Posted by Declan on April 30, 2006, at 14:40:40
In reply to Re: I *didn't* interpreted it that way » gardenergirl, posted by AuntieMel on April 17, 2006, at 10:40:23
It was nice of Alex to say I was talking about the policies and not the people, but actually I don't think that people/policy dichotomy is helpful. Elections seem to be decided on personell and soundbites (there you go again, where's the beef?) more than policy.
What I was trying to open up for discussion was: what is it about the spirit of the times today that makes it particularly hard for the centre/left to construct a viable narrative and win with it.
A lot of discussion about politics is multilayered. If I was to say the Democrats support base was fractured (or incoherant!), surely noone would think I was referring to individual people. Clearly I am referring to the support demographic.
The cluelessness that I asserted related to the inability of the centre/left to deal with the feel of today. This might be more obvious in Australia, the ALP being as it is.
Declan
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