One of the first things is to move the question from “who has their finger up in the air?” to the reality for some of our western friends who have seen the wind. It's really quite a nebulous sort of thing, isn't it?
Really, part of what has happened is that with 17-second responses to questions, you can't really develop any kind of momentum towards moving the country forward in terms of dealing with these issues. It has to be a much more sustained and prolonged conversation.
Also, the spin cycle has really killed political discourse within this nation. That is hugely unfortunate.
In part, it's your responsibility to start to shift the wind, where people visualize the wind. It's only when we're presented with strong moral arguments that people will begin to change their perspective from one of their own self-interest to one of national interest. We've seen that time and time again throughout history.
That's why I went back to quotes from people like FDR, Churchill, Johnson, and Kennedy. Even in Canada, we talk about a “just society” still; at least in eastern Canada, we talk about a just society. I know they talk about a national energy program out west and that's how that particular individual is remembered.
But I think it's up to you folks. You are the leaders of our nation. Unless you shift the political discourse.... We can do what we can on the ground and in conversation with individuals and with groups, but really, the responsibility lies at your feet.