The Death of Jack Layton and the Myth of National Solidarity
Submitted on August 30, 2011
By Richard Dufour - WSWS
What critically-minded workers and other socialists need to consider is why the corporate media, Layton’s ostensible political opponents, and the entire establishment...have chosen to proclaim Layton a veritable national hero...The endless media references to Layton’s “pragmatism” and “common touch” point in fact to what made him so valuable an asset for the ruling class, and the real reason they are mourning his passing — the ability to put a pretty, populist face on a right-wing political orientation.
