When this happens, what is the role of the opposition, any opposition? They hinder the natural response as dictated by pragmatism. They become lunatics, not much else. The DOERS will listen when it serves the larger cause ("survive the crisis" - whatever that may mean) and the rest, they will ignore.
This is not the death of ideology but this new 'ideology' may call for a new name. It is driven by the same force as globalisation - resisted by many. It is nurtured by fear (of terrorism), and ultimately everyone will acknowledge the need to react in face of global recession and serious environmental issues.
I believe that this is not a question of "lunatics" versus "hands-on" people.
correct...the nth straw man V has dragged in for burning.
i'll give you one thing, V, you're one hellacious hairsplitter! lol :)
great comments lily, and welcome to the funny farm. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
Sorry for "lunatics", in case it bothered anyone - just a borrowed word to emphasize an opposition, I didn't mean any Eurotrib valuable members! The question was, would people be fed up with ideologies, or just bored with'em, in their oh so modern hedonistic consumerism! Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! (Martin Luther King)
i for one, feel enormously safer for your efforts.
:) ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
(but then yourself only bothered with straw men - wazzarealmotive! some rightwing scheme for sure; nevermind then: you, I won't protect! :) ) Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! (Martin Luther King)
