Conflicted
I'd write a lot more often if I was able to get over a few general conflicts in my beliefs.
Most of my ideas for posts revolve around attacks that are critical of "Canadian values" and things of that nature, but then, I don't want to seem as if I'm a self-loathing Canadian, and on top of that, Canada is still one of the best nations in the world, so it's tough to reconcile my attacks with those issues.
Secondly, it just seems too easy to attack the governing liberals. Every time I think of a way to put down Paul Martin or a liberal cabinet minister, I think, "other people have probably already used this line of attack a million times, so it's probably played out", and then there's the problem of thinking "hey, these guys have committed themselves to some form of public service, so good for them, plus, "they mean well", and I'm not privy to all the facts, so maybe my judgments and attacks aren't all that warranted after all." And plus, purely ideological attacks and ideological whining is boring and generally futile.
And it's particularly hard for me to criticize Paul Martin. Sure, he's more unprincipled than I could have ever imagined. Sure, he doesn't deserve to be Prime Minister. Sure, he's weakening Canada's image on the world stage and sure, he seems more desperate and transparent in his attempts to maintain a hold of power than any other political leader I've ever witnessed, but he just seems so human. I can relate to him. I feel sorry for him. I don't know why. I feel sorry for people that are as well-meaning but also as hopelessly unprincipled as him. I feel sorry for someone who probably wanted to be Prime Minister all his life, just in order to fulfill some sort of dream that his father failed in. You know what I mean? He seems like a generally good guy, and all his troubles seem to be the product of things that I can relate to, namely the obsession with keeping power which he can be blamed for, but it's also understandable. Yes, he doesn't deserve to be Prime Minister, and a nation like Canada deserves better even if it doesn't know that it does, but I don't feel right putting the man down.
(even though much of this post kind of..... indirectly did so anyway)
Most of my ideas for posts revolve around attacks that are critical of "Canadian values" and things of that nature, but then, I don't want to seem as if I'm a self-loathing Canadian, and on top of that, Canada is still one of the best nations in the world, so it's tough to reconcile my attacks with those issues.
Secondly, it just seems too easy to attack the governing liberals. Every time I think of a way to put down Paul Martin or a liberal cabinet minister, I think, "other people have probably already used this line of attack a million times, so it's probably played out", and then there's the problem of thinking "hey, these guys have committed themselves to some form of public service, so good for them, plus, "they mean well", and I'm not privy to all the facts, so maybe my judgments and attacks aren't all that warranted after all." And plus, purely ideological attacks and ideological whining is boring and generally futile.
And it's particularly hard for me to criticize Paul Martin. Sure, he's more unprincipled than I could have ever imagined. Sure, he doesn't deserve to be Prime Minister. Sure, he's weakening Canada's image on the world stage and sure, he seems more desperate and transparent in his attempts to maintain a hold of power than any other political leader I've ever witnessed, but he just seems so human. I can relate to him. I feel sorry for him. I don't know why. I feel sorry for people that are as well-meaning but also as hopelessly unprincipled as him. I feel sorry for someone who probably wanted to be Prime Minister all his life, just in order to fulfill some sort of dream that his father failed in. You know what I mean? He seems like a generally good guy, and all his troubles seem to be the product of things that I can relate to, namely the obsession with keeping power which he can be blamed for, but it's also understandable. Yes, he doesn't deserve to be Prime Minister, and a nation like Canada deserves better even if it doesn't know that it does, but I don't feel right putting the man down.
(even though much of this post kind of..... indirectly did so anyway)
posted by Japnaam Singh at
6:30 PM
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