constrained.
I've been going through a big change over the past two-and-a-bit years, and I guess radical is where I'm at now. The replacement of Justin Trudeau by Mark Carney, now he's revealing exactly what his "Value{s}" are worth, has shown that the system is so rotten it absolutely cannot and must not be saved. Liberalism appears to me now like a very nasty bad joke, and it's on us.
Thanks for giving me a lens through which to understand the thrall of autocracy. It’s just been so mystifying to me - the women at that Christian RIght conference saying « Sure, I’d give up my right and my daughter’s right to vote. » has stuck with me for these last few weeks.
I actually thought this was super helpful as well. The fact is that the West has gone decades with that phrase being virtually verboten in polite society — now, suddenly, it's becoming normal. We need to be a bit rude and respond to that idea by saying: "No. Wrong. I like you, but I think that's an actively bad idea."
Greatly appreciated this read! It explains a lot and I wonder if there will be a political movement in Canada or elsewhere that will focus on the real problem: the rich trying to eat the poor out of existence .
I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I may write about it. It seems to me that we're find our way between three options — try and participate in the corrupt/nationalist American economy, rely on Canadian oligarchs we can control, or create a ln alternative domestic economy that looks radically different.
These ideas, veeeery roughly, map onto Conservative/Liberal/NDP and it ultimately comes down to how fucked you think we are. (Very fucked/somewhat fucked/fucked, but we can manage.) This is all to say: Which of these three you pick ultimately decides how willing/able you at to radically take on domestic issues. The Liberals, in this made-up matrix, are the most constrained.
There's my little rant for the evening.
I've been going through a big change over the past two-and-a-bit years, and I guess radical is where I'm at now. The replacement of Justin Trudeau by Mark Carney, now he's revealing exactly what his "Value{s}" are worth, has shown that the system is so rotten it absolutely cannot and must not be saved. Liberalism appears to me now like a very nasty bad joke, and it's on us.
I hope you do write more about the choices we might have to make. I’m all for returning to bartering😂
I might do exactly that!
Thanks for giving me a lens through which to understand the thrall of autocracy. It’s just been so mystifying to me - the women at that Christian RIght conference saying « Sure, I’d give up my right and my daughter’s right to vote. » has stuck with me for these last few weeks.
A deeply satisfying read -- I cannot thank you enough for bringing Mr.Kendi to my attention.
First: thank you for such a great article. Greatly appreciated your opinion on Canada.
Noted the author's name.
Other "teachers" on this subject have been Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappe, Alastair Crooke, and Thomas Karat (substack) among many others.