This is exciting. About time that real change and progress is made. In about ten years time it will probably start to happen in Australia... going by the usual time lag here. But we can read about it and dream. Maybe we too will have a real social movement that can effect change in Australia. The Present Left is creating a new political space and is allowing new voices to be heard as decisions are made. These parties see themselves as political but also as cultural movements. To them, the struggle for a new political common sense appears as important as gaining institutional governance. They take language and rhetoric seriously and see both as fundamental political instruments. That’s why they can appear aggressive in their communication strategies as they bid to provide a counterbalance to mass media coverage of politics. This secular, agnostic left resists traditional labels and works under the premise that creating the conditions for change remains as important as gaining institutional control. These parties are recreating the notion of opposition. And, as they grow, they are bringing back a meaningful voice to the people they seek to represent.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:35:15 +0000
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