MORE ON SHORTEN & THE CARBON PRICE: Of course, a crisis of politics — not even one this protracted and intense — is not a crisis of society as a whole. But it does mean that, even in the absence of either a serious breakdown of capitalist accumulation or the rise of social resistance on a much larger scale (e.g. in places like Greece), those who govern us are in a far from strong or stable position. They may also be tempted to overreach themselves in order to try to resolve the conflicting pressures on them, but in doing so they will risk disaster — unless those opposing them let them off the hook, say by offering them unnecessary concessions or legitimising their actions. Unnecessary concession to the Liberals? Yep. Legitimising Abbotts actions? Double yep. [Quote from my Left Flank piece sizing up the contradictions being faced by the Liberals.]
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:42:09 +0000
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