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June 11, 2006
I'm not convinced by Golding's interpretation of the spirit of the ALP opposition defending their goal (position) from the strike (wedge). Despite the crippled look, they do seem to have more resilence and spring in their stride than this:
Matt Golding
Sure, a Trinidad & Tobago performance it ain't, that's for sure. That performance was sheers guts and grit. Heart in the mouth do or die stuff. A 'joy before death' that represented a going beyond the limits. A global narrative or myth will arise from that performance. Instead of tenacious defensive performance the ALP performance, though it is trench warfare, still has an emptiness about it.
And, unlike the burlesque Trinidad & Tobago supporters, who were in a delerious, joyous mood--exctasy Bataille would have called it---the ALP supporters are certainly not in the carnival mood. They are not affirming life with a tragic jubilation. They still seem to fear tomorrow. Everything for them seems to be profoundly cracked.
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