“It’s coming from the silence /on the dock of the bay,
from the brave, the bold, the battered/heart of Chevrolet:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.”
A few lines from Leonard Cohen’s song “Democracy” as a kind of answer to the strand of pessimism which my post of yesterday provoked [on Facebook]. I note also in the respone a plea that Donald Trump’s support [and also those who supported Brexit] should not routinely be disrespected. I agree with this. And yet I can’t see Trump’s protectionism delivering the change he promises to America’s rust belt. I think Obama’s effort’s to bring change deserve more credit than they are given but the banking crisis which he inherited was a huge barrier to rolling out programmes to meet the needs of those who have now turned to Trump. My own view: ultimately the problems capitalism faces are systemic and and a genuine solution will require a more radical change than either Trump or Obama have yet begun to contemplate. [See previous post: Post Capitalism: A Guide to the Future.] But in the meantime why not lift your spirits with a listen to Cohen’s expression of faith in the United States of America. [Forgive the ad]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHI9BTpGkp8
About Stephen Shellard
I am a retired College lecturer, having worked originally in supported programmes but latterly having taught social science subjects, Psychology and Politics, though my degree was in Sociology. I am from Newry in Northern Ireland, but now live in Dumfries in South West Scotland. https://carruchan.wordpress.com/about/
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Democracy is coming to the U.S.A…
“It’s coming from the silence /on the dock of the bay,
from the brave, the bold, the battered/heart of Chevrolet:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.”
A few lines from Leonard Cohen’s song “Democracy” as a kind of answer to the strand of pessimism which my post of yesterday provoked [on Facebook]. I note also in the respone a plea that Donald Trump’s support [and also those who supported Brexit] should not routinely be disrespected. I agree with this. And yet I can’t see Trump’s protectionism delivering the change he promises to America’s rust belt. I think Obama’s effort’s to bring change deserve more credit than they are given but the banking crisis which he inherited was a huge barrier to rolling out programmes to meet the needs of those who have now turned to Trump. My own view: ultimately the problems capitalism faces are systemic and and a genuine solution will require a more radical change than either Trump or Obama have yet begun to contemplate. [See previous post: Post Capitalism: A Guide to the Future.] But in the meantime why not lift your spirits with a listen to Cohen’s expression of faith in the United States of America. [Forgive the ad]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHI9BTpGkp8
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About Stephen Shellard
I am a retired College lecturer, having worked originally in supported programmes but latterly having taught social science subjects, Psychology and Politics, though my degree was in Sociology. I am from Newry in Northern Ireland, but now live in Dumfries in South West Scotland. https://carruchan.wordpress.com/about/