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

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Food chain slaves

Click here to access article and 25:01 video from Al Jazeera. 
It is a nation built on the abolition of slavery, but there are at least 40,000 slaves in the US today.
Capitalism is a system whereby sociopaths are rewarded for exploiting the wealth produced by others. Slavery is the most egregious form. That this practice exists in the US today is a dirty little secret that their propaganda agents--the mainstream media--carefully omit in their news coverage. Be sure to view the video to learn more about it.
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