We need a cultural tsunami. And we need it right now.
Politicians are servants of the times they live in. There's no point in blaming Harper or the CPC. They are basically lap dogs of the interests that keep them in power. They'll throw us a bone here and there, but we cannot reasonably expect things to change in any significant or even modest way.
Politicians do not drive change. They react to it.
Social conservatism in Canada has largely played on what I call the politics of nowhere - as in, we're involved in politics and we are going no where. We are the useful idiots for the powers and principalities of the political elite who treat us with the contempt and derision that we so richly deserve.
Yes, that's right. We deserve it.
And why do we deserve it? And why are we not successful? For one simple reason: we are not prepared to sacrifice our money, our power, or our reputation to effect change. That's what it comes down to. That is the bottom line.
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