We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

by David Glenn Cox from OpEd News

This is political parody at its best. In this case, Obama and our political system is the target--and well deserved. The US political system is beginning to look like a huge joke, with the laughter being directed at the fools in the American audience who don't seem to get the joke. I suppose it is too much of a fantasy to imagine people in huge numbers simply boycotting future national elections. Only local elections have any relevance for me anymore.