This just shows how incredibly thick people really are, believing that 'the economy' is a living 'thing' that has no impact on any other related aspect of life.
If the climate is changing, will that not impact on the economy?
Apparently not, if you 'think Liberal'.
As for the 'jobs, jobs, jobs' mantra they all subscribe to, can we not redesignate what a 'job' is?
This section. more than the other two, shows just how brainwashed we are... the education system, far from failing, has produced the finest nation of nitwits it possibly could.
Of course, if we want 'educated' people who can think and critique matters.... so the low grade actions of politicians reacting to low-order 'thinking' from the electorate are no longer tolerated... that is another story altogether.
Until then, it will be more of the same... blind support for constant growth-at-any-cost and to hell with the climate, environment, social equity...blah blah blah.
2
Friday, 05 June 2009 17:10
Colin Smith
Benedict Pope is spot-on.
3
Friday, 05 June 2009 19:33
Bartleby Psmith
For me the graph depicts a society in stasis. Even supposing these salient concerns shift about in emphasis, equilibrium is maintained. Self-interest is surely the stable factor here; concerns such as the environment are luxuries to be indulged in when the staple anxiety, over the Economy, is at peace and prosperity perceived to be secure. The economy has been anything but secure recently and so environmental issues are drained of vital green support while nervous energy is diverted into ailing share portfolios. Vital as the issue of climate change might be around the coffee table, like the arts it is only patronised A, if the surrounding industry is predicted to realise an above trend profit, or B, when the champagne and honey are flowing and its safe to affect a conscience. This is not to deny the sincerity of the genuine green spectrum, but to accord them their actual political weight. The green-blooded greens are a tiny minority, while environmental concern broadly waxes and wanes with the tide of the economy. Popularly elected governments will never be driven by ethical, or even life preserving, mandates unless the majority enjoy stupefying glut.
If the climate is changing, will that not impact on the economy?
Apparently not, if you 'think Liberal'.
As for the 'jobs, jobs, jobs' mantra they all subscribe to, can we not redesignate what a 'job' is?
This section. more than the other two, shows just how brainwashed we are... the education system, far from failing, has produced the finest nation of nitwits it possibly could.
Of course, if we want 'educated' people who can think and critique matters.... so the low grade actions of politicians reacting to low-order 'thinking' from the electorate are no longer tolerated... that is another story altogether.
Until then, it will be more of the same... blind support for constant growth-at-any-cost and to hell with the climate, environment, social equity...blah blah blah.