20. Within the precariat, class solidarity is weak: people are always being shifted around, jobs are temporary.
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21. Lacking class solidarity or culture of resistance, precariat workers are easily abused by abusive star.
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22. Beyond these structural factors, there is individual responsibility. We need to know the names of the managers who winked at abuse.
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23. The Ghomeshi scandal should be a moment of profound soul searching at CBC. What has it become, that it allowed this to happen?
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24. As always, awareness of structural context has to be balanced by equal acknowledgement of personal agency & responsibility.
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25. At heart of personal agency is Ghomeshi himself, then his enablers, including especially those who set policy.
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27. Several people have mentioned the Jimmy Saville case in BBC as possible parallel. That's good topic but maybe for another day.
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28. On Saville, I will mention that this
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29. Moving beyond political economy, there's also the cultural aura of the "star" who is given unique licence. Perhaps topic for another day
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30. Okay, that's a wrap.
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