http://www.processedworld.com/carlsson/nowtopian/work-and-the-economy/social-democracy-and-transitioning economy, 'technology', public space, San Francisco past and present, class, books Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.processedworld.com/carlsson/nowtopian/work-and-the-economy/social-democracy-and-transitioning/comment-page-1#comment-391 mjosef Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:55:21 +0000 http://www.processedworld.com/carlsson/nowtopian/?p=1381#comment-391 Great stuff. There has been a  "left" -libertarian backlash IN FAVOR of Nixon, seeing his panicked stewardship of EPA, universal wage proposals, and whatever else was New Deal-lite in his hideous administration as somehow reflective of a Cesar Chavez at-heart liberalism. The left had headline-grabbing, epater les bourgeouis power back then, and Nixon reacted accordingly, though dropping bombs, concentrating wealth, and enforcing draconian selective locking-up was his real metier. However, there are no signs that we are leaping across any chasm. We are not going to get to 350 ppm, not even  a possibility of it.  The US  political structure is showing its horrific neoliberal focus evermore. So what can the good Scandinavian countries offer us?  They may have a functioning welfare state as you say, and may be leagues ahead in various areas, but I did not get a sense from your post that they have broken up corporate rule, or have generated a transformative political structure, or are contending with the larger implications of their global connections.  Why have they generated only centrist politicians across the board? I certainly value your report, and remain open to encouragement Great stuff.
There has been a  “left” -libertarian backlash IN FAVOR of Nixon, seeing his panicked stewardship of EPA, universal wage proposals, and whatever else was New Deal-lite in his hideous administration as somehow reflective of a Cesar Chavez at-heart liberalism.
The left had headline-grabbing, epater les bourgeouis power back then, and Nixon reacted accordingly, though dropping bombs, concentrating wealth, and enforcing draconian selective locking-up was his real metier.
However, there are no signs that we are leaping across any chasm. We are not going to get to 350 ppm, not even  a possibility of it.  The US  political structure is showing its horrific neoliberal focus evermore. So what can the good Scandinavian countries offer us?  They may have a functioning welfare state as you say, and may be leagues ahead in various areas, but I did not get a sense from your post that they have broken up corporate rule, or have generated a transformative political structure, or are contending with the larger implications of their global connections.  Why have they generated only centrist politicians across the board? I certainly value your report, and remain open to encouragement

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