Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Confronting the Big Empty

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

Friday, April 27, 2012

Confronting the Big Empty

Click here to access article by Phil Rockstroh from ConsortiumNews.

This is like opening a jewelry box of the mind and being enthralled by all the gems of insight and by the brilliant imagery that sheds light on our individual and collective plights. Look at each paragraph as one of these gems to see which ones dazzle you the most, that help to awaken you from the stupor induced by the cultural drugs of the One Percent.