tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post8453677704825042637..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: On the Courage to CareMarie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-60468878992356659392015-07-19T13:25:49.255-04:002015-07-19T13:25:49.255-04:00I think groups are forming everywhere to stop ever...I think groups are forming everywhere to stop everything that's crappy with this world. Masses gathered in Ferguson and similar places after they experienced horrible injustices. It would be nice if masses could gather <i>before</i> the injustices - preventatively - but it sometimes feels like things are starting in the right direction. So long as we can all keep our heads.Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-81938713432812563992015-07-17T17:13:36.266-04:002015-07-17T17:13:36.266-04:00"if we have the courage to demand it" - ..."if we have the courage to demand it" - true enough. The problem is defining "we." There's a critical mass quality to "we." As I mentioned recently, I'm buoyed by the mass support that has been generated to oppose supertanker traffic on this coast. Recent polls suggest it's even putting in jeopardy some otherwise safe Tory ridings in the coastal belt. When that began to build we started hearing people like Christy Clark and Justin talk about "social licence" and how Enbridge could not expect approval for the Northern Gateway until it had won the support of British Columbians.<br /><br />Defending the coast is an obvious and powerful draw. Most of us out here really feel it is "our" coast and it's ours to defend against drylanders who would imperil our coast and our people.<br /><br />How do we generate that same magnitude of appeal for action to rein in our cops or so many other things in urgent need of redress? I don't have a clue.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com