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The affects of Post-materialism on Canada. Since the post war era, the political
culture of the majority of the world has been witness ...
Submitted by Zell47 on April 7, 2008
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Since the post war era, the political culture of the majority of the world has been witness to the erosion of materialism of the conflict ridden war era and the emergence of post-materialism that is common with spreading socioeconomic safety. With this change in political culture that permeates all levels of life, from economic to political; the public’s priorities have changed accordingly. More and more people are becoming concerned with self expression and life style rather than personal security and economic survival. This change in public priority can then accordingly transfer to a change in government policy and administration (In a liberal democracy the government consists of representatives of the public). Canada being a liberal democracy and being one of the top ten countries for the prevalence of post-materialism , should be expected to reflect these new post-materialistic values both in public focus and government policy. However some claim that this is not the case in Canada, that despite the rise of post-materialism, and Canadian’s new found focus on civil liberties and group based rights, their interests are not being represented by what is becoming an increasingly undemocratic government . I will attempt to demonstrate that in this modern post-material era, were Canadians are increasingly stressing civil liberties and group rights, government is showing disturbingly undemocratic tendencies and elites are being desensitized to public interest by focusing primarily on party lines and ideology, resultantly there are great political consequences taking place due to electorate reaction to the issue. Understanding this question, its validity and consequences are crucial to today’s political climate and to the future of Canada’s traditions and its future as a nation-state. Are we living in a in a friendly dictatorship, disconnected from the voice of the people and the ideals of our founding principles?
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