Comments on: Harper’s government fires Linda Keen

By: JimBobby

JimBobby — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:56 +0000

We rehearsed last night and I wasn’t the first to remark on the Stockmann-Keen similarities. BTW, we’re using a 1950 adaptation by Arthur Miller. He updated some of the archaic (translated) language and shortened some long speeches. Same story and still set in Norway, updated to 1930’s - 40’s.

In 1950, the red scare McCarthyism thing was on Miller’s mind.

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:18:37 +0000

And the townspeople keep the baths and the reactor open for economic and political expediency.

Keen’s letter to Lund is really something.
The parallels are amazing, I sincerely hope you get your full house.

For those of us who can’t attend, Project Gutenburg has Ibsen’s play online.

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2446

By: JimBobby

JimBobby — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:16:04 +0000

Whooee! Harper promised transparency and he’s delivering. This is a transparent move to undermine an arms-length regulator. Lunn’s incompetence is transparent. Cabinet’s bully-boy schoolyard tactics are transparent. Harper’s allegiance to MDS’s bottom line is transparent. Harper’s small-mindedness is transparent.

Harper has set up the environment-vs-economy framing and now he’s made it even more clear (transparent) which side he’s on. The thing is… without a healthy environment, there can be no economy.

In real life, I’m directing an amateur theatre production of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.” The similarities between this issue and Ibsen’s 19th century work are striking. I’m still working on designing the printed program and promotional press release. Harper and Lunn just amde that a lot easier and assured me a full house. I suppose I should be thankful.

A big troublem is that the truth is taking a backseat to political expediency and economic considerations. Harper’s minions simply deny facts and put up a smoke screen.

Dr. Stockmann and Linda Keen — fired for telling the truth. An inconvenient truth.