Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Corporatocracy: How the Corporate Welfare State Divides & Conquers

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

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Corporatocracy: How the Corporate Welfare State Divides & Conquers

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Of course, every ruling class has used divide and conquer strategies to prevent any organized opposition from removing them from power. The 14:05m video below briefly describes such strategies in the current US scene and offers some some simple suggestions on how to approach non-politically conscious people and engage them in an effort to raise their political consciousness and thereby promote a more cohesive opposition in the US.