The ivory tower complex
Who on earth could possibly think that pursuing legal action against your chief opponent during an election campaign would be a good idea? Honestly, who's advising the Liberal leadership these days, anyways? Does this make any sense to anyone with any degree of intelligence or common sense?This comes back to the suggestion I made yesterday about the merits of a positive campaign. It seems so obvious to me that running a clean, positive campaign would win any party plenty of votes and the goodwill of the nation. And yet none of the political advisors of any of the major leaders seem to have any kind of understanding of that notion. Instead, they accuse each other of being mobsters and then threaten to sue when they get insulted. It seems to me as if the ivory tower complex has set in. Some simple solutions for Martin and Harper's handlers:
1. Don't take the other guy to court because he made you cry.
2. Don't worry, be happy - that's what Canadians want to see.
3. Do try and act with more maturity than an 8-year-old.
4. Do treat Canadians like adults, not children.
Hey Ian! First of all just wanted to say your blog is great, i never used to get interested about Canadian politics but I enjoy reading what you write quite a lot! And about the negative side they take on elections, well... It´s (unfortunately) pretty much like that everywhere else in the globe and even though it´s global we should still think it through. What hits me the most is that those who are in power were once like us in their youth days. Same with many other past generations. I just hope we can do some change and not be corrupted by the system as we grow old. Take care of yourself!
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