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There is no political will in the sense that people in power don't have the will, and the people with will don't have power. I'm all for optimism, but I doubt w
by littletimmy 11y ago
There is no political will in the sense that people in power don't have the will, and the people with will don't have power. I'm all for optimism, but I doubt we're going to see a sudden reversal of the oligarchy and power restored to the people anytime soon. I support labor movements, but I doubt they can supplant the lobbying of the corporations.
If there will be any change at all, it will come about when corporate leaders put pressure on the government.
- deciplex 11y agoHe does have a point, though: Japan is probably (and hopefully) an anomaly in how they dealt with the crisis. It's one of the last places on Earth where Confucian ethics still hold a great deal of sway at all levels of society (for now, at least). And that ideology has its strong points, but it is hardly compatible with democracy. It is probably not a good example for how most of the West will deal with the same problem, though whether we do a better job of it remains to be seen.