Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Marching on Washington: The Joy of Victory and the Agony of Defeat as my Feet Hurt and Heart Ached

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

Monday, October 4, 2010

Marching on Washington: The Joy of Victory and the Agony of Defeat as my Feet Hurt and Heart Ached

by Danny Schechter from Global Research.

I am presenting this article, not because I think it is so important, but to report on another liberal political event that received little coverage by corporate media--I never saw it reported except in some articles on the internet like this. (Incidentally, I am not a liberal (someone who wants a kinder, gentler capitalism--an oxymoron, in my opinion.)

My hunch is that this event got nowhere near the mainstream coverage of the Beckathon or the expected coverage of Jon Stewart’s October Rally for Sanity. Don’t forget celebrity coverage usually trumps political coverage of all persuasions, and Jon and Glenn are seen as dueling celebrities. Unless Paris Hilton is going to jail, they will get a lot of airtime.