tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post7163915186891541794..comments2023-10-12T18:31:14.258-04:00Comments on Trapped in a Whirlpool: For the good of the partyKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-64841292277435329672014-01-19T12:38:32.815-05:002014-01-19T12:38:32.815-05:00I get too much of that power for the sake of power...I get too much of that power for the sake of power nonsense We all want to see the NDP form government but at what cost? Besides I see that approach as a losing one.<br /><br />Taking a Lib lite approach won't grow the tent, if folks are attracted to that type of platform they'll likely vote Liberal anyway.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-27899183060706116212014-01-19T07:56:09.786-05:002014-01-19T07:56:09.786-05:00To me Robert sounds exactly like party loyalists e...To me Robert sounds exactly like party loyalists everywhere. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-10036953016421950122014-01-18T16:31:17.975-05:002014-01-18T16:31:17.975-05:00Hi Laura Robert sees it more a case of politicking...Hi Laura Robert sees it more a case of politicking than policy I see both as concerning Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-84240303369534039672014-01-18T16:19:08.161-05:002014-01-18T16:19:08.161-05:00"Let me explain what is going on"
It'..."Let me explain what is going on"<br />It's not that we don't understand. It's that we don't agree. <br />Everytime I despair of the NDP (and my feelings are exactly like yours, Kev), some party loyalist tries to explain things to me. As if the problem is my lack of understanding. Rather than the continuing rightward march towards the supposed centre, which moves ever laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-56817231937420746022014-01-18T15:55:10.862-05:002014-01-18T15:55:10.862-05:00Thanks Robert, I understand that however I don'...Thanks Robert, I understand that however I don't see the party ever getting a fair shake from the media which by the way continues to report that the party opposes the CETA. So I see little gained and the issue too vital for the party to soft peddle but that is an argument we can have.<br /><br />My biggest issue is being told not to talk about it, on that I see no room for argument.<br /><brKevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-64363121934879404592014-01-18T15:44:29.454-05:002014-01-18T15:44:29.454-05:00Let me explain what is going on with regards to CE...Let me explain what is going on with regards to CETA/Free Trade. It's a terrible issue for the NDP that can only generate bad press for them if they simply oppose it. So they are not opposing it but are instead opposing the details. For supporters it means nothing because at the end of the day they are not going to vote in favour of it and should they form government are not going to start Robert McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441059623685149683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-67086950987985192312014-01-18T15:13:02.010-05:002014-01-18T15:13:02.010-05:00Thanks Fern I'm getting as much support as not...Thanks Fern I'm getting as much support as not on twitter so all is not lostKevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-870128983676503572014-01-18T15:06:37.925-05:002014-01-18T15:06:37.925-05:00Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. I feel I'...Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. I feel I'm being pushed out too. I am about to Tweet the hell out of this.fern hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459318831672106272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-86317899017171424242014-01-18T14:43:16.030-05:002014-01-18T14:43:16.030-05:00I have major issues with the party system as well,...I have major issues with the party system as well, however like minded people will always gravitate toward each other and form blocs whether formal or not. I would like to at least try meaningful reform before abolishing them outright.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-31171525381431771332014-01-18T14:34:52.460-05:002014-01-18T14:34:52.460-05:00Party is a four letter word, and not the good kind...Party is a four letter word, and not the good kind. IMO, all ills that ail us can be traced back to parties. Leaders come and go. MP's come and go. The constant are the parties. The monolithic, controlling, deceiving, self-perpetuating, self-important apparatuses that seek to gain more power, not yield it.Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319162379488073866noreply@blogger.com