We Can Change The World

It sounds like a good book, Calumny. I think he has the gist of what is going on around here. I would like to know what he thinks about the internet and its role in helping us create a future worth living in.

From article:<p> <i>What’s an idealist to do?<p> “The role of a revolutionary party,” he writes “is not to bring to the working class a consciousness from outside, but <b>to uncover and bring together the fragments of consciousness that are already there, rooted in workers’ experience and their values and social relations.</b>  It’s role is to make more clear …”</i>  <p> Thank you for the posting Calumny. <p>---<br>« Il y a une belle, une terrible rationalité dans la décision d'être libre. » - Gérard Bergeron <br />

well just check this out: <P> <B>More than 1 Million Rally to Support Mexico City's Mayor </B><BR> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0425-04.htm <P> how many people would turn out at a rally to support any canadian politician? (besides orchard)

Beyond the support for the politician is the support to his principles and what they represent to the people. So which politician do we feel represents us enough in Canada that we'd readily walk out for and protest in his or her favor ? <p> This is just like the egg and chicken enigma. Which came first...the cause or the leader ? Maybe Canada does not have the leadership it needs because there is no cause Canadians believe strongly enough in to inspire someone to lead it. <p> One million Mexico city citizens protest out of a possibility of 21 some millions. That's what, 4-5 % ? In Montreal, a quarter million out of a possible 3 million walked and protested against the Iraq war, doubling Mexico's figure ratio wise. Did Mexicans helped their cause ? I don't have that information. Did Bush refrain from attacking Irak ? No he didn't. But it may have stopped Chrétien from following suit. If it wasn't for Québécers, Canadian soldiers could very well be dying beside American soldiers right now. <p> Can people change the world ? Yes they can. They first need to have a clearly defined reason to change it first and then they must find a way to make it happen. If leaders rise to the occasion to help out, so much the better, but as long as they lead for the cause and not for their pension plan.

Sorry. Post above was by yours truly.

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« Il y a une belle, une terrible rationalité dans la décision d'être libre. » - Gérard Bergeron

the cause always comes first. whether it's getting rid of slavery or women getting the vote, etc it doesn't matter; it's the movement that comes first. there are people organising & educating people, etc & THEN a leader emerges. MLK wasn't the civil rights movement. He (& other leaders) are of course important but the people who are working behind the scenes are more important because they're doing the real hard work.

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"George Bush has declared the war on terrorism to be the cause of his generation. The cause of Canadian sovereignty will be ours." - John Godfrey, MP for Don Va