tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post2450560772183090517..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: The middle class revolt against fundamentalism?David Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-41893905843731847212013-08-13T11:55:53.877+01:002013-08-13T11:55:53.877+01:00I've been working through the books of the Chi...I've been working through the books of the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. He's very good at explaining how we have to show a commitment to society by taking action. <br /><br />He also emphasises how important 'freedom' is to the Jewish people.<br /><br />That's why I'm self-employed. You can't really be free working full-time for big organisations without compromising on your values.<br /><br />Organisations like political parties want to create certainty by strict discipline, but that doesn't seem to be in the nature of political parties. If you can't contribute your opinion or challenge others, what's the point of being a part of them?Brian Jennerhttp://www.thespeechwriter.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-48144007740045481682013-08-12T16:12:58.667+01:002013-08-12T16:12:58.667+01:00What the Church has now, students used to have, an...What the Church has now, students used to have, and some politicians had in an age gone by, was the rare luxury of being able to pontificate without consequence. OK, I'm pontificating now, but so many former sources of sense and protest in the past are now absorbed by the need to perform and meet rigorous targets etc. For politicians, I imagine it is the relentless focus groups, polling, and ever-watching media. Like many others, they feel their opinions are confined, forcing them to stay on message with their critiques. It means that dominant ideologies, including market fundamentalism and scientific fundamentalism have fewer people able to challenge them. <br /><br />(From Iain King)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com