Blair, not Corbyn, was Dangerous Experiment
by Jonathan Cook / May 28th, 2016
In fact, it would not be an experiment at all. Ideologically, it would look a lot like the government of, say, Clement Attlee in 1945, which brought us such dangerous experiments as the National Health Service. And that, of course, was exactly how the welfare state was portrayed by the Conservatives of the time.
The real experiment was the series of Thatcherite governments the UK has endured since Margaret Thatchers election in 1979, including the 10 years under Blair and his New Labour party.
This dangerous experiment in neoliberalism dug us deep into an economic hole, and made us incapable of showing the solidarity necessary to begin the fight to reverse climate change. In fact, that experiment is looking increasingly likely to prove lethal for the human species.
A Corbyn government wouldnt be experimental. It would be a return to the kind of compassion-based politics that once made sense to large swathes of the public before neoliberalism worked so hard to persuade us that we live in a jungle in which only the fittest should survive.
Full article: http://dissidentvoice.org/2016/05/blair-not-corbyn-was-dangerous-experiment/
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)We have complete corruption of our government by the monied interests. They have covered all of the bases from the media, the courts, the regulatory agencies, Congress and the White House. They only care about sucking up more of our tax dollars for themselves while paying no taxes of their own.
They do not care about Climate Change, the environment, or the 99%. They want public institutions to fail so they can be privatized, public education, prisons, and they are still gunning for our Social Security!
Neither Hillary nor Trump (especially Trump) have any intention of reversing this trend, they are a part of it. They like corporate rule, it's who has placed them where they are now. Once in office it will be time for the pay off!
That sums up the situation nicely.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)have the last word in this dangerous moment.
Silver_Witch
(1,820 posts)..that the rich don't think climate change will ultimately affect them as well. We will all go down in flames together and yet they don't give one wit to stopping it. Amazing.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)There I said it.